The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-20
"Suappers" Partially Hypnotized in
Some Strange Way by Mr.. Whitney.
What the New York "DandelionS" Did on Sun
day-InterestIng Interviews with Del
egates and Leading Politicians.
COMING CLEvELAND's WAY.
Unless the Unexpected Happens the f
President VIII BE Nominated.

Unless the Unexpected Happens the Eek.
President VIII BE Nominated.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, June 19.-If either Thomas A.
Hendricks or Joseph +. Mcdonald were
alive to-day the Democracy would 90 to
Indiana for It's candidate, for the leaders
are hunting for just such q man as either
of them wns. Both have joined the silent
majority, however. and the Hoosier State
will be represented on the Republican ma
tlonal ticket only. Unless there are unex.
pccted developments within the next
twelve hours the fight will settle down to
an unseemly scramble for second place.
with q dozen or more of the most somber
hued of dark horses in the field.
I have already called attention to the
lack of organization among the opponents
of Mr.. Cleveland, and this becomes moro
noticeable with every hour that passes. A
large number of the brightest politicians in
the party are here veinly endeavoring to
stem the steadily rising Cleveland tlde.
pointing out the unwisdOm of his nomina.
tion. but their expostulations have no
more effect than the efforts of muleteer
to reason with his team. and every warn
Grover. Grover. Grover" Two.thirds of
the people here are Cleveland crazy.
They reason not that he was
defeated in his last campaign by the man
who Is to oppose the Democracy this year,
but are mindful only OF the fact that he Is
the only man who has given the Democracy
O breathing spell in it's travels over the
rocky road since the war. German, Wat
terson, Brice, Voorhees,. In short all the
leaders whose counsel has been hearkene
to for years, have lost power to convince
the rank and file that they know what is
for the party's good. and they might as
well attempt TO whistle down q hurricane
as to try and convince the unterrihed that
the Stuffed Prophet cannot carry every
thing from Maine to Texas.
FAvoRITE SONS NOT IN 1T.
Not vote has been gain cd by any of the
many talked of candidates other than the
ex-Presdent. Boics, Hill. Gray. Carlisle
and each of the others still have the few
votes with which they came here, but the
friends of one are suspicious and jealous of
the other, and there is not even q faint
prospect of their ever getting together on
any one of the men. There is no
indication of Germans coming out,
and the time has passed when he
could accomplish much by doing so
An effort was made to induce the
New Jersey delegation TO bring ont Sena-
tor Mcpherson. hut that gentleman him
self put a quietus upon that little scheme
by sayin that he would not, under any
circumstances. be q candidate. and de-
clared that the Jersey vote must 60 solidly
for Cleveland so long as he is before the
convention.
met Editor Morss in the lobby of the
Victoria about a'clock this evening. He
was in the pleasantest frame of mind and
evidently in love with all mankind. Some.
body had just told him that Senator voor-
hees had given o newspaper interview, In
which he said that Cleveland would surely
be nominated, and that he was going home
to take off his coat and see that he was