The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-21
Senator Fairbanks Overworke6 I'm
Preparing the Platform Which
Was Adopted Yesterday.
HIS VOICE NOT AT THE BEST
AND THE DELEGATES WE'RE REST
LESS WHILE HE WAS READING.
Indianians Not i'm Favor of Ex-senator
Quay's Proposition to Reduce
Southern Representations.
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PHILADELPHIA. June 2O.-The Indiana
delegation held two hours session this
evening at it's headquarters at the Lafay-
cite. The meeting was without result in the
way of positive declaration on any. subject.
although there was a free interchange of
views by the delegates. Senator Fairbanks.
out with the exacting labor of the
past few days, retired to his room very
early, begging his friends to excuse him
from participating in the proceedings. In
the forty-e!ght hours preceding he had only
one hours sleep. and was very near the
point of physical exhaustion. He was,
therefore, excused.
The vice presidential question was lodged
to some extent. and it was decided that
nothing should be done until tomorrow
morning. The delegation will meet again
at o'clock, when definite stand will be
taken on the candidates. An informal can
vass discloses the fact that the delegation.
as body, leans strongly toward Roosevelt
for Vice President, one count giving him
twenty-eight votes out Of the thirty. Tele-
grams from hundreds of leading Republic
of the State leave no doubt in the minds
of the delegates that the Republican masses
of Indiana want Roosevelt, and will not be
satisfied with any other choice. The indi-
vidual sentiment of nearly all the dele
gates being in accord with this expression
it can be predicted with safety that the
action of the delegation in the morning will
be In recognition of the politics of the situ-
alton and for Roosevelt. This is likely also
to be the action of many other state dele
cations. Indications late tonight point to
the nomination of New York's Governor.
XXX
BY common consent all open discussion Of
Senator Fairbanks a vice presidential
possibility dropped to-day. Every indica-
ton points to a settlement of the question
in a way to relieve his friends of the ne
cessity of presenting his name to the con-
vention. This is exactly as the senator and
his friends would wish.
Governor Mount had quite run to-day
I'm the vice-presidential speculation. His
name was energeticaly pressed upon the
attention of several Western States, ard
he made important headway, apparently.
Illinois was especially active in his behalf.
and a canvass of the delegation this after
noon showed that he had twenty-five out
of the forty-eight votes from that State.
Even though nothing should come of the
movement for him. he will beyond doubt
have a fattering complimentary vote. The
Governor Is down for speech seconding
the denomination of President Mckinley,
and as he is in good trim he is expected
to make hit.
Senator Fairbanks was not in the best
voice to-day when he was called on to read
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions. The convention, during part of the
time taken by him in the reading of the
report, was very restless and two or
three times there were demonstrations in
different parts of the hall which drowned
his voice. He was listened to with the
closest attention, however, by the dele
gates. who had no difficulty in hearing
him, and many times during the progress
of the presentation of the report he was
greeted with hearty applause. The plat
form, as adopted by the convention, is
very largely the work of Senator Fair
banks. BY reason of his intimate rela-
tions with the President and the Presi-
dents counselors he was intrusted with
the construction of all the resolutions
which required especially delicate and
careful treatment. The platform may
therefore be relied upon 10 express the
views of the administration in every par
ticular.
There was considerable discussion by the
Indiana delegation of the Quay amend
ment to the report of the committee on
rules providing for reapportionment of DEL
egates. The trend of the discussion indi-
Gated clearly that the delegation is against
the amendment and that IL will vote to
sustain the report of the committee on
rules without change. The South will vote
almost unanimously against the Quay
proposition, and that side will receive a
great deal OF practical support from stall
wart administration leaders in other parts
of the country.
Colonel Durbin has won the grateful an
probation OF the Indiana visitors TO the con-
vention by many kindnesses TO them while
here There is nothing he could do for their
comfort he has left undone. He has been
everywhere and has placed himself unre-
servedly at the disposal Of his friends. his
position on the national committee and his