New-York tribune., 1896-08-31

KEEN RIVALRY TO OBTAIN THE NOM
NATION IN INDIANA
GROWTH AND IMPORTANCE OF THE MOVEMENT
THE PRESIDENTS POsITiON-MYS-
Terry OF THE PLATFORM.


THE PRESIDENTS PosITloN-MYs-
Terry OF THE PLATFORM.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
indianapolis. Aug. 30.-Only thee days before
the meeting OF the National Convention OF Sound
Money Democrats finds this city with less than
half a dozen delegates on the ground. OF these
and others prominent in the movement ex-Con-
! gressman Bynum and ex-Mayor Hopkins. Of
! Chicago are the most conspicuous. The former
predicts the nomination Of no one in particular,
preferring in a more or less artless way To play
the role Of "BarLis." The other is shouting
/ Justify for Watterson. on the ground. principally
that the erstwhile guardian OF the star Eyed
Goddess will simply raise HI from the day he
lands until election time and the passing OF
Bryan" Both agreed that platform VIII
be adopted that will bring every old-ne Demo-
crat to the support of the ticket to he put in the
field and leave the organization now forming in
position to claim "regularity' four years hence
The failure of the delegates TO arrive betmes be-
/ fore the meeting of the Convention cannot be as
cribed to any lacl, Of interest in the work to be
done. 1t is due In me main If not entirely TO the
fact that most State Conventions for the selec-
ton of delegates have only just been held. while
! some like that Of New-York. which meets in
! Syracuse tomorrow, will not come together until
( this week
GOOD WORK IN A SHORT TIME
/ Considering all the circumstances, the mana
/ gers of the vement have no cause to be
/ ashamed Of the result attained by them. Less
| than eight weeks hive elapsed since the ad-
journment Of the Observation-Disclosures con-
vention in Chicago and yet in that brief time
conventions in protest Of the act Of that revolu-
haVc bpap he
every state of the Union. with the exception.
possibly. OF one or two hopeless mining States
! in the West. and two, certainly not more than
three Southern States. Every State will be
represented in the Convention on Wednesday.
| Nor is the fulnesa OF representation the only
indication Of the intereGt which the movement
has aroused throughout the country among
sound money Democrats. The honor OF being
selected as a delegate to this Convention has
been sought with Vigor and earnestness. The
rivalry among candidates i'm the Illinois state
| Convention was especially keen, and displayed
a gratifying amount of vitality in the Sound
/ Money Democracy of that state The Demo-
Gratis Of the state of Kentucky likewise showed
that they did not consider the place Of a dele
gate in this Convention an empty honor. The
same may very justly be said Of the Democrats
IN Ohio and Indiana and of the Democrats in a
number Of Eastern States
The most recent indication. how ever, Of the
interest taken in the Conventions work is the
rivalry that has sprung up within the last few
davs among the candidates for the romination
I'd to a week ago he impression was general
that II there was to be ticket at all it would
matter little or nothing who would he upon IT,
In fact II was openly asserted that those quan-
fed to aspire to this rather questionable honor
would tumble over each other in mad scram-
ole 10 esva,e lis being OFF,. ed - them. 20"
this is all changed and the friends OF Was
Bragg. Watterson. Buckner and Palmer not
TO mention a dozen or more other distinguished
names are all warmly contesting 10 lana thei'
candidates at the goal. Instead of being cut
and-dried affair. the Convention promises to
present more than one feature Of interest ana
importance.
RIVALRY FOR THE NOMINATION.
This rivalry among number OF candidates 10
secure the distinction of nomination at the
hands of this Convention is not due, of course
TO secret hope that "A condition of affairs may
arise between now and November next that VIII
make the election of the candidate possible. but
to a keen desire to cut an important and CON-
nanding figure In party councils for the neX'
four vears The nominee Of this Convention VIII
no doubt aspra to play a role different IRON
that Of the ordinary defeated candidate. lie
can unouestionablv If confronted with the state
ment that the party has hOnored him sum
GENTLY already reply by saying ;hat he sacri-
eced himself in leading forlorn hope and that.
therefore, he is entitled 10 consideration.
Parties like republics. are rarely possesseo "i
either memory or gratitude. but as this case u
nrobablv unlike any other that has arisen III the
history Of American politics, 1t is not at ali I'M
probable that it may furnish the exception 'ha'
shall prove the rule. But even If the candidate
whom this Convention will choose is 'shelNed'
,r tho seuse that he can no longer hope TO aspire
successfullv 10 a second candidacy. there Is no
reason why he should not play an important
mart AS a leader In the four years that must
mass before the next Democratic Natlonai Ton
vention meets.
orEICEHOIDERS OR OFFICE-SEEKERS.
Indications are not wanting that the orgahHa-
tion which the Bryan Altgeld-Tllman facuon OF
tho rartv is now cndeaVoring 20 rear over the
ruins its fatuity and folly wrought is crum-
,,,oo IN neces before II can be said to have been
.o,,,,,etad If is composed largely II not exclu-
i,.el, If office holders such the present Ad-
,oi,is.ration Of Mr. Cleveland permits to continue
IN Office. or those created by Tillman Altgeld and
men Of their kidney If they are not office hold
ers they are office-seekers. Whichever class they
belong To- they are either without means already
or very soon will be. They cannot expect In any
event after March next to make living IN poll
tce The, will have to let 90 their hold altogether
or thev will lose their interest or this the men
who perform the active work In organizing the
sound money movement among the Old-ne DEM
ocrats are perfectly well aware. Themselves men
Of means or I'm a position Where th"y can COM
mand money. they confidently await the tlm"
when the overripened fruit will drop into their
lars Is il to he wondered then. that the interest
manifested by so many active Democratic poll
1r,fta do fra,,a h.,