The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-02
The Voice of Indiana.

In Indiana the democrats are talking
about HILL and GRAY, and the talk lie not
confined to Indiana by any means.-At-
lGHtd Constitution.
1t is perhaps not of so much interest to
know that democrats in Indiana are talk
ing about HILL and GRAY as it is to know
what they are saying. Governor GRAY
has certainly spoken plainly and repeat
eddy in regard to it, He has said that he
is not candidate for the vice-presidency,
and that he is not forming or countenanc-
ing any alliances with either faction in New
York. There are, however a few Hill
men who, while protesting to be friends
OF Governor GRAY. are trying to secure
delegation favorable TO HILL under cover
OF the name of the Indiana candidate.
This fact is doing more injury to Governor
GRAY than any other one thing, unless
perhaps it NAV be such publications by
HILL papers as the above extract. There
is not the slightest question that 90 per
cent. of the democrats of Indiana would
be for any candidate that has been named
as against DAVID B. Hill. That is simple
matter OF fact, and as the earliest available
demonstration OF the sentiment we call
attention to the following report of the
primaries at Terre Haute from our issue
of yesterday:
TERRE HAUrE. Feb. 2O.-The demo-
cratic primaries tonight to elect dele
gates to the state convention were in all
cases the most exciting ever held in Terre
Haute. The question was CLEVELAND or
Gray? an 1t WAS battle from start TO
finish. Al ten wards OF the city were
contested by both sides. and separate
tickets were run. -Four OF the delegates
electedare for CLEVELAND and six for GRAY,
but several OF the latter will vote for
CLEVELAND for second choice. Not one of
the delegates IS for HILL, and at the Fourth
ward primary Huns maine met with such
shower OF misses that 1t seemed nearly
unanimous The fight in the First ward
was the center OF attraction, where Editor
w. G. BALL OF the liasGte was the Cleve-
land delegate and SAMUEL X. HAuLL the
anti-C Cleveland delegate. No other issue
was injected and it was a square up and
down fight, BALL winning by nearly D to l.
This result is more significant than APP
pears on its face. 1t IS well known that
Terre Raute is the home of Senator NooR-
HE'S, and that he has been strongly op-
posed to the nomination OF CLEVELAND,
| and has advocated the nomination of
Governor GRAY. 1t is also a locality iii
which there is perhaps a larger per cent. of
what are known as protection democrat"
than any other in the state. and Mr.. BALL
| is a tariff reiormer who is not afraid OF
the name of free trader. It is the resi-
dence of Mr.. B. F. HAvENs, executive
commissioner of Indiana's board of worlds
fair managers, who has canned the repu-
| tation OF being the most audible HILL
boomer in Indiana The result, there
fore, gives a conservative idea OF what
will probably occur elsewhere. We do
not believe there is a ward or township
| in the state from which any democrat
can be elected TO the state convention who
will announce that he Is for HILL and
| GRAY and make his fight on that PROPOSE
ton, or even if he announces that he is
for GRAY with HILL second choice. If
| there is any HILL democrat in Indiana
who thinks we are mistaken we chal-
| lenge him TO a trial He may pick his
| location and his man. All we ask is pub
| lie notice of the undertaking at least one
week before the primary. We assert that
if any delegate goes to the national con-
ven:ion from Indiana who is for HILL as
| first, second or any choice. it will be be-
! cause he was elected under false pre-
| lenses.