The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-05
NO BIRD FOR M'D0NALD.
The Supposed Place in the Cabinet Gradu-
ally Slipping Away from Him.


j Indianapolis Letter in Cincinnati Enquirer.
There have recently been very powerful dem
onstrations that there is not that state Of har-
mony among the leading Democrats of Indiana
that has been so sweetly represented to the pub
lie. Anent the recent visit of Mr.. Hendricks to
Mr. Cleveland. at Albany, there is some startling
| information that comes to the writer with such
an unqaestionable stamp of truth that he would
not be justified in withholding it from the rea-
ders of the Enquirer.
Senator Voorhees, was here lately topersonally
tender his Acknowledgements to the Legislature
which had just reelected him to the United
States Senate He of course, met Mr. Hen
bricks, and the general observer could have had
no suspicion that either had any political secrets
! which he would not deliver to the other He1-
bricks being elected to the vice presidency, and
Voorhees, being fixture in the Senate, the I'M
| derstanding has been that Indiana should put
her best foot forward to secure a Cabinet posi-
| ton for Mcdonald, and that the three premier
| Hoosier statesmen were working together to that
end.
It now appears however, that when Hendricks
and Voorhees, met in Indianapolis the former
had a letter inviting him to Albany, but SAID
| nothing about it to Voorhees, He left indian
apolis without advising Voorhees, or any. other
political friend Of the nature of his mission, or
that he any mission. In view OF this fact
the shock was all the greater when 1t was
learned that Hendricks went east, not to pro-
mote the Indiana tripartite arrangement, but to
overthrow it; not to help Mcdonald into the
Cabinet, but to keep him out; and there is
state of temper among Democrats on that ac-
count that discounts thunder and lightning.
Mr. Hendricks friends have been very free IN
their talks about his probable influence with
the coming administration, and are very proud
of tue favor with which the people
| have received his speeches since the
election. They place high estimate on what
ever understanding there was when he accepted
the nomination for tho Vicepresldency that he
should have large share of the patronage, and
he is not disposed to make liberal division of
his influence or fritter it away by asking other
, people to suggust TO him or direct him. 1t 1s
almost certain that if the Vice president elect
has the influence it is believed he has, Mcdonald
will not be in the Cabinet
!, There is high state of indignation over the
discovery that Mr.. Hendricks, when at Albany,
presented the name of William s Holman, the
objector, as that Of proper man to represent
Indiana in the Cabinet-not with the expectation
that Holman would secure an appointment but
for the purpose of killing Mcdonald with oppo-
, siton in his own State
There is no doubt in the minds of those who
have the best means of information, that Mr.
, | Hendricks is not in sympathy with Mr. McDon-
| AIDS Cabinet aspirations, and among Mr. NC
/ nonss}d,s friends there is much bad feeling.
Tbara arc osns,,~ moved to heated temper not on
account of Mr.. McDonsIa easappolntment !, put
account of the seeming attempt 10 Jctsaas ;s
the influence in one Senator Voorhees,
, among those who express themselves with en-
phasis. Your correspondent learns directly that
Mr.. Voorhees, has declared that he will not
darken the door of the White House during Mr..
!, | CleyelandS administration if Holman gets Cab
, met appointment
Mr.. Hendricks has gone to the soothing at
mosphere of the South just at the time when
storms raging widest at his Indiana
, home
ANOTHER VIEW OF 1T.
Albany Special to New York World.
Mr.. Hendricks visit to Mr. Cleveland has Gre
ated some exceedingly curious gossip here. 1t
is publicly asserted with what truth | don't
know that the Vice president elect does not care
/ much whether his old friend Mcdonald is made
member OF the Cabinet not 1t is even said
that Mr. Hendricks has asked number of lead
ing Democrats how Mr.. Holman would do for
Secretary of the Interior. do not care to &c
, into details about this gossip. Being an Indian
ian, and knowing MIR. Mcdonald to be one OF
J. the purest and best men in this country my ad
, miration for him would perhaps blind me to
the qualifications of other worthy gentle
men. But it is my honest opinion that if
Mr.. Mcdonald is not made member of Cleve-
lands Cabinet. he should certainly be spared the
: humiliation of having another man taken from
his own State. friend of Mr. Mcdonald had
a talk with Mr.. Cleveland day two since,
and asked him to-day what he thought of Nc
Donalds chances for Cabinet position.
, He said: II will tell you frankly | told Mr..
Cleveland that Mcdonald was the best man he
could appoint Attorney general; and while Mr..
Cleveland did not say anything to denote that he
would not invite Mr. Mcdonald to accept Cab
met position, yet it was my impression that he
was not as favorably disposed to Mcdonald as
would have liked to have seen him. Just now l
don't think that Mr. Cleveland is of the mind to
, place Mcdonald In the Cabinet"
WHO WILL NOT BE IN THE CABINET.
Washington Special.
H. j. Ramsdell telegraphs the following Cab
met gossip to the Philadelphia Press:
II am enabled to state on Democratic author
ity, so high that it cannot be questioned, that
, neither Bayard of Delaware, nor Garland of Ar
kansas, will be member of Mr.. Cleveland's
Cabinet Were permitted TO give my author
| ity, which unluckily / am not, it would carry
conviction to all except those who think they
know it all themselves. / cannot say that
Cleveland would not like to have
both the gentle gentlemen named in his official
that he has preference for each of them for GER
tain seats in his Cabinet, and it cannot be said
that either Bayard or Garland is averse to be-
coming members of Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet
The fact that they will not become members Of
it is not due to the gentlemen themselves For to
Mr.. Cleveland, but the party" whatever that
means, demands that the two gentlemen named
shall remain in the Senate. do not give my
Endorsement to this prediction, for know moth
! ing of the facts simply record the predictions
OF great man who always knows what he is
talking about, and has exceptional facilities for
making up his judgment"
TREAcHERY FROM MR.. HENDRICKS.
Washington Special to Chicago Tribune.
The news that Hendricks had shamefnlly be-
trayed Mcdonald by recommending Judge Hol-
man for the Cabinet has created storm of in
: dignation among McDonald's friends. 1t is a
a part and parcel, however, Of Hendricks sell
ing out of Mcdonald in Chicago. 1t will do Hen
bricks no good to make further lying pretense Of
supporting Mcdonald, for the proof of his Al
! bany sell-out is absolute Mr.. Hendricks has
not helped his own influence by such ACTS He
may have succeeded by his policy in getting In
diana passed by entirely, but he can never get
Holman in. 1t is also very probable that quite