Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-02
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
DELEGATIONS AsKEn TO MEET,
but NO MEETINGS ARE HELD.
FEW OF The DELEGATIONS PRESENT.
Plenty of Orators on Hand-The Flo
ridn and Louisiana GoIdbugs-Caf-
fery's Views-CIeveland Favorite
With Tennesscenns.

With Tennesseeans.
! INDIANAPOLIS, September 1.-Chair-
man Bynum. OF the National Democratic
| Boilers Committee. says there are no
contests reported from any OF the States
and that the temporary roll. as made up
by the National Committee, will undoubt-
edly be made permanent
The various delegations were asked 70
meet this morning and select their men.
but no meetings were he'd. Hardly half
the delegations are here as yet and there
Will likely be delay on the assembling Of
the convention tomorrow. TO give the
various States an opportunity to appoint
members OF the usual committees. There
Is full supply Of orators here. and the
convention wiz not be lacking in this re-
| spect.
delegation Of eighteen, all the way
from Florida. arrived at noon. and were
escorted to their quarters by a brass band.
The delegation displayed gilded alllga-
tor labelled FLORIDA Gold-Bugs." and
each man carried large, waving palm
/ leaf
The Florida delegation evoked the first
demonstration made on the streets. They
| came in on the Big -Four road at II 30 from
Louisville, occupying coach. on the side
OF which was o streamer. running its full
length, inscribed: "F1orida's Sound-Noney
Democracy"
At their head, following the band. was a
banner constructed here by their order,
with picture OF President Grover Cleve-
land, surrounded by the words. "Our Can
didate for President"
The members % the delegation cay they
enthusiastically favor Clevsland's nomina-
uon-thst he is at least half milion
votes stronger in the South than any
other man that could be named.
THE LOUIsIANIANs.
Following the FLORIDA delegation came
the Louisiana delegation in a special car
Of the Big -Four line from Cincinnati,
headed by Senator Caffery. Their car
carried stTeamsr similar to that on the
car Of the Florida delegation
Senator Caffory, who is to be the per-
manent chairman OF the convention, said
20 a reporter OF the Southern Associated
Press that his delegation had not agreed
10 support any particular candidate. but
were for the ticket which the convention
might conclude to be the strongest. mo
man conversant with the condition Of af-
fairs in the South" said Senator Caffery.
"can deny that there is a very pronounced
feeling In favor OF sound money. and
that the men who advocate that senti-
ment will vote according TO their convic-
tions. This is the case, not only in my
State OF Louisiana, but In other parts OF
the South. The fact Is that a great many
old-tinle Democrats Immediately after the
convention renounced the ticket and the
platform, and declared themselves for
Mckinley rs the least Of the two evils.
While they did not agree with the Repub-
lican candidate on the tariff question and
other tenets OF the Republican faith for
which he stands, they did approve OF his
financial views. These men have, many of
them. gone so far that II Is now impossi-
bic 70 get them back, even for the third
ticket which we will here nominate
81 look on the election OF Bryan as an
impossibility, and TO my mind II IS a sur
prising thing that so many OF the old
Democrats. dyed IN the wool, born In the
faith. and reared I'm its stronghold have
been so prompt TO rcpudiate the conven-
tion that failed TO stand true 10 the old
doctrines. They have risen above party.
and are ready TO do that which best SUBJ
serves the interests Of the whole coun-
try. This Is a fight for sound money, and
for this campaign Democrats will lay
aside their old party ties and array
themselves on the side of that candidate
who stands for the right, ana will repu
diate the man who denies the principles
that have been the guidance of Democ-
racy during its long and honorable ca
reer Bryan must be defeated and sound
money must prevail in this country"
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.
Nearly all OF the Kentucky delegates
have arrived, but no meeting or confer
ence has been held by them to settle Ken
tucky's claims TO a place on the ticket.
Several Tennessee delegates came in
with the Florida delegation. One OF them.
Mr. Theodore Cooley. OF Nashville. said:
People down our way think Bragg and
Buckner the logical candidates OF the con-
vention. There is however. a strong SEN
timent for Grover Cleveland. Without
question he would add several hundred
thousand votes TO the ticket in the South
that would otherwise go 10 Bryan. II the
convention should fail 10 unite on an
other man. | would not be surprised to
see Cleveland named almost unanimous
ly."
When IL was suggested that Cleveland
had intimated that he would not accept
the nomination, Mr.. Cooley said: 1--WE
would draft him, and l do not think he
would then reject it."
CLEVELAND'S ATTITUDE.
II is asserted positively tonight by
personal friend Of President Cleveland's
that he would not accept the nomination
under any circumstances, and should his
name be presented he will probably b1
heard from II is intimated that a promi-
nent member Of the New York delegation
has letter 10 read should the occasion
arise. IL is not 70 be presumed. however
that Mr.. Cleveland is lacking In interest
in the work Of the convention. The gem
tleman above referred to stated that
while he was not authorized TO speak for
Mr.. Cleveland he would venture the pre-
diction that If the proper kind OF platform
should be adopted the President would
probably make known his approval.
THE CROWDS ARRIVE.
INDIANAPOLIS September l.-Crowd-
ed hotels. enthusiastic workers, and brass
bands-three accompaniments OF national
conventions which have not been visible
at the indianapolis gathering until to-
day-were all supplied this afternoon. The
rush of delegates was so great as 10
fairly swamp the leading hotels. which.
though admirably managed, are not capa-
cious. Delegations that had ordered
suites OF four or five rooms were ten
dered one as the best that could be done