The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-09
DEFEAT OF PENDLETON.
Henry B. Payne Nominated for United States
Senator on the First Ballot.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 6.-The Democratic eau
Gus in secret ballot tonight nominated H. B.
Payne, of Cleveland for senator, to succeed Pen
dleton. The nomination was made on the first
ballot. Payne received 4S votes; PendletOn, 10;
Ward, II; H. J. Booth, l; G. w. Geddes, |.
Cleveland dispatch says one hundred guns
We're fired on the reception of the news that Mr..
Payne had been nominated for United States
senator
A SCoRCHING LETTER FROM EX-SENATOR THUR
MAN
On Monday night ex-senator A. G.. Thurman
prepared and furnished to the press the follow
ing statement of his views on the Senatorial
question:
II have nothing to say against either of the
candidates. They are all men of ability NV
personal relations with each of them have al
ways been friendly and pleasant. But there is
something that shocks me in the idea of crushing
men like Pendleton and Ward, who have devoted
the best portions of their lives to the mainte-
nance OF Democracy, by combination against
them of personal hatred and overgrown wealth
hear Payne men say, We can't support
Pendleton, because we disapprove of his
civil service reform BILL forgetting
that convention after convention Of the
Democratic party, both State and national, had
resolved in favor of civil-service reform, and
also forgetting that the Republicans now in office
are Just as liable to be turned out as if the
Pendleton bin had never been passed. / do not
advocate that bill. l think that it ought to
be amended or repealed; but / would not slaugh-
ter a lifelong Democrat because in long public
service, he happened to make one mistake. But
if those gentlemen cannot support Pendleton
why cannot they support Wards He is not
responsible for the civil-service reform bill
Indeed have always understood that he disap-
proves of it. That he is man of ability every
body must admit; that he has performed i'm
mense labor for our party one will deny
Why then, prefer Payne to himl The answer
fear Is perfectly plain. There has never been
any machine politics in the Democratic party of
Ohio. We have as party been freer from boss
ism than any party that ever existed, but some
men seem to think that we ought to have ma
chine, amply supplied with money to work it.
and under the absolute control of boss or
BOSSES to dictate who shall and who shall not
receive the hOnors and rewards within the gift
of the party To set up such machine it is
necessary in the first place to kill off the men
who have heretofore enjoyed the confidence of
the party, the men whose ability hard labor,
and principles did so much to keep the party to-
gether in the terrible ordeal through which it
has passed. l am unwilling to see
this done. 1t does not concern me personally
for am mere private citizen, having ex-
pectatlon or wish even to hold Office again. But
although have never sought for revenge upon
my enemies in the party-if have had any--on
the other hand, | have never deserted my
friends, and don't want to be called on to be a
pail bearer at their political funerals [ want to
see our officers elected in the good od-fashioned
Democratic mode and not by some tangled
mode, that, to say the least of it, wears an evil
all true Democrats have fair chance, according
to their merits and do not want to see political
eut-throat bosssm inaugurated for the benefit of
close party corporation or syndicate"