The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-27
Residents of the National Capital Filled with
Admiration Over the Political Skill
Displayed by Governor Gray.
McDOnald's Friends Lose Confidence in
His Influence with the President.
Representative Kleiner at Last Puts in an APP
pearance and Prepares to Do Something
for Southern Indiana Democrats.
THE INDIANA CONTEST.
Wire-P -Pulling 6 in nWashinston-Govern Gray's
Blarney-McDonald'sA Alarm.

Wire-Pullingi in Washingto ton-Governor Gray's
Blarney-McDonald's Alarm.
Washington Special to New York Tribune.
The preliminary maneuyers of Indiana Dem
ocrats who aspire to General Harrisons seat in
the United States Senate have begun already to
excite attention in Washington, although the
Legislature which is to elect his successor has
not yet been chosen. Vice president Hendricks
candidate is Governor Gray, who also has the
support of Chairman Henderson, OF the State
committee, and Congressman Holman. Ex-
Senator Mcdonald has the open support of Sen
| ator Voorhees, and Congressman Bynum and
Howard and the more or less active sympathy
of the other Democratic congressman, who for
prudential reasons, are trying to maintain safe
position ION the fence"
Governor Gray came to Washington last week.
His visit was short but he did Lot waste an
hour or neglect an opportunity while he was
here He is shrewd judge of human nature,
and he thought that he discovered that Mr..
Cleveland is a man who loves fattery-to his
face as we'll as in the newspapers. There must
be blarney stone somewhere in Indiana and
the 'Hoosier' Governor must have kissed it re-
Gently, for his store of adjectives, which was on
tap constantly never failed him for an instant.
man might have been at the powers of endurance
shown by the President under the terrible STRATA
imposed by hungry and thirsty Democrats.
He expressed warm sympathy mildly init
mated that to O. limited extent. as Democratic
Governor of Indiana, he had himself endured
the same kind of pressure. and then in eo
quent words he declared that any person liv-
ing except the imam of destiny" from
Buffalo would have broken down inside month
under the burden which he bears as easily and
rf,7llx fhnpc fho ;nfa ot bar
breast. There is nothing about this administra-
ton that Governor Gray does not admire from
the President to the Jeffersonan simplicity of
his 81, 600 seal brown roadsters and Mr.. Hend-
ricks. down to Higgins and Mr. Lamars official
bath-tub The wisdom of appointing to Office
| such men as Kelley, Pillsbury, Meiere and Meade
he does not question, while the sagacity shown
in the discovery and political resurrection of
jackson and Hunter extorts his warmest praise.
In conversation with correspondents of Demo
cratic newspapers and others, Governor Gray
declared, confidentially of course, but with an
eye wide publication, that President great.
Secretary OF State SO cautious and discreet,
and Cabinet so symmetrical and able, and so
devoted to the cause of civilservice reform he
had never expected to live to see.
Far away in the wilds of Indiana Joseph e.
Mcdonald heard of these things, and he boarded
the first train for Washington. He knew that
his willy opponent in the senatorial race had not
come all the way to the national capital to dis
course upon the wisdom of the administration
merely for fun. He knew, moreover. that the
Governor had recently visited nearly every
county in Indiana to make preliminary canvass
for the senatorship. and that he came to Wash
ington not only to assure the President that the
Democrats of Hoosierdom are not only alive
with enthusiasm for the administration, but,
incidentally, to urge that certain official favors
be bestowed where they would be of service in
the senatorial contest.
The notice of Mr.. McDonald's arrival was the
signal for the departuse for Indiana of the Vice
president and Governor Gray, both of whom
were in excellent spirits, and apparently so we'll
satisfied with the aspectof affairs that they felt
that they could afford to give their adversary
clear field. All the members of the Hendricks
faction seem to be happy and confident. One of
them to-day said: 1.-THE fact is old joe is beaten
already. although he does not realize it. His
friends in Indiana are falling away from him
because they are becoming convinced that he
has no influence with the administration, and
good many of them want recognition. | sup
pose he will have influence enough to secure the
retention in the service of his brother-in-law,
who is clerk in the Post-office Department.
The Indiana Offices are not for Joe or his
friends