The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
1T WILL EXCEED 10000
ESTIMATES OF THE BIG CONvEN-
TON CROWD GROWING.
National Committeeman K~rauthon. of
Missouri, Sizes I'D the New
York Political stew.

The advance guard for the National
Democratic convention in the persons OF
the newspaper correspondents has begun
to arrive. but no arrivals of delegates are
looked for until Sunday evening. The de-
mand for quarters at the hotels and for
tickets TO the convention continues to
grow and it seems now certain that the
convention will attract at least 1900 and
possibly 1900 visitors. l.. c. Krauthoff, of
Kansas City. the Missouri member of the
national committee. came in yesterday
morning and will remain here until the
convention to assist the officers of the COM
mittee in their preparation.
Colonel Brodhead,' said he. probably
takes less stock than any OF us In the in
dorsement given him by our State conven-
ton yesterday as a presidential possibility.
In Missouri We are not so much interested
in the personality Of the candidate as we
are in the spirit and strength of the move
ment- A number OF strong men are named,
any OF whom will be eminently satisfac-
tory to us. We feel that there are other
States of more importance in this fight
than Missouri and we are willing that their
voice should control in the selection o.
candidates."
Mr.. Krauthoff spends much OF his time
In New York city and has been a careful
student of New York politics. He but re-
Gently returned from a three weeks stay
In New York and makes an interesting
size-up OF the Democratic situation there.
IF you notice the wording of the resolu-
ton adopted by the district leaders of
~Tammany," said he. you will see. 1t is
peculiar. 1t did not indorse Bryan. but
recognized him as the regular nominee of
the Democratic party. There they will ex-
plain this to you upon the ground that he
was regularly declared the nominee of the
Democratic convention, which had been
regularly called by the national committee
and called to order by Mr.. H~arrity-and
Tammany always supports the regular
Democratic nominee. The condition of af-
fairs there is unsettled now, as it was
three weeks ago. / think the regular State
convention will do whatever Mr.. Hill tells
it to. and I believe he will be forced to
this narrow position Of recognizing Mr..
Bryan as the Democratic nominee. This
done. the convention will reafirm the plat
form adopted by the State convention last
June and the campaign will be made for
Congressman and the Legislature upon this
platform. declaring in effect that while the
New York Democracy recognizes Bryan as
the regular Democratic nominee. IL re-
serves the right TO maintain that both he
and the platform upon which he stands do
not voice the sentiment OF the Democratic
party of New York. Ordinarily in the life
time of q man but one opportunity comes
TO him. That opportunity came TO Mr., Hill
at Chicago and ne failed to see 1t because
regularity. i think that IL he had had any
conception of the strength of the Demo-
cratic sound-money sentiment throughout
the Middle and Western States he would
surely have taken a bold stand and jumped
into the leadership OF this movement. And
in doing so he would have solid local back
ing and the unquestioned leadership of the
party in New York"
Are there any siIverites among the
Democrats" was asked.
Yes: it would be idle TO deny that there
is. and In this element lies the reason why
the policy / have outlined will be followed
by Mr.. Hill and the State convention. If
they went any further there would be a
split in the regular organization and a
redhot Bryan ticket in the field"
j. b. Carry, a big coal operator of Pitts
burg, caused much amusement about head
quarters yesterday by sending n letter in
which he suggested that the committee
have a conference with Hon. Mark Hanna.
agree with him to take Hobart OFF the Re-
publican ticket and put Carlisle on, to
eliminate from the Republican platform the
aspersions upon Cleveland's administration
and to have the understanding that the
next Congress shall not fool with the Will
SON bill and then go ahead and indorse Nc
Kinley. Chairman Bynum dismissed the
letter very briefly with the comment. I'VE
shall consort with neither Republicans nor
Populists." The leaders of this movement
are called upon almost hourly to deny the
assertions OF Silver League papers hat the
convention is likely to indorse the Repub-
lican ticket Such an action would be ut
terly impossible from the very nature of
the call issued. While they do not deny
that there are many gold Democrats who
will vote for Mckinley, they declare that
this element Will not be represented in the
convention nor have any part IN shaping
its policy.