The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
Many Would Have Preferred June In
stead of July, but Are Now Rec
onciled to Time and Place.
OPENING
BoOMLETs
FEW SUITABLE CANDIDATES FOR
THE TAIL OF BRYAN'S TICKET.
Views of Arkansas Jones on Cam
paign Issues-Preparation for Re-
publicans at Philadelphia.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

place of the Democratic national conven-
ton is causing much discussion among
Democratic congressman, but, as a rule.
the work of the committee is Endorsed.
There are not a few VINO would have pre-
ferred an early convention, held in Mil
waukee, but all are becoming reconciled
to the selection made by the committee.
1t is still contended by some. however, that
from a political point of view Milwaukee
would have been preferable to Kansas
City. because, they say, that it might have
helped the party to carry Wisconsin.
They believed. also, that an early conven-
ton might have avoided some embarrass-
ment with the Populist organization. as
well as have enabled the Democrats to
have taken aggressive ground against the
record of the administration. Mr. Cor
mans arguments for late convention
were too potent to be ignored, and the late
date was selected because he convinced
the majority of the committee that 1t
would be wise to do so. The statements
going the rounds that the late date indi-
Gates dangerous hostilities to Mr. Bryan's
nomination are unfounded. No such OPP
position was developed in the committee.
and Mr.. German was engineering no such
movement. He has repeatedly said there
would be no serious opposition to Bryan's
nomination from any source and this is
at least understood to mean that Mr.. Cor
man himself will take no part in any such
movement that may hereafter develop.
Bryan's friends now dominate the party
machinery in all the Eastern and Middle
States and nobody here is now able to To-
cate the opposition which has been spoken
Of so much, and which for while was
known to exist Mr.. German agreed that
the convention could make a stronger in
dictment against the administration after
the Congress hade made it's record and
after the policy Of the administration with
regard to the territorial acquisitions has
taken more definite form.
Judging from the lively interest which
the Democratic leaders manifest in the Sc
lection of a candidate for Vice President,
one would think that there was really
more Importance attached to the office
than is popularity supposed There are a
number of little boomlets, but far no.
body has been mentioned seriously here.
The suggestion of Judge Caldwell. of Ar
kansas, is treated with respect, and he
character and ability, but as a
rule his name is generally dismissed from
consideration on the ground that a
Southern candidate would not add strength
to the ticket in States which must be car
ried in order to win the election. There
seems to be much vice-preSidential activi-
ty among the New York delegation. but
the fact that three Tammanyites are en-
deavoring to impress their availability
upon the party indicates that nothing will
come of it.. These three are Sulzer. Jeffer-
son M. Levy and Amos Cummings. They
ern or Southern Congressman smiles when
the suggestion of a Tammany candidate
is made.
Sulzer Is a rip-roaring free silver Bryan
Democrat, and he is popular with the
Democratic members. Amos Cummings
Is a gold standard man and he is thor
oughly immune against vice-presidential
lightning. Levy is q curiosity. He is the
owner of Monticello, the home of Thomas
Jefferson, and he makes much of this fact.
but he is gold man, too, and more than
that he Is not in touch with the dominant
along the line. They tell it on him til" thar
he has been charging admission to the
Monticello grounds. and this Is considered
by some to be rank Dissertation of the JEFF
fersOn homestead. Levy has several mill
lion dollars. however. and he is continually
banqueting Southern and Western men,
bers with view to establishing himself in
their good graceS.
If Joseph Sibley had not deserted silver
and Imperialism, he could have had the
nomination. but now he is regarded as an
open ally of the Republicans. George
Fred Williams, of Massachusetts,, is kindly
regarded in some quarters. but the ten
dency seems to be to go to the West for
the tail well as for the head of the
ticket. John r. Mclean is frequently
mentioned, and so is Governor Stone, Of
Missouri. But there is not a boom in ex-
istence at this time that appears to have
much weight with anybody.