The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-16


upon dark horse. The dark horse con-
tingents are apt to unite In one strong
legion, believing that If the tide sets
against Cleveland IL will also mako Hills
chances hopeless and that the lightning
Is then apt to strike on one OF their
number.
WILL ASSIST VOORHEES, IN KNIFING GRAY.
There are strong indications that the
Cleveland opposition will assist Senator
Voorhees,, of Indiana in making trouble
for Governor Gray, the latter, In his proba-
BILE capacity of vice-presidentiaf candidate
with Cleveland, being great pillar OF
strength in the Cleveland column.
The position which the Illinois dele
CATION Is to occupy in the national conven-
ton is still one of extreme uncertainty and
of engrossing interest to the politicians.
The State convention instructed the dele
gates. In case II should be deemed expedi-
emit TO come West for candidate, TO use
all honorable means to secure the nomina-
ton of Senator John NJ. Palmer. But since
that time it has come to pnblic knowledge
that the friends of Col. William X. Morri-
son, by skillful management. have
the delegation and the question
now is whether Cleveland, Palmer
of the limos dsleastion nave have sen n out
call for meeting Of the Illinois delega-
tion In this city. on Friday evening next
said Secretary Nelson, of the State central
committee, to-day. land / presume the
policy of the delegation will be generally
discussed, If not fully agreed upon, at that
meeting. j cannot undertake to say what
the delegation will do, but think it would
be good politics TO give Palmer and Morri-
son both fair show. Let the forty-eight
votes of Illinois be cest, say, for Palmer for
q couple of ballots. and If he then receives
gains from other States let that be kept up
for q while; but If he should fail to develop
any outside strength let that delegation
turn TO Morrison and give him the Same
loyal support In that way it may be pos
sible to nominate one or the other OF them,
In any event the friends of both men Will
be satisfied, and both Palmer and Morrison
will have been treated well by their State"
Up To this afternoon the secretary OF the
national committee, MIR. Sheerln. had
learned of only four reported contests and
the information in these cases came IN
directly, there being 10 requirement. that
delegations should file papers with the
national committee whenever contests
arise. the committee officially knowing
nothing of them: The principal contest.
aside from the fight in New York between
the February and May convention dele
cations may come from louisiana, where
there is a hot fight between rival organiza-
tions arising out of the lottery question.
One district IN Pennsylvapla Is also the
subject of contest, ana from the District of
Columbia, Morris and Davis come here as
the regulars. and opposed to- them are
William Dickson, member of the national
committee, and one associate. The former
are Cleveland and the latter anti leve-
land men. In Florida an ugly fight
threatened to develop. but 1t was averted
by the patching mp of difficulties under al
agreement that each side should have one
half Vote each.
HOW THE CONTESTS WILL BE DISPOSED OF.
Of 81 n
mittee reporting prima facle or tempo
rary roll, what will be done here will be to
have the roll of States called, and each
State will respond in turn. Tickets to the
seats are turned over to the national COM
mitteeman for each State and distributed
by him. The records of preceding conven-
tions of the Democratic party show that it
has been quite customary for States having
contests. when they are reached IN the roll.
call. to request that they be passed, and
that no mem bers of the committee on cre-
dentisls and other committees be appointed
from such State pending a final determine
tion by the credentials committee and
the convention of the persons en-
titled to the seats. In this way q
State does not become the judge of
It's own case. In New York State the
conditions of the contest are extraordI-
nary. and it is not known here whether or
not the usual method will be followed by
the regularly elected delegates taking part
IN the organization and ignoring the claims
OF the aEti-pid winter men. But with this
the national committee will have moth
ing to do. The New York fight 10 expect
ed to open Friday. Mr.. Croker. the head
of Tammany Hall, Edward Murphy and
sent the February convention people. may
arrive tomorrow night Ex-Mayor Grace,
Mr.. Frederick K Coudert. Z. Ellery An
derson and some of the other figures In the
anti-snap movement Will probably reach
the city soon after.
While very few persons have yet arrived,
the indications are that Chicago will have
as large o crowd as 1t can readily accom-
Inodate in It's downtown hotels. All the
leading houses have their quarters fully
engaged. The visiting clubs will I've great
feature of the Chicago convention. The
Boios adherents are planning for about two
thous and club men in uniform to come
here and shout for the favorite son of
the Corn State. This is as many in num-
Der as oil the clubs at Minneapolis aggre-
gated. The Des Moines. 1s.. club, which
will get In Sunday, is put down for i've
hundred men. The Duckworth Clsb. of
strong; the Jackson Club. of Columbus. o..
will be here IN force; the Buffalo
Cleveland Club Is expected to have 800 men
in line: the Young Mems Democratic Club
of Philadelphia. $50: the Kansas City
Young Mems Democratic Club, lis; Indiana
will send it's club cohorts here in great
numbers. and clubmen from Michigan,
Wisconsin. Illinois and other nearby
States will be hefe In force. Tammany
has engaged extensive quarters and can be
expected to- show up in strength. Eight
hundred men, 1t Is said, will come here
from that organization. The 'anti-snap-
pers" will also have clubs here with good
sized ranks. Most of the delegations will
arrive Saturday or Sunday. The Connect
icut delegation will get in Saturday night,
as will probably the Michie gan delegation.
Name. New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massac husetts will arrive Sunday morning
and evening. and New York's big crowd
will get IN sunday and Monday, though
the leaders will arrive here Friday.