The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-16

gold man led a vigorous fight I'm behalf OF
the insertion of the word in the plank. In
some delegations the meetings were In
tensely bitter Thus In Illinois, Mr.. Tan
ner. the candidate for Governor, made one
of the strongest speeches OF his life for the
gold standard and he had the satisfaction
Of seeing gold member elected 10 repre-
sent the State the committee. Michi-
gan. which only yesterday declared against
gold by vote of 21 TO ]. held another meet
ing to-day and reversed its action. Indiana
declared for its State plank. which does
not use the word gold" but IL elected
Gen. Lew Wallace a member Of the COM
mittee on resolutions, and members OF the
delegation admit that they expect TO find
him voting I'm committee for the gold stand
ard. And so 1t went There seemed a
perfect stampede. Maine. New Han.p-
shire. Vermont in fact. all New England,
Maryland. West Virginia. Wisconsin. Min
nesota, North Dakota, Oregon-State after
State-sent its newly-elected committee
men around to Mr.. Lodges room to notify
him that another gold vote had been added
to the list. until. by o'clock. Mr.. Lodge
had twenty-three States on his poll, which
assured him of control in the committee.
Mr. Hanna takes the situation very phil
osophically. lie has named the next Pres
ident. He comedies that he has apparently
failed to write the platform. The events
of the day are not altogether surprise 10
him. He has been shrewd to detect the
growing strength of the gold sentiment.
and his private wire to Canton has kept Mr.
Mckinley accurately Informed OF the
progress of events. Mr.. Mckinley knew
last night that he would be confronted to-
&hof Il orfS Scf,
and i'm these dispatches last night was
printed the gold platform which Mr.. Nc
Kinley would accept. Mark Hanna is too
shrewd to let victory slip out of his fingers
ar the very last moment. He is bending
to the current. which. If he sought TO dam
it. would sweep him and his candidate to
destruction. He has realized at last the
absolute failure of his efforts to subordi-
nate the currency issue to the tariff. He
knows at last that the currency Is the only
issue with the overwhelming majority Of
delegates at this convention, and he is
careful not to arouse resentments. which,
If once awakened, might bode i'll for his
candidate. So he accepts gold platform
at least for the present. Hence the order
has again been issued to crowd on all
steam and to rush the work of the conven-
ton at breakneck speed.
Tentative overtures have again been
made to the representatives of the various
opposing candidates to withdraw their
men and thus save the time which would
otherwise be occupied in making nominat-
ing speeches. This proposition has been
curtly refused at every headquarters, and
so Mr.. Hanna has devised another time
saving process. Every contesting dele
gate who. after being defeated before the
national committee, has expressed his de-
termination to carry his cause before the
convention has been seen. There were
thirty Mckinley delegates who were thus
turned down. Not as Mr.. Haina ex-
plains, because their claims were devoid
of justice. but because we preferred TO be
generous to our enemies and to avoid the
charge made against us that we We're
seating only our friends" These martyrs
TO Mr.. Hannas generosity, mostly colored,
have been told that IL they alter their
present determination to renew the fight
in convention 1t will be considered e. noble
sacrifice to Mr.. Mckinley, and that when
the White House changes hands they Will
stand on the list marked with the distinc-
tion of deserving well of the new admin
istration. The gentlemen have consented
and thus vast amount of time will be
saved in disposing of the report of the
committee on credentials. Mr.. Thurston.
who announced his intention of fight
ing Mr.. Addicks on the floor of the con-
vention to the bitter end, says this after
noon that he will make no opposition to the
seating of the Addicks delegation If the
convention so decides. Thus the report of
the committee on credentials promises to
be in effect made up entirely on the find
ings of the national committee. and it's
reading ought to be followed by its adop-
tion within an hour.
Similarly Mr.. Hanna will not permit any
unnecessary delay even over the report OF
the committee on resolutions, the very COM
mittee that may in its platform bring to
him the only defeat he has suffered. The
committee will not meet for organization
before tomorrow afternoon. BY that time
Mr.. Hanna will have made last careful
survey of the field. For Mr. Hanna, though
bending to the wind to-day. will stiffen
up very quickly If he believes that the
strength of the wind is decreasing. There
will be searching study of every delega-
tion, and not until Mr.. Hanna sees that
hope is dead will he abandon the fight en-
tirely. But If his figures show him the
gold men have the men they claim tonight.
then. in the Interests of progress and dis
patch. there will not even be contest on
his part in the committee. He is for har-
mony and for speed.
There develops out of the victory of the
gold men over Mr.. Hanna one trace OF Bit
terness. Until tonight the McKinleyites
were more than anxious to make Governor
Morton Mr.. McKinley's running mate. His
presence on the ticket, they argued, would
of itself stand for gold, and would make
the word unnecessary in the platform
Flushed with their victory, the gold men
have been wiring Mr.. Morton all after
noon. urging him to permit the use Of his
name. The New York men express conf
dence that he will reient. But now comes
Mr.. Hanna and fatty refuses to accept Mr.
Morton, for, says he. with gold in the plat
form, Mr.. Morton is unnecessary. The
victory of the gold men has given afr. Ho-
bart's vice presidential boom it's first In
lection Of virility. Hitherto the Mckinley
men were ready to abandon Mr.. Hobart
| at the least hint that Mr.. Morton would
| take the Office. Now they will make Mr..
| Hobart's candidacy an issue. In this mat
| ter Mr.. Hanna shows some feeling. How
| ever. in the vice presidency, as in the plat
| form. Mr. Hanna will in the end bow to
superior strength. L. @.
BOLTED DEMOCRACY.
f.. II. StahImnn Hns Joined the Ranks
OF the Republican Army.