The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-27
DEMOCRATIC DIssENsIoNs.
Belief that Mcdonald Will Be Rewarde
With a Place in the Cabinet.


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Belief that Mcdonald Will Be Rewarded
With Place in the Cabinet.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov 26.-Washington tongues
have been ndustriousy employed for twenty
four hours with the rumors that have been afoat
affecting the personal and political relations be-
tween -presidentelect Hendricks and ex-
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana 1t is generally
believed that Mr.. Cleveland will eschew his
presidential associate and reward the
ex-senator. Men who are fresh from
Albany, and who have talked with the Governor
upon various topics believe that he is inclined to
run his own affairs so far as Mr.. Hendricks is
concerned. The statements is made in Democratic
quarters that ex-senator Mcdonald will surely
be called into the Cabinet; that Senator Voor
hees is asking it, and that it will meet the ap-
proval of all leading Democrats in Indiana, I'M
less, possibly, the Governor-elect is excepted.
Since it has been heralded in every quarter
here that Mr.. Hendricks has been goaded by his
wife to object to ex-senator Mcdonald becoming
a member of the Cabinet, on account of the
social prominence it may give to the latter's
wife, great deal of curiosity is evinced by the
younger class of society to see the
ruling element in the president-elect's
domestic cabinet A member of Congress
from New York says that if it becomes appar
ent to Governor Cleveland that Mr.. Hendricks
objects to ex-senator McDonalds coming into
the Cabinet, from whatever reason he may
assign, the distinguished ex-senator will
surely be asked to come into the Cabinet Nc
Donald stands very high in the proposition for
Cabinet place He is popular in all sections,
and there is a feeling that Hendricks betrayed
him at Chicago.
Cleveland Will Be His Own Adviser.
Washington Critic.
There are Democrats here who give cOnsidera-
BILE credence to the reports of incompatibility be-
tween Governor Cleveland and Mr.. Hendricks.
The following furnishes specimen of this kind
of talk:
''What do you think of Governor Cleveland,
anyway inquired Critic representative today
of a gentleman who had just returned from AL
bany, where he had long talk with the Presi
dente elect.
Il think be is the sort of man to put ex-Sen-
ator Mcdonald in the Cabinet should Mr.. Hen
bricks advise him not to do So
''What do you mean2
That Governor Cleveland knows his bust
ness firstly; secondly, that he hasn't very high
regard for the gentleman who was on the ticket
Immediately below him. If l know anything
about human nature Governor Cleveland has
very large. stiff vertebral column; he is going to
sit back and rest upon it; and he hasn't forgotten
the Dubuque letter which Mr.. Hendricks wrote"
DID the Governor say anything about Mr.
Hendricks visit to hinp
Nothing directly that was unusual but he
said incidentally that he had received good
deal of advice about his duties although he
didn't know that he was in any degree infrm
about the performance of his obligations. He
is a delicate spoken withal. This do know,
that as between AIessrs Hendricks and Voorhees,,
he has better opinion of the latter, who will,
beyond doubt. control the bulk of patronage in
Indiana
lit is the talk at Albany that the President
elect and Niee-president elect did not have
cordial meeting. and that when the latter
preached the subject of Cabinet making he was
given to understand that it was too early to talk
about Cabinet r'atters. From what saw and
heard at Albany | believe that Mr. Hendricks's
scheme to cut Of his rival, Senator Mcdonald,
viii not only fall tremendously, but that it will
ruin whatever inlluen he might have had with
the President"
'Do you think the difference between the
President and the Vice to be will become no
torious~
"Oh, no believe that Mr. Hendricks will
simply let Mr. Cleveland alone The Governor
said, during the course of our conversation, that
ex Senator Mcdonald seemed to be favorite in
his State. and a man 0f the highest integrity.
interpreted the expression to be a repulsive echo
from the visit of the -president-elec and
rather an insinuation. The newspapers in Indi-
ana are coming out strong for Mcdonald, and
ordering Mr. Hendricks to keep his hands Off
1t is my impression that Mr. Hendricks will take
a cue from his visit TO Albany, and that he will
make no further attempts to interfere.
at is plain that the best alliance that Cover
nor Cleveland can form in Indiana is with the
Voorhees, Mcdonald crowd, which covers every
one of Ar Hendricks's friends and the whole
party in fact. Neither Mcdonald nor Voorhees,
would try TO set up an empire with the spoils
allotted to their State, while their able rival
might do so"
The air of Washington is full of reports affect
ing the relations existing between the two great
Democratic statesmen from Indiana-Hendrcks
and Newfoundland more reasons than one are
assigned for the GOODNESS which has been brought
about
Another Denial from Mr. Hendricks