The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-02
A Love Feast at which Mckinley's
Name IL Cheered and a United Party
In Advocated by Everybody.
DAUGHERTY NOW IN THE LEAD
HAS MORE VOTES For GOVERNOR
THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE.
victory for "Bossv Cox, of Cincinnati,
and His observation-disclosures Fight
ing Hanna-The Committees.

COLUMBUS. o., June This has been
a Dausherty day among the Republican
state convention delegates as much as yes
terday was Nash day. The conferences
continue, however. and the field may next
turn ON Daughefty. There Is as yet no
winning slate, and there are those who be-
lieve that no winning combination can be
formed until after the test of balloting.
The committee on rules and order of busi-
ness tonight limited all nominating speech
es to five minutes, with only one seconding
speech Of one minute. In anticipation of the
convention running late into Friday night
or being continued over TO Saturday. The
committee on permanent organization de-
cided to report in favor of making the tenn
porary organization permanent. This will
also save time AS the temporary organ
ization was selected by the old state central
committee, and was known as favorable to
Daugherty, this action was claimed as one
OF the series of Daugherty victories of the
day. But 1t is believed that this action
was due to the fact that Mr.. Kerr not only
made a captivating speech to-day, but also
an excellent presiding officer.
Among the features of the day were the
speeches at the hotels, that were bitter
and defiant, and those at the convention,
that were all for harmony. The leaders
who joined the chorus at the Auditorium
from to p. m in sort of peace jubilee.
however. spent the night in contests and
conferences that were not very harmonious.
While III. NJ. Daugherty has apparently
had the best of 1t all day, at the confer
ences in the morning. in the selection Of
committeeman in the afternoon, in the
demonstrations at the convention and in the
proceedings of the committees tonight. yet
he is having odds only as the leading candi-
date, and not yet as a winner. Nash will
be close second and Lieutenant Governor
A. w. Jones a much closer third than
has been anticipated up until tonight. In
the field r. NJ. Nevin, of Dayton. is loom
ing up. while none Of the others seems to be
gaining.
While the forces of Cox, Daughtery and
Kurtz combined against Nash to-day as the
Hanna candidate in all the preliminary
work. yet this combine" cannot apparent
~ get together on any one man for Gov
ernor. Cox wants a dark horse and is
grooming Shattuc till he names his favorite.
Foraker wants Jones. Kurtz does not want
Jones or Daugherty If he can get some one
he likes better. Meantime Daugherty in
sists that he has more votes than Jones.
come to him IL they want to defeat Nash
and thereby indirectly defeat Senator Han
ma. 1t Is in this complication that Nevin Is
likely to be brought out Daugherty is not
only leader in the prospective balloting,
brt he also has the best organization of any
of the candidates. Ex-Chairman Huling.
who opened the convention, and Chairman
Kerr, who presided. are both for Daugh-
erty, and all OF those at the state head
quarters last year are actively in the field
for him. He has workers from every coun-
ty and an organized army about him here.
Senator Hanna and Judge Nash, as well as
many others, have been surprised at his or
ganization.
The new state committee tonight elected
Vivian j. Pagan chairman and p w. Durr
secretary. and will meet here June II for
permanent organization.