St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-21
HQOSIER LOVE FEAST
The Great Strife Of Factions
Ended by a Consolidated
Caucus.
Anti-Cleveland Men Walk Into
the Enemy's Camp Vol
UNFAIRLY.
thirty Votes to Answer for
Grover at Every Stage Of
the Game.
Senator Voorhees, EpitomizeS
the Wherefore in Brief
Sentences.

CHICAGO. June 2O.-The fight be-
tween the Cleveland and Gray factions
in Indiana is over. Three months ago
the party organ of the state, the In
dianapOlis Sentinel. after having sup
ported Gray's candidacy for over a year,
came out boldly for the eXpresident,
and proclaimed, Indiana will stand up
and be counted for Grover Cleveland at
Chicago"
Within twenty-fOur hours Gray's lieu
tenants from every county in the state
were in consultation with their chief at
Indianapolis 1t was decided TO oppose
the Cleveland movement, and from that
day the politicians of the state have
been divided into two hostile factions.
\ drawn battle was fought at Indian
apolis, April d, when the state conven-
ton selected a divided delegation to the
national convention.
= The two factions of the delegation
met for the first time Saturday after
noon when the Gray wing, led by SEN
ator voorhees,. captured everything in
sight, from the Craftsmanship of the
delegation to the committeeman to
notify the nominees of the convention.
The Cleveland faction, led by S. E.
Morse, editor of the Sentinel, did moth
ing more than resolve
To Stay Here All Summer,
If necessary, to nominate Cleveland.
Up to o'clock this afternoon the men,
bers of the two factions did not speak
BS they passed. the Cleveland men being
especially bitter at the Gray men for
having appropriated to themselves all
the committees.
At o'clock both factions held sepa-
rate caucuses. The Cleveland men were
reinforced by c. R. Pollard and J. E.
CaSs, of the Tenth district. For
the first time these two delegates
entered the Cleveland caucus. both
promising to stand by Cleveland as long
as his name was before the convention.
At the Gray caucus the delegates were
demOraliZed. An informal talk showed
that every delegate conceded Cleveland 5
nomination. In order to place the state
in a creditahle position before the cOun-
try it was decided not to present Gov.
Gray'S name. but to join the Cleveland
faction and vote as a unit for the eX-
president. The Cleveland faction hav-
ing secured halt of the delegation, gave
the ants to understand that it was a
matter of Indifference to them whether
they came over or not.
Piling on the Agony.
When the two factions had been
seated in secret session at the Palmer
house this afternoon, not a word was
uttered until John Z. Lamb announced
that Gov. Gray'S name would not be
presented and then moved that the
delegation vote as a unit for Cleveland
OH the first and subsequent ballots.
Editor MorSS, of the Cleveland side,
demanded call of the delegation, so
that each delegate be placed in black
and white. Every delegate voted for
Cleveland.
James Murdoch, another anti-Cleve-
land man, proposed that Senator
Voorhees, should second the nomination
OF Cleveland. Senator Voorhees,, at the
request of the delegation, accepted. w.
E. English. who had been originally
selected by the Cleveland men to per-
form this duty, will follow Senator
Voorhees,, so that both factions will
second Cleveland's nomination. Gray's
name was not mentioned at the meet
ing.
When the news of the reunion of the
two factions reached the Victoria hotel,
where the state committee and the In
diana clubs are Quartered, there was
great rejoicing. The action of the dele
cation was received with general ap-
pTOVal.
Editor Morss GratIfied
h oE r t
diana delegation Editor MOrss said:
For months we have maintained that
90 per cent of the Democrats favored
the nomination of Cleveland, and the
action of the delegation today confirms
our claims. l have no doubt that the
anti-Cleveland delegates were infiu-
enced by the flood of kilograms received
by them today from all parts of the
state urging them to stand up for CleVe-
land. The arrival of visiting clubs
from other parts of the state and thou
sands of other Democrats of Indiana
who are in the city shouting for Cleve-
land and demanding his nomination
was only an additional evidence, if any
was needed, that Cleveland and nobody
else was the choice of the Democracy of
the state for president. The action of
the delegation IN uniting on Cleveland
OAiAO lllC uSIl. anu lCdNCS III
doubt Of our ability to carry Indiana by
handsome majority.
Indiana Democrats will feel particu-
larly gratified for the reason that for a
quarter of century her vote has never
been cast for the nominee of the con-
VentiOn. That in all the national con-
VentiOnS since 1864 the Indiana dele
cations voted
For Hopeless Candidates
and were even prevented from voting to
make the nominations unanimous bv
irOnclad instructions. Indiana now
comes to the front, and if she is given
the vice presidency it will not be for
the purpose Of healing her wounded
feelings, but merely a manifestation of
practical politics. The nomination of
Grover Cleveland Will create more en-
thusIasm than any other that could be
made; in fact no other nomination
could create any enthusiasm in Indiana.
There was no bargain made with the
apti-Cleveland faction by which they
were to support Cleveland in cOnsidera-
ton of the nomination of Gov. Gray for
vice president. Gov. Gray's name was
not mentioned, and the other faction
came over to us voluntarily"
Il have nothing to say" answered
Senator VooOhees. when asked the mo-
tives that prompted his faction to desert
Gov. Gray for Cleveland. 1.-The action
of the delegation this afternoon speaks
for itself. If the Cleveland faction had
been willing to vote for Gov. Gray, his
name would have been presented to the
convention. We realize that his chances
were hopeless with a divided deIega-
ton. Indiana will cast her thirty votes
Tor Cleveland in the convention, and in
the electoral college he will receive her
fifteen votes. l am satisfied;