The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-30
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
BY THF INDIlNIp0I Is SENTINEL nc
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 80. 1892.
Indiana Is for Cleveland.
5. E. MoRss. President.

AuSSeAOAdOAg cAplcS5oo tAS ofSi WAOlAlAnE
sentiment Of those counties, as well as OF
the state at large. The SENTINEL has
taken special pains to ascertain the drift
OF democratic opinion throughout Indiana
on the presidential question, and has dis
for CLEVELAND. Certainly there are
not TO exceed half a dozen counties
we doubt if there is one-in which, on a
full democratic vote, Mr. CLEVELAND
would not receive more ballots than all
the other persons combined who have
been named in connection with the nom-
ination. In many counties the democrats
are practically unanimous for CLEVELAND.
Taking the state through it is an exceed
ingly modest estimate to say that IS per
cent. are in favor of CLEVELAND as against
the field, and that 30 per cent. are for him
as against anybody but Ex-Governor
GRAY.
This being the fact-and no man who
understands the existing conditions in In
diana can honestly gainsay it-ex-Gov-
eruor GRAY certainly owes it to himself
and TO the party which has so highly
honored him in the past to relieve the
situation of the embarrassment which
his presidential candidacy involves.
The ex-governor has no sincerer
friend or well wisher than The
SENTINEL. which is at all times ready
to support him in any honorable ambition
which does not conflict with the interests
of the democratic party. Out of friendly
consideration for him The SENTINEL has
Tefrained until this time from saying,
what it should have said weeks ago, that
he ID not the first choice of the Indiana
democrats for president; that their first
choice for president is Mr.. CLEVELAND,
because he embodies the great issue upon
which the campaign must be fought and
is the logical candidate; and that Gov
ernOr GRAY's single chance of securing
the nomination is as Mr.. CLEvELAND's
legatee. He cannot go to the Chicago
convention in opposition to Mr. CLEvE-
LAND with the remotest possibility of se-
curing the nomination. The present in
dications are that Mr.. CLEVELAND will
be nominated by acclamation and that
no other name will be presented to the
convention. Certainly nothing is more
certain than that the Cleveland senti-
ment will dominate the convention and
that II, for any reason, Mr.. CLEVELAND
ls not nominated his friends will
name the candidate. 1t is the very
hight OF folly for any man who
aspires to head the ticket to antagonize
lhem. Gen. PALMER understands this.
and so does Ex-Governor CAMrBELL and
Governor BoIES and Governor RUSSELL.
All Of them have declared emphatically
for CLEVELAND. and it would have been
not only graceful concession to the un-
mistakable sentiment of his state, but an
set Of great political sagacity, had Gov
ernor GRAY done the same thing long
ago. II is not too late yet for him to put
himself in line with the popular move
ment in Indiana and thus strengthen his
position before the Chicago convention
and the country.
However, whether the governor is saga
cious enough to do this or not. it is evil
dent that the democrats of the state do
not propose to be misrepresented at Chi
cago. They will send delegation to the
convention which will reflect their views
and will WELD the influence which Indi-
ana should Of right have in that body.
The people have taken this matter into
their own hands. They are for CLEvE-
LAND for president and will resent any
attempt 10 place the state in false posi-.
tion at Chicago.
TIE SENTINEL has high personal re.
gard for Governor GRAY. 1t recognizes
his ability and his skill as party leader. 1t
would rejoice to see him nominated and
elected president Of the United States. 1t
has stood ready TO give his candidacy
an active and vigorous support whenever
such candidacy should appear as a
real, honest factor in the presiden-
tial situation. But such il is not
and cannot be under existing circum-
stances. IL serves no other purpose
than to divide and embarTass the friends
OF Mr.. CLEVELAND IN Indiana, who are an
overwhelming majority OF the party, and
10 encourage q movement which will, If
it succeeds, entail inevitable disaster in
November. The SENTINEL cannot lend
aid and comfort to this movement. even
by indirection. II proposes to insist, from
this day forward, that the real democratic
opinion of the state shall be voiced in this
city on April q and at Chicago two
months later.
THE president and his cabinet are said
to be well satisfied with Lord SALIsBURY's
letter, and the war scare is now over