The Dickinson press., 1896-09-05
THIRD TICKET GOES
GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS WILL
MAKE NOMINATIONS.
There In Some OppOxition to Plac.
ing Ticket in the Field, hut
the Great Majority of the Dele
gates Are in Favor of Milking
NOminati atiOnH-SenatO Walls Not n
Candidate for the Presidency.

Indianapolis. Sept. o.-'rhc city today has
more the appearance of Il convention town
than IL had before. Delegates came in on
the early trains. and the hotel corridors
have something of lively air. Arrange
ments are being made for state headuuar-
ters and decorations are being put uI
throughout the business portion of the
town and hotels. TOmlinSon hall, where the
convention meets. Is nearly In readiness,
the finishing touches being put on to-day.
The executive committee has been ut work
completing the list of delegates. as credrn-
tials are being received in every mail from
those states which held late conventions.
general as candidates came in, but nothing
developed early In the day to indicate which
way the tide might turn.
FlOrida created some comment by tcle-
graphing to have a banner painted with I:
picture of Cleveland and the words "Our
Choice" upon it. There is some talk among
late arrivals against making Il nomination.
but the indications are that they will BE- in
Il hopeless minority, as the temper of the
great majority is in favor of ticket.
Among the most pronounced against Il noini-
mtlon Is T. II. Lassiter, a delegate from
Texas. He says that In the South McKin-
ley will be much stronger than il there Is
a third ticket. Delegate Cunningham of
Tennessee is also of the same opinion. The
rrxan announces that he will vote for Me-
kinlcy. even II u nomination Is made.
MIR. Hynunl, who Is the most prominent
promoter of the movement here, says that
the third ticket will carry several states,
and includes Texas and Kentucky among
the number.
Perry Belmont, who presided over the
New York meeting addressed by Bourke
Cochran. was one Of the arrivals today.
He came as Il lookrr-0n, but will possibly
hold proxy from New York.
Villas Not Il Candidate
Senator Villas will not permit the use of
bis name In connection with the rrrsi,lcn-
tial nomination. This information Is brought
here to-day by Ellis Il. Usher Of Wisconsin.
He WAS at the head of the movement for
the reorganization of the gold Democrats
in the Badger State.
senator Villas does not want the noml-
nation in the first place." said he .'In the
second place he is for Gen. Bragg. for
whom the state instructed him. Her deic-
cation will be here In force ,o-nnvrow, and
80 to work In earnest for l.raggs mo:nna-
licn. From what l gather Of The situation
since my arrivcl, it would appear shat
Henry Watterson will be Gen. Eragg's only
formidable rival"
Mr.. Usher further said that he lid not
believe there was any warrant for the
statement that Villas was the a,lmnistri-
tOn candidate. He was asked abomt Il state
:ncnt which was abroad In the h0t. corri-
dors to the effect that Gen. Bragg had /,
grcenhack record Which might make MIN
unavailable aS a candidate.
"Gen. Bragg" he replied, twas never IL
grcenbacker. but he believed in 1878 that
specie payment could not be resumed with
out an undue contraction. He was mis-
taken and has ong since admitted that the
views he then held were erroneous. The
views he held ut that time viii In no wise
prejudice his candidacy here"
Mr., Usher said that Bryan would not rc-
crivc 10 per cent of the regular D"mo-
cratic vote in Wisconsin. How much of
the gold vote would 20 to the ticket nomi-
mated mere. however. he thought WAS prob.
lrmatical. as his opinion WAS that 40 per
cent of the German Democratic vote would
he cast for Mckinley. Mr.. Usher said that
there was considerable silver strength
among the Republicans in the northern part
of the state.
What In CleveInnd's POsitiOn:
More interest attaches here to Mr.. Clrvc-
lands position. perhaps, than to any other
feature OF the convention. by many 1t is
accepted as a fact that the president Is N
sympathy with the purpose of the conrrn-
tion. A declaration of some sort from him
would not surprise them.
In fact, they rather anticipate something
from Mr.. Cleveland. Those who are most
active in the movement. however. are not
Of this opinion. Mr.. lsynum said 'oay
that he did not think that the president
would he heard from.
at would" said he, "bc entirely unlikely
that iii" president would make Il 'lc clara
tion in advance of the action of his opn-
ventinn. Even were he III sympathy with
II he would hardly indors" It's action in nd-
vaiire. Such II course wOuli cOmmi. him.
no matter what was done. No. do not
lonk for anv word from the president to
this convention"
There is a decided feeling that hut one
thing stands In the way of offering the
nomination to the president. 1t Is fcroy-
nizcd that In case this action was :nken.
there would be a clamOr against IL third
term. which might he turned to ncrD DLnt
by tn" silver men and prevent some from
voting. In case II Northern man is named
for first place, there is a disposition to
push either Gen. Brckler Of Kentucky or
Secretary Herbert of Alabama for sec ,nd
place.