The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-16
RATHER EARLY In THE FIELD.
The Voorhees, and Gray Contest for the Sen
atOrship Already Causing Friction.

Senator Voorhees, has been, on the plea of
taking a rest, disturbing the schemes of
would-be Senator Gray. His recent stop
ping place, where he could enjoy the in
MIGRATING effects of country air, was ia
Sullivan county. While taking in the
morning breezes and whiting the odors of
the good, old-fashioned flowers Astounding
near his farmhouse retreat he has
ruthlessly overturned the plans Isaac p.
Gray had SO cu~nningly laid. Until Senator
Voorhees, thought complete rest could not
be secured outside of Sullivan county, the
representative in the General Assembly
from that locality, John T. Beasley, was an
ardent supporter of the Ex-Governor. 1t
is claimed that his election and reelection
were accomplished ON account of the
pledges he had made to his Uncle
Isaac, but now comes the information
from Sullivan that his Uncle
Daniel has gwen him his orders
to proclaim him as his own successor in the
United States Senate or keep out OF the
General Assembly. As Mr.. Beasley. is a
Sullivan county patriot of the highest
order. it is said that rather than forsake
Dthe vocation of law-making he Will desert
Gray and cast his fortunes under the Voor-
hees banner. The Senator, having thus
cared for Sullivan, proposes in a day or
two to seek more rest In Greene county.
But as the unfaltering down there are
yearning to hear him speak before the cam
paign begins next year, he has consented to
few days.
This indicates that the VOORHEES, and Gray
factions are already throwing out their
lines and that before long faction will be
arrayed against faction with all the bit
terness that has been nourished during the
past two years. Il have had business"
said a Democrat yesterday, that has called
me into several parts of the State recently.
In Vincennes ! found Mason j. Niblack,
Speaker of tho last House of Representa-
This may appear strange. as heretofore he
has been coquetting with Gray. Two years
ago the Ex-Governor iattered the father of
the younk Speaker by having Unnamed in
the caucus for the United States Senate
against Joseph E. Mcdonald; That contest
resulted in a compromise, and the naming OF
Judge Turpie. Ii is now said by the Nib
lacks that Gray only used them for his own
purpose, hence they are now for Voor-
bees seesto In p vahnderbu0s county e of ate
Southern Hospital for the Insane, and the
Shanklins are tor Gray. Voorhees, will
have a big fight in Floyd, where Hanlon and
Jewett are advancing his interests in oppO-
SlUlOu 10 StOlSenDerS, Leyuen, UWlnn anu
| Apologize, who are in charge OF the Gray
forces. At Michigan City, too. there will
be a great deal of hair-pulling, where the
Murdoch followers are for the Ex-Governor
and the Mortimer Nye and DR.. Harrison
contingents for VOORHEES,, with Harry
Francis non-committal. He wants to go to
Congress. Scott Ray has declared that the
Shelby district shall elect a Voor-
hees a or there will be no
election. Voyles. a member of the
Soldiers Monument Commission is holding
Washington county Democrats in line fol-
Gray. because the honors he holds are due
| to the favor of the Ex-Governor"
While Voorhees, is working actively
more than a year before the election is to
occur, Gray is having an outing on the Pacific
coast. He has left affairs in charge of his
son Pierre to work quietly and unostenta.
tiously. with the hope of catching the
Voorhees, men mapping.