The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
GREEN SMITH AND THAT OFFICE.

men engaged in the congenial work of multi
flying the late election and stealing the Leg
islature, is, we understand, Kentucky Kun
nel,v and, therefore, what he says, must be
treated with more distinguished consideration
than if just plain, ordinary man, not Ken
lucky 'Kunnel,v should say it. it's there
FORE with proper appreciation OF the temer-
ity exhibited, that we venture to call his at
tention to certain staten ents put forth in
letter published in yesterdays CD, the ma
jor portion of which we reprint The Jour
nal gives it space in its columns for the rea-
son that we desire all our readers to see the
sort of stuff upon which the Democrats are
predicating their proposed fraud upon the peo-
pie. In this letter rs M. B." says that Green
Smith has informed the COMMITTEE Of safety"
another name for the Mariah Henderson
Sim Coy gang-that he will contest the cleo
ton Of Lieutenant governor Robertson, and
adds:
''Mr Smiths course is entirely consist ent
with his past conduct relative to the lieuten-
ant-governorship. He said to me last summer,
at the Scottsburg convention: 4 am
the acting Lieutenant governor and entitled
to the succession should there be a vacancy in
Gov Glay's office before the end of his term
Senator Smith gave ample notice of his
claim to the Office At the Democratic State
convention his name was placed in nominal
ton for the Office of Acknowledgements He
was a delegate to the convention, and at once
sprang to his feet and demanded that his name
be withdrawn. He declined to become a cam
didate for an office of which he was the in
cumbent with two years vet to serve. He
notified the convention that he would not
surrender the office unless lie was compelled
to do So"
Now, as we have said, this being written
by Kentucky ''Kunnel," the same language
cannot be applied to it that would be proper
if it had emanated from any other source.
In that event the Journal would say that the
whole paragraph is false from beginning to
end, except that referring to the conversation
held at Scottsburg, and as to that no one
but the "Kunnep and Green Smith are
qualified to speak. All the rest of the stuff
is pure, unadulterated, absolute trash and
untruth. Mr.. Green Smith was a delegate
to the Democratic State convention, held on
the 18th of August last. His name was sug-
gested for the nomination for Lieutenant
governor. He did not ''spring to his
feet" He did not demand that
his name he withdrawn" He did not notify
the convention that he would not surrender
the Office he thought he held, with two
years yet to serve" None of these fiery and
untamed things occurred. Mr.. Green Smith
may be able to have produced all the red fire
and general CONSERVATION so graphically and
luridly pictured out by the Kentucky 'Kun-
nell indeed, his career in the Senate leads us
to believe him capable of almost any spectac-
ular performance but the particular dramatic
incident here related by the Kentucky
"Kunnep did not happen to occur. This is
what did take place: When the Third dis
trict was called, in it's order, some person
arose and named Mr. Green Smith as candi
date for the nomination for Lieutenant gov
ernor. Mr.. Smith sat in his seat
and heard the nomination made. Mr. Smith
did not Spring" Mr.. Smith awaited the
lapse of several moments until just as the
secretary was about to call the Fourth dis
trict he calmly and serenely arose and adj
dressed the convention. He declined to be
candidate for the nomination because he did
not want the office, but pledged Jennings
county CHS own county, f'to stand by the
nominee Of the convention as grandly as any
county in the State" Mr. Smith uttered a
few more words, and closed by saying that
"what the Democracy expects is success and
victory Any gentleman DESTROYS Of consult
ing history on this subject can refer to the
Indianapolis Journal of the 10Th of August,
where he will find the language quoted to
have been used by Mr.. Green Smith, taken
on the spot by our special stenographic
reporters, engaged for the momentous,
but, as it turned out, inauspicious occasion.
Our incandescent friend, the Kentucky ''Kun-
mel, should have consulted these authentic
sources of information and of history before
he permitted himself to depict the thrilling
scene when Green Smith "sprang to his feet
and notified the convention that he would
never surrender" begad! But should the
Kentucky 'Kunnel" and his fierce Democratic
colleagues decline to accept the Journals ac-
count of Mr. Green Smiths performance at
the Democratic State convention, we refer
him to the simultaneous report appearing in
the News. an independent, bipartisan au-
thority. On the evening of the 18th of August,
in the report Of the proceedings of the con-