The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-18
Elaborate Programmes for the En-
tertafnment of Distinguished
Guests from Abroad.
THE CONVENTIONS PROCEDURE
OUTLINE of THE SCHEDULED WORK
FOR THE THREE SESSIONS.
Parade of the vfsitors-Few Big Dele
cations Yet I'm the City, hut
Many Are Now on the Way.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
PHILADELPHIA. June 17.-Charles h
Hernly and Warren Bigler successfully
guided an expedition of $50 distinguished
Indianiaus into Philadelphia this evening.
Most of the arrivals proceeded at once to
the Lafayette. where quarters had been
engaged for them, although many had to
scatter among other hotels. The Indiana
headquarters at the Lafayette were in
formally opened this evening in honor of
the visitors who swarmed into the room
in number. About three hundred Indianans
are here tonight, and by tomorrow night
the total will be swelled 10 between 400 and
500. This is not the thousand or more prom
ised. but the outpouring from the Hoosier
State is proportionately as large as from
any other State, considering population,
distance and convenien,
There will be a meet of the Indiana
visitors at headquarters tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock at which a programme
for convention week will be laid out and
arrangements made for distribution of
tickets.
Among those who were on to-day's In
diana special were c. s. Hernly New Cas-
. tie: C. K. Cowgirl and Ed Bridges Wabash;
Robert Metzger and Harry b. Gates. In
dianapolis; A. c.. Robbins. Auburn; Walter
Smith, Evansville; John widdiman. Roches-
ter; George p. Haywood. Lafayette; T. j.
Mccoy. Rensselaer,; Murray Turner. Ham
mond: John B. Lloyd. Shoals; Philip Mater,
=. III. Bundy, William Ainsden and Marion
g. Hart, Huntington; Eugene II. Bundy,
New Castle; Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Bigler,
Wabash. and Mr.. and Mrs. W. p Masters
Bedford.
The arriving Hoosiers plunged headlong
into the swim and set about acquainting
themselves with the real facts" about the
vice presidency. 1t did not take them long
10 ascertain that the hotel lobbies were
aboom for Roosevelt. Everybody told them
that the nomination business of the con-
vention was as good as settled, Teddy
having SO far relented as to let 1t be known
that he might not after all kick the con-
vention I'm the ribs If it should dare tender
him the honor. and it took little longer
for the newcomers to learn that perhaps
the matter had not been ''cinched" for New
York's Governor and there might possibly
be a slip twixt the cup Of confidence and
the lip of results. 1t was discovered that
much OF the Roosevelt agitation was due
10 the efforts of an organized clique which
had taken its cue from a baseless report
started by Senator Quay's mouthpiece,
Grady. that fifty-eight Pennsylvania dele
gates bad met and entered into hard and
fast Roosevelt compact. Investigation dis
closed the fact that there were not twenty
members OF the delegation In town at the
hour the meeting was solemnly advertised
TO have been held. The report got long
start OF the denial, however. and the truth
never can catch up with the untruth. The
important feature OF the Roosevelt develop
ment to-day was the changed attitude OF
the hero of the movement and relaxation
Of his frowning front. Indeed IL can now
be stated that he will accept IL pressed.
This much the visitors learned during the
course Of the evening. They learned
further the deeper they delved that the
White House had not yet given its assent
to the nomination of Roosevelt. and that
the friends OF other favorite sons were riot
n the least disheartened by the revival
OF the Roosevelt talk. although some of
them were a trihe disturbed by the an
parent enthusiasm of the boomers and the
noise they made.
The subsistence of the DoIliver boom was
oiit VI tire ttlifSS tIitl dttFdCleQ the at
tention OF the statesmen and onlookers
from Indiana. When they left home the
Iowan was the best favorite. with Cornelius
N Bliss second Twenty hours later they
found the surface situation changed. but at
last accounts they were brought to believe
that the big forces had not yet made their
influence felt and that IL might be we'll to
restrain disposition to shout until the
convention might have time to act
Senator Fairbankss position Is not
changed I'm the slightest degree from what
Il has been right along. The Senator will
be pleased beyond expression TO have the
honor go 10 some one besides himself. and
viii work 10 that end. though. like Bliss
and Long and Allison. he would doubtless
accept as a matter OF stern party duty
shoaid the convention make the draft to
meet an emergency. Nearly all the Indiana
delegates are In the city. but meeting oe
the delegation viii not be held until to-
rorrow afternoon. Governor Mount will
not be here until o'clock
Governor Taylor. OF kentucky. was .