The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-07

/ INDIANAPOLIS, May 6.-That the
Indiana Republican convention will in
struct it's delegates for Mckinley when
1 it meets tomorrow, seems an assured
fact tonight. Eight out of the thirteen
districts in the state, at caucuses held
this evening instructed their represen-
tatives on the resolutions committee to
vote for the incorporation of Mckinley
resolutions in the platform and one dis
trict, the Fourth, refused to vote against
instructions, merely tab1ing the .resolu-
ton. Thus Mckinley and anti-McKin-
ley forces alike eoncede to settle the
matter unless the unexpected hap
pens, and the unexpected in this in
stance is the nature of a speech which
| it is vaguely rumored General Harri-
son may make to the convention to-
morrow. The ex-Dresident has been
invited to address the gathering, and
what he may do and say, providing he
accepts the invitation, is
THE ELEMENT OF UNCERTAINTY
in the situation. 1t is generally believ-
ed the general will appear, and it is
also believed no impending sensation is
hidden under that appearance, but
d1Squieting rumOrs. unverified but per-
sistent, are floating about Republican
headquarters to the effect that a:
stampede to Harrison will follow his
address The fact that both ex-.
United States Marshal Daniel Pans
dell and John G. New are out in in
terviews declaring no Mckinley in
struct1ons will be adopted if the ex-.
president makes e speech, is pointed
to as significant but the Mckinley men
laugh at the idea and declare they will
have walk over.
Meanwhile, General Harrison main.
ta1ns silence and has not even an.
nounced his determination to address
the convention, although he has practi-
caly admitted that he expects to do 50. .
All day the air was full of promise of
a bitter battle tomorrow The anti
Mckinley forces declared the entire
eastern opposition to the Ohioan would
thrown the strength Of all ether candi-
dates to Mr.. Harrison at the st. Louis
convention, and it was strongly argued
that with such a possibility in view
Indiana should be unpledged and un-
hampered, that the delegation might
hurl its whole weight into
THE HARRISON STAMPEDE.
This argument was apparently telling
ON the Mckinley forces, and there was
every prospect of a bitter fight on Nc.
Standardization lines until tonight's
action of the district delegations was
mace known Then many of the anti
instruction people declared the matter
was settled, and although it is still said
a strong fight will be made in the con-.
Ventlon, the chances for a prolonged
battle are not so good as earlier in the
day.
Aside from the presidential feature.
the main interest in the convention.
centers in the race for the gubernatori5
al nomination. There are thirteen ac-
tive candidates in the field and at midi
night tonight every one of them ex-
pressed himself confident of victory.
Ex-Secretary of State Charles Crit
mn, OF Lake county. Attorney John l..
GrlfHthS of Marion and Charles IT.
Doxey, the natural gas magnate OF
Madison, seemed to have rather the bet
ter OF the battle tonight, but it is still
any mans race.
The candidates headquarters. the
Dennison house, were in
A STATE OF SEIGE
all day and night, bunting and badges
and drum corps and bands adding to
the confusion caused by the nassiner
of delegates and visitors.
Inc committee on permanent organ
ization met tonight and after a long
caucus selected ex-Secretary of the
Navy Richard Thompson as tempora.
ry and permanent chairman. Owing
to his advanced age, however, he will
name man as active chairman while
he himself will act as the honorary
presiding officer.
The committee on resolutions re-
manned in session very late considering
the platform. The choice of the dele.
gates at large will not be decided until
the convention meets.
MISERABLE MAKESHIFT."
The resolutions committee reached an
agreement about 1 o'clock and adopt-
ed the platform to be submitted to-
morrow. The money plank is regarded
as sort of compromise between the
sound money and bimetallfc forces and
the Mckinley resolutions are strong.
The main fight in the committee was
over the money plank The money
plank favors the use of both gold and
silver at a. parity, declares for bimeta1-
lism on an international basis and CD.
poses the free coinage of silver at a ra-
ito of Is to 1.
New Jersey Democrats.