The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-06
WILL HARRISON SPEAK?
Vital Question Regarding Indiana
Convention.
PROSPECT THAT DELEGATION
WILL NOT BE INSTRUCTED.
Delegates So Far Arrived Oppose Tagging
AS a Unit-The Ex Presidents Appear
ance Strongly Eought BY McM !nleyites.

Delegates So Far Arrived Oppose Tagging
AS a Unit-The Eek Presidents Appear
ance Strongly Fought BY McNi nleyites.
. indianapolis. Ind, May 5.-Nearly all
Republican leaders of the state have ar
rived here, to attend the state convention
which meets in Tomlinson hall Thurs
day morning. The gathering promises to
be one of the most interesting on record.
The principal feature will be the fight
on instructions between Mckinley and
the old Harrison faction. and the effort to
induce Gen. Harrison to address the con-
vention, which is being bitterly opposed
by the McKinleyites, the nomination of
the state ticket, and the attempt of
Charles Fairbanks to show his strength
by having himself chosen as delegate at
large to the St. Louis convention.
Fairbanks is senatorial candidate. II
he can land the ST. Louis honor, it may
be taken as an indication that he can
also claim the senatorship. Up to today
it looked as though the Mckinley faction
had sure thing in the matter of instruc-
tions, but as outside delegates arrived
the phase Of the struggle is being
unit against tagging" the Indiana
delegation.
The prospect of the appearance of
Harrison at the conference has sent a
thrill of terror into the Mckinley ranks.
They fear that such thing will stam-
pede the delegates and ruin their chances
of getting instructions for the ir cham
piOn.
General Harrison has been invited to
speak, but has not replied to the invita-
tion. The general belief is. that under the
circumstances and knowing, as he does,
the effect his appearance in the CONVEX
tiun hall might have he will decline to
accept the honor. He ia said to have in
timated this determination to few of
his friends, but he will be urged to ap-
pear nevertheless. Next in Importance is
the election of the state ticket.
Never before in the history of the state
has there been such a grist of candidates
for offices to be filled. For governor there
nre thirteen candidates, all of whom
seem to have fair following, with Major
Doxy of Anderson slightly in the lead If
his claims may be relied on.
1t is impossible to forecast the result of
a single nomination. The probabilities
are the convention will be in session two
platform will be short and although there
has recently been show made on the
part, of free silver, it can safely be said
that ths convention will declare for
sound money and send sound money de-
legates to st. Louis,
California Convention Organizes.
Sacramento CAL. May 5.-The Rep nb-
loan state convention met here this
afternoon for the purpose of eleoting dele
gates to the national convention. ". E.
Arthur was chosen chairman and made q
few remarks. The convention took
recess.
sOn Ieassembling the convention ap-
pointed committee OF resolutions and
credentials and adjourned until ten to-
morrow.
The sixth and second California dis
rictssadopted Mckinley resolutions yester-
day, as did the tenth district of Missouri,