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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
George Nj. Davfe, Mentioned as Cam
didate by Gil ShankIin, Says
Such Talk Is Absurd.
BUcKNER AND HIS COB PIPE
BOTH WILL BE AMONG ARRIVALS IN
INDIANAPOLIS TODAY.
Breckinridge's Speech at TOmlinsOn
Hall Wednesday Night to Be the
OratoricaI Effort of His Life.

While the Watterson boom has had such
an unexpected impetus by the declaration
of Illinois and other delegates west of In
diana there are a number of President
Cleveland's friends who look on the nom
ination of Mr.. Watterson as a dampener on
the support to be expected from the admin
istration They recall that the Kentucky
editor has in the past spent much of his
time in assailing the President, and it is
feared that letters written by Watterson
and his utterances reviling the President
might not only cause Mr.. Cleveland to re-
frain from indorsing the work of the con-
vention but would also give the silvertes
campaign powder.
Some of the Kentucky papers, notably the
Louisville Post, have been bitterly fighting
Mr.. Watterson and some of the country
papers have been printing editorials on
Populistic lines alleged to have been writ
ten by Mr.. Watterson in the Courier-J our
Eal about twelve years ago. None of the
Kentucky visitors are saying anything
about the great editor. for they all
friends of his. The famous saying of Mr.
Watterson just before Cleveland was nom
mated at Chicago is remembered in Ken
lucky. If the Democratic party nominates
Cleveland it will go through a slaughter
house 10 an open grave" was his remark.
However, after Cleveland was nominated
and elected and the attacks the Presi-
dent for his bond issues and other acts be-
gan to grow severe, Mr.. Watterson wrote
many powerful editorials defending the
President and his course. Some of the
Kentuckians say that this subsequent de-
votion of the editor to the President has
smoothed over any feeling that may have
existed between the two.
Talks with the delegates that arrived
yesterday do not indicate that the Waiter
son boom was progressive as it was the
day before-in fact, it fell off d shade. Sim
gularly enough, many of the Western dele
gates that have taken up Watterson refer
TO the popuarity OF his lecture on lincoln
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
FAVORS CLEVELAND.
Hugh c. Wallace Tells Why the Pres
ident Should BE Nominated.

