The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-29
Fight for Control OF Convention May
Result in a Compromise for Tenn
porary Chairman.
CHAIRMAN HARRITY'S ACTION
GIVES THE wHITE-METAL LEADERS
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
Plenty of Evidence that the Sound
Money Wing Ia Not After Seats
in the Band Wagon.

CHICAGO, June 2s-Myron D. King, pri-
vate secretary of Governor Matthews. of
Indiana. came to Chicago yesterday morn
ing. bringing with him the Governors
boom for the presidency. AS on The occa-
sion of his previous visit, Mr.. King made
his headquarters In the rooms of Secretary
Sheerin, who is also an Indiana man, and
there he was enabled to meet about all
of the Democrats in the city and tell them
the reason why. as Indianians understand
II, the Governor OF the Hoosier common
wealth ought to receive the nomination.
There was only one noticeable difference
In Mr.. Kings bearing from the first time
ne was here. He evinced a disposition to see
politicians and newspaper mep individually.
claiming that he could talk better to one
person than 10 crowd. But when he was
pressed to talk to the crowd he gracefully
ac1uiesced and told all about the wonders
Of the Indiana convention that indorsed
Governor Matthews and declared for free
silver. He said that the claim OF the Bland
men to the votes Of Texas is not justified.
and that when the Lone Star State delega-
tion comes to Chicago a number of sup
porters of Governor Matthews viii be found
among them.
Indiana is coming to the convention in
numbers just like it did in 1SSS. when Benja-
min Harrison was nominated after one of
the bitterest struggles in the history OF the
Republican party. Every town, city and
hamlet Is going to send delegation, and
the streets and hotels will ring with old
fashioned 'Injianny'' yells, just to show
the delegations from other States that
Matthews has the support of his own peo-
pie. The Indiana delegation has held only
one meeting since the State convention.
and the only business it transacted was
the naming of Senator Turpie. who is going
to place Governor Matthews in nomination.
chairman.
Mr.. King says that the question of sup
porting any candidate for temporary or
even permanent chairman has not been
considered, and will not be until the dele
gation reaches the city. Governor Mat
thews will not come 10 Chicago in person.
but intends to put himself In touch with
the convention by means of private wire
which will run from his home TO the con-
vention hall: His friends wanted him to
come with the delegates, but after refiec-
tion he deemed ii better politics to remain
In Indiana.
ing that 1t has had the field exclusively to
itself for week, does not seem to have
made great deal of headway. Yesterday
few of the Governors Autographs were
and two OF them wcie used to eclipse the
signs of the honest-money Democratic cen.
trail committee. which was suspended from
the post at the foot Of the main stairway
of the big hotel. The Iowa candidate !
managers explained this seeming discom
| tesy by saying that they had been notified
ing to move out of the hotel tomorrow
| Chairman Walsh has established permanent
headquarters In Room ia. on the parlo,
| floor, and here spends the greater part OF
the day attending to correspondence anc
receiving visitors The absence of dele.
gates may account for the inactivity of tn.
Boies men, but there Is a suspicion THAI
there Is some other cause The Governor
| is not coming to Chicago, notwithstanding
that his name heads the delegates at large
Judge Van Wagenen holds his proxy and
will represent him in the convention
Mr.: Walsh stated yesterday that he had
nc not neara learns anytnins I about the possbilit,
the convention meets. There NAV bs
one,' he said, but it seems to me that /,
a wouia De quite useless. Tor the convention
itself Is going to be pretty much a silve,
The declaration of the Bland managers
| that they will not consent to O change OF
the two-thirds rule of the Democratic con. ~
vention Is taken to mean that the time
honored rule or the party, which has be-
| The Bland men claim to have 102 votes in
the convention. All of these are from the
| West, and If there should be a fight over
| the rule they could be combined with the
| voters of the Eastern and Middle and New
| England States, which will undoubtedl,
| sustain the two-thirds rule. The action OF
the Bland men came as a surprise to the
| free-silver Democrats in the city for the
former were expected to maintain q men.
| tral position on all matters except those
pertaining to the nomination of their can.
| didates. Their arrival in Chicago next Mon
| day. led by Hickey. the Washington buclxet
| shop man. will help to galvanize some o.
4 the political headquarters about town fo,
| the first thing the Missourians are going n
| do is to make a fight for the support of the
| Illinois delegation.
The success that attended their efforts I,
make friends in Peoria has encouraged
| them TO continue their missionary work
and they feel that II they do not make an,
| mistakes and do not offend Atgeld wh,
is the whole thing in the delegation. the,
| may secure enough promises to compel the
| delegation TO vote as a unit for their can
di late. on the first ballot. Now that Nor
| rfSon Is out of the way the Bland peopl,
| have the assurance of the friends of IN,
| ex-Congressman that they will throw
| their strength to Missouri =
Governor Stone is coming With the dele
| gates and will be one of the foremost boom
| ers of the silver-dolar candidate MiSsour
| will make an especial effort to capture tn,
| Southern delegates upon the plea that thei
| man halls from below the line which ma rk
| the ground from which candidates have no
been taken since the war.
Matthews's Strength SOUTH
Myron King returned last night from
| Chicago. whittier he took the Matthew
| boom on Saturday for a brief visit to ge