The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-24
VICE-PRESIDENT HENDRICKS
he Returns from the Capital and Talks
Freely About the Administration.
Ldmiring Democratic Friends Tender Him a
Serenade and Listen to an ADJ
dreSS-Secretary East.
THE vIcE-rREsIDENg INTERVIEWED.

he Says the Administration rs Getting Along
Well, but Slowly.
Vicopresident Hendricks appeared to be IN re-
markably good health and well pleased with
himself when he stepped from Panhandle
rain in the Union depot, yesterday at noon.
Nearly three months had passed since he left for
Washington, and he seemed to be glad that he
was at home again. He remarked afterwards in
conversation in his library, that he would stay
at home during the greater part of the summer,
but he would have to make one trip East to fill
an engagement to address the students and
alumni of Yale College Law School on the sub
feet of '"The Supreme Court of the United
States, and the Influences that Have Made It the
Greatest Judicial Tribune in the World"
He was asked about the work of the new ad-
minstration. 81 think the administration, !"
Mr.. Hendricks said, lis getting along very we'll
A good many people do not understand that it is
necessary for new administration, which is al
most totally unacquainted with the details of
the government to go quite slowly and cautious
~, and this Mr. Cleveland and his Cabinet are
doing. There is feeling however, that the ad-
ministration has not been decided enough In
various ways
do you think that there will be sweeping
and general removal of the Republican office
holders throughout the country2"
81 would not put it that strongly responded
Mr.. Hendricks, 'but do think that there will
be great many removals made. Yes-so far as
know-the administration, in a general way is
receiving the cordial support of the leading Dem
ocrats of the country, with possibly few excep-
tions in the direction / have indicated; that is,
that the President has been possibly q little too
conservative 10 certain respects"
In further conversation, the Indianapolis
postoffce controversy was mentioned, and Mr..
Hendricks remarked that he had felt assured
that he had the support OF majority OF the
ment of Mr.. Jones. The feeling had grown
stronger since the interviews in relation to the
matter with Mr.. Creelman and.Mr. Bynum had
appeared He thought that Mr. Bynums pros
poets for becoming influential in Congress were
good when he went there, but believed
the course that he had pursued had injured him.
He denied that there was any truth in the re-
port that Governor Gray had gone to Washing
ton for the purpose of consulting about his
candidacy for United States senator in 1881.
Governor Gray had arrived in Washington just
before he left, and they had been together but
very little. The United States senatorship.
however, had not been mentioned during the
time that they were together.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS CORRESPONDENTS.
Mr. Hughes East, the vicepresident's private
secretary, returned with Mr.. Hendricks yester
day The summer will be in the nature of a
vacation for him, and he will spend the time Wis
iting friends in Indiana, and will take a trip
through the Northwest.
"Are the duties of private secretary to the
Vice president very onerous," he was asked last
night
There has been more work about it than one
would suppose. Mr.. Hendricks correspondence
has been very heavy. great many Democrats
In States from which the party has no repre-
sentative in the capital write to him for favors,
and the answering of these letters makes great
deal of work Members of the party in the
Territories, in Kansas and Nebraska. think of
writing to one else if they have a petition
over. that the work will not be so heavy here