The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-07

INDIANAPOLIS, May 6.-The Re-
publican state convention which meets
here tomorrow promises one of the
IIvelleat rows in the history of the party
in the state and ex-Presldent Harrison
and his much. discussed candidacy pro-
mise to furnish a large portion of the
disturbing element. That, too, without
the ex-President's consent
The indications are that when the
battle over delegate instructions is
reached, the line will be sharply drawn
between Harrison and Mckinley and on
that basis the Mckinley opposition
forces are laying their plans and ex-
pending their argument to-day. Gen
eral Harrison still maintains his em-
phatIc refusal to be a candidate and re-
fuses a word OF encouragement TO those
who would be his standard bearers. but
his band continues to play on despite his
unrelentIng attitude This latest dor-
rIson agitation was sprung to-day in the
shape of an alleged assurance from the
east, that In the event OF the Ohio candi-
date falling to receive the nomination on
the first ballot, the entire opposition
would unite on the president. Both
sides admit that the Harrison move
ment Is certain to cause O fight OF no
mean quality.
There is no doubt at all that instruc-
tIons for Mckinley will be given" said
Chairman Gowdy, this afternoon. "Of
course we will have to fight for 1t, but
we are sure to win. As to the platform,
lN.A uCMTI FnOnnV There
will be no fight on the silver question"
Ex-United States Marshal RanSdell,
who Is generally understood to be closer
to General Harrison than any other OF
the ex-President'S friends, made the fol-
lowing statement to The Associated
Press this afternoon:
at must be understood that Mr.. Har-
rison Is not a candidate In any sense of
the word. He stands firmly by his let
ter to Chairman Gowdy, made public
through the Associated Press several
weeks ago, and will not allow his nams
used in any way in to-morrOW'B gather
ing. But we who count ourselves his
friends believe that, should matters de-
velop at the st. Louis convention and n
general demand for his nomination be
made, he would accept the nomination.
Any man would. on that ground we
are opposing Mckinley instructions, be-
lleving that Indiana should be unhAm.
pered and free to go TO the support OF
the general should occasion arise"
General Harrison has been invited to
address the convention tomorrow, but
to-day sent word to Chairman Gowdy
that he could not give definite answer
before tomorrow. 1t Is believed. how
ever. that he will make a short speech,
but that no Significance attaches to his
appearance before the delegated.
wan be for Mckinley.
LATER-That the Indiana Republl-
can convention will instruct It's dele
gates for Mckinley when 1t meets to-
morrow seems assured tonight.
Eight out OF thirteen districts in the
state, mt caucuses held this evening, In
structed their representatives on the
resolutions committee to vote for the
incorporation OF Mckinley resolutions
in the platform and one district, the
Fourth, refused to vote against instruc-
tinns, merely tablinE the resolution.
This, Mckinley and lnti-McKinley
forces alike. cOnceie to settle the mat
ter unless the unexpected happens, and
the unexpected in this Instance Is the
nature Of n speech which It Is vaguely
rumored General Harrison may make at
the convention tomorrow.
Meanwhile General Harrison main.
taIns silence and has not even an
nounced his determination to address
the convention. although he has practlc-
ally admitted that he expects to do so.