The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-15
THE SECOND BALLOT AT CHICAGO.
Further Revelations Concerning the Attempt
to Nominate Mr. Hendricks.

Further Revelations Concerning the Attempt
to Nominate Mr.. Hendricks.
Chicago Special to New York Times.
A complete history of what occurred in the
convention after the clerk began to call the roll
on the second and decisive ballot for President,
and before the result Of the balloting was an
nounced would contain some interesting Incl
dents. According to the stories told by promi-
nent Cleveland men, the handsome Governor of
Connecticut came very near putting his foot in
it." The announcement that Illinois cast one
vote for Hendricks was followed by burst of
applause and chorus of yells.. For eighteen
minutes the work of the convention was delayed
by this display of apparently spontaneous en-
thusasm, manufactured by the agents of Butler
and Kelly. After Voorhees, had withdrawn the
name Of Mcdonald and had formally nominated
Hendricks, these agents were again yelling and
swinging their hats. The Governor of Connecticut
was affected by the clamor. Was Hendricks
about to bear away the prizel If so, he wanted
to be on the winning sjde He began to talk with
his fellow-delegates. They learned that in his
opinion Hendricks was the coming man. He
arose in his place, trembling with excitement
lifted his hand, and tried to catch the chairman,s
eye Just at this moment the friends of Cleve-
land saw what was going on, and some of them
They asked how man who had seconded Cleve-
lands nomination so oimpressively could consist
emily desert Cleveland in the heat of battle and
second the nomination of the man who had
betrayed his friend, and who was pushed for
ward by Kelly and Butler If Hendricks
should be nominated by the assistance of Con-
necticut, given at this critical time and if
he should be defeated in November how
could the impulsive Governor of Connecticut,
they asked bear the responsibility for that de-
faof4 That vote
mum, returned to his place in the delegation, and
joined these men in their attempt to persuade
the young Governor that he was in danger of
making the great blunder of his life They
feared that, by his eloquence, he would take 9th
er New England States with him. and bring vic
tory to the anti Cleveland plotters While they
were at work General Black checked the Hen
bricks movement by giving Cleveland the votes
of ten Illinois delegates who had on the first
ballot voted for Mcdonald. The tide had turned
and the followers of Kelly and Butler were
beaten. The Governor Of Connecticut sank into
his seat thankful that wise counsel had delayed
the execution of his purpose.
Hendricks was delegate at large from Indi-
ana, and he voted for himself He was sitting
with the other Indiana delegates wheen Voorhees,
went up to the chairmans desk and said: II
stand before you at the unanimous request of
the delegation of which 1 am member, to with
draw the name of JoSeDh E. Mcdonald for the
purpose, at the proper time, of casting the vote
Of Indiana for Thomas A. Hendricks" It ap-
pears that Hendricks joined his fellow delegates
in the request that Mcdonald should be with
drawn Five minutes later Chairman Menzies
said: By the unanimous direction of the delega-
tion of Indiana, cast thirty votes for Thomas
A. Hendricks" One Of these votes must have
been that of Mr.. Hendricks himself. The Hen
bricks movement was planned in Benjamin F.
Buffers room, between 3 and o'clock on Friday
morning. Kelly was there, and Roger A. Pryor
was there. A member OF the national commit
tee says that Mr.. Hendricks was there at one
time but he does not know that he was there
when the decision was reached