The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
THE SILVER ELEMENT
Not Entirely Satisfied with the Plat
form of Wednesdays Convention.

The ultra free-silver element in the Dem
ocratic party had a set of resolutions and a
draft of platform which they desired to
have introduced in the state convention
Wednesday, but they were not mentioned
at any stage in the proceedings of that
body, and the declaration is being made
that Mayor Taggart could give the reason
IL he cared to do so. An indignant men,
Der of the free-silver wing of the party
lated the story in the lobby of one of the
local hotels last night. I'VE held our
meeting as you know. on Monday" said
he, land fixed up the platform and reso-
lutions. They were intrusted to Dan Nc
Donald, editor and proprietor of the Plym-
outh Democrat, who was to present them
TO the convention. OF course. Tom Tag
CART got on to- the fact that the resolutions
and platform were in existence and intend
ed to be srprng on the convention, and he
at once set about to suppress them. How
he did it L will never tell you, for don't
know. l do know this, however, that last
night / saw Dan Mcdonald in the lobby
of the Grand Hotel with his arm around
Taggart's neck and they were as thick as
three in a bed. 1t looked mighty suspicious
to me when recalled that Mcdonald was
candidate for secretary Of the Democratic
state central committee. representing
the free-silver faction, and got turned
down along with Fred Loftin and Charley
Mccullough in favor of Hosea Hawkins,
who is VIGOROUSLY a Taggart champion
and member of the branch of the party
known as the conservatives L remember,
too that only two weeks ago Mcdonald
came out in his paper with singing edi-
torial against the Taggart machine Oh,
well, i suppose Willy Tom turned the full
force of his sunny smile upon Dan and
his animosity melted beneath it's rays
The free-silver Republicans are not all
| " nv no
Democratic convention on Wednesday, and
some of the more radical silver Democrats
went away feeling that the platform was
not specific enough on the money question
However, the majority of the silver men
claim they have no objection TO offer as
they believe the Chicago platform has been
reaffirmed. +. j. Van Vorhis said yester-
day that the platform was not what they
wanted. He said he could not understand
why the platform-makers insisted on plac-
ing the financial question in the back
ground.
There was considerable comment yester-
day in various quarters on the work Of the
convention, and the gossip heard here and
there indicated that Frank b. Burke had
after his defeat. There Is already talk of
running him for Congress. although It is
not knC wn whether or not he would accept
| the nomination.
IL is now claimed that Mayor Taggart
knew at o'clock Wednesday morning that
Kerns nomination was assured. and IL is
| claimed that Shively was in possession of
| the same information and then decided to
| keep out of the race. II Is said now that
| the effort TO place the party on a conserva-
| tive basis began eight months ago, and the
| first success OF the effort was observed
when the new state committee was rsor-
ganized. There are only two radical silver
men on the committee, II is said. The gos-
sip about Shively in connection with the
| vice presidency has been revived by the as
| sertion of National Committeeman Johnson
| that Mr. Shively would be acceptable TO the
head of the ticket