The Indianapolis journal., 1883-07-30
HENDRICKS AND MCDONALD.
English Responsible for the Latter's Defeat
at Cincinnati.

at
Washington Special.
The Star publishes column interview pur-
porting to have taken place between Senator
Voorhees, during his last visit to Washington
and two intimate friends, a large part of
which has heretofore been published One
of the friends" who is represented as being
a party to this talk Democratic congress-
man, is reported as having instanced Hen
dricks's "dog-in-the-manger" conduct in 1880,
when he remained in the field, though ad-
vised that he could not be nominated, and
held Mcdonald to his pledge to support him
(Hendricks( "Oh, we'll" retorted Voorhees,,
Hendricks has not been understood in that
matter. There were influences at work that
the public knew nothing OF, and when the
facts are known he is not so much to blame.
I'll explain" Voorhees's explanation of
Hendricks's unreasoning obstinacy in refus-
ing to make way for Mcdonald when assured
that he could not be nominated. but the lat
ter might, at Cincinnati, in 1880, runs thus:
Senator Morgan and a number of other
prominent Democrats from the South and
West held conference in Cincinnati during
the convention in the interest OF Mcdonald.
1t was agreed, without a dissenting voice,
that McDonald's prospects for the nomina-
ton were frst-class provided Hendricks
could be got out of the way. 1t was abso-
lutely essential to procure Hendricks with
drawal, because Mcdonald had positively
prohibited the use of mis- name so long as the
man to whom he had pledged his support re-
maimed in the field. The Morgan conference
sent Ingalls,, the railroad man, post-haste to
Hendricks with the positive assurance that
there was no chance of his nomination, and
urging him to withdraw by telegraph. and
thus give Mcdonald a clear field. On the
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on his mission to Hendricks . meeting OF
Hendricks men was held in Cincinnati.
"Bill'' English, as the late Democratic candi-
date for Vice president is commonly called in
Indiana, presided. The meeting was mani
testify deficient in that spirit and enthusiasm
which marks the canvass of a popular and
strong candidate. The conviction that Hen
drcks was already beaten had forced itself
upon the minds OF his intelligent supporters.
Nevertheless the Indianians (for the meet
ing was composed almost entirely OF them J
decided to stand by their ex Governor so
long as he saw fit to remain candidate.
English secretly nursed the hope that he
might be made the standard bearer of his
party. His name had been mentioned as
that of a Democrat who could carry Indiana,
and he was covertly scheming to turn every
thing to his own advantage. He had learned
of the Morgan conference and the errand of
Ingalls,. He realized that Hendrickss with
draWal, III pursuance OF tne morgan confer
ence would send Mcdonald to the front
as Indiana's candidate and utterly demol
ish all possibility OF creating an English
boom. His plan, therefore, was to defeat the
movement in behalf of Mcdonald. To ac-
complsh this he sent Hendricks a dispatch
about in these words: 81 have just presided
over one of the largest and most enthusiastic
meetings ever held in this country in your
interests Your friends will stand by you to
the last, and are confident that ii you will
stick you will be the nominee" This dis
patch reached Hendricks not very long before
Ingalls, was ushered into his presence and,
under the influence of the advice of English,
he refused to withdraw.
Senator Voorhees, related this as in a meas
ure excusing Hendricks for what has uni
versally been pronounced his pig-headedness
in 1880. The Senator, in conclusion. main
tanned that no unfrendly feeling exists be-
tween Mcdonald and Hendricks. He said
that Hendricks had finally abandoned all po-
liticai ambition, and would heartily support
Mcdonald for the presidential nomination.