The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-18
WATTERSON LEADS.

FAVORlTR OF THE INDIAN
APOLIS CONVENTION.
to Prevent he Growth Of Hugh wal
lace's Boom for Him-Platform Discus
sion-Income Tax.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 2-Dele-
gates to the National Democratic con-
vention arrived in numbers last night
and this morning from ali sections.
n by tonight three quarters OF
them are expected to be on hand for
the opening tomorrow. With them
came a throng Of visitors, all greatly
Interested in the movement and the
Indications point to as large an at
tendance as was anticipated.
"A boom for the nomination of Mr..
Cleveland, st. rted last night by Hugh
Wallace of Washington state. is being
discouraged by the Presidents friends,
who say that he would not accept.
comptroller OF h Currency Eckles is
dong all he can to keep down this
Cleveland sentiment, and has taken a
position in favor of Senator Villas
nomination. Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio,
one OF the delegates-at-large from the
Buckeye state, not only says he does
not think Mr.. Cleveland wants or
would accept the nomination., but
that, IN his opinion, it would be I'M
wise to place him at the head of the
ticket.
WATTERsoN LEADING, BUT OPPOSED.
A disposition is developing in the
East, which is considered safe for
gold, to allow the Middle Western
states and doubtful border states 20
select the candidates. A majority of
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, OHIO, Tennes-
see and Alabama delegations seem to
be for Watterson, and consequently
this morning the blue grass editor
and orator seemed to have an un-
doubted lead.
SHOULD the nomination go to Wat
terson, a Northern man would be
named for vice president-Bragg Of
Wisconsin, Judge Moran of Chicago
or David LaWler of Minnesota.
Some of Mr.. Cleveland's friends.
"1olA VAG lICilOIN Ol MI. NaLJerSOD S
famous prediction before the Chicaro
cOnveation of 1892, that ii Cleveland
were nominated the Democracy
would go through a slaughter house
to an open grave" ringing in their
ears, are inclined to rebel against
Watterson, and are inclined TO push
Senator Villas forward. 1t is said BY
those in a position to know that the
latter does not want the nomination,
but he could be used now as 4 foil for
the present Watterson sentiment. By
many 1t IS believed that q new candi-
date will be taken up-Outhwaite Of
Ohio, Bynum of Indiana or some one
else. Efforts are being made to induce
Senator George Gray of Delaware to
reconsider his tlatfooted decision not
to accept the nomination., but appar-
emily with no success. There is in
some quarters a feeling of resentment
against him, brcru ie, as chairman of
she gold Democratic conference in
Chicago, he did not appoint the ma
tional committee which he was en-
powered to name by hat conference.
His friends say he hesitated too long
to be an availa BILE candidate in a crisis
demanding bold ami heroic action.
DIFFERENCES AS TO TIE PLATFORM.
1t is already apparent that there
will be a struggle over the platform.
The suggestion that it should be con-
lined to a declaration on the none
issue is not kindly received, and there
is no question but that it will cover
the whole situation thoroughly and
make q vigorous reply 10 the declara-~
tioDs enurciated at Chicago. The ex-
%ecutive committee is in possession OF
almost innumerable suggestions as to
the money plank, but it is probable
that the money plank understood to
have been drawn by Secretary Carlisle
will be tho one decided upon. The
tariff plank will probably not be SO
radical as hat adopted four years ago
but will be Il clear declaration for a
tariff for revenue only.
The two points Oh which there is
likely to be a wide divergence of
opinion are those relating to an in
come tax and currency. The former
is being advocated by Western and
Southern, and the latter by Eastern
delegates. The Eastern Delegates are
opposed to an Endorsement OF an in
come tax through a constitutional
amendment, and argue thatif such a
plank should be adopted the Populists
could say with justice that the gold
Democrats were seeking in an indirect
way the very thing they were advo-
eating directly: The plank in favor
of the retirement of the greenbacks
and the estab lishment OF a new fed
eral banking system giving the banks
the power to issue under the federal
supervision the banks to redeem their
notes in gold, and maintain a sufi-
cient gold reserve for hat purpose) is
being pressed by Eastern delegates,
but is meeting with opposition in the
West and South. where there is