The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
TALK OF THE POLITICIANS.
A Democratic Legislator Who Will Not
Vote for Mcdonald for Senator.
The Part That Mr.. English Is Taking in the
Democratic Fight - The Scheming Re-
garding the tenant-Goyernorship.

A newspaper paragraph has found circulation
TO the effect that F. j. L. Robinson, the Green
hacker elected to the House by Democrats OF
Clay Putnam and Montgomery counties, would
probably decline to support Mcdonald. gen
tleman who claims to know Robinson as well
as he knows himself. remarked yesterday:
There is some truth in that statement He
will act with the Democrats in all other political
measures that do net tread on his hobby Of
greenbackism. He is = Greenbacker first and
a Democrat afterwards. When it comes
to question Of soft or hard
money, Robinson does not like
bIr McDonalds record on finance and will I'M
doubtedlg refuse to support him. y AS this state
ment was made by a near friend of Mr.. English,
the query as to the relation that gentleman held
to Mr. Mcdonald was pertinent "Nr English,
no doubt, would like to be Senator" was the re-
ply, "but he has too much regard for Mr.. Nc
Doaald to disturb any ambition he may have to
80 back to the upper house of Congress. l be-
iieve the Knights of Labor will consider them
glves as holding e-hshtaree- power, and thus
eveAt6aIly seek to name the Senator"
II am wiling to bet" said we'll known Dem
ocrat in of the hotel Hobbies last night 'that
no Democrat will be elected Senator. The party,
when it cones directly to the issue, will find
itself confronted by the claims of several aspir-
ants. There will be Mcdonald Gray, English
pnd Bynum, all coming in to split the party into
factions, and tho Republicans will step to the
front ard pluck the plum"
Relative to Mr.. Engllsh's place in the fight,
that gentleman told a reporter yesterday that
be is not senatorial candidate. II have never
authorized any body to use nv name in that con-
IN hQ Qid nv irwin kn off md 70
own private business, and leave the peoples
alone"
Whether there is deep counter current of
prospective devil.ry, or the Democrats are con-
TENT with their arrangements for preserving a
majority on joint ballot, is not definitely known,
but 1t s certain the interest in this respect is be-
Ing held in allegiance. They claim to be taking
and hunting evidence to maintain their proposed
contests but that in Tippecanoe county has
Cropped completely ont of sight No one up
there is willing to susrain the fabricated allega-
lions against Mr.. Dresser's election. That
gentleman. who was in the city, left
kor home last night: very secure over
the Democratic conspirators, who could not
hold Murdoch up to the rack. Mr. Dresser says
that when Murdoch saw a suit for criminal
libel In sight he not only withdrew the suit. but
wanted to take the papers out of the clerks
office. This he WAS not permitted to do" said
the Senator elect, land he has not been in town
since. He is like Richard the Third In fearing
every bush and officer"
The Democrats at headquarters find enough
to keep them wide-awake. Green Smith, of
Jennings, is mostly in consultation with
Henderson and the committee Of safety. They
represent that they are reaching some under
standing. but their movements are not worrying
Colonel Robertson, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS elect
While IN the city, yesterday, he said: az do not
understand how the Democrats can take the
contest into the courts as they have no juris-
niction over such matters. having only CO.
equal power with the legislature
which Is the judge of the qualifications
Of its own members and officers The Constitu-
lion provides that the vote for Lientenant-gov-
ernor shall be certified TO the Speaker of the
House. who shall open and declare it in the pres
ence of the House and declare the result. The
official declared elected shall then take his oath
of Office. / notice that the Democrats are citing
certain alleged presidents, but all of them oc-
eurred before the act of 1881, which provides
Ghat vacancy in any Office shall be filed at the
next biennial election"