The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-25
Secret Conference of Alliance Leaders of
the South TO Be Held Next Week.
Its Object Shrouded in Mystery-The Ohio Re-
publican Convention Likely to Be Marked
byaSpirited Contest Between Factions
HILLS STOCK RISING.

His Vote Against Paying Bonds in Gold Has
Helped Him in Silver States.
Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 24.-The rivalry be-
tween the Hill and Cleveland factions
continues TO be close and discOrdant. Mr..
Hilfs vote the other day with the Repub-
lican silver Senators and most of the Dem
ocrats in favor of allowing Arizona to pay
the interest on its territorial bonds I'm
lawful money of the United States" in.
stead of In gold, has had the apparent eff
feet of strengthening him In some of the
Southern and Western States In reality
this q vote of Mr.. Hill is in
itself not absolutely significant. That
is to say. he might tomorrow,
without absolute Inconsistency, vote
against the free coinage of silver Never
theless he is now olassed among the free
silver Senators. and there Is general be-
lief that il O vote could be reached in tn 9
Senate tomorrow Mr.. Hill would go on
record. provided be were present. as in
favor of free coinage. Senator German has
been represented as lodging the vote on
the Arizona bonds bill. Mr.. German. how
ever. is too shrewd politician to have
openly lodged an issue if he had consid-
cred it of national Importance. Mr.. Cor
man himself says that he regarded the
measure as purely o local one.
However all this may be. it is fact tha t
the Hill lines have SO strengthened within
the past week as to make the claim put
forward by the friends of Cleveland that
their candidate would be nominated at
Chicago before New York IS reached on the
roll-call seem absolute folly. The retire.
ment OF German from the Democratic ma
tional committee has only one meant nR-
that he is distinctly willing 10 accept the
presidential nomination as q comprom lse
between Cleveland and Hill. The cry for
much progress.
The retention OF Rockwell. OF Elmlrs, in
the seat In the House to which he was not
elected. is claimed as Hill victory, but it
is not. That Mr.. HILLS hand was not potent
In this grossly unjust and partisan deols-
ion of the House is indicated By the fact
that tho Maryland Democrats who cer-
tainly are not Hill men, but who are for
German first. last and all the time, voted
for Rockwell. The result was due partly
to an antl- Cleveland sentiment and partly
to ptrsox>.i. opposition to Chairman Oter-
relI, of the elections committee. who is q
candidate for Governor of Virginia on q
Cleveland basis.
Col. Henry Wattersop, the Kentucky
champion of the "Star-eyed Goddess" who
is just now in Washington. has In Interviewed
himself upon the political situation and
says that he thinks neither Cleveland nor
Hill likely to receive the nomination, "be-
cause under existing conditions neither
can hope to carry the State of New York.
whose electoral vote is necessary to elect q
Democratic President" Mr.. Watters0n
points out that Mr.. Cleveland did not car
~ New YORK four years ago when he had
the prestige OF possession behind him and
less, MIR. Wattcrson thinks. could Mr.
Cleveland carry the State now that the
party Is split into warning factions
He does not think 1t " orth while discussing z
Governor Hill as presidential possibility.
In the course of his interview, Mr.. Waiter
son repeated the charge already publicly
made by Senator Vest. that MIR. Clev veland
wished 10 pull down the flag OF free trade
four years ago in the st. Louis platform,
and concludes that his nomination lis TO
invite, if not to insure. defeat" Mr.. Wat.
chusetts; Flower. of New York; Patterson.
of Pennsy ivania, and Boles. of Iowa, as
names upon which the Democratic masses
could unite. and he concludes by declar-
ing for Morrison. of Illinois, and Henry w.
Slocum, of New York, as his fsvorite ticket.
The mention of Mr.. Flower is becoming z
more frequent. A report Is current III
Washington. based upon seemingly good
authority, that IN caee Mr.. HilPs friends
fail to nominate him after a few ballots the
New York delegation will be thrown solldly
to Flower and that q great effort will be
made to stampede the convention in his
coupled as an important portion of thie