The Evening critic., 1883-06-22
MR.. VOORHEES, INTERVIEWED.
Hendrfchs-The Indiana Senator
ON Presidential Prospects and Pos.
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on Presidential Prospects aud Pos.
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Senator Voorhees, who Is counsel for Mr..
Hallet Kilbourn in his suit against John
q. Thompson, which comes up In tho Cir.
cult Court on the 25th instant, arrived In
the city yesterday evening, and was met
by CRITIC scribe at the Ebbitt lIouso late
In the evening. The Ohio Democratic Con-
vention having just nominated Judge
Hoadly for Governor, the reporter asked
the Senator what he thought of the nomi-
nation.
The Senator replied
"Thc nomna'i ion is good one. would
have preferred Durbin Ward, however, as,
in my judgment, he is tho stronger man of
the two. But am satisfied Hoadly will
be elected in fact, | believe most any
Democrat could be elected in Ohio this
fall"
as there any truth in the published
statement that Hendricks and Macdonald
were three hours In the same room without
speakipg2
'To my personal knowledge" said Mr..
Voorhees, 81 know that to be a willful,
malicious, infamous lie telegraphed to the
country by the Associated Press. know
that Matson, Hendricks, MacDanald and
Peelle were in Mr.. Hendricks room for
three hours one day this week In social
conversation. The relations between Hen
bricks and Macdonald are just as friendly
to-day AS they have been for the past
thirty years, and they have been warm
personal friends during all that time"
"Does any portion of the party in In
diana desire the old ticket Tildcn aud
HendricksP'
"As far as know there is not n solitary
Democrat of any prominence in the State
Who wants that ticket l know that
Hendricks does not want it, for he told mo
so himself last Monday"
"Can any ono be elected Governor of
Indiana ON a strictly free-tradc platform ?"
al think not. The Democrats have
learned that free trade in the abstract Is
not the doctrine of the party. With the
exception OF Henry Watterson and Joe
Pulitzer there are no Democrats in the
country in favor Of free trade pure and
simple"
Tho reporter suggested that Watterson
and Pulitzer represented two Of tho lead
ing Democratic papers in the country.
THAT may be So" replied Senator Voor-
hees, "but the New York World does not
have as much influence in the State Of
Indiana as little crossroads weekly pa
per. 1t is almost unknown there, and
wields no influence whatever. Neither
does the Cou,ier.Journal have any influence
III INC DIite. WnbU tnb neAU NHblOnul
Convention meets neither Watterson nor
Pulitzer will be permitted to dictate the
platform"
"How do you like Macdonald as Presi-
dental candidateP'
~ like him very well, but whether
liked him or not, would have to be salts
fled, since he is a candidate in tho fullest
sense of the word"
"Is there any likelihood of there being
division or contest between the friends of
Hendricks and MacDonald?"
"NOne in the world. Hendricks Is not
candidate either for the Presidency or Vice.
Presidency. While l am friendly to both
and great admirer of both, am satisfied
Macdonald Is the choice not only of the
Democracy of Indiana, but of the whole
country. If he is nominated and tariff
for-revenue-only plank is kept out of the
platform, the ticket will be elected beyond
peradventure."
What effect has Postmaster General
Gresham's appointment on politics Of Indi-
ana2"
"Not the slightest. Mr.. Gresham is a
very clever gentleman, and makes good
Postmaster-General; but he never filed
any political position in his life save one,
when he was a member Of our Legislature
number of years ago. He ran for Con-
gress once and was defeated. Consequently
his own appointment as Postmaster Gem
eral or any appointments he may make will
not have the slightest effect on politics In
Indiana. Gresham's appointment, how
ever, had one Significance was slap In
Bcn HarrisOn's facen