The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-20

elected. Mr.. Morss fairly beamed on me as
he impaired this information.
Suppose this be true" asked. "and the
Gray men In Indiana vote for Cleveland
for first place, would your people then vote
solldly for Gray for second placer
"Oh, can't say" he replied. I've might.
but don't know
Then i sought Senator Voorhees,, told
him of what had heard and asked for con-
firm alton of the report.
Il have had no such interview" replied
the Senator. The sentinel represen tative
was here. and to him l said that il looked
to me as though Cleveland had the best OF
the situation now, and that he might be
nominated. Then he asked me, In case of
his nomination, what L should do, in reply
to which | stated that was q Democrat,
and would try to help him to be elected"
WILL PRESENT GRAY's NAME.
Senator Voorhees's manner said az plain
ly as he could have put it in words that he
hoped. for the good of the party, that Mr..
Cleveland would not be the choice of the
convention. He said, further, that the
question of presenting Gray's name would
be decided at to-morrOw's meeting of the
delegation, and that he thought beyond
doubt it would he decided affirmstively.
Tammany is represented on the field to-
day by an army. They have been numer-
knows, but about 6 O'Clock this evening
two Erie trains of vestibuled Pullmans,
the sides of which were Rorgeously deco
rated with banners proclaiming to
Tammany's delegation, rolled along the
lake-front tracks and stopped opposite
the Auditorium Hotel The braves fairly
swarmed over the green sward, and
headquarters In q drove. There was wild
cheering and enthusiastic hand-shaking be-
tween the welcoming crowd and the new
cOmers, and then, after q unanimous de-
rnrH
for solid refreshments. the reserves, who
had been summoned into action, bore down
upon the Cleveland battaliOns.
THE INDIANAPOLIS CROWD.
About the same time the Indianapolis
delegations. including the Hendricks. Gray,
Cleveland and German-American clubs.
arrived and marched to the Victoria. II
any thing were needed to fstten the FROST
bitten boomlet of Isaac Pusey the advent
of the Hoosier gang supplied the want
About half of them were for Cleveland and
the other halt were against Gray. Wher-
ever they could perforate Isaac's little
bubble they siyly did IL, many of the MEN,
bers of the organization which bears his
name joining in the practice, and tonight
his boom has chilblains oil ovor It, and Is
shriveled like unto q Move mber persim-
| mon. Unless they are muzzled pretty
| quickly Gray will be as thoroughly out Of
The Cleveland following Is III better
| humor and more confident tonight than
at any time previous. They have even
| had the temerity to beard the tiger in his
den and this evening crowds of them In.
! vaded the lair of tho Tammany beast and
| shrieked Growers name aloud. without any
| lives being lost as the consequence. al
though heated arguments and boisterous
| Quarrels were frequent. One Hill screomer
was sayagely thumped at the Palmer
| House, but the police hustled him to q
place of safety before much damage was
inflicted.
| from the start. The Cleveland people have
| q majority both of the delegates and the
| crowd. On the other hand, the wisest
| heads and most prominent men in the party
feel that bis nomination means defeat, and
do not hesitate TO say 80. In this opinion
/ they are joined by O very respectable NIL
| nority OF the conven ton, and if this minor
ity could concentrate the Stuffed Prophet"
| would be defeated, but they have not
united. and they apparently cannot be.
CLEvELANDIrES GAINING COURAGE.
| Meanwhile the Clevelandites are hourly
gaining courage, because of the inability
| of the other fellows either to make lnroads
| upon their ranks or to get together for
| themselves. A man must aim at something
when he shoots or he gets no bird.
Random shots bag no game, and
the opposition is firing at a
widely scattered flock. The Cleveland
managers have adopted the Harrison
| plan at Minneapolis and have q committee
| of forty, which meets nightly at the Rich
ellen. Every time they meet they claim
| gains, but they don't tell where they are
| from. Tonight they say they have 575
| votes in sight. not counting any doubtful.
and profess to be sure of success on the first
ballot. Governor Campbell Is one of the
foremost among them, and his friends in
| his state delegation are grooming him for
second place with Cleveland.
One of q crowd Of Boies boomers said to
| me somewhat Indignantly this evening:
mo sir, We don't want second place. Horace
| Boies Is too big man to be the tail to any
| ones kite. If this convention hasn't sense
| enough to nominate him for first place we
will keep him at home and run him for the
| Senate before the Legislature" A good
| many of them are saying the same thing,
and they profess to mean 1t. II. s.. n.