The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
THE FIGHTING DEMOCRACY.
The War of the Hendricks People
Against Mr.. Mcdonald.
Democrats who are Engaged in
It-TaIk with Ex-senator Clinsman
Letter from John Kelly.

Washington Special to st, Louis Globe Democrat.
An active Democratic politician in Wash
ington, this week, spoke freely of the politi-
cal situation and the prospects of some of the
candidates for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency. Among other things, he
said; "In Indiana Hendricks and his friends
are working with great energy and zeal to
prevent Mcdonald from securing a solid
delegation from that State TO tine
national convention. William Hender-
son, an Indianapolis banker, who is
a cousin of Hendricks, and who possesses his
entire confidence, is one of those most ac-
lively engaged, but l understand that Judge
Niblack, of the State Supreme Court, is Civ
ing much practical aid and sympathy to the
movement. Another man who, | believe,
secretly favors it is John Shoemaker, of the
indianapolis Sentinel, although he processes
to be q Mcdonald man. A sort of literary
bureau has been established In Indianapolis,
from which a good deal of matter is being
sent to the rural Democratic press of the
State, advocating the claims of the old
ticket 1t is asserted, and by many of Nc
Donald's friends believed, that when the
Hendricks people find a country editor who
is not willing to lend his voluntary aid to
their enterprise they make it to his p%ecunia-
ry advantage to help along the boom for the
old ticket There are five or six Dem
ocratic papers in the State which are thick
and-thin advocates of the nomination of
Tilden and Hendricks"
But it is strongly asserted that Mr..
Tilden will not be a candidate, and that he
is urging his friends to support Judge
Hoadly," the correspondent remarked.
well, | have reason to believe that if
Hoadly carries Ohio Tilden will favor his
nomination, provided he does not want it
for himself. l do not really him that Hen
bricks and his friends believe that the old
ticket will be nominated, but they hope to
use the sentiments in favor of it in Indiana
to divide the delegation from that State, and
so ruin McDonald's prospects. At any rate
that is what McDonald's friends believe"
DO you think the support the Courier
Journal is giving Mcdonald is earnest and
sincere?' the correspondent remarked.
Most assuredly l do. / know it. Mr..
Watterson's visit to New York was misun-
derstood by most people. l have good rea-
son to believe he foresaw that at some time
between that and the election of delegates to
the national convention there would be
a cry for the old ticket In my opinion,
which is not mine alone, but is shared by
most of McDonald's friends, Mr.. Waiter
sons famous letter, describing Mr.. Tilden's
health and physical condition was designed
to provoke a discussion respecting the policy
and probability of putting the old ticket in
the field. That object was accomplished,
and the result has convinced McDonald's
friends that an attempt to nominate Tllden
and Hendricks would not be formidable. An
intimate friend of Mcdonald told me very
recently that there is a perfect understand
ing between Watterson and the ex-senator,
and that the Indiana candidate is very hope
full"