The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-09
Many Democrats i'm Favor Of w. r.
Hearst and His "Barrel" for
Second Place ON the Ticket.
VAN wYCK's BOOM FROZEN
CHILLED TO DEATH IN TAMMANY'S
GREAT ICE TRUST.
Colorado Democratic Convention
Squabble Settled by Throwing
Out the Denver Delegations.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON. June s.-Congress having
adjourned, political interest is Immediately
centered on the national conventions of the
two great parties. All the delegates to the
Republican convention at Philadelphia
have been elected. 1t is stated by officers
of the national committee that every one
of them is instructed to vote for the re-
nomination of President Mckinley. A
numerous array of good Republicans, how
on the ticket. Opinion at this time seems
to be that Representative Dolliver. of Iowa,
has the best chance Of securing the prize.
He is very popular with his associates, a
man of fine presence, and an orator of rare
qualities. He is conceded to be one of the
most powerful men on the stump within
the ranks of the Republican party. This
counts for a good deal in candidate for
Vice President, for while it is an unwritten
law of politics that the candidate for Presi-
dent shall not go about making stump
speeches, that privilege. If indeed it be a
privilege, is freely accorded to the candi-
date for second place.
Turning to the Democratic convention 1t
is found that to date twenty-three States
and the District of Columbia have elected
delegates. These States are: Colorado.
Jok Ind
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,. Michigan.
Missouri, Nebraska. New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Virginia, Washington and West
Virginia OF these all except Maryland and
New Jersey have instructed for Bryan. The
delegates elected number 492, and all of
them save thirty-six, sixteen from Mary
land and twenty. from New Jersey, or 456,
are committed by their instructions to the
peerless leader" If the rest of the States
instruct for him. and there is no reason to
expect anything else. he will be nominated
either by acclamation or on the first ballot.
A great many names have been mentioned
in connection with the Democratic vice
presidential nomination, but none of them
seems to have caught the Democratic fancy
to any overwhelming extent. The latest is
William r. Hearst, owner of the New York
Journal and San Francisco Examiner, who
was recently chosen president of the Ma
tional Association of Democratic Clubs. Be-
sides his honorary position and his two
newspapers, he is popularity supposed to
possess barrel Of unlimited capacity.
The action of the Democratic state con-
ventions of Maryland and New York in
| ignoring the Chicago platform and the 16-
to-1 issue is now claimed by some of Bry-
ans followers to be a good thing. I'm that 1t
will induce the gold Democrats of those
States to support the chief advocate of
free silver at the inspired ratio. They may
be caught by naked hook, but is doubted
ir quarters not welded to Bryan and Bry-
anism. OF course it is assumed that former
Senators German and Hill acted with a
common understanding I'm these conven-
tions. Another thing commented on Is that
two of the delegates at large from New
York-Richard Croker and Augustus Van
Wyck-will go to Kansas City with their
pockets stuffed full of stock of the ice
trust of New York. against which Hearst S
New York paper is making alleged war.
1t is worth recalling here that all last
winter and spring newspaper correspond
ents in Washington received every week
printed matter booming Augustus Van
Wyck for President as the antitrust can
didate. This printed stuff was sent out by
the Hotel Keepers and Commercial Travel
ers' Association. None has been received
lately, so 1t is fair to assume that the Van
Wyck presidential boom is dead.
Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge called
together on the President this morning
They declined to talk about the object of
their call, but 1t IL supposed they urged the
early appointment of Mr. Bynum to good
position.