The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-10
Indiana Represented by q Large Delegation Of
Enthusiastic Members Of the League, Who
Were the Center of Interest Yesterday.
FruitIess Effort TO Induce Mr.. Taylor to
Be a Candidate for the Presidency.
Chairman Carter. of the National Committee,
Endorsed at a Conference of Twenty Mem-
bers Last Night-Gossip and Rumors.
AN ENrHUsrAsrIo ruRoNG.


Immense Gathering of Working Republic ans
at Louisville Gossip About League Officers.
STAFF Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal
LOUISVILLE, May 9-There isn't any
doubt whatever about the success of the
Louisville convention as an outpouring OF
young Republicans and q stelwart asser-
ton of the undying vitality of Republican
principles. BY noon to-day there were
more delegates on the ground than attend
ed the Buffalo convent last year. and to-
night the hotels are jammed. and the CO.
pacity of Louisville seems fully tested.
1t is q happy, good-natured. confident
crowd. Indianians ct home, somehow,
have the impression that Indiana is about
the only State whore the Republican party
is holding up It's head and looking with un-
terrified confidence to the future. 1t is
big mistake. The Same word comes here
from every State in tho North
and from most of those In the
South. The Republicans took last
years defeat like Romans and set
about strengthening their organization.
enlargng their clubs and preparing for q
harder and better fight in the next CAM
paign. Here one hears no gloomy nor even
timidly hopeful talk; it is understood that
late disaster is jocularly referred to as the
Cyclone OF 1892" and allowed to pass at
that They are gathered here for q gen.
ersl love-feast and good time. and
the indications are for q remark
ably big and harmonious meeting.
Much of the gossip of the crowd centers
about the choice of president for the
League. Mr. Clarkson is not candidate
for reelection. and neither Governor
Foraker nor Henry Cabot Lodge, both of
whom have been mentioned as possibilities,
is In the field. The only men actively in
the field are w. w. Tracy. of Springfield.
ILL.,; w. /. Squire. of Toledo. o.. and
Isaac Trumbo. of California. Mr..
Tracy is banker Of Springfield. q
clean, conservative young man, very active
League. He has been president Of the ILL.,
nos League for some years. Mr.. Squire
has been for four years president of the
Ohio League and displayed re-
TAB MsRnsv aa sTsaD,aer
palgn. Mr.. Trumbo has displayed fine
ability as q political leader ana comes high
ly recommended from "the slope" but his
chances are injured by feeling that the
headquarters of the League should be moro
centrally located. +. A. McAlpin. of New
York city. was q candidate until he arrived,
but otter looking over the ground he decid-
ed not to make the race.
There has been not little talk of elect
ing General Alger. of Michigan, but Gen.
Alger Is now In Washington State and
Capt. +. Z. Allen, of Michigan, has In his
pocket q letter from him saying that un-
der no circumstances could he &C
L. A.s-
has also been freely mentioned. but
he stated to me half an hour ago
that this was entirely out of the question.
There has been to-day much talk of NAM
ing Senator John c. Spooner, of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Spooner Is not here. and apparently
there is nobody here TO represent him, go
if the lightning should happen to strike
him he could hardly escape.
But the name more talked of than that of
any other as dark horse candidate is none
other than that of Hon. w. L. Taylor. of
Indianapolis. He is immensely popular In
the League. In the work of which he has
been so long active, and there seems 10 be
no doubt whatever that he couid have the
presidency by simply saying the word. but
for reasons which he believes good and suf-
ticient he declines to permit his name to
be used. His position Ia detailed more
fully IN one of the succeeding dispatches.
With Taylor out OF the field the election
seems very likely to 60 to Tracy. unless
the name of SpoOner. or some other man of
national reputation. should be sprung.
There has been some gossip to the effect
that SQuire's candidacy will give way TO a
Foraker boom along about Thurs.
day morning. just before the cleo
tion. but SquIre's friends declare
that he is in the fight to
stay to the finish. Iraoy's friends claim
Illinois Colorado. Massach usetts, Ken
lucky, New Jersey, New York. Vermont,
Michigan. Rhode Island. Maryland. Penn.
sylvania and Wisconsin. They do not
claim Indiana. but the feeling is very
friendly for him. For secretary of the
League there are but two candidates in
the field, W. Z. Riley, of Louisville
and James F. Burke, president of the
College League. with the chances appar-
emily in favor of Riley. X. NJ. s.