The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-16
He Says Democracy VIII BE Glad to
Know There Is Another Richmond
in the Field Besides Cleveland.
NEW YORK OUT OF THE RACE
TOO MANY SILvERITES ARE MEN,
BERs OF THE COMMITTEE.
National Convention of the Doomed
Party May BE Held I'm Either st.
Louis or the Windy City.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-With the ar
rival Of the members of the Democratic ma
tfonal committee representing the West
ern and Southern States as we'll as the
silver States and Territories of the North
west, the prospect for the selection of
New York as the place of holding the next
convention has materially dropped. In
deed, it is the opinion of shrewd Demo-
cratic managers that the New York dele
cation may well go home. A stuiy of
the list of the members of the committee
will show that OF the fifty committeeman,
at least thirty are free silver men. These
thirty men, it is generally believed, see
in a New York convention nothing but
deep laid plan of the Wall-street gold
bugs to capture the Democratic convention
and commit the party to a gold single
standard platform. For that reason, it is
expected that they will prefer either Chi
cago or st. Louis, since in Illinois and
in Missouri there are enough free silver
men running loose to enable the galleries
10 be properly packed in the interest of the
white metal. 1t is pretty definitely settled
that the date of the convention will be
early in July, perhaps the first three days
of the month Committeeman who have
made personal inquiry report that some
Of the unpleasant rumors of extortion and
shameless prices current regarding hotel
rates in st. Louis are true, and the alleged
explanations of the committee of st. Louis
citizens who are here to capture the DEM
ocratic convention for their city are by no
means reassuring.
The most popular man with the commit
tee is Mr.. Simon p Sheerin, who has an
nounced the Matthews boom. All day long
he has been pursued by anxious members
of the committee begging him to verify the
joyful tidngs that MIR. Matthews viii
really furnish the Democracy with cam
didate Some are still unwilling to be-
lieye it, Indeed, there is no doubt that
the sudden change of sentiment from New
York to city more accessible to Joyous
Matthews boomers is due in no small meas
ure to a determination that Mr.. Matthew's
shall not be permitted to escape from fui-
fllrnent Of the promise made by Mr.. Sheer
in. On every hand are praises or the
deuntless courage and patriotic self-sacri-
fee of Indianas chief executive Senator
German, when told that Mr.: Matthews
would consent to lead the partys more
than forlorn hope, said THAT is good news.
I am glad to hear IT," Mr.. Matthewss can
didacy relieves the party managers OF
great fear They were disheartened be-
cause there seemed to be no escape from
permitting Mr.. Cleveland to gather In the
nomination again as defantly of their deep
laid schemes as he did at Chicago four
years ago. Now that there Is another Rich
mond in the field they are rejoiced. Their
secret fear is. however, that Mr.. Matthew's
nerve will fail him when the convention
meets.
THE VARIOUS DELEGATIONS.
An Associated Press dispatch says: The
sour-r.val cities New York, Chicago. 81.
louis and Cincinnati, which are applicants
for the Democratic national convention, |
have established their headquarters at the |
Arlington. and the campaign for the prize |
is being carried on with vigor. The delega-
tion from Cincinnati, headed by Nj. e. In |
CALLS president of the Big Four railroad, |
was the last to arrive. The boomers from |
the Queen City, while not particularly en- |
thusiastic over their prospects, say they in |
tend to make an honest effort to secure the |
convention. Governor Stone of Missouri, |
John H Carroll, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State central committee, and James |
Campbell reinforced the st. Louis delega- |
ton to-day, and ex-Mayor Gilroy and
United States Marshal Mccarthy came over
from New York. ahead OF the big Tammany |
delegation expected later. The Chicago
boomers have prepared a great array of ar
guments, climatic, geographical and CASTRO
nomical, why the convention should go to
the city OF the lakes. There is a disposi-
ton among outsiders to inject the financial
question into the fight and to array the
free-silver men against New York, but the |
members of the committee declare that is
sues are not involved. 1t seems likely, how
ever that the fact that IL has practically /
been decided to hold the convention .ater
than usual, In July or August, will initiate
against the chances Of st. Louis and Cincin-
natl. To-day the victory seems to lie be-
tween New York and Chicago.
The Chicago delegation, headed by Judge
Adam A. Goodrich, who probably will make
the argument In behalf Of the windy city |
before the national committee, arrived dur
ing the afternoon and at once began work |
among the delegates. New Yorks contin-
Der of fresh arrivals during the evening.
Col John r. Fellows is expected to make
the principal speech before the committee
In behalf of the metropolitan city. and prob
ably will be followed by Simeon Ford, repre-
senting the hotel men. and G.. Waldo Smith.
the business men. The New Workers are
counting on from fifteen to eighteen votes
on the first ballot, with a considerable in
Grease on the second, should a second be
necessary to determine choice Ex-Ciov-
ernor Stone is expected to make the prin-
cipal argument for St. Louis. Senator Vest
also may speak. In Cincinnati's behalf Nj.
E. ingalls, and John +. Follett are expected
TO argue.
The various headquarters were thronged
with large crowds during the entire evening,
and all the delegates are busy in pressing
their claims and holding conferences and
mapping out the work for Tomorrow All |
the members Of the national committee |
have either arrived themselves or are repre-
sented by proxy. The committee meets at
IL O'Clock in the morning. and the present |
expectation is that the arguments In favor
of the respective cities will begin at i'm
the afternoon.