Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-13
Who Want to Be Governor
of Indiana.
STATE CONVENTIONS
DEMOCRATS AT SEA OVER MONEY
PLANK IN THEIR PLATFORMS.
Indiana Looked to by Eastern Men
May Be Hot Fight Over
Gold Plank.

Special Dispatch to The Evening STA"
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 13.-Persons
who are interested In the whole hsid OF po1i-
tics, will now turn their attention TO the
state conventions of the democratic party
In view Of the fact that there was uncer-
tainty as to what the st. Louis convention
would do, state organic lions. as a rule,
postponed the making of platforms and the
nominating of candidates until after the
party had spoken In its national gathering
Within the next six weeks conventions Will
LIE held In about two-thirds of the states
1t will be interesting to see whether all
these conventions follow the path that mas
been marked out by the St. Louis conven-
ton. 1t is assumed by politicians that the
democrats of the eastern states who have
not yet spoken through state platforms Will
not only approve the ST. Louis platform,
but will go further, by inserting IN their
platforms specific declarations in favor OF
the gold standard. How the western demo-
Gratis who are yet to meet in state conven-
tons will treat the money question re-
mains to be seen.
Indiana Democrats.
1t is thought by some of the Indiana
democrats that the democratic state con-
vention. which will meet in Indianapolis
August g. to nominate candidates for state
offices and adopt a platform, Will indorse
the platform adopted at st. Louis and VIII
make no reference to the money question
as 1t was injected into the convention py
Judge Parkers telegram. Joseph Reilly
secretary of the democratic state commit
tee leans to the belief that this VIII be
the course followed. e. NJ Johnson
former city controller of Indianapolis saio
that he had not thought about the mattef
before the question suggested to MIN
today but he was also of the opinion tha'
the national platform would be adopted as
a whole and the rest of the state platform
would be taken up with state Issues. IHere
is a considerable free silver element In
some parts of Indiana. and not unduly to
give them cause for Sulking or deserving
the party it is thought best by many TO
pass over the money question without spe-
officially approving the gold standard, mas
much as 1t is not state issue anyhow
May Be Hot Fight.
On the other hand. it Is said that the
eastern democracy will look to Indiana,
as ono of the original Parker states, to
adopt a plank declaring specifically that
the money question has been settled by
the adoption OF the single gold standard
and approving the telegram sent to st.
Louis by the democratic nominee for the
presidency.
The vote OF the Indiana delegation on
the resolution in reply to Judge Parker's
telegram was II for to ID against. al
though under the unit rule the entire
vote was cast for the resolution. In the
democratic state convention which Sc
lected delegates to the national conven-
ton Hearst controlled about one-third of
the votes. and the majority of them were
Bryan or silver men. 1t Is likely that
there will be a hot fight If an attempt
were made In the state convention of Au-
gust 3 to adopt a gold plank. The same
delegates that attended the first conven-
ton will be the delegates to the second.
Among the Parker men in the convention
which elected delegates n ST Louis
a great many silver men. such as U. 8.
Jackson of Greenfield and John A. Kern
of Indianapolis. According to Joseph
Reilly. secretary of the democratic state
committee, the same officers and same
committees will serve in both conven-
lions. AlonZo Greene Smith was the per-
manent chairman of the first convention
One of the differences will be that there
Will be no free board and room at the
Claypool provided by William Randolph
Hearst.
Some Of the State Candidates.
So far not many candidates for state
nominations have appeared. w A. Culloh
OF Nfncennes seems to be the most active
In seeking the nomination for governor
Warder w. Stevens of Salem will prob
ably be out soon, and Samuel Raiston's
friends are doing some talking Daniel
w. Simms of Lafayette may enter the
race. Edward Fogarty. mayor of South
Bend. who said at one time that he would
ask for the nomination. has changed his
mind. and it is understood he will ask for
the nomination for Congress in the thir-
teenth district N j. Bozarth of Valpa-
raiso announced his candidacy for the
nomination for governor several weeks
ago.
timothy Howard. former Judge of the
state supreme court and at present a
member of the codification commission
mas many friends who say he would make
an excellent governor
j. o. McNutt democratic chairman of
the ntth district. who was In the city to-
nay expressed the opinion that the demo-
cratic state convention would indorse tho
Of Louis platform whole without
speaking of the money question. He saw
no need or stirring up trouble by refer
ring to the money question