The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-06
BITTER FIGHT PREDICTED
TT WILL BE THE M'KINLEY AND
 THE OLD HARRISON FACTIONS.

Interesting Affairs Are Looked For at the
 Indianapolis ConventiOn-The Prospect
 of the Appearance of General Harrison
 at the Convention Sends a Thrill of Ter
 TOT in the Mckinley Ranks.
 Indianapolis, May 5.-Nearly all of
 the republican leaders of the state have
 which meets in Tomlinson hall Thurs
 day morning. The gathering promises
 to be one of the most interesting on
 record. The principal features will be
 the fight on instructions between the
 Mckinley men and the old Harrison faction, the effort to induce General
 Harrison to address the convention,
 which is being bitterly opposed by the McKinleyites, the nomination of state ticket and the attempt of Charles Falr- banks to show his strength by having himself chosen as delegate at large to the St. Louis convention. Falf- banks is a senatorial candidate and II he can land the St Louis honor it may be taken as an indication that he can also claim the senatorship.
 up to to-day it looked as though the Mckinley faction had a sure thing in the matter of instructions, but as the outside delegates arrive the phase ot the struggle is being changed, as they are found to be almost to unit against tagging the Indiana delegation The prospect of the appearance of General Harrison at the convention has sent \ thrill of terror into the Mckinley ranks They fear stampede of the delegates and ruin the chances of getting in structions for their champion. Gen. eral Harrison has been invited to speak, but he has not yet replied to the invita- ! tion The general belief is that under the circumstances, and knowing as he does the effect that his appearance ] might have, he will decline to accept ! the honor. In fact, he is said to have intimated this determination to few \ of his friends, but he will be urged to appear, nevertheless.
 Next in importance is the election of A a state ticket. Never before in the his \ tory of the state has there been such a grist of candidates for the offices. For governor there are thirteen candidates. 2 all of whom seem to have a fair follow < ing, with Major Doxey of Anderson 8l slightly in the lead, if his claims may \ be relied upon. It is said that the Fair \ banks and Doxey forces have combined < and that they will trade to suit the de- M sires oe each candidate It is impossi- l3 ble to forecast a single nomination with N certainty and the prospects are that the convention will be in session two days, % balloting most of the time.
 The platform will be short, and all E though there has recently been show made on the part of the free silver ad- Evocates it can be safely said that the convention will declare for sound mon- ey, and send sound money delegates to St. Louis. On all sides Is heard talk as K to the probability of General Harrison S name being sprung at St. Louis. It is K claimed an emergency might arise which would warrant the use of his name, despite his distinct and express l ed wishes to the contrary, and this is said to be one reason why the ti-Mc- 1 Kinley crowd will fight to the death rather than permit the Indiana dele X gation to be sent to St. Louis with in structions for the Ohio man. All in all | the prospect for the hottest kind of a l struggle is very flattering.