The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-22
Believed by that Means the Party Can
Be whipped Into Harmony Before
Next November.
JONES TO ANNOUNCE TO-DAY
HE WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR ON A
TICKET ALL BY HIMSELF.
Senator Quay's Friends Control Penn-
syIvanfa Conventiop-Fusion In
Nebraska Certain.
special TO the IndianapoIis JournaI.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l.-John r. Nc
Lean, accompanied by his first lieutenant.
w. c.. Mcbride. left Washington this after
noon for Cincinnati to lay the final wires
whereby Mclean is TO be nominated on the
Democratic ticket for Governor of Ohio by
the GAINESVILLE convention TO be held Aug.
20. The general impression here among the
few politicians now in Washington Is that
John r. Mclean will win hands down."
The Republicans. while not even admitting
a possible defeat at his hands. admit that
he will prove the most formidable rival the
Democratic party can stack UP against
Judge Nash. and still further express the
opinion that If Ohio is 10 have a Democratic
Governor none OF the Democratic candidates
mentioned could please them better than
Mclean. Mr.. Mclean evidently expects
through this means to come into promi-
hence as a presidential candidate In 1900.
1t will be recalled that at Chicago, prior To
the nomination of Bryan, the Ohio delega-
ton was solid for him. first to head the
ticket and after Bryan's nomination the
delegation wanted him TO receive or take
second place. Mclean, however, first threw
his strength to Bryan and afterward
turned the same vote over to Sewall. 1t IL
said in 1900 he will go in to win and un-
doubtedly If he should be elected Governor
Of Ohio he would prove a most formidable
candidate for presidential honors. With the
prestige OF having carried President Nc
Kinley's own State he could scarcely fall
Of carrying the next Democratic national
convention. 1t Is a regular pipe dream"
Democratic Convention I'm February.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21-The Record tomorrow
will say: The Democratic national COM
mittee Is considering the advisability OF
holding the Democratic national convention
two or three months earlier than I'm former
years.. Word came to Chicago to-day that
a meeting Of the committee is to be held in
October or November. after Senator Jones
comes home from Europe. to discuss the
question. II Is not considered improbable
that the convention will be called TO meet
in February. Some OF the committeeman
and Democratic leaders are in favor of hold
ing the convention to nominate a national
ticket as early as February. Others favor
holding the convention In May or June. The
advocates of a February convention contend
that 1t will be necessary to place the ma
tional ticket in the field and adopt a plat
form as early as February or March In or
der TO perfect organization and bring to-
gether the fighting factions in the party.
They declare it viii be possible to reunite
the party and bring a solid organization to
the polls in November If the convention Is
held in February.
THE committeeman who oppose the early
convention movement declare the Philip
pine situation will be unsettled at that time.
They say it will be physically impossibls
for the administration TO end the war on
the Island Of Luzon by February, and
therefore no one will be able to predict
what the situation will DO in May OF
June"