The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-06
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
VIII Open About Sept. 15-COmmittee
to Meet Next Week.

10 meet Next week.
The Democratic state committee claims
to be as poor as the proverbial church
mouse but it has found enough money to
buy new carpet for the office in the
Union block Whether Parks NJ. Martin,
chairman of the committee, was able to
wiring small contribution toward cam
paign expenses from the reluctant candi-
dates or whether Thomas Taggart, treas
urer of the committee, donated the money,
is rot told. The offices look little less
like a barn than they did formerly, in fact.
are quite attractive. The committee is not
putting the rooms to much use. The general
impression that the Republicans are going
to have a walkaway extends to the COM
mittee and the candidates and they don't
see much use in turning their hands over
STILL they will make as bold a front as
possible under the very disheartening cir
cumstances that confront them. I'm a few
days. probably about the last of next week,
there will be meeting of the state COM
mittee at which plans to keep the Repub-
lican majority down to the lowest notch
possible will be discussed. Parks M. Mar
tin was here during the Republican conven-
ton. 1t gave him an uncomfortable feeling
and yesterday he went home to try and re-
cover from the shock by the time the meet
ing is held. Mr.. Martin does not feel very
kindly toward the local Democratic papers.
He read them and was highly delighted with
the prospects of big row and irreparable
rupture which they predicted. All day
Wednesday and Thursday he listened in
vain for reports of the big explosion, but
they did not reach him. Instead, he heard
the ringing keynote in Senator Fairbanks's
speech, the golden ring of the platform and
news of the ticket that had been formed-a
ticket that he could not help contrasting
with the one of his own party, to it's dis
advantage. Then he was inclined to for
swear his allegiance to the organs which
had excited his imagination to such a high
pitch that the reaction nearly caused ner-
vouS proStration and sent him to seek the
seclusion of his own home for few days.
While he is away brooding over the UNI
certainty of news in the party organs his
place is being taken by Secretary Asahel
II. Wampler, who spends his time reading
the country exchanges in search for some
thing that would Indicate ray of sunshine
IN the general Democratic gloom. Mr..
good deal of nerve in talking over the sit
uation.
Chances are growing better for u.s. said
he, with the air of a man who really be-
lieved what he was saying.
How sop
well, there are several reasons In the
first place people are paying less attention
to the war and will be ready to listen to
a discussion of other topics.
VIII the ihOHSy QuSSllOil DC one Oh llle
issues?"
Certainly. That will be one OF our main
issues. We will also discuss state issues
The Republicans will try to make much of
the fact that several large payments have
been made the bonded debt. We will
show that they have been able TO do SO
with money collected under the provisions
of Democratic law, passed under the
shadow of Republican opposition of the
most malicious character
What do you think of the convention"
You had a good convention and some
of the nominees are very nice gentlemen.
We were surprised that your platform was
not stronger"
In what PARTICULAR
with regard TO the disposition of the ter
ritory conquered in the war, for one thing
We thought that you would have some
thing to say on that subject"
What are you going 10 say about it?'
at is not for US to say anything. We
are not called on TO settle the question. The
convention was supposed to represent the
ideas OF the administration in power and
Democrats expected 10 hear something on
that question"
Mr. Wampler did not say that his own
party had ignored this question nor did he
call to mind the fact that peace negotia-
tons are now pending and that there was
nothing TO be said one way or another until
il was known what the administration pro-
poses to do.
Mr.. Wampler said that the campaign
ably about Sept I5 although the exact
time has not been fixed on That is one
subject that Will be discussed when the