New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-21
INDIANA FOR CLEVELAND.
DECIDED IMPULSE lGIVI'N TO THE EA-
PRESIDENTS BOOM.
ACTION OF THE PARTY LEADERS ON THE EVE
OF THE STATE COMMANDMENTS FOL

OF THE STATE CONVENTION-GRAY'S FOL
LOWERS OVERWHELMED.
indianapolis. April 2O-The Indiana delegation
10 the Democratic National Convention, which
meets here tomorrow, will vote for Cleveland
This is the programme agreed upon to-day at a
largely attended meeting of prominent supporters
Of ex-President Cleveland and Ex-Governor Gray
All that the friends of the latter request is that
the delegation be recommended to vote for Isaac
T. Gray when il becomes manifest that Cleveland
is not TO be the choice OF the National 'onVch-
ton. The Cleveland leaders have constantly as
serted, and made great inrOads upon Gray
country supporters by the assertion that CleVe-
land will be nominated at Chicago on the hrst
ballot Still, among the enthusiastic Cleveland
men are many warm admirers of Gray. and even
the most uncompromisng supporters OF the en-
President have nothing to say against Gray, eN-
cept on the ground of availability, and they nave
therefore cheerfuy expressed willingness 10
support him should the fight at chicago become
ore of favorite sons"
Ii has only been in submission TO the lneNtaoio
that the GRAY people have acceded TO this agree
mont 4 month ago they would have sconed it.
Since that time, however, the Cleveland senti-
mcnt has been constantly growing in Indiana, ana
Tonight the enthusiasm for the eN-Prcsident Is
so strong among the assembled delegates from the
State that the only menace to the compromise
agreement comes from the radical Cleveland men
who think they have the strength TO lndorsc
Cleveland unqualifedly and totally ignore Gray
at to-morrow's convention, and disposed to
make an effort TO do
Immediately after the appointment Of the
various committees at this evenings mee'ins oi
the Congressional delegations the Committee on
Resolutions began work on the platform TO DC
adopted at to-morrOws convention. Ihere was
very little disoute on the question of party
policy. the silver question being the only one
which provoked discussion. Senator Voorhees, ana
his friends were in favor of free coinage plank,
but they were overrued by the majority of the
committee the following plank peng hnaly
adopted:
We believe that there be kept in constant crcu
laton full and sufficient volume of money consisting o
gold and silver and egaender paper at par with
each other.
The Administration of President Harrison is
abused in the stereotyped Democratic 1aShloh'
On the tariff question the platform faV0rS such
radical and comprehensive measure OF ta1n re-
form as will relieve the necessity OF the people /;
and the tariff policy first enunciated by
Grover Cleveland is reanirmcd the true
Democratic faith. and Cleveland himself de-
clared to he the logical candidate of
the Democratic party for the Presidency
Ex-Governor Isaac p. Gray receives the agreed
ouasi-indorsement of his party by being declared
the favorte son Of Indiana, worthy of the highest
honors. and the man whom the Indiana delegates
are urged to present the candidate of the Hoosier
State should it ever become apparent that Grover
Cleveland cannot be nominated.
Secondary 10 the Presidential problem is the con-
test which is icing E'aged for Governor. The
candidates are Jonn G. Shankln, of Evansville I;
Claude Matthews, OF Clinton. now Secretary OF
of the House of Representatives, and Mortimer
I've. of Iaporte. IT is generally admit
led that Shanklin and Matthews in the lead,
but several ballots will doubtless be required 10
settle the nomination. For all the minor oillces
there are from one to half dozen Candidates
and the convention will doubt be "A long one.
Congressman Bynum was renomlnatcd IN the
With District to-day.