The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-18
UNDECIDED HOW TO VOTE.

Many Delegates Are Studying the Situation
-Tammapy's Tactics-Fnvorite Sons.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, June 17.-The most striking
feature of the Democratic situation at
present is the large number OF delegates
that have not yet made ny their minds how
to vote and will not do so until they have
been here few days and had an opportun-
ity to study the situation. Comparatively
few of them are on the ground, New York,
Illinois aud Maryland being the only ones
fully represen ted this evening. However,
there is an advance guard of from three to
q dozen or two from nearly every State,
and one can gain q somewhat clearer view
to-day than yesterday.
find in the majority of States few
straight-out friends of Cleveland, with the
rest of the delegates disposed to stand off
and watch for results Of the cat fight be-
tween the Hill and Cleveland factions in
New York-and there can be but one out
come to this fght-the killing of Hills
chances and the crippline of Cleveland's.
1t is exceedingly bitter. The Hill leuten-
ants, who have borne IN silence ell the
anathemas cast upon them by Fairchild.
Coudert. Grace, Anderson and tho Cleve-
land newspapers of the country during the
past few months seem to think that 1t is
their turn to talk out in meeting
now. The Murphy interview of last night
was an authorized statement agreed upon
bys Croker. Sheehan and. in fact, oil the
regular" delegation then on the ground.
and boss Croker supplements it to-day with
another talk, much briefer, but to the same
purpose, namely, that the 'anti-snappers"
are not Democrats at all. but mugwumps,
ready at any time to enter into alliance
with the Republicans OF New York.
WHAT TAMMANY TEARS.
A fair sample of tbs fight they are
making was shown in the Indiana head
quarters this afternoon. when r. A. Kelly.
q Tammapyite. one of the small army sent
out this morning to cover the city with
Hill Autographs, got into an argu-
ment with Willism A. Cullop, of Vim
cennes Mr.. Cullop prodded him with a
few questions, and Kelly, in the heat of
the argument shifted the screen for q
moment and revealed the bottom reason
for Tammany's strong opposition to Cleve-
land. IF yon nominate Cleveland. gen.
tlemen,n said he, ''you can bid goodbye to
the Democracy of New York. Should
Cleveland be nominated and elected. his
man Grace. with his mugwamp friend Fair
child, would be on top and In position to
build mp their County Democracy and dis
rupt rammany, the regular Democratic or
gapizRtiOn.'
This is little bit significant Tammany
ia fighting for its life and its hold on the
New York municipal offices, and If it is
beaten here it will hardly lie down and die
between now and November next. SO few
delegates are as yet on the ground that IL
is i'm possible to tell what effect this mis-
sionary work of Tammany is going to have,
but 1t has. as yet, had none. The men al
ready gathered here have been freQuenters
OF national conventions for decade or
two. and they have heard just about such
talk from Tammapy before.
A great deal of Cleveland's strength is of
the positive character made UP of men
who discount tho Tnmmany arguments
and actively combat them. He has these
States nearly solid: Michigan. Wisconsin.
Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas. New jersey,
Tennessee. Washington and Pennsylvania.
giving him phalanx of 240 votes in solid
blocks, whlle the most OF his scattering
strength is of the same p0sitive character
as HE twelve votes In Indiana. PenHsyl-
vania is placed In his column to-day, and
it seems pretty certain that he will get
most. If not all. of Illinois.
FAYoRITE SONS TIMID.
the anti Cleveland scheme of turning loose
O lot of favorite sons in the timidity of the
favorite sons themselves. German. as /
explained yesterday, took an early posi-
ton where he could get on the Cleveland
band-wagon or swOOp down on the con-
vention, as circumstances might re-
Quire. His position has been copied
by Pattison, Of Pennsylvania, to which
State, with Its sixty-fOur votes, the antis
have been looking with much hope. Will
lam +. Harrity. the Democratic boss of
Pennsylvania, assured ME this evening
that his State would obey it's instructions
and vote as n unit for Cleveland until it
was demonstrated that he could not be
nominated when the tissue paper would
be taken of the Pattison boom and it
will DO turned loose. Palmer has asked
tae Illinois delegation to do the same
thing, but If all the favorite sons give
their States to Cleveland on the first. he
will he nominated out of hand. Camp
bclls boom has not been taken out of tn Q
wet. however. and the Cleveland people
will probably loose the thirty votes they
are counting on there, whiie Congressmen
Farmer and Eithian are setting influences
TO work that will probably split up the
Illinois delegation, and th ey are even firt-
ing with Miss ourl in MorrsOn's behalf.
WHERE THE KNOWN VOTES ARE.
The only positive strength anybody has
Is TO be found In the North. and in Mis-
souri,, West Virginia and Delaware. In
these Northern States I can figure out
about three hundred votes for Cleveland,
about 140 for Hill and forty for Boies. The
Southern vote is still open question.
Nearly oil the Sontherners talk ali ke.
"ln our State" said Col Rufus Rhodes,
at the head OF the Alabama regular delega :
tion. I'VE have seven who prefer Cleveland.
the number who prefer Hill. and
eig ht doubtful. but as q matter of fact We
are all Tor the man whom the North con-
siders strongest" Very similar was the
expression of Colonel Otholt, State com
mitteeman from Texas. and big railroad
attorney. Texas IS aAl right for the nom
inee." said he, mo matter who he is. some
of our delegates prefer Hill, and some
Clevela nd, hnt ell say they are coming
here to lind out who is the strongest man,
and then help nominate him."
It is the doubtful nature of this Southern
vote that gives hope to the dark horses. Ii