The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-17
FAVORABLE TO MORTON.
Indiana Delegates Want Morton
Nominated for Vice President.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-The Indiana dele
cation, in common with the representatives
OF most of the other States, have had
very easy and almost listless time of Ii
to-day. The situation is such that there is
little need for delegations remaining about
headquarters, and the result has been that
the members of them spent the day follow
ing the brief session of the convention in
visiting the tornado district and stroiling
about the city. In Indiana chief interest
centers in the probable action OF the dele
cation the divided report of the COM
mittce on resolutions. 1t is conceded that
there will be two reports. the majority
employing the word gold in the platform
and the minority taking less emphatic
method OF expressing the party position on
the money question. There is no doubt that
the gold sentiment has developed strongly
in the Hoosier delegation since its action OF
Monday regarding the appointment of Cen
eral Wallace the member of the commit
tee on platform, and it is measurably GER
tain that decided majority of the delega-
ton, perhaps all of it, will favor the ma
Jority report. There are two or three men,
bers who are of the opinion that IL is un-
necessary TO be any more en-
phatic than the declaration in the
amended Indiana plank declaring for
the maintenance of the present standard
and eliminating the reference TO the To-
to-1 ratio, but the opinion has steadily
gained ground that a bold and unequivocal
stand is preferable to one which might in
any quarter be regarded in the slightest de-
gree ambiguous. Many of the delegates
were in receipt to-day of kilograms from
their constituents urging adherence TO
the gold idea, this being particularly true
of General Wallace, whose position has
been so bravely taken, and it has become
so generally known.
This afternoon the Hoosiers had direct
intiInation from New York that AIR. Nor
toms Ianic would, IN all proba bi.::y. be J,.e-
sented as q candidate for the vice pfesi-
dency. Mr. Platt said TO The secretary OF
the Indiana delegation that al case New
York decided to present the name OF Nor
ton as the candidate for tho vice prcsi-
dental nomination, New York would es-
tcem II q compliment Ii Indiana would
join forces with them, aii this mas been
construed as amounting 10 a declaration
that they would urge his claims. a .-anvas
of the Indiana delegates dscloses the fact
that they ale almost unanimously favorable
TO his nomination. A few Of them had been
inclined 10 vote for ii. Clay Evans, of Ten
nessee, and there are two or three who
favored other candidates. but with Morton
In the field it is more than probable that
lshe would receive a HANDSOME majority Of
Indiana's vote. There was originally de-
cided sentiment that Mr.. heed was the
most available man for the place. but
Reeds friends have been so eiaphatic that
under no circumstances would he accept
the nomination, Mr. Manle., indeed, having
gone so far as to say that even should the
nomination be made by acclamation aui the
convention adjourn, Mr.. Reed would la.sI-
| lively decline to serve, that is has been
agreed that this is entirely out Of the ques-
| ton. III. S. N.