The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-21
The Indiana Democrats Decide to
Support Him at the Chicago
Convention.
Unbounded Enthusiasm Ia Creatad
by Els Name In the Kansas
Convention.
fennsyiv"nia Republicans Endorse Quay,
harrison and Biaine-Rlatne Divides
Honors In M massachusetts.

| INDIANAPOLIS, April 90.--At meeting Of
pfomlnant supporters OF ex- Presiden,
| cleveland and ex-Gov. Gray to-day IL was
| decided that the Indiana delegation to thu
democratic national convention will vote
for Grover Cleveland for president until i,
becomes manifest that he ia not to bo tht
choice of the convention, and then the,
Will vote for Gray. incidental endorse.
ment OF Gray is conceded BY party leadere
70 be proper recognition of the claims 6,
the ex- governor but only in submission tc
me inevitable did the Gray people acoed.
70 me agreement. There Ia no Likelihood
OF the Gray mon reoeding from the agree.
Meht, and the sxertions Of lending Cleye-
land men are being directed TO preyoni biz
over-enthusihstic followers from breaking
away snd ignoring the agreement to-nor.
-" by endeav orlng to stampede tho con-
ventlon into an unqualified endorsement of
tfover Cleveland. The fight for tho GOV
erhorshlp is hotter than ever to-
night with Shanklin and Matthews sti,l
~ The lead, but the friends of Niblack
ana Nye are hopeful. Shnnklin's friends
insist that he will he nominated A. M
second ballot, but Matthews says after tho
1fst ballot he will have twenty -four votes
20 spare. Nye and Nlblack are not mskinr
any claims. The contest is very commit
Gated and no one oan predict the result
me committee on resolutions has begun
Work Oh the platform to ba adopted ~ a..
morfow's convention. There is little dis-
pute on questions of party policy. the silver
question being the only one which provoked
extended discussion. Senator Voorhees, and
friends favored a free coinage plank, but
were overruled by tho majority and the fol-
lowing plank adopted:
We believe there should be kent in com
slant circulation full aud sufficient VOL
ume OF money, consisting Of gold and all
ver and legal tender paper currenoy. at mr.
WIN each other Harrison's adminis-
tration IS arraigned for subseryency
% ;sd 1ae interests Of the II oney power and
lor the prostitution of public patronara IL
'he sale OF cabinet position to Wana-
maker IN return for financial aid il tha
campaign; Tor mismanRgement Of tho
pension derartmeRt; for the promotion Of.
JnaFe Woods as reward for saving Dud-
ley and his fellow conspi, ators ftom tha
penaten tiary; and for the attempt to fostar
upon the coantry the lniquitouB force bill.
Inc diplomacy of Harrison and Blaine in
Ch1llan and Bering sea affairs is denounced
t,si as q ,weat and demaeogcal foreign policy
winch exhibited the American peorle to the
world as bully toward the weak and a
trucker to the powerful" The platform
favo's such tariff reform AS will relieve the
necessities OF the people, and the tariff
pollcy OF Cleveland ia reatfirmsd.
Ihe district conventions tonight chose
deieRates to the national convention. The
delegates at largo and alterrates were also
chosen; This evening the Cleveland and
Gen. 3hlelds clubs, assisted bv about two
thirds OF the members of the GRAY club
several hundred vsitoss and dele gates. held
q street demonstration in honor of Cleva-
land e'0