Hugh c. Wallace who leads the delega-
ton from Washington State to the gold
convention, arrived last night. Mr.. Wal
lace was a delegate to the Chicago conven-
ton. and. although he voted against silver
every time, his personal popularity secured
his election as member of the national
committee in a delegation where there were
five out of eight ardent silver men. When
Mr.. Wallace returned to Washington he
wrote Chairman Jones a letter resigning
peremptorily from the committee and re-
pudia ting the Chicago platform and ticket
The letter caused considerable comment in
the East as Mr.. Wallace was the only man
to resign from the committee because of
his gold views Upon his arrival here he
created quite a sensation in the corridors
of the hotels on account of his pronounced
declaration in favor of Mr. Cleveland for
the nomination for President al the COM
ing convention. Mr.. Wallace was not in
Washington when he was elected delegate
to this convention, and he has been for
three weeks in New York and other points
in the East. He was very outspoken in his
talk for the President.
Mr. Cleveland he said, .is half mil
lion votes stronger than any other man
that can be named here. If he is named
the ticket will be the Democratic ticket
and the Chicago ticket the side-show. Mr..
Cleveland will push Bryan harder than any
other man that could possibly be chosen
His selection would meet an objection that
has been made TO naming any ticket 1t
has been said that so many Democrats will
vote for Mckinley, even if we have tick
ct, that it will make very poor showing
for the gold Democrats of the country
With Cleveland as the nominee all this
would be obviated. 1t would show that the
Democrats of the country are not for sill
ver and that Bryan, without his Populist
votes, would not have as much strength as
the ticket nominated here. 1t may be ask
ing a great deal of Mr.. Cleveland, but he
ought to be willing to make the sacrifice.
and patriotcally allow the true Democrats
OF the country TO rally around him. Here
we are without candidates. 1t is conceded
by nearly every delegates who has been
discussing the matter that Mr. Cleveland
is far stronger than any other man that
could be selected; that he can command
more votes than any other man We are
here to do our best for the great interests
of the country. Ali of us have made sac
rifices to meet the great crisis which con
fronts us, and Mr. Cleveland ought to be
willing to bear his share. We are looking
for a vote getter; we want man who will
draw votes from the Chicago Populist tick
ct. Mr.. Cleveland has demonstrated that
he is a vote getter. If we nominate the
head of the Democratic party the man
who has thrice been candidate and
twice led us TO victory. Democrats need nor
fear that they are boilers in that case
They VIII not be boilers. The Democrat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
SHE WANTS 100000 DAMAGES
Woman Sues Another ON the Charge
of Anonymous Letter Writing.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 3L-Mrs Ella
Peters. the divorced wife of State Senator
VIM. b. Peters. has brought suit for $50 900
damages against Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II
Gather. 1t is a case of alleged libel of
one society woman by another. Both are
prominent in Baltimore. Mrs. Peters is
granddaughter of the late Ex-Governor
Mercer, of Maryland, a niece of the late
Ex-Governor Swami and sister of Col
Richard 5. Mercer. Mrs. Peters, whose maid
en- name was Mercer is also connected
with the Pages, Roswells and other prom
inent families of Maryland and Virginia
and is hneal descendant of George Ma
son, who figured prominently in colonial
history.
Thomas Gather is a capitalist residing
in Howard county. with a residence in Bal
timore. Mrs. Gather was a Miss Nav of
Virginia. and belongs to family of posi-
tion and wealth. The Gather connection is
one of the largest and most influential in
Maryland. The families had been very in
innate until two years ago, when Mrs
Peters was divorced from Senator Peters
lust about the time she obtained the di-
Force she began TO receive ANONYMOUS
threatening letters. Some of them attacked
her character, and some threat tened with
personal violence. Some stated that vitrioi
would be thrown in Mrs. Peters's face and
others that she would be blown up with
dynamite. AT the same time her friends
began to receive letters from the same
source. attacking the character of Mrs
Peters.
The same letters attacked Mrs peters,s
little girls, Mary and Emily who are now
but fourteen and fifteen years old respacf
lively. The letters continued TO come stead
lily until last February
Mrs. Peters accuses Mrs. Gather of writ
Ing the letters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
CLEVELAND THE MAN
SAYS HUGH WALLACE, Of WASH
INGTON, AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
They Say Every Condition Points to
Him the Man for the Sound
Money Standard Bearer.
WOULD SOLIDIFY DEMOCRACY
COULD DRAW VOTES AS NO OTHER
MAN IN THE UNITED STATES CAN.
Ex-Governor Jones, of Alabama, Pre-
pared to Vote for Him if His Friends
VIII Permit Such a Course.
A WORD WOULD DO THE WORK
AN INTIMATIoN THAT HE WOULD
ACCEPT WOULD END ALL.
His Strong Supporters Say Little Be-
cause They Believe He Would Not
Take the Nomination.

There is a strong feeling among many
of the Democrats that as this convention
was called on account of the fact that the
Chicago platform departed entirely from
the tenets of the Democratic party and re-
fused utterly to indorse the administration
of the present Democratic President, that
the best way to rebuke this sentiment, and
at the same time nominate man who
is known to be sound on the money ques
ton, is to nominate Mr.. Cleveland There
has been little talk of this, however, for
it is generally supposed that Mr.. Cleve-
land would not accept the nomination,
but it is fact that most of the delegates.
while having scarcely considered him q
possibility would cast their votes for Mr.
Cleveland with greater pleasure than for
any man who has been named. He is
looked upon as the personification of Dem
ocratic principles and doctrines, and it
would take only en intimation from some
of his friends that he would accept the
nomination If rendered to cause the con-
vention to go to him with a stampede.
One of the strongest planks in the plat
form will be the plank indorsing Mr..
Clevelands administration. 1t will not be
half-hearted or susceptible of more than
one construction. There will be several
them Controller Eckels and Senator Villas,
but neither of them has given any indica-
ton Of Mr.. Cleveland's views on the mat
ter. Mr. Eckels laconically remarked that
Mr.. Cleveland was in the habit of doing
his own talking. Mr.. Wallace. of Wash
ington State is outspoken in favor of the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland. He thinks
he is the only logical candidate for this
emergency, and that he should sacrifice
himself for the sake of his party now.
If Grover Cleveland would like to be the
nominee of this convention all he has to
do is to say the word or permit some one
who is fairly close to him to say it for him.
While one State believes in Watterson,
other in Bragg and on, there is un-
dercurrent running through every State
in the shape of a sentiment that would
like to see Cleveland made the nominee and
a fight made for everything that he stands
for. This crops to the surface on all sides,
and it is only the well-known opposition of
the President to such a turn of affairs
that suppresses the feeling. Mr.. Cleve-
land may not have been popular with the
other national conventions held this year,
but he is the idol of this one. His litho-
graphs are much sought after for decora-
tive purposes in the delegation rooms ana
no delegate misses the opportunity to speak
a word of praise for his courage and the
soundness of his views on the money ques-
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
A TOUCHY QUESTION FOR THE PLAT
FORM OF THIS CONVENTION.
Judges to Concur on All Com
stitutionaI Questions.

