The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-22
DciDgs and Gossip at the Nations Capt.
tal-VarioEs Appointments and
SuspensiOns-Navy-Ya
Inquiries.
Several Lives Lost in Cincinnati by
Short Blaze Through
Fatal Blunder.
A DEMOCRATIC EDITOR
Now Postmaster at Delphi - Capital Viz
itoIs.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-"No appointment
yet made yields me so much pleasure as that
CT CIompton's," was an observation that
Iippled from ths heart OF Ed Hawkins this
afternoon. Crompton, editor of the Delphi
Times, is well known to all the Democratic
workers of Indiana. having long been ider-
tilted with the Central Committee of the
State. His management is always sensible
and adroit, and think he is regarded as one
the ablest advisers. He has way of putting
everybody in a good mental mood, and keep
ing in the middle of the read. In 10 Indi-
ana man with whom l am acquainted is
there finer development of humor. He is
q practIca, printer, and quit case in Lo.
gansport 10 take chargeof the Delphi Times,
a property acquired largely on promu to
pay. The paper at that time was suffering
from a relapse and the Democratic party in
Carroll County was without a future.
Crompton laughed away the jealousies and
harmonized the machine. Eclipsing any
man in the faculty of fixing things up, he
at once became q leader. He would have
avoided the necessity of conquering the
peace that lately required the shedding of
blood in the Northwest, for he could have
talked those half into submission.
FIXING Up LIBEL SUIT.
During CromptoL's first me nth at Delphi,
fellow with grievance brought suit for
who sue q newspaper for character and L
will find a crank. They are universally Curl
Gus creatures, to say the least. Crompton
meeting the offended individual manifested
serious concern. This is q very embarrass-
ing circumstance" he said. 81 am new
man here and to be proven slanderer will
work me great injury. In short it will surely
ruin me. It is fatal to paper to make re.
traction in the early days of Its existence.
Being man of heat and judgment you can
see and understand that; but suppose the
principal thing wanted is the money. That
/ do not happen to possess. 1 am not rich in
the sense that great many editors are full
handed, and taking chargs of this establish.
ment has wholly exhausted my means. l
could not without the greatest embsrrass-
ment pay you 500 to-day. l would evan
prefer standing suit, and that would be dis.
agreeable, as it would reveal things in the
life of you and 1 that we would both
rather have concealed. A slander suit is one
VI tuc WOIbt tuiuSs III tue WoIlu. uuu D6'
leve that you could possibly afford it; /
would have to trace your history, and all
your past would be required to yield up its
secrets. 1t is an ordeal through which / hope
never to be called to pass. Now l will tell
you the better plan. Come to me again IN
month or so, and If by that time nothing
more acceptable occurs, l Will just give you
my check"
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
The mission of a great many visitors is
wholly innocent of political significance. |
presume that Ed Hawkins feels fixed. He
has spent every day OF the last week az the
Land Office running titles. he hopes to have
satisfactorily traced the record by to morrow
evening.
George Shanklin moves around with thu
atmosphere of q man who fully accords vii h
the eternal harmony of things, and has the
wealth to back it. The Washington reporter
who asks the news from him elevates his
eyes as if looking at the goddess OF liberty
On the dome of the Capitol. Then comes the
answer from head towering far above the
fog: WELL guess it's all right" Enabled
by tremendous build to take bird's-eye
view of the National Capitol without hav-
ing to labor to the top of the Washington
monument explains why he is the biggest
journalist of the Pocket. Looking down
from his azure height he telescopes affairs
with the accuracy OF the Photographic art.
''How big was Alexander, pa.
That people called him great2'
There is venerable gentleman in the War
Department. who became a fixture during the
administration OF peace. but worse, he edited
was appointed by JEFF Davis. He voted for
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