The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-20

district conventions have met and said what
tney wanted their delegates TO do and we
believe that the four delegates at large
ability and integrity the uarty has conf
dence. such men will represent the wishes
and preferences Of the men who elect them
high an honor.-Greenheld Republican
The Republicans OF Indiana, in State con-
vention assembled, owe 1t to themselves to
see to 1t that the majority controls. and we
know. and every Republican knows. that the
majority favors the nomination OF William
Mckinley. The gentlemen mentioned for
delegates at large are ali Of them good men
ana capable, but just as good and far greater
men have gone TO convention with positive
instructions to do what their constituents de-
sired them to do, and they did not consider
themselves Inundated. either. The State
convention will instruct or we mistake the
temper OF the majority a. this t~ime.-Frank-
fort News.
The position of those Republicans who in
sist that the Indiana delegates-a.-large to
the St Louis convention should be instructed
for Major Mckinley is all wrong. In as
much as Indiana has no favorite son we
sincerely hope that the State convention win
pursue a wise policy and refuse to instruct
gates o,,vht to or 90 any Ssner man. ne ue
fore prepared to do that which is best for
the people and the State. To send them with
a collar about their necks is poor policy and
we regret that any Of the leading Republic
ans should insist on instructions.-South
Bend Tribune.
The principal objection that has been made
to instructions by the convention is that
there might come a time in the st. Louis
convention when the Indiana delegates would
find 1t wise to vote for some other candidate
and hence ought not to be bound by instruc-
tons. There Is no force in the objection.
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unreasonably or to say that they should vote
Tor a candidate first, last and all the time. =
Instructions are UNDERSTOOD to authorize and
Dind delegates to vote for q candidate as
long as there Is a reasonable hope of his
nomination, and the instructions could be 50
framed as to indicate that If thought best.
New Albany Tribune.
No delegate selected by the Forthcoming
State convention win have the least objection
for the voters of the State to instruct him
as to their choice at st. Louis, and, in fact.
that Is just what ought to be done. The
de.egates-at-large will expect it-shou,d do
so, at least. All delegates would p~refer-ail
should prefer-to be backed by the voice of
the organization selecting them, unless, In
deed. they in their hearts mean a betrayal;
then perhaps they would prefer to go to st.
Louis without instruction.; but the delegate
having the wishes of the great majority of
his constituents at heart WEI prefer that an
expression of their feelings should accom-
pany him to st. L~ouis.-Warsaw Times.
AS it is well known hat s. per cent Of In
diana Republicans are for Mckinley for
President. and just as well known that
when Mr.. Harrison said he was not in the
Presidential race. he meanf exactly what he
said, 1t would not at ali be out of place for
the delegates In the State convention on the
It'll OF May, when they express their pref
erence for Mckinley to at the same time Tn
struct the delegates to the st. Louis conyen-
ticn TO vote for him for President. Everyone
of the delegates already chosen has been vir-
tually instructed by the convention in his
district, as he was chosen as a Mckinley
man, and none but Mckinley men could
nave been chosen, because the masses are
for Mckinley. But 1t would be an added
compliment to the Great Protectionist Tor
Indiana's State convention to voice the sem
timent Of the people of the State at large
In directing these delegates TO comply with
the expressed wishes of those who elected
tbem.-North Vernon Republican.