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

COMBINING AGAINST CLEVELAND.
Hill ana the Favorits Sons May Unite TO De-
feat Grover-The Coming Convention
CHICAGO, June 15-The Democratic
national convention is showing the first
signs of becoming thing of life. Its start
has been made and by tomorrow il will
begin 10 grow until by next tuesday the
biggest convention the Democratic party
has ever held will be full grown. Mr..
Boles's managers from Iowa started the
convention for their favorite early this
morning by establishing their head.
quarters at the Palmer House and were
kept busy during the day sending out
Boies documents and pamphlets showing
the great popularity and safety Of their
favorite son. The Iowa people are in
clined to believe that the convention Will
be q long one and that Boies will be nom-
mated on the seventh or eighth ballot.
The Cleveland men are not to be out
done by the Hswkeyes and they have es-
tablished similar quarters at the Grand
Pacific, where two handsome young women
are hard at work sending out letters. cir
culars and articles to various weak dele
gates, who, 1t 10 supposed, are TO be won
over If the proper evidence is shown that
Cleveland Is the strongest candidate.
The Hill men seem To be on q SILL hunt
Only one Hillite has SO far put IN an ap.
pearance. and he Is Charles 4. Peck. Of
New York. But this individual has enough
enthusiasm for half o dozen men, aud 10
loudly proclaiming the virtues of David
b. and bis great ability as q vote getter.
The national committee will be the frst
organized body to get to work. and through
It's sub-committee on arrangements il 10
already preparing for the accommodation
and seating at the convention of the dele
gates. None of the national committee
men except Secretary Sheerin and Treas
uref Canda are here, and Hon. Richard
Bright, the eserge8nt-at-arms who has acted
in similar capacity several times On
these gentlemen devolyes the work OF
making everything ready. They spent q
considerable part of the morning at tho
wigwam overseeing what was In progress.
The members of the national committee
Will begin arriving tomorrow, and on Fri
day there will be a full meeting of the
committee on arrangements Of the national
committee, at which the plans for the con-
ventlon will be definitely settled on and
approved. The representatives here of the
arraD gements committee have quite lit
tie fight on their hands with the local DEM
ocratic organizations over the distribution
of tickets 10 the convention, and the chief
work of the meeting Friday night will be
to settle this matter.
liEo Or NAIiONAL
The national committee has much less
important functions to perform than the
Republican national committee so far as
respects the organization Of the convention,
and for this reason it is not so essential q
factor In the presidential fight The tenn
porsry organization of the Republican ma
tional convention is quite a formal affair,
involving the grant by the committee OF
prlma facie title to seats. The temporary
Is very informal In it's nature, and the na.
tional committee does not undertake to
pass on the credentials of contesting dele
cations. that being left to the whole con.
vention through Its committee on creden.
tials. The national committee has ap-
pointed sub-committee, of which
John G. Haskell. of Columbia. s.
e., Is chairman, TO select emporary
chairman. temporary secretary and other
subordinate officers for the convention.
This report will be presented to the full
committed which meets Monday afternoon,
for approval, and with the adoption or re-
lection of the suggestion OF the national
committee to the convention of officers for
preliminary organization will end prac-
tically the politica. work of the committee.
The convention will then itself decide
upon the manner In which its affairs shall
be conducted and will name the necessary
committees Thus far the only name men,
toned around headquarters Tor temporary
chairman Is that OF A. l.. Stevenson, or
illinois, and Ex-Governor Campbell, Of
Ohio. but Henry Watterson, OF Kentucky,
has been spoken of for the honor IN the
press and elsew here, and until the arrival
of delegates and national commI tteemen
the field is wide open for speculation.
The difference between the mode of or
caniz alton of the two conventions il is
said by those Democrats here, will be still
further emphasized by the course of in
diyidual members OF the national commit
tee, and in these and all other respects the
distinctions between the two parties will
be brought out. Mr.. Sheern. the secretary
of tho Democratic national committee,
said to-day he shall not. and he did not be-
lieve any of the members of the national
committee would, enter actively into the
nominating canvass, and endeavor by what
ever inilnence they might have 10 shape
the course of the convention, but would
leave the delegates TO select the nominees
uninfluenced. There are three places TO
fill Oh the national committee, two caused
By death. and one by resignation. Since the
last meeting {. ~ Broadwater, OF Montana.
and the late John s. Barbour, of Virginia
have died. and J. III. Estill. of Savannah,
Ga, has resigned from membership.
BoIEs BOOMERS CONFIDENT.
The Boies boomers say il is first place for
the Iowa favorite or nothing. They do
not want second place on the ticket for
him-having n design 20 send him to the
United States Senate when the proper time
comes, if he be not the presidential candi-
date-and have already selected the person
who shall place their candidate in the field.
He is John 4. Duncombe, of Fort Dodge,
Ia Arrangements are being made for a
demonstration in favor of Governor Boies
which will open the eyes OF Democrats
from the South and East, who have heard
OF Iowa's Democratic Governor in q desul-
tory and casual way only, and have not
regarded him as of the national reputation
necessary for q presidential nomination.
A number of clubs from all parts of Iowa
will be here In strength, and they will
make the name of Bolos known every
where. On behalf of Boies it is being
urged that he has demonstrated his ability
to carry Iowa If nominated. Mr. Shaver.
of Dubuque, speaking on this point. said:
vote ever polled. not excepting
any presidential election. There were 16 =
600 more vo,~s poiIed last year than in 1855
aud, notwithstanding this. Governor BOies
increases his plurality from G5c0 20 $500.
We have Yet TO discover q man who voted
for him for Governor who will not vote
for him now. We have reason TO believe
him almost as strong Ia Wisconsin as in
Iowa and his opposition 10 snmptusry leg
islation will make him popular among the
German population all over the country
The so-ealled Hill big four" Richard
Croker. Boss Mclaughlin, Edward Murphy
will arrive tomorrow. The probabilities
are that the entire opposition 10 Cleveland
VIII be combined and directed by the Hill
men, who, when convinced that there 10 no
possible chance for their man. will cents