The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-21

night Co think about il. Certain Ii is that
when Gibson and Ransom met him this
morning the conference was brief. They
had figured up for him a total probable
strength of 347 votes, including New York.
What assurance have We that any moro
would be forthcomingp asked the willy
Msrylander.
HIS lieutenants were obliged to confess
that they had none That settled 1t. Cor
man was not In the race All he could ac-
cOmplish would be to prevent Cleveland
from aetting 1t on the first ballot and thus
evoke tho wrath Of the Cleveland people
and make his own nomination impossiblc.
Though the Gray crowd in Indiana
jumped on the band agon as soon as they
learned definitely that German was out OF
ii, there was not general rush among
other delegations to get ON board.
New York will 60 down fighting hard.
with colors flying. Notwithstanding the
hopeless situation of the opposition to-day.
Bourke Cochran, Governor Flower and tho
rest of Tammany's prize orators kept ham,
meriDg away all day, visiting the
various delegations and urging upon them
cogent reasons why the Stuffed cannot
CoiAy NOW lOTk. I1OWcI tuiktu W tHo
Missouri delegation with such good effect
that when IL held its meeting at 10 o'clock,
Mr. Cleveland had q very close call. How
ever, after o wrGngle of two hours, the gag
unit rule was enforced by a slight majority
and tho solldity OF the delegation for
Cleveland preserved.
WHAT MIR. JOHNSON WANTS.
Immediately afterward Mr.. johnson. of
Indianapolis, made an address In the Mis-
souri, headquarters which was greeted with
loud applause. Give US O Western man."
said he. Cleveland cannot carry Indiana
or New York. came home from the West
four years ago to canvass the
State tor HIM, but / felt that
1t was labor wasted all the time. We
want u Democratic President. not one
whom we'll have to get down on our knees
to. as Hendricks did to Cleveland when he
could not get postmaster In his own town.
GIVE us n Democrat. To the victor be-
longs the spoils. Turn the rascaIs cut,
even the last crossroads postmaster" And
MIR. johnson disappeared amidst tho
plaudits of the multitude.
Governor Flower went to the Mississippi
delegotion's rooms and haTangred them.
but he was frequently interrupted by
Cleveland emissaries who were laboring
with the SOutnerners, and some tart
sentences were exchanged. When both
sides got through the Mississippi delegates
were In eucl STATE OF nina tDat tDey
were ready to 60 in body to any good
man outside of New York. Louisiana, too.
would like 10 go to third man if there
was any possibility of concentration, but,
as it IL, seven of her votes will 60 to Cleve-
land. and the rest will be wasted.
Seventeen Of Sonth Carolinas votes Will
| be scattered to other candidates, notwith-
standing the fact they cOncede Cleveland's q
nomination. nor has he any more votes IN
North Carolina than the twelve conceded
| to him yesterday. Alabama met this after
| noon and heard haranRues on both sides of
| the New York fight, and. when ii was over,
stood Just as before-thirteen for Cleve-
| land and nine "antis." The nine votes
| against him in Georgia are still against
| him, and eleven out OF the thirty in Texas
| are opposed TO him. Virginia remains
evenly divided, and in West Virginia
| Cleveland has now ten votes out of the
| twelve.
The Southern "antis." with kentucky 8
| &C. SO in Ohio. and the sllver States are
| anxiously looking for some strong man to
! give their votes to. They are not for Hill.
and don't take much stock in Boies.
| but since German has declined
| to etand they are entirely at
sea, but rake and scrape together ali
| they can and they are still unable to keep
| Cleveland ont of it, and the ex-Cabinct
| officers and herds Of ex-office- olders here.
| stepped in The gratitude inspired by the
expectation of future favOrs," are CON-
| paratively happy. RMS.