The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-08
The Reasons Mr. Hendricks Had for Knowing
that Butler Would Support Him if He
We're in Gleveland's Place.
The Democratic Candidate for Vice.
President Again Pleads fol- Votes.
To-Day's Election in Maine-A Strong Letter
from Frederick Douglass Mr. Nasty
Answers Some Inquiries.
now MIR. HENpRIcKs KNEW n.
A Piece Of the Inside History OF the Demo-
cratic National Convention.

A Piece of the Inside History or the Demo.
cratic National Convention
ST. Louis, Sept. THE Globe-D Democrat in
commenting on the statement of Mr.. Hendricks
that General Butler would have supported him
tHendricksJ If he had been the head OF the Dem.
ocratic ticket says:
The dispatch from Indianapolis touching the
positiveness of Mr.. Hendricks that Butler would
have supported him, recalls chapter of the in.
side history of the late Democratic convention
at Chicago, That body. it will be remembered,
adjourned very late Thursday night, or, to be
more accurate, q few minutes after l o'clock
Friday morning The first ballot had given Mr.
cleveland 392 OF the 521 votes necessary to nom
mate The remainder were scattered among
half dozen candidates. Senator Bayard;s sup
port of 170 hardly emitting him to be considered
good second Late as the hour was, Ben But
ter and John Kelly met in the formers private
room and consulted on a programme for the
anti Cleveland elements. Still later in the night
Butler called upon Governor Hendricks and
told him that the exigencies of the situation
demanded that he Hendricks, should be brought
forward in the morning for the head of the
ticket 1t was represented to him that all
elements OF the party could be harmonized upon
his nomination. When Butler came from this
talk with Hendricks he and Kelly set actively to
work on the programme for the stampede on
the second ballot Il was planned with con.
sulnate skill General Palmer arose when Illinois
was reached and announced 'one vote for Hen
bricks Then came that scene of wild en-
thusiasm which seemed magical But in reality
the delegates from Missouri. Michigan and
Massachusetts only played the part assigned
to them, while Tammanys leaders were on their
feet and bowling before the rest of the conven-
tion had recognised anything peculiar in the an
nouncement of the vote 1t has been said that
Governor Hendricks attempted to stay the stam-
pede Heidi nothing of the kind; but when the
Indiana delegates joined in tie outburst he sat
pale and calm in his seat, saying nothing for
time, and then rose and made his way out Of the
hall Voorhees, withdrew Nc Donald's name an d
substituted Hendricks, then Illinois, which had
been chosen to start the stampede, paralyzed it.
General Black and three or four leading spirits
in the delegation refused to let the wayering del
egates, who, under the influence of the noise,
wanted to go to Hendricks, change their votes
and on top of that solitary one which Palmer
had announced, Black piled with emphatic voice,
38 for Cleveland 1t was all useless after that
for Indiana to vote solidly for Hendricks and for
Massachusetts men TO show he was Buffers
choice; and by the time Michigan and Missouri,
of which much had been expected, were reached,
the Hendricks boom had collapsed. Mr.. Hen
bricks only needs to let his memory go back to
that visit from Butler atthe Palmer House in the
early morning hours of Friday, July IL, to feel
so positive that Butler would have supported
him as the headof the ticket. 1t is not difficult
to understand Mr.. Hendricks hearty tribute
to Butler in the light of these important confer
ences between the two critical sessions of the
Democratic convention