The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-04-22
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.
The State Convention Called to Or der
and Committees Appointed.
Tariff Reform Declared to BE the Leading
Issue-CieveIand the Favorite.

Tarif Reform Declared to BE the Leading
Issue-Cieveianti the Favorite.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 2l.-Tbe
hotets ale crowded with delegates to
the Democratic State Convention, and
SD much interest Is manifested in the
OUTCOME OF the day that there are two
or three politicians in addition to every
dele gate on the ground. So far rs the
preSid ential issue is concerned, much
of the prospective Interest i'll the gath
eriug has been eliminated. Several
DAYS ago representatives of the Gray
and Cleveland elements held Golfer
ence to discuss the situation, aud came
TO an agreement that, for the time
being, has ended ali differences.
Under this agreement the resolutions
to De submitted this AFTERNOON VIII de-
clare that tariff reform viii be the issue
in the coming campaign, that CleVe-
land is The logical candidate OF the
party, while at the same time the De-
| nocracy OF Indiana, through its chosen
representatives will proclaim undated
attachment to Gov. Gray, prunouncing
| him worthy Of the highest honor
in the gift OF the American people, and
| instrucLing Indiana delegation to pre-
sent his name to the national COLI
vention, and further. in the event of
! CleveIand's nomination being deemed
| inexpedient by that body, to use every
| honorable effort to secure the nomina-
| ton of the Ex-Governor,
| This is practical defeat for the ele-
| ment that has been demanding that the
delegation should go to Chicago IN
structed for Cleveland, and IS much
more favorable to the Ex-Governor than
had been expected. The delegates At
large will be Senator Voorhees,, Hugh
Doughery of Button, and Charles F.
Jewett, of New Albany, all of whom
have declared for Gray, and Editor >.
g. Morse, of the Sentinel, wwhO is for
/ Cleveland and for no one else. The
delegates are all silver men and will
vote for free coinage plank in the plat
form.
Gray does not want the Vice Presi-
Dental nomination, aud II Cleveland
heads the ticket he is not likely to get
II anyway, for a seni-ofIicial intiInatiOH
has gone forth to prominent Democrats
here that the first choice of the man ol
destiny tor running mate is eN-Gover
nor Campbell. of Ohio, his second
chnice, Gov. BOies, Of Iowa, and then
Palmer. of Illinois Villas, of Wisconsin
aud t.fckiri-on, Michigan. 1t was, i'll
inc,, CleVeiaui iIfius.Eco that p:ereutu"
the nomination Of Gray in lSSS, an'
and gave lie tail of The ticket TO The Old
| Roman from Columbus.
The GubernstCri.l nomination Is eX
CeHdInglV bitter between secretary ("
state, ClatIi Natth, W. and John q
Shaukl.n, of Evansville. The friend,
uf Matthews claim that he Will have
seven han. red votes on tue first balIO;
or one hundred more than is required
for the nomination. There - lart
element, however, that fav0rs placing
-X-Governor Gray at the head of IT,,
tick ct, on the ground that this would b'
the most sensible solution of the ones
ton. Matthews il tie candidate of TIE
gray wing OF the party, While ClarE
represents the Cleveland element
Senator Turpie will probably be perma
: neut chairman of the body. There ar
several dark horses.