The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-02
TWO in THELEAD
ror the Honor of Nomin alton at
the Hoosier Capital.
SENATOR Villas AND wATTERsoN,


Seem To He the FavorItes OF the Anti
free silver Democracy-Few Delegates
ON Hand Yet-Notes OF the situation ON
che Eve Of the Gathering-McKinley
Puts Ina Day Receiving Visitors, Begin
Ing with a Chicago rhrong-summary
OF Bryan's Campaign Last Week.
indianapolis, Aug 3l.-On Wednesday
the gold Democrats are TO assemble here
to repudiate the action of the Democracy
Mt Chica 20 and launch q new party in the
troubled sea of politics, but yesterday In
dianapolis displayed but few of the out
ward manifestations of an approaching
national convention. The hotel corridors,
(which usually swarm and seethe with
Ipoliticians and guests on the eve of q ma
tional convention, were barren and de-
serted. A few of the managers were on
the ground, and the advance guard of the
newspaper men was already here, but the
delegates had not begun TO put in an APP:
pearance In the nature of things how
ever, this would be the case, as there is no
division as to the purpose of the conven-
ton and no scramble after the nomina-
(tions. The managers express themselves
Mas more than satisfied with the enthusi-
asm which they say has been developed in
the country and they expect delegations
from forty-two ates and territories to be
present.
Making Up the List of Delegates.
Although the delegates have not put in
an appearance in any considerable num-
bers the list OF delegates is being made up
by Secretary Wilson and will be ready for
the approval of the national committee,
which meets tomorrow. There will be
representatives in convention from nearly
every state, the exceptions being Idaho,
Wyoming, Nevada, and one or two terri
tories The delegations will probably ar
rive in considerable numbers today. but
the majority Of them are not expected
until tomorrow. That they are coming
there can be no doubt, as all rooms at the
leading hotels have been engaged.
The Boom for Henri watterson.
Ex-Mayor Hopkins, of Chicago, has
been industriously working the boom
for Henri Watterson. and says that he
has received a great deal of encourage
q third ticket was started by The Cour-
ier-Journal three days after Bryan was
nominated; that the object of the
movement is to get votes in the middle
west In this convention he claims
that Watterson's lectures on Lincoln,
his speeches to the Union soldiers and
his general course for many years has
been such as to win many votes from
kins, lit is now only two months until
the election. That is short time TO
prepare for a fight, and the campaign
for our ticket will necessarily be one
largely of sentiment, and il requires a
man with that personal magnetism
that wins people to him. II is 10 be a
campaign of education, and we must
depend largely upon the newspapers to
fight for us
Some of Watterson's Qualifications.
1T has been demonstrated that there
is no one in this country better suited
TO wage a newspaper fight for princi-
pie than Mr.. Watterson. l think he
will be the strongest man in the states
where we expect to do good that the
convention can select. Illinois will
probably not take the lead in present.
ing his name, for the reason that we
should prefer his own state to do that.
/ do not even know that our state will
give him it's entire vote, although /
think there is little doubt that our state
convention would have instructed for
him If a motion or resolution to that
effect had been offered
villas Is Also a Possibility.
Many letters from all over the Unit
ed States received at headquarters, ex-
press preference for certain candidates.
Senator w. +. Villas is being urged as
the most logical candidate by several
sections of the country. The indorse-
ment of favorite sons by several state
conventions may give the convention a
great deal to do, and IL is not improb-
able that each claim for first place on
the ticket will at least be given recog-
milton by votes in the convention. The
friends of Villas base their claim on the
fact that he attended the gold Demo-
cratic conference at Chicago and that
he was one of the first men to respond
when the opponents of the Chicago
platform were called together to de-
termine their course OF action.
Cleveland Can Have the Nomination.
1t is conceded on all hands that II
Cleveland would accept the nomination
Ii would be rendered him unanimously.
Bynum said that he would unques-
tionably be the strongest man; that his
popularity even among the silver DEM
ocrats was very great, but that Cleve-
land had given no word. Although IL
is generally understood that the pres
ident is in full sympathy with the con-
vention and its purposes nothing has
yet been received from him.