Delegates to the National Democratic
convention began dropping into the city at
a lively rate yesterday afternoon and last
evening. The great body of them, how
ever, are expected to arrive to-day. The
slowness of the crowd in gathering is ex-
planned by the fact that in this convention
there is practically no preliminary skirm-
ishing or scheming to be done. There are
no contending factions and while there is
lively interest in the question of who
shall be nominated, nobody regards IL as
a matter Of life and death. Furtherm ORE
there is little contest on the platform;
such varying views as there may be are
simple questions of minur nature. The
suggestion has been made from one two
quarters that the platform be confined to
the money issue. but it has not been kindly
received, and there is no question
but that the platform will cover
the whole political situation thor
oughly. While its chief feature will be a
clear and terse declaration for the preser-
vation of the gold standard. it will also
contain reply to the attack OF the Chi
cago platform upon the Supreme Court and
the constitutional power of the executive.
1t will also contain tariff declaration
modelled closely after that of the platform
of 1892 Upon so much the leaders
practically agreed and all that remains to
be determined by the resolutions ccinmit-
tee is the matter of coming these senti-
ments into the proper language.
IT is given out upon good authority that
the executive committee is in possession
of "A money plank written in the Treas
ury Department and the natural SUPPOSE
ton is that Secretary Carlisle is the
thor of it, but the members of the commit
tee regard the matter as confidential and
decline to talk about it.
Upon two points only in the platform Is
there likely to be any divergence of opin-
ion. These are upon the income tax and
greenback questions Some OF the dele
gates from the West favor plank indi-
rectly sustaining the income tax PROPOSE
ton adopted by the last Congress and
knocked out by the Supreme Court. They
seek to get at it by favoring a constitu-
tiona amendment, requiring seven votes in
the Supreme Court to declare a law un-
constitutional The Eastern men are en-
phatically opposed to this. They have al
ways regarded the income tax a Popu-
listic measure and declare that If such n
plank were adopted the Populists could
say with justice that this convention ID
seeking in an indirect way the very point
that they are going after directly The
greenback question is injected by the East
ern men. They desire a plank demand
ing the retirement of the greepbacks at
the earliest possible moment In order to
break the endless chain" that puts the
treasury at the mercy of the bullion deal
ers The Westerners in turn oppose this.
They do not say that the proposition Is
not right, but they declare that there Is
among their home people a sort spot Tor
the greenback and they do not want to
make it hard for them TO vote this ticket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01

