New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
INDIANA AND THE GOLD tLANh'

INDIANA AND THE GOLD PLANK
GENERAL, LEW wALT.ACE's UNcoMPRoMisiNo
sTAND-THE NEW ORDER IN IN
DIANA POLITICS.
St. Louis June Is tspeciaD.-Generai Lew
Wallace was chosen Indiana's member Oh 'ne
Committee on Resolutions under interesting CIR
cumstances. General Wallace was a candidate
IN a gold platform Chairman Gowdy nad 80
,octed Hiram Brownlee to contest with Waiiace'
but Rrownlee. having been defeated as deie-
ga.e-ot-large felt some he3ltancy In crowu'he
ont his friend Wallace. whose hospitality At TIC
Planters he is enjoying. and having, as TIC
thought convinced the General OF the uahse' -
too radical declaration for gold, woulu "''
consent to oppose him; but the Gowdy ih'"e"oe
thought to accomplish the same END by ihstrue'
ing the General how to vote
resolution was unanimously adopted dec'ar-
,,g rho sense Of the meeting to be that the Ma
t.onal financial declaration should CONFORM u
tba Fairbanl<s plank, with the elimination Oh t'7
words "at the ratio of IL to l. This ieit the
plcnk with the expression present s'ahuaiu
conspicuous for the absence OF the wordN so'u
IN the middle and was as the delegates aes'reu
General Wallace was then called INTO the rool
and WAS informed Of what had Deeh oohe' fie
took the floor to state az he saic' h's pei
views leaving the impression that "e 49,
otev the will Of the delegation. ne oeo'A
| himself unreservedly for gold win p's " 80
| caused among a number or the oe''s
Ing of distr,ist. in spite or the aSsu'"p''" 49,.
oriescence When he had hnisneo' SUN.
holder delegates moved TO recohs'uei NV
nv which the General was eecteu a
timid delegates Immediately no'eu W ' 49,,
a,,o, rho vote was close resulting IN ,'e
III
,oh,o carried and out OF respect ior MN, a.
. ',am &c 20 avoid a conflict. the incident was d"
lowed to end at that . c,..,r,,.r Cowly
tn talking about the incident chairman n,oii
expresseu tnv ~ ,be delegates full weight, but
n an interview the General deciaissu ~. civ
wound insist on plank Wh'ch hau - Gid
the metallic ring OF goIt p. ~ ~" matter for OK
nn1encys sake This vas rather sta,'', sn s,s
is the first defeat the Gowhy eisn, caches the
.o,nna ~ h,vever the question reaSHeo W.
onr ~ mo Convention. the Indiana delesn.es
viii vote 70 sustain the WORDING Oh ~. n,ected
ulatform az amended. BROWNIE 49, VIC
presidential messenger ana Jef'H 49, T.,
,,iSnn,iai messenger their duty being 70 IN
frrm Inc nominees officially Of the action OF '"e
Convention. ..os T., I'm election Of the
GU. -enrescntatlve in the National comml.ee'
T Y Huston ex-treahurer OF me Nnits' 80,
and f. H. Nebeker: iormrT II nmrbin whose
w. "a lin the new party leaders IN Indiana
vas elected on the second ballot MT. luz"
@ - TO-, ,,otes on the first and one on the ser-
onG and laat ballot This incident narkI me
passing Of the old regime and inc comng %. an
new When II Is noted that not a sins,e aa g.,
-, 80 lee, Republican President can ne seen ~
Ne indiana headquarters. something OF me ini.
force ~ this can be appreciated. N'i,n I -
Morton's portrait hang there. new orust pr
~aiis John e. New. who has not mxseu q vom-
v@ntl,n since 1864 is not attending this conven-
,nn n Fairbanks acquIts himself wen ,',I,,',
row, hi, position as leader VIII be ma''r'aly
strenc hened.