The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-13
Vice Presidential Nomination 0pen
for Governor Morton AZ the New
York Delegation Will Accept.
MATT QUAY OUT OF THE RACE
NOW ANXIOUS FOR M'lxINLEY's NOM
NATION By ACCLAMATI0x.
Important Conference Of Leaders
Last Night-Mr. PIatt I'm a wrath
full Mood-Notes and Incidents.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ST. LOUIS. June 12.-To-night delega-
tion consisting of Judge ID. w. Henry. SON
in-iaw of r. W. Thompson; A NJ Higgins-
president of the Indiana Lincoln Leagues
George NJ. Allen. Of the Terre Haute Ex-
press; w. i. Overstreet. and l. H c. Royse.
all of Terre Haute. came over TO take part
in the protest against the selection OF Mr..
Fairbanks as temporary chairman sf the
convention. Delegate Nat u. Hill was with
the party. Those gentlemen understood
that the national committee was to con-
slider the protest tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock, but there is little stir over tho
matter. except among those from western
Indiana Members of the committee say IL
is useless TO carry the protest further, as
the selection of Mr.. Fairbanks is deter
mined on. The anti-Fairbanks men claim
that Gen. Lew Wallace. who is now here.
win appear with them before the commit
tee tomorrow. Mr.. Early having sent q
telegram to Terrc Haute this morning sub
stantialiy TO this effect. r. w. Thompson
and Mr.. McKeen will reach St Louis to-
morrow afternoon.
All the gentlemen in the Terre Hauto
party strenuously insist that the affair viii
end with the committee meeting, and that
they never had any intention OF carrying
it to the floor OF the convention, as had
been intimated. They outline their .argu-
ment before the committee much on the
same grounds as stated in the Journals
dispatches from Terre Haute-that II. that
the appointment OF Mr.. Fairbanks singles
him out for preferment while a warm COM
test between him and others for the sena-
torship is pending. and the appointment IL
not what IL pretends to be-a compliment to
General Harrison.
Ambrose p. Moore. Of Covington. and
Charles williams. of Charlottesville. called
on Mr.. Hanna to-day in regard TO the tenn
porary chairmanship. and they talked IN
about the same strain.
Mark Hanna this evening corroborateds
in an interview. the statement in yester-
days Journal as to the manner in which
the choice of Fairbanks was brought about.
II wish 1t distinctly understood said Mr..
Hanna. that at no time. nor In any place.
have 1 stated that IL was the wish Of the
Mckinley management that Mr.. Fairbanks
should be selected as temporary chairman
The impression that / had fcrecasted thia
selection grew out of newspaper dispatch
sent from INDIANAPOLIS on the night
passed through that city. That irterview
lection of Mr. Fairbanks temporary
chairman. 1 did not so state. and said
nothing upon the subject that could be dis
torted into such statement The sugges-
ton of Mr. Fairbanks as temporary chair
man Of the convention came from various
sections OF the country. partly from mem-
bers OF the national committee. whose at.
tention to Indiana had been called by 10
financial plank In the platform adopte0
by the State convention some weeks since
That plank met with so much approval tha1
IL was believed 10 be wise 10 choose =
chairman from Indiana. and. as Mr.. Fair
banks had been the recognized author Of
the financial plank OF the indiana plat
form, his name naturally came into the
minds of those members OF the committee
and others who read IL. and II thus oc-
Cured to suggest Air. Fairbanks for the po-
sition When we were approached upon the
subject we simply said that Mr.. Fairbanks
would be acceptable. He has been urged
for the honor by those nho thought the
speech OF the temporary chairman should
partake largely OF the financial question"
The contest for ne stional committeeman
from Indiana promises TO be warm one.
Ambrose J.. Moore said tonight that Mr..
Nebeker had not Withdrawn from the race.
as announced. but. indeed would have
more votes than any other candidate when
the first ballot Is taken by the Indiana
delegates Monday morning. Chairman
Gowdy announced to-day that he was for
w. T. Durbin. a fact that was not un-
known. although not before openly stated
The only Indiana delegates that have ar
rived in St. Louis are Messrs. Durbin. Mil
liixan williams. Wallace. Nowlin and HUI.