The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-08
THE MATTHEW'S BOOM.
Senator Turpie Thinks the HOOsier
Candidates Chances Good.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE Matthews boom
ers have finished their work of visiting and
arguing with the various delegations and
the success of the Indiana man must now
be left to the drift of the events in the
convention. While their expectations of
support from the more weakened gold
element naturally suffered somewhat from
the fact that the Indiana delegation was
compelled 10 stand on the silver side and
vote against Hill in the convention to-day,
yet they suffered no more than did the
Boies people, and. in fact, the supporters
of all the minor candidates. The one thing
certain in the race for the nomination is
the fact that whoever gets it must have
a boom with the free-silver trademark
blown in the bottle, and while Matthews
might wish that the test had never been
forced, yet when IL did come ii would have
been fatal to his chance for the Indiana
delegation to have given the dreadful
gold bugs" any encouragement by dividing
it's vote. After the first and only showing
made by the Matthews Club on Sunday.
the Matthews people let go altogether of
any idea they may have entertained of in
dulging in a brass band campaign. The
Dixie which appears to be about the
only tune one hears where the convention
throngs most do congregate. and it is in
variably responded to with cheers for
Bland and outbursts of the genuine old
rebel yell that gives one the shivers. The
work for the Hoosier Governor has been
entirely confined to visiting and talking
him up 10 the delegates
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straight Democratic candidate who is
known more for his Democracy, whatever
that may mean. than for his radicalism on
the silver question and the Matthews man.
ayers feel correspondingly encouraged. II
will give the whole situation with regard
to Matthews in six lines" said Senator
Turpie, as he rested a moment in his room
at the close of the days work, and he pro-
ceeded thus: Governor Matthew's s
chances are better tonight than they have
been at any time since the contest COM
menced. His vote is better distributed
than the vote of any other candidate, and
his position is such that it will draw to
him all the cutters in the field. Those
who are likely to leave local favortes will
come readily and easily to our assistance .
The Senator declined to. specify where they
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Indiana, but said he had faith in the de-
velopment of large element in the con-
vention that would make for harmony and
the integrity of the party.
Nearly all the Southern delegates held
caucuses tonight and planted themselves
squarely on the proposition TO stick to-
gether and force the nomination of some
candidate yet to be selected by them.
These people are largely under the DOM
ira ton of the senatorial clique and would
be for Teller in minute if they could get
any encouragement that they could nom-
il ate him. But they cannot and will en-
deavor TO hold together without pledging
themselves to any one until the platform
is adopted. In this the Matthews people
see an encouraging sign. for they believe
that he. more nearly than any other, will
suit the Southerners. The attitude of
these States is CORES soondingly disappoint-
ing to the Bland managers, whose brass
bands have been playing Dixie so
furiously in the effort to arouse the old
Confederate spirit in behalf of Silver
Dick"
1t was arranged tonight that Senator
Turpie's nomination of Matthews should
be seconded by delegates from California
Minnesota and West Virginia. He is prom
ised majority. of each of these States
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