The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17
IMPORTANT PLACES FILLED
ATTORNEY GENERAL M'KENNA ELE-
WAITED TO THE SUPREME BENCH,
Charles G. Dawes Nominated to he
Anti-ScnTping Bill Hearing.
special to the indianapolis journal.

| Special to the indianapolis journal.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 16--Only one voice
| was raised in the executive committee
| against the selection of Indianapolis for the
sound money convention next month. That
one voice was for Chicago, but the senti-
ment was so overwhelming for Indianapolis
that the single feeble objection was very
soon stilled. The Independent sound money
movement is so identified with the name
Indianapolis that the absurdity of at
| tempting to put new trademark it by
| holding q supplemental convention anywhere
| else was too manifest TO require serious
discussion
| Neither Mr.. Hanna nor any other members
| of the executive committee now in Wash
| ington will indulge in boasting talk about
| the approaching convention, but it is very
| evident from the preparations which are all
ready being made that there will be large
| assemblage at that meeting, and that 1t will
represent stupendous influence. 1t is the
purpose to make it the most formidable con-
vention in point of actual weight and power
| ever held in the United States. The men
| who will be at the next indianapolis conven-
| tion will be authorized to speak for a vast
| diversity of interests-financiaI, industrial
and commercial-and it will be as free from
| political bias it is possible for that num-
| ber of men to be-
! Unless the plans of men mscarry, the con-
centration of mighty interests which viii
take place at Indianapolis will constitute
a force against which Congress cannot make
| a successful stand. 1t will be the weight
of the administration, reinforced by the
united business interests of the United
| States, all working to a common purpose
| that of placing the country on a stable
| financial basis. The politicians in the Sem
| ate and House who have been preaching a
| policy of inaction, and who have been hold
| ing up their hands at the pretended prospect
| of the new discussion of the financial ques-
| ton, are getting ready to swing into line
| to save themselves from being run over.
| 1t has been practically determined to pub
| lish the report of the executive committee
/ Of the Indianapolis convention, together
with the report Of the monetary commits
| sion, on the Sd of January. This will be
| after the holiday rush and confusion ana
on the eve of the reconvenng of Congress
| after it's recess. The process of charging
the executive committee may take two or
three days. 1t is the purpose to increase
| it so as to give every important State a
representative. Five new members were
added to-day, making ten Democrats and
| Nashville Banner, the last one to tele-
graph his acceptance.
| Chairman Fl. II. Hanna. of the executive
committee of the monetary commission, has
| written to Chairman Walker of the House
banking and currency committee. saying:
Il am pleased to express to you on behalf
of the executive committee of the Indianap-
oils monetary convention its very cordial APP
probation of the action taken by your com
mittee in deferring action until your next
meeting, Jan. II proxmo, for taking up bills
for reform of the currency and banking
fully and diligently in its effort to prepare
a recommendation for legislation, and we
hope it's report will soon be ready. We will
reconvene the convention Jan. %. but the
report will be ready in time for your next
meeting.
The presence of George McCulIoch. of
Muncie chairman of the Republican state
committee; r. e. Mansfield, of Marion, sec
retary; State Senator Spooner, of Indianap-
oils and several other politicians in WASH
ington at this time is probably without spe-
cial political significance, but Il contrary
construction is given the coincdental meet
ing of these gentlemen Chairman McCul-
loch was East with his wife and stopped
here for a day or two on his return to
Indiana. Mr.. Mansfield came on to look aft
er his appointment as bank examiner to
to be appointed right away, but has every
assurance that his name will go in within
a reasonable period. 1t would not be re-
markable that the several gentlemen while
here should have discussed the approaching
reorganization of the state central commit
tee but 1t is not probable definite plans
were made in relation thereto.
The Senate committee on interstate COM.
merce gave George Mackenzie, representa-
tive of the railroad ticket scalpers rather
rough treatment to-day. The committee in
vited him to make statement in opposition
to the proposed legislation and then cut him
off in the middle of his argument after
consuming two-thiris of his time in cross
questioning him over minor details of the
scalping business. The House committee
will take up the scalping bill tomorrow
and owing to bad blood between Mr. Mac
Kenzie and members of that committee the
hearing will be one-sided, only friends of
the measure will be heard. Both commit
tees are decidedly in favor of reporting
anti-scalping bills, and within a very short
time measures for the suppression OF the
ticket-scalping business will be on the call
endars of the Senate and House backed by
committee Endorsements. III the question
can be brought to a vote there is very little
doubt to the result. The heavy battalfons
against the scalpers.
Charles Gates Dawes, the new controller
of the currency. will probably not take hold
until about the 1st of January.
The Committee Enlarged.
WASHINGTON Dpc of tha er.k