The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-25
TALK.

1t Is about time the Republican party was
beginning TO look around for a good Eastern
man for Vice observation-disclosures City Jour
nal. . ~
the presidency has dared to definitely declare
himself in favor OF the gold standard and
against free coinage OF silver.-Philadelphia
Record Oem.)
The later returns from the Indiana delega-
ton to st. Louis show uthat 1t Is composed
Of some very reasonable persons, who might
be made to listen to a Proposition to NOM
mate some good Indiana man.-Washington
Post.
According to a Philadelphia paper, Senator
Quay's lieutenants in the principal cities and
towns of the State are recruiting a company
to number about three hundred men, who
will go in a body to St. Louis and see that
the Quay presidential boom does not get lost
in the crowd at the national convention. No
but as. the party viii be Composed mainly Of
trained shouters, there. is little danger OF
their being mistaken for McKinleyites, even
II they lose their Quay buttons and badges.
ut is an open secret" says the Springfield
Nass) Republican, t.fslatc the declaration
which is to be made. 80 favor OF sound money
at this weeks Republican State convention
will embody the sentiments of Thomas b.
Reed. He has seen the proposed plank and
ator Hcar thinks 1t may be unequivocal to
the point of unwisdom. Senator Lodge is to
be be fh;. of . rhs platform e9mpitttee' and
friend" The Republican adds. rather plant
lively: I'VE had hoped that Mr.. REED would
and apeTd directly "t to che American Am m people, a but this
Is not deemed wise, We are given TO under
stand" d sea.
The Albany correspondent of the New
York Tribune says Governor Morton has a
right to think Thomas C. Platt has not been
very successful in his alleged efforts to bind
to him all the delegates from New York
State to the Republican, national convention.
structed to support Mr.. Morton for President,
and ffty-two have been elected. And of
these ffty-two delegates. two have been in
after all, the correspondent declares. ''the
most interesting fact about the delegation SO
far as elected Is that Mr.. Plat cannot swing
after Mr.. Morton's retirement as a candidate.
There are men who are members Of the dele
cation who will most Loyalty support Gov.
a candidate Mr.. Platt's power over them
ceases, and they will swing away from
him."
The Washington correspondent of the Chi.
cago Post notes the fact that the President
is ready to "go the limit in the way OF
using official patronage to push the candidacy
OF Carlisle. who represents his currency
ldCa@ III Ills 1tal III SaI 1916 LIT II
1.-The President is giving fresh indication o.
the lengths TO which he will go to attain ar
end. or, as he would prefer to put Ii, etc
carry out a high resolve" He has invoked
and called into play to the fullest extent the
tremendous force of the administration u
secure the election of delegates to the Chi
cago convention favorable to the nomination
of Mr.. Carlisle and to the adoption Of q
sound-money platform. AS a practical poll
tician. Mr.. Carlisle understands the value o.
having a trained army OF 100000 men on hi.
side In the chase after delegates, and he /:
not averSe TO availing himself OF whatever
advantages fortune places legirimately at hi.
disposal" 10
The Washington correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia Record thinks the great danger Il
| Mckinley lies in the fact that there are to b.
so many contesting delegates TO st. Louis
| and quotes Mr.. Plat as saying that Their,
will be between one hundred and one hun
dred and fifty contests in the convention
The correspondent figures II out this way
There are already hfty-six seats contested
ton delegates from Alabama. six are from
Florida. four contestants being Morton men
one Reed and one Allison. Two anti-McKin
ley delegates from Georgia Will contest, an
from Louisiana there are six contestants
The fourteen delegates elected in Missis
instructed FOR him. are contested. There ar
two contests by anti-Quay delegates from
Pennsylvania and sixteen contests from
Texas. There are also ten contests from
New York. These aforementioned dispute
are encouraged by the Mckinley men. VIII
Plat. There will be a flood Of other contest
from the South as soon as the convention
are held in Alabama, South Carolina, Vir
GINA, North Carolina and Tennessee.