The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01
INTEREST CENTERs AT IN
DIANAPOLIS.
Villas MOVED TO DECLINE.
CANNOT he A CANDI-
DATE,
STRONG CLEVELAND SENTIMENT
senator Gray, of Delaware, and
Bynum Are the Men Mem
toned After Bragg.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31.-Although
the convention Of the gold standard
Democrats Is less than forty-eight
hours away the delegates are slow in
arriving. A few of the notables, in
Guiding Perry Belmont and John r.
Fellows, of New York; Louis Enrich, of
Colorado; Controller Eckels, of Illinois;
Senator Villas, of Wisconsin; ex-Con-
gresham Cultivate, of Ohio, and c. S.
Sperry, of Connecticut, got here today,
but the real influx will not begin until
tomorrow
The general expectation now is that
en- electoral ticket will be put up in al
most every state in the Union. 1t is
pointed out that an active canvass is
to be made by the gold Democrats I'M
der the auspices of the committee to
be appointed by the convention to sue
coed the provisional committee against
the Chicago nominees, and that this
could be done both more effectively
and more consistently with nominees
in the field.
There is, of course, much talk of Mr..
Cleveland, but his closest friends are
discouraging it and there are also those
who believe it would be bad policy to
nominate the president or any one con-
nected with the administration. The
managers have begun to cast around
for vote getters. The most prominent
name suggested today was that of Sen
ator George Gray, of Delaware. Ex-
Congressman Cultivate, of Ohio, ex-
minister to Switzerland; Broadhead, of
Missouri, and Mr.. Bynum are also
talked about to some extent.
Hugh c. Wallace, of Washington
state, arrived tonight. Mr.. Wallace
was a delegate to the Chicago conven-
ton and when he returned home he
wrote Chairman Jones a letter resign
ing from the national committee and
| repudiating the Chicago platform and
the ticket. Upon his arrival here he
created quite sensation in the cor
rldors of the hotel on account of his
pronounced declaration in favor of Mr.
Cleveland for the nomination for presi-
dent at the coming convention. Mr..
| Cleveland, he said, SIS half a million
votes stronger than any other man
that can be named here If he is named
the ticket will be a Democratic ticket
and the Chicago ticket the side show
Mr.. Cleveland will push Mr.. Bryan
harder than any other man could pos
sibly be chosen.
1T may be asking a great deal of Mr..
Cleveland. but he ought to be willing to make
the sacrifice and periodically allow the true
If we nominate the head of the Democratic
party, the man who has thrice been our can
didate and twice led us to victory, Democrats
need not feel that they are boilers. 1t seems
to that there is nothing else for the con-
vention to do"
Comptroller Eckes who arrived tonight, Is
enthusiastic over the prospects of the con-
vention. Mr.. Eckels says that from his OBJ
servation on this trip through the West he
Is of the opinion that the silver wave is re-
ceding very rapidly. And when the votes
ara ted
ten Democrats vote for Mckinley where one
Republican votes for Bryan.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. Ex-senator
| Villas will not permit the use of his
name in connection with the national
Democratic presidential nomination.
The, news was brought here today by
Ellis B. Usher, of Wisconsin. He was
at the head of the movement for the
organization of the gold Democrats in
| the Badger state.
Senator Villas does not want the
| nomination in the first place." said he.
I'm the second place, he is for Gen.
! Bragg for whom the state instructed
him. Our delegation will be here in
force tomorrow. and go to work in
earnest for Bragg's nomination. From
what l gather Of the situation, since my
arrival, it would appear that Henry
| Watterson will be Gen. Braggs only
formidable rival"
More interest attaches here to Mr..
Cleveland's position perhaps, than to
any other feature of the convention.
BY many, it is accepted as a fact that
the president is in sympathy with the
purpose of the convention. A declara-
ton of some sort from him would not
surprise them. In fact, they rather
anticipate something from Mr.. Cleve-
land. Those who are most active in
the movement, however, are not of
this opinion. Mr. Bynum said today
that he did not think that the presi-
dent would be heard from.
Mr.. Bynum, who is the most proIni-
nent promoter of the movement here
says that the third ticket will carry
several states, and includes Texas and
Kentucky among the number. Perry
Belmont, who presided over the New
| York meeting addressed by Bourke
| Cochran. was one of the arrivals to-
day. He came as looker-on, but viii
possibly hold proxy from New York