The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-18
ANOTHER IRISH CONVERT.
A Vice President of Cleveland Club with
draws from the Party.


A Vice-President of a Cleveland Club with
draws from the Party.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LoGANsPoRT, Aug. l6.-Late this afternoon
Mr.. Will A. Kearney, prominent and talented
young Irish lawyer came out in card announce
ing his withdrawal from the Democratic party
Mr.. Kearney is one of the vice presidents Of the
Cleveland club, here, and member of the Dem
ocratic city committee, and has hitherto done
valiant service in the Democratic ranks He has
been in demand as vigorous speaker in the
ocal campaigns, and his loss will be severely
cit Mr. Kearney's letter to the Democratic
central committee is as follows:
LoGANsPoRT, Ind, Aug. Is.
Hon. Rufus Magee and B. f. Louthain. ESQ.,:
Gentlemen-Having rendered to you as re
spective chairmen of the several Democratic
organizations of this city and county my
resignation as ice-president and member of the
executive committee of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club, and my membership of the Logan
sport central committee, feel that it is due
from me in Justice to you and myself that I
make known to you my Democratic friends, the
causes which lead to this determination.
When the Democratic State convention as
sembled at indianapolis | had looked forward
anxiously for the nomination for Governor of a
| pure and able man, like the Hon. David Tufpie
| But was disappointed That convention, true
to machine politicians, but treacherous to the
Indiana Democracy, PERMITTED mediocrity and
! cunning to triumph over intelligence
and eandor-and in the nomination
of graveyard insurance fraud like Isaac p.
Gray insulted the intelligence of the electors in
asking for him their suffrages. As an earnest
Democrat, anxious for success at the polls,
said then that was grieved at the nomination,
and that our State ticket was doomed to defeat;
for well knew that as soon as
| Isaac P. Grays record and character
were known the public conscience would
| be quickened, Democratic efforts would be par
| alyzed and the result would be disaster and de-
| feat And. again when attended the Chicago
convention it was in hope Of seeing nominated q
strong ticket, the popularity of which, in Indi-
ana, would save the State ticket from defeat
But, like my expectations of the Indianapolis
! convention, my hopes were disappointed, and /
witnessed the nomination Of Grover Cleveland,
a mere fiedglng, a political tyro, over sages and
statesmen whose candidacy would have added
strength and honor to the party and to the
party name, But the weakness Of the man and
the ingratitude Of the party might be over
looked If we could close our eyes to the men and
means that secured his nomination, and the men
and measures which he. as President Of this
country, would represent. But this we can not
do. For it is already q matter of history that
the nomination was secured by throttling the
Irish and labor delegates in the convention, and,
in absolute disregard of Democratic principles
and the plainest justice, counting their votes for
the man whom they and their constituency de-
spisad and abhorred. And this was done by
combination of English dudes and New York
nonopolists, and all anti-Irish elements in
| the convention. Thus, gentlemen, I cannot
support Mr., Cleveland for the presidency, know
| ing him to have been nominated at the instance
of English dudes and monopolists who had
crushed out the life Of the laborng masses Of
his own State, and not because of any valuable
service ne had rendered the governments not