The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-27
Blacks Administration to he Indorsed
and Retention of the Philippine
Islands Favored.
DEMOCRATS At SYRACUSE
TAMMANYITEs BOOMING MAYOR VAN
WICK FOR GOVERNOR.
Many Candidates In the Field, but
Success-Seaator Hill on Hand.

for to-morrow's Republican state conven-
ton, viewed from a nonpartisan standpoint
tonight. looks like this:
The Ticket-For Governor, Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York; Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Timothy L. Woodruff, of Kings; Sec
retary of state. John T. McDonough, of AL
bany; controller, William T. Morgan, of
Erie; treasurer. Charles F. Babcock. of Mon
roe; state engineer, L. A. Bond, of Jeffer-
son.
The Platform-An Endorsement o. Presi-
dent Mckinley and his policy with Spain, of
Governor Black and his state policy and
administration; favoring an expansion of
currency in gold; favoring the retention of
the Philippines 1t will not ask for biennial
legislative sessions or any canal improve
ment funds.
The Conveniently complete its work ia
two sessions tomorrow, with Senator Payne
temporary chairman and Senator White per-
manent chairman. Chauncey M. Depew will
name Theodore Roosevelt and Edward Lau-
terback Governor Black
AS previously stated, there is hardly an
impartial observer here tonight who does
not believe that the ticket to be nominated
tomorrow will be headed by Col The
odore Roosevelt for Governor and Timothy
L. Woodruff for lieutenant governor.
Chauncey NJ. Depew. who is to name Mr..
Roosevelt, arrived here during the after
noon, and is positive that his candidate has
an almost clear field 1t was pretty we'll de-
cided late tonight that Governor Black will
not go into the convention. His friends are
urging him to do SO, but UP to this time
he has stoutly maintained that it would not
be dignifed.
One of the first callers on the Governor
M
pleasant conversation with him, the Gov
ernor cordially received Mr.. Depew. Sena-
tor Ellsworth and several others of the
Platt forces. Later Mr.. Platt, Mr.. Payne
and Governor Black met and had a very
pleasant conversation and there is every
indication that the convention tomorrow
will be harmonious. The fact that the plat
form will indorse Governor Black's admin
istration is indicative of good feeling.
The leaders Of the party to-day put the
finishing touches the platform and that
document is ready to be reported to the
convention tomorrow afternoon. 1t will be
one of the briefest platforms ever adopted
by Republican state convention, compris-
ing not more than one thousand words.
The document will not be made public un-
til it is reported to the convention, but the
Associated Press is able to give a synopsis
of its principal planks. The platform will
indorse the administration of Governor
Black and review the proceedings of the
last two sessions of the Republican Legis-
lature. Beyond that, the platform will not
deal with state issues. but will chiefly touch
questions OF national scope, including an
unqualified and vigorous Endorsement of
President McKinley's administration. One
of the most important planks will declare
IN Of bo Of phiIipniOp
islands and against the return to Spain Of
any conquered lands. Another plank will
recommend the passage of a currency bill
which shall reorganize the government pa
per money on the basis of the gold stand
ard.
The Republican state committee met to-
night and arranged details for the tempo
rary organization of the convention. A
feature of the session was the absence of
any notice of delegation contests. This was
the first pre-convention meeting of the Re
publican state committee in many years at
which no notices of contested seats were
filed. Serene e. Payne was selected as tenn
porary chairman of the convention After
the usual routine of distributing convention
tickets the committee adjourned.
Around tho crowded piazza of the United
States Hotel tonight moved Abraham Cru
Der, OF New YORK, distributing circulars
headed: Quotations from Theodore Roose-
velt's essays published in October. 1897 and
containing extracts proclaiming against
ssmachine rule" One of the extracts reads:
s'Page III: An ideal machine has for its
unscrupulous and for its common soldiers
men who may be either corrupt or moder-
ately honest, but who must be of low intel
ligence. This is the reason why such
large proportion of the members of every
political machine are recruited from the
lower grades of the foreign population"
Mr.. Roosevelt's supporters merely laugh
at the matter.
There was long conference of the friends
of Governor Black tonight. but they gave
out no statement except TO say that they
were still actively in the race with their
candidate and still hoped TO nominate him.
The Roosevelt supporters claim that they
have captured many of the county delega-
tions that have heretofore been declared for
Black.