The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-30

Mr.. Hopkins had been mentioned as a
possible successor 10 Senator Palmer on
the national committee, but he says his
time is so occupied that he cannot give the
work the attention II would require. and ne
therefore could not think of accepting the
position IL rendered. He thinks the sue
cessor will probably be Benjamin T. Cable.
Mr.. Cable has the necessary time. and can
give the work the attention II needs. In
said:
I'VE have had no conference and can
not speak for the delegates There Is. how
ever, strong sentiment in favor or Henry
Watterson. and l think Mr.. Watterson Will
get large vote in our State. but whether
he Will get the solid vote is something /
cannot say. / regard Mr.. Watterson as the
strongest man in the States where IL Is sx-
pected this third ticket will DO good. We
must not lose sight Of the fact that this
is movement expected TO bring returns
In the middle Western States more than
any place else. II is there that we find a
large number of voters who are so strong
ly opposed TO Mckinley that they VIII not
vote for him. and many OF them would
vote for Bryan and Sewall IL there We're
no other ticket in the field. 1t is for these
voters that this ticket Is being put In the
field. Then take a few OF the States that
may be classed doubtful, such as Ken
lucky, Virginia, Tennessee, West virginia,
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, and Mr..
Watterson has such large personal fol-
lowing that he would poll more votes than
any man We could name. In Indiana ana
Illinois Mr.. Watterson's lecture on Lincoln
has made him a host of friends. and they
see in him a man whs is above anything
and everything that is partisan or other
wise when the stability or our country Is
threatened.
There is still another thing that makes
him the man for the place If you rsmem-
ber il was only two days after the Chicago
convention that he reached his decision.
and came out in the Courier-J ournal for
a third ticket. He said there Is only one
way 10 save the honor Of the country and
the Democratic party. and that is for, US
to put another ticket in the field He has
fought this idea persistently and effective
ly, and will continue 10 do so. He is not
a man to lay down and quit until the last
nail has been driven into "A new platform
which declares for sound money. and that
platform has been put before the people
and a battle fought upon tx.
Then. again, IL is now only two months
until the election. That is a short time in
which TO prepare for a fight. and the cam
paign for our ticket will necessarily be one
largely of sentiment, and IL requires man
with that personal magnetism that wins
people to him. 1t Is to be campaign OF
education, and we must depend largely
upon the newspapers TO fight for us. IL
has been demonstrated that there Is no one
in this country better ntted to wage
newspaper fight for principle than Mr..
Watterson. / think he will be the strong
est man in the States where We expect 10
do good that the convention can select.
Illinois will probably not take the lead in
presenting his name for the reason that we
should prefer his own State to do that.
do not even know our State will give him
its entire vote. although | think there Is
little doubt that our State convention
would have instructed for him If motion
or resolution 20 that effect had been Offer
ed. / expect to work for him..
Mr.. Hopkins thinks Illinois will send a
large crowd Of spectators 10 the conven-
ton.
Mr. Hopkins was asked what in his opin-
ion. would be the nature Of the resolutions
adopted at the convention. He thought the
resolutions would be clear and defined when
the convention got done with them, but
he was of the opinion that the convention
would have a warm fight over the adop-
ton of some planks. He did not say what
the planks were on which the party would
rot eagerly agree, but said that he did not
look for the convention to get Its work
done in two days.