The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-15
.INDIANA'S MEN
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AND DOING
In THE CONVENTION CITY.
Hon. Richard w. Thompson to Be
Made chairInss Of the Hoosier Del
esation Wien * Meets To-Day.
WALLACE HLSO TO BE HONORED
AUTHOR OF "BEN-HUR" WILL BE
PUT ON PLATFORM COMMITTEE.
Mr. Gowdy Wanted BrownIee Chosen
for the Position, but the Marion
Statesman Declined
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FIGHT
w. T.. DURBIN AND e. H. NEBEKER
LEADING IN THE RACE.
Hon. james N. Huston and Roscoe N.
Hawkins Also Backed by Some
OF the Delegates.
TROUBLE in STORE FOR GOWDY
HE is NOT WANTED AT THE MEET
ING OF THE DELEGATION,
And His Presence May BE Resented
"Rody' Shiel Displays His Courage
and Wins Admiration.
Hon. james N. Huston and Roscoe N
Hawkins Also Backed by Some
Of the Delegates.
TROUBLE in STORE FOR GOWDY
HE is NOT WANTED AT THE MEET
ING OF THE DELEGATION,
And His Presence May BE Resented
and Wins Admiration.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.-All but two or three
of the members of the Indiana delegation
are now in the city and the absentees will
be in on the early morning trains. The
delegation will meet tomorrow morning at
its headquarters in the Planters Hotel for
organization. There Is, of course, no doubt
that Hon. Richard w. Thompson will be
honored with the Craftsmanship. Mr.. Fair
banks, having been agreed on for tenn
porary chairman of the convention, Will not
act as a delegate his place being filled by
Hon. Hiram Brownlee, who was elected as
first alternate. A movement was started
last night to make Mr.. Brownlee the men,
Der of the committee on resolutions in
place of General Wallace, whose spirited
interview with Chairman Gowdy yesterday
has engendered the ill-will Of the State
chairman and some of his immediate fol-
lowers. When this movement was brought
to the attention of Mr.. Brownlee he
promptly and emphatically declined to be
a party to it, saying that he was warm
friend of General Wallace and was heartily
in favor of him being the recipient of that
distinction. This apparently leaves the
field clear for General Wallace, who will
undoubtedly be made the member Of the
committee on platform.
There is a very pretty and apparently
close fight for member Of the national COM
mittee between w. II. Durbin and Z. III.
Nebeker, with Hon. j. N. Huston and r.
o. Hawkins as possibilities. each having a
few votes in the delegation. A few dele
gates are still noncommital and these hold
the balance of power, Nebeker and Durbin
;having ten or eleven votes each. The out
come 1t in much doubt.
When il became apparent tonight that
General Wallace would probably be the
member of the resolutions committee, a
suggestion was made by some of those who
are opposing him to tie him up by reso-
luton instructing him to favor the incor-
poration in the platform of the Indiana
plank without any mention of the word
gold whereas 1t is well understood that
General Wallace is in favor of the most
emphatic declaration that can be made.
1t is more than probable that this con-
vention will end Wednesday night, for this
evening Senator Quay. Senator Lodge and
Mark Hanna mat in the rooms of the latter
at the Southern and agreed to push mat
ters to a speedy conclusion.
Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks is one of the
most sought for among the big guns of the
convention and his selection as temporary
proval. His rooms have been filled all day
by the party leaders from all sections of
the country anxious to make suggestions
and to lend him kindly assistance in the
preparation of his speech. III. s. N.