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

position before the country, II was decided
not to present Governor Gray's name, but
TO join the Cleveland faction and vote q
unit for the ex-President The Cleveland
faction. having secured half of the delega-
tion, gave the ants to understand that 10
was matter of indifference 10 them
whether they came over or not.
When the two factions had been seated
in secret session at the Palmer House this
afternoon not a word was uttered until
John 4. Lamb announced that Governor
Gray's name would not be presented, and
then moved that the delegation vote as
unit for Cleveland on first and subsequent
ballots. Editor Morss for the Cleveland
side demanded a call of the delegation 80
that each deleaate be placed IN black and
white. Every deleaate voted for Cleve-
Cleveland man. proposed that Senator
Voorhees, should second the nomIra-
ton of Cleveland. Senator voorhees,.
ss,on ss the .o..ss.s rsSssst w Of the E,s.s fsls
who had been originally selected by the
Cleveland men TO perform this duty, will
follow Senator V NooIhees, so that both fac
tions will second Cleyelands nomination.
the meeting. When the news of the
reunion OF the two factions reached
the Victoria Hotel, where the
State committee and the Indiana clubs are
action of the delegation was received with
general approval.
EDITOR MoRss TALKS.
On the result of the action OF the Indiana
delegation, editor Morss said: "Vor
months we have maintained that 20 Der
cent of the Democrats favored the nomina-
tion of Cleveland. and the action
of the delegation today confirms
our claims l have no doubt that
the anti Cleveland delegates were in
~E AL
received by them to-day from all parts of
the State. urging them to stand mp for
Cleveland. 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 Cleveland and
demanding his nomination was only an
additional evidence. IL 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 ends the fight, and
leaves no more doubt of our ability To car
~ Indiana by handsome majority. Indi-
apa Democrats Will feel particularly grati-
fed. for the reason that for quarter
of century her vote has never
been cast for the nominee of the eonyen.
tion. That in oil the national conventions
since 1864 the Indiana delegations voted
for hopeless candidates, and were even pre-.
vented from voting to make the nomine-
/
Indiana now comes to the front, and il
she is given the vice-presidepcy IL will
not be for the purpose of healing
her wounded feelings, but merely q maui-
festatIon of practical politics. The nomi-
nation of Grover Cleveland will create
more enthusiasm than any other that could
be made; in fact. no other nomination
could create any enthusiasm IN lndi-
ana. There was no bargain made with the
anti-Cleveland faction by which they
will support Cleveland in consideration OF
the nomination of Governor Gray for Vice.
president. Governor Gray's name WI as not
mentioned and the other faction came over
to US voluntarily"
81 have nothing to say" answered Sena-
tor Voorhees, when asked the motives that
prompted his faction to desert Governor
Gray for Cleveland. The action of the
delegation this afternoon speaks for
itself. IL the Cleveland faction had
been willing to vote for Governor Gray
his name would have been presented to the
convention. We realized his chances were
hopeless with divided delegation. In
diana will cast her thirty votes for Cleve.
land in the convention. and in the Electoral
College he will receive her seventeen votes.
| i am satisfied