The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-12
MIR. EARLY's PROTESTS.
He objects to Fafrbnnlxs's Selection
for Temporary Chairman.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE selection OF
Mr.. Fairbanks as temporary chairman of
the convention continues to meet with the
antagonism OF those Republicans of In
diana who are opposed TO his candidacy for
the United States Senate TO succeed Mr..
Voorhees,. In addition to the protest which
has been sent here by the aged Hon.
Richard w. Thompson. as stated last night,
Hon. Jacob d. Early. a candidate for State
Senator from Terre Haute, called on Mark
Hanna early this morning and denounced
Mr.. Fairbanks's selection in angry words.
The reasons for his opposition are the same
as Mr.. Thompson's. and are summed up in
Mr.. Early's devotion to the interests of
Mr.. McKeen for the senatorship. Mr..
Hanna maintains the same attitude
stated last night. Mr.. Early obtained no
encouragement. and there are threats of
carrying this fight to the floor of the con-
vention. 1t is possible that painful scene
may be created when the name of Mr..
Fairbanks Is placed before the con-
vention by Chairman Carter. OF the ma
tional committee Mr.. Thompson is a ven
cradle figure at Republicans conventions,
having been a member of most of the ma
tional gatherings OF the party since its
formation. He will probably be elected
chairman of the Indiana delegation, and If
the threat against Mr.. Fairbanks's Cleo
ton of chairman is carried out by the
chairman of Mr.. Fairbanks's own delega-
tion the situation may be embarrassing.
However. Mr.. Early's threats have not SO
far prevailed upon Mr.. Hanna to alter his
determination. Beside the reasons men,
toned in these dispatches yesterday why
q, roTrs IL.
Fairbanks thus honored there are other
good reasons. Mr.. Fairbanks is the author
of the Indiana platform. and. as already
pointed out, ii is the financial plank of that
platform. adopted by the Mckinley infiu-
ences in Indiana and Missouri, that the
Mckinley men are determined to incorpo-
rate into the national platform as the f.
nancial plank. Mr.. Fairbankss speech will
contain many pointed references to the
financial question. The speech of Senator
elect Foraker, who will put Mr.. Mckinley
in nomination. and of every other who will
second the nomination, will be devoted al
most exclusively to the subject of protection
and tariff. Mr. Fairbanks, as the author of
the plank which expresses Mr.. McKinley's
views on finances. is, therefore, the most
suitable speaker to lay before the conven-
ton, at the very inception of it's work. the
position of the candidate against whom all
struggling remnants of opposition will DE
arrayed. Senator Lodge, who will place
Mr.. Reeds name in nomination. will ad-
dress the convention before Senator For
aker be called. because of the alpha
betical precedence of his State. Mr.. Lodge
will dwell with much power on the financial
questions TO arise before the convention,
and will point out the superiority of Mr.
therefore. to the interests of Major Nc
Kinley, that the Ohio candidates position
should be set forth from a friendly side
before Mr.. Reeds champion is heard. For
this reason Mr.. Hanna may be expected 10
cling to his determination that Mr.. Fair
banks shall be temporary chairman. The
question of candidates being practically
settled by the elimination of all opposition.
there remains only the topic OF platform
Here, too, the Mckinley men display dis
position to bull everything through their
own way. To quote Mr.. Manley's angry
words: THE Indiana platform is their plat
form-nothing more. nothing less" But
the sentiment to-day BODIES i'll for this
plank Yesterday it was accurate to an
nounce that the platform would be the In
diana plank. with mo gold in it," If the
convention met tomorrow there would be
very distinct proportion Of adhesion to
the gold STANDARD in the platform.
Sentiment In This City.
The protest of r. w. Thompson, OF Terre
Haute, against the appointment of Mr..
Fairbanks as temporary chairman Of the
ST Louis convention was much discussed
among Republicans here yesterday, and
the trend Of the comment was not favora-
BILE. The impression prevails that the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Fairbanks is contem-
plated as a graceful compliment to the Re-
publcans of Indiana as we'll as to his own
abilities, and that all Indianians should he
glad 10 see IL made. The protest is re-
garded as discordant note in the har-
mony of the party. An unfortunate state
ment was made by the News yesterday
afternoon when it said:
THE recognition of Mr.. Fairbanks by the
national committee, 1T is pretty We'll un-
derstood here, stirs up afresh the trouble
between the two wings of the party-the
Gowdy and the anti-Gowdy factions. Those
representatives of the party who were op-
posed to the election Of Gowdy as State
chairman and who have been endeavoring
to oust him are not disposed, as a rule, to
take kindly to the action of the national
committee. They do not deem it prudent
to make objections openly. but it is well
understood that the recognition of the
Gowdy faction stings."
''This is. of course, rank nonsense" said
one of Chairman Gowdy's opponents upon
reading the above. with but one excep-
ton every one of the Indianapolis Repub-
licans who have been opposed to Mr.. Cow
dy are strong friends of Fairbanks. Mr..
Gowdy claims throughout the State that
his only opponents are in indianapolis. and.
if that claim is true, they must almost
all be Fairbanks men. The men who
fought upon the floor of the convention for
Mr. Fairbanks when his election as dele
gate was endangered by the schemes of
the Millikan-Gowdy ring to elect Milli-
kan as delegate at large were not Chair
man Gowdy nor AL Wishard, but they were
the very men who have been opposed to
Chairman Gowdy When that critical point
came in the convention Mr.. Gowdy was sit
ting on the platform and his executive
committeeman, MIR. Wishard, left the con-
vention before the ballot was taken. while
all the main pushers of the Millikan-G Gowdy
machine were on the floor begging votes
for Millikan at the expense of Fairbanks or
anybody else.''
MANLEY CRITICISED.