MR. ECKELS'S VIEWS.
Controller Of the Currency James H. Eek
els arrived at the Bates House yesterday
evening. He has been spending a month in
Illinois, and intends to return TO Washing
ton after the convention. 1t has been
known for several days that Mr.. Eckels
would be here, and some of the gold advo-
Gates were in hopes that he might bear
message from President Cleveland, in view
of his intimate association with the ad-
minstration. But he said last night, with
a slight smile, that he had been away from
Washington for a month, and had received
no communication on that question.
President Cleveland" Mr.. Eckels said.
''is in the habit of speaking for himself"
Who do you favor for the presidential
nomination at this conyent1on?" was asked.
be pursued. l would be much pleased to see
Villas nominated; that is. providing the
conditions in the Wisconsin delegation
We're not such as to preclude his selection"
AS the delegation is instructed to vote
Tor Bragg, whom do you favor?'
Il have not had time to look that far
ahead"
Senator Villas has long been known as
President Clevelands champion. They are
intimate friends, and Villas espoused his
cause in the Senate when there seemed to
be no one else to lift a voice in his de-
Tense. These facts, coupled with Mr.. Eek
elss assertion that he favors the Wiscon-
sin man, are regarded as in indicating that
Villas is the administration candidate
Mr.. Eckels said last night that the
strength of the sound money movement in
the ranks of the Democracy will never be
fully appreciated, as SO many votes will be
cast for Mckinley. Bryan, he said, will be
the worst beaten man that ever ran for
President.
Mr. Eckels is a man of slight figure and
exceedingly youthful cast of countenance.
But he is considerable cf a diplomat, and
avoids giving direct answers to leading
questions. He is outspOken enough
some topics however.
There has been talk among some of the
delegates of an income-tax plank in the
platform" suggested n Journal reporter.
What do you think of it. Mr.. Eckels?"
Il am not an income taxer," he replied,
emnhd ticallV
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
SUPREME COURT PLANK.
Seven Members to Concur ON Constf-
tutionaI Questions.

The question of adopting an income tax
plank and the wording of that plank is apt
to be one of the most important features
Of the convention. Most of the delegates
seem to favor the insertion Of plank on
this subject in the platform, although there
are a number who are decidedly opposed
to it There is no probability that the con-
Vention will throw a dart at the Suprems
Court on it's recent decision, but some of
the delegates favor a resolution regarding
the number of judges necessary to decide
on the oonstitutionality of a measure be-
fore them. 1t has been urged that IL any
reference Is made TO the decision of the
court the Populsts would use this refer
ence to justify the plank in the Chicago
platform Sam Kimble, of Manhattan.
Kan, is one of the delegates who do not
believe that such reference would put a
club in the hands of the Popocrats or Pop
ulists. Mr.. Kimble and j. a. Jones,
other Kansas delegate, arrived at The Dem
son yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Kimbe has
submitted to Mr. Bynum a plank, the sub
stance OF which has been favoraby COM
mented on by the Supreme Judges of his
State This plank will go TO the resolu-
tions committee, and 1t is not impossible
that it may appear in the platform. This
plank is as follows:
Recognizing in the growth of our coun-
try the severest strain and test of the wis
dom of the fathers in establishing a gov
ernment wherein the great plan of checks
and balances was relied upon in the form of
three coordinate departments intended TO
be equal and independent in the general
powers producing an harmcnious whole.
we reafFirm our confidence in the wisdom OF
such plan and our determination that II
shall be forever maintained the best and
only democratic plan of government on
earth In doing are. however. not
adverse to honest and patriotic study
CT any possible defects in the details OF the
original plan with purpose TO remove any
errors which the thoughtful experience OF
more than a century OF practice may ind-
cate. and therefore feel constrained to
suggest that II is but wise to consider at
all times the necessity OF the fullest conf
dence OF the mass OF our great people in
the acton OF each of the coordinate
branches of our government.
our theory of government Is i'm the main
averse 10 the decision OF one, but relies
with confidence upon the voice of the whole.
From very necessity the judicial branch OF
the government must. In matters OF con-
stitutional right, become the final arblter,
and TO the end that it's determination shalt
have the highest confidence and respect as
being the determination practically OF the
whole rather than of one. We would COM
mend TO the thoughtful and patriotic CON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
For watterson and Moran.

j. r. Trevett, of Champaign, Ill, is per-
sonally in favor of Watterson for Presi-
dent, with Judge T. NJ. Moran, of Chicago,
for Vice President. 1t is his opinion that
Mckinley will carry the State with the aid
of the sound-money Democrats, as he
thinks there are about $4,000 sound-money
Democrats in the State, who will more
ranks. Watterson, he says, would be\
very satisfactory candidate to Indiana and
Illinois, generally considered pivotal States
and for that reason he feels that he would
make a strong candidate. 1t was sug-
gested that some of the delegates seem to
fear Watterson's candidacy, as ne has been
regarded unfriendly to President Cleve-
land in the past. and was at one time
free-silver man himself.
Il know tnat WdtIerson is not looked
upon an administration candidate, said
Mr.. Trevett, but that cuts no ice, as he
will get the votes. That's what we want;
a man who will be strong in Indiana and
illinois.
"Yes. the sound-money movement is
growing in Illinois. The State convention
was one of the most successful ever held
clared that they had never seen a con-
vention so free from the hangerson and
Self-seeking politicians. In Illinois there
are a great throng or sound-money Demo
Gratis who were inclined to adhere to party
lines. Now that they have chance to
out sacrificing their party loyalty, they
will rally under the gold standard.
lie does not look with favor upon an in
come plank in the platform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
Detective Force Reorgani,ea

