The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

chairman of the delegation. Senator
Money was selected as member of the COM
mittee on platform and A. j. Russell. the
present speaker of the Mississippi House OF
Representatives, as member of the national
committee.
In it's State caucus tonight the Iowa
delegation made a decided concession TO
Mr.. Bryan, declared in favor of the speci-
fed declaration of 16 to / in the platform
when the majority of the delegates so vot-
ing were personally in favor of a simple
reaf1rmation of the Chicago platform.
Cato Sells. the chairman of the delegation,
was the impelling cause that led to the sur
render Of their individual opinions by the
members of the delegation. He informed
them that there was not the slightest
chance of getting Mr.. Bryan 10 alter his
position in favor of 16 to l and that it was
not now possible TO make arrangements for
another candidate, even granting that an
other man could be secured, and thus all
talk of a rival TO Mr.. Bryan he declared
was out of the question. The Democrats
or the country wanted him and they would
have no other man. He therefore thought
IL best to accept the situation and agree
10 support the position assumed by Mr..
bryan. This was agreed to without any
oissension, although several of the dele
gates voting for the specific declaration
said openly that they did not consider it the
best thing to do for the party. They were
willing, they said. TO put aside their own
opinions and follow Mr.. Bryan.
John S. Murphy. a 16-to-1 man., was ap-
pointed as member of the committee on
resolutions. Cato Sells was chosen chair
man of the delegation and Charles A.
Walsh was reelected member of the ma
tional committee.
AT the caucus of the Tennessee delega-
ton. tonight, Governor Benton McMillin
announced positively that he would not
permit the use of his name in connection
with the vice presidency. Upon the question
OF the vice presidential nominee the delega-
ton is somewhat divided. but the majority
would like an opportunity to vote for Gov
ernor Hill, of New York. A delegation of
Silver Republicans attended the caucus and
presented an argument in support of the
candidacy of Towne. but ii was not we'll
received. The delegation will not support
Towne. When the delegates learned of the
probable candidacy of former Vice Presi-
dent A: e. Stevenson. they received it with
much favor. A majority of the delegation
is in favor of a simple reaffirmation of the
principles of the Chicago platform, without
specific mention of the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 10 to !. Hon. James d.
Richardson was chosen chairman of the
delegation, John "A. Moon as member of
the on platform. and j. M.
Head as member of the national committee.
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The Pennsylvania delegation, in its eau
Gus, which was adjourned from last night,
engaged in a heated debate on a resolution
to instruct its representative on the COM
mittee on resolutions to vote for a specific
declaration of Is to / as the ratio of coin
age in the financial plank, and on a pro-
posed substitute that the principles of the
Chicago platform be reaffirmed in general
terms. The debate was brought to an end
by a motion by Ex-Governor r. z. Patti
son that the delegation instruct its resolu-
lions committeeman to observe the instruc-
lions of the Harrisburg convention, which
was an Endorsement in general terms of the
Chicago platform, and that the delegation
vote in convention for William Jennings
Bryan for President. This was carried with
a hurrah. The delegation will vote for Ad-
lai Stevenson for Vice President.
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The members of the Delaware delegation
are in a deadlock over the election of a ma
tiQnal committeeman and unless an agree
ment is reached at a meeting to be held
tomorrow, Delaware will have no repre-
sentative on the national committee. More
than a dozen ballots were taken, without
result. at to-day's caucus. The six votes of
the delegation were divided between Sena-
tor X. X. Kenny, who had three votes on
each ballot, and John G.. Gray, Joseph Hol-
land and Governor E.. w. Tunnel, who
were voted for successfully by the dele
gates opposed TO Senator Kenny. No formal
action was taken by the delegation in re-
gard to the vice presidency or the platform,
but l.. Irving Handy, who was elected to
the on resolutions. said that the
delegates were in favor of an explicit dec
in favor of free coinage and that
Elliot Danforth, of New York. would prob
ably receive their unanimous support for
the vice presidential nomination.