Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-31
POPS IN GREAT RAGE
Excitement Attends Indian
apolis Convention.
RUMORCAUSESTR STROUBLE
TALK OF EFFORT BY FUSIoNISTS
TO PACK BODY.
Many Strange Looking Men and
RUMORCAUSEs TROUBLE
Many Strange Looking Men and
"Something Doing" at Fusion State
Headquarters This Morning.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, August 31.-There
was excitement, accompanied by an expio-
sion of belligerent comment. among the
midroad populists, who are gathered mere
to attend their state convention, when 1t
was reported that the fusion populists are
arranging to pack the convention today.
]. c. Smith. editor of the Monticello Ma
tional a populist paper, was among the in
dignant ones.
II understand" he said. that John Med
fort and his fusion crowd are preparing TO
run in a lot of democrats in order to effect
an adjournment of our convention until
September Is, the date fixed for their state
convention. They will be fooled nightly
as we are going right ahead, and will put
a complete state ticket in the field
Samuel w. Williams of Nincennes, Thos.
East of Madison county and other leaders
said they had heard the talk about a coup
to capture the convention, but that II at
tempted it would not prove successful. as
the midroaders would have the convention
organization and would be able TO prevent
any chicanery.
Several of the midroad leaders said they
had no doubt that Tom Taggart would like
to prevent the nomination of populist
state ticket, as it was sure to pull many
votes away from the democrats
While these warlike utterances Were be-
ing heard about the Occidental Hotel where
the midroaders are stopping, the fusion pop
ulist state headquarters just across. the
street were we'll filled with strengthening
men, which created the impression that
something may be doing John Medert,
secretary of the fusion state committee,
wore mysterious smile. During the day
the fusion leaders had been active in cleo
tioneering for a postponement or the mld-
road convention. The midroad leaders are
bent on nominat ating a state ticket today.
however and there will be a redhot time
If an adjournment is attempted
That the midroad populists are imbued
with more life and enthusiasm than for a
decade past is shown by the fact that all
of the old-time leaders are here, and there
is a brisk contest for the nomination for
ticket are Flavius ]. Vanvorhis Of Indian
apolis, ex-State Senator William B. Gill OF
Lagoda, State Chairman Fred. J. g. Hobin-
son of Cloverland; A. G. Burkhart of TIP
ton county, Silas Holcomb of Fort Branch
and James Nipp of Nipp's Mills, Henry
county.
1t is a surprising fact that more men are
figuring in the gubernatorial contest than
we're candidates for either the democratic
or republican nomination for governor The
leaders are doing some big talking as to
what they expect to do. Silas Holcomb
said:
we Will pOll anywhere ITOH JV-uoo w
70 600 votes in Indiana this year. You have
no idea how much disaffection there is
among the silver democrats l like Bryan
and have visited him several times at his
home, but l want to say that he can't lead
the Indiana democrats over into the gold
camp"
Samuel Williams, national committeeman
for Indiana. said:
Our vote this year in Indiana will be
enormous. Bryans friends, who have fol-
lowed him for eight years, cannot be fool
ed as to his real attitude They know very
democratic ticket himself, he really wants
1t defeated. This is shown by the fact that
while he has given four very weak reasons
why Parker should be elected he has given
twelve very strong ones why ne should not
be-"