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 31.-The Board OF
Safety to-day completely reorganized the
detective force of this city. This was done
on account of the exposures that were
made in the aldermanic trial. Joseph w
Howens. formerly chief OF detectives. was
told TO step down, and Captain Jake Haag-
pointed in his place. Howens takes Haag-
er's place on the police force. Detective
Gorley was dismissed from the force and
the other four members were lowered TO
the ranks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
Florida for Cleveland.

t. A. Darby, of Palatka, Fla, a delegate.
is registered at the Grand Hotel, being the
first of the delegation to arrive. He was
in North Carolina when the convention
which chose the delegates was held and
came here as soon as notified of his cleo
ton. He said he agreed with the chairman
of his delegation on the subject of the nom
ination of Cleveland for President
Our State is a great adnirer of Cleve
land he said. 1T is also very strong
against the silver heresy. In the State
convention vote was taken and at that
early time, before this idea of the Demo-
Gratis having an Independent sound-mone,r
ticket was thought, of, the vote was a tie.
II the subject had been as Wei understood
then as 1t is now the vote would have baen
for sound money by large majority
Mr.. Darby has travelled a great deal
through the South since the Chicago con
vention. He says he finds everyWhere =
distaste among Democrats for the idea of
fusion with the Populists The two par
ties have been opponents in the South in
a somewhat similar manner TO the oDposi
ton in the North of the Democrats and Re
pubhcans and fusion is thing whjch tba
Democrats do not like.
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customary to refer

.Ssimonn ''iHeik : Bolivar 70 Buckner pure De-
be the most inserestng sn1aSh state IN the con-
vention account of the fact that she
has two men to whom the convention
stands In the light of the fair maiden. II
to that effect. Then Kentucky brings its
prize orator, a man whom the audience
Wednesday night will view curiously at
least. w. c. =. Breckenridge VIII arrive
in the afternoon. When any one in the old
Ashland district asks Mr.. Breckinridge II
ne intends to run for Congress again ne
replies that he will be the next Democrat
ic Congressman from the Seventh district.
and 1t is understood that he will receive
the Sound-money Democratic nomination
there. Incidentally 1t might be remarked
of a national convention when a Kentucky
delegation has failed to bring jugs of noun
tain dew. Indeed, one delegate made seven
separate trips TO the drinking water foun-
tain at the Denison last night
a. j. Carroll, of Louisville, was at the
Denison last night. He received the larg
est vote of any man in the State conven-
ton for delegate at large TO the Indian
men in the Legislature who prevented the
reelection of Senator Blackburn on
count of the Senator's silver views and the
Popocrats of the State have little liking for
MIR. Carroll. w. w. Stephenson. a State
Senator from Mercer county, is another of
those in last night. He was the first man
IN Kentucky to put himself publicly on rec
ord against the Chicago platform He de-
nounced it in an interview the day after
1t was adopted.
The speech of Breckenridge, at Tomlipson
Han, Wednesday night. is expected by the
kentuc1ians to be one of the finest bits
of oratory of the campaign. AT the State
convention they say he fairly outdid any
previous effort. In Kentucky they put chill
ufen on the musings as soon as they are
able to toddle. and Breckinridge is hailed
as the chief OF all this race of orators.
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SHOT HIS WIFE,
Tried to XIII Hts Children and Then
Blew Out His own Brains.

DETROIT. Mich Aug. 31.-Frank Beau
hien, aged forty. shot and mortally wound.
ed his wife this morning. attempted 10 kill
his two children and then blew out his own
brains. Beaubien, who is a member of an
Old French family. was left considerable
money some time ago, and has been drinks
ing heavily ever since. This morning he
went home drunk, and when his wife
demonstrated drew a revolver and shot her
in the back as she ran. He also attempten
10 shoot his two children. but both escaped
injury. He then placed The revolver to his
own head and killed himself