The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-03
Regarded by Politicians as One Of the
Great Men of His Party, but Not in
Favor with Chicago Reporters.
BLAND DOOMED BY GOV. STONE
WHY THE MISSOURIAN SHOULD BE
ACCEPTABLE TO LABOR UNIONS.
Never Rode on a Free Pass, Grabbed
-Pennoyer and Mclean BOoms.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 2.-The Matthews
people regard with considerable alarm the
movement to have a conference of the sill
yer forces at the Columbia Theater on
Monday to discuss the advisabilty of unit
ing candidate. So great is this alarm
that even Senator Turpie consented to-
night to be interviewed TO the extent Of
five lines. He said: 1.-The proposed caucus
is an impossibility. So many States have
given instructions similar to those which
bind the Indiana delegation that caucus
cannot be held
This movement for a silver caucus un-
questionably originated with the managers
of the Bland boom. They appreciate that
they have the best of it on the start and
if they could get a caucus on candidates,
with an agreement that the one receiving
the highest number Of stles should receive
the support of the solid silver forces. they
would clinch the thing right there. In
such a conference Matthews would be third
choice and his doom would be sealed.
Whether the Iowa people would go into
such q caucus is an undetermined question.
I'VE would have no objection to submitting
the claims of our candidate to a conference
of silver delegates said Charles Walsh.
when / asked him about it this afternoon.
I'VE believe he would do as well as any
other in their hands. Whether our dele
gates would pledge themselves TO be bound
by such a choice is another question"
Would not their instructions prevent
that?'
II am not so sure. At the first meeting
of the delegation after the Dubuque con-
vention, Horace Boies said to the delegates:
IF you know of, or can find another man.
who, in your judgment, can draw larger
vote for free silver than 1, you are at
liberty to consider your pledges Dissolved
and vote for him.
The Bland people. in trying to force this
caucus, are greatly weakening the influence
of the senatorial silver syndicate" which
has been shaping up about everything to
date. BY giving the impression that the
proposed caucus originated with the BIZ
metallic League they have caused much
criticism of that body on the ground that
| ii is usurring the work of the convention
| and trying 10 hog everything. If the Mat
| thews people can prevent this caucus they
| feel they are in fair way to succeed in
| their canvass.
I'VE are now ready for the delegates. ="
| said Myron King. who is attending to de-
| tails, this evening. I'VE have located every
| delegation know just wh-n, and by what
| train each will arrive and have the work
| all laid out for our people to do as fast
! as they come in. We have friends in all the
| silver States and believe we can depend
| on them for effective work.
The best prognosticators here put Mat
| thews third in the race at present. His
Headquarters are commodious and con-
| yenient and are tastefully decorated. Mem
| bers of the delegation the ground have
| had plenty to do to-day in receiving
| visitors, though delegates are extremely
scarce as yet. except those from Illinois
| and nobody knows just what Altgeid is
| going to do with thetn.
The eight members OF the Indiana dele
| CATION now on the ground are united In
their determination to stand by the two
| thirds rule They believe that this is the
| most effective way TO break the force ol
| the Bland boom and to check the move
ment for the Monday night caucus. The
| Ohio and Kentucky delegations will proba-
| bly, vote on the same side of the question
and it is not unlikely that all the States
| having minor candidates will vote against
| the abolition of this rule. While this Is
| what the gold people want it happens also
TO suit the purposes OF the minor candi'
| dates, whose friends expect them to grow
| upon the convention as IL progresses. One
| serious effect of this declaration is the
probability that it will throw Altgeld and
the Illinois delegation TO the support o.
| Bland. This was the only subject dis
cussed at to-night's meeting OF the Indians
| delegation. except the question of meeting
incoming delegations on behalf OF Mat
thews. Mr.. King presented schedule o
the delegations and their time Of arrival
and subcommittees were appointed TO NEE
| them r NJ s.