The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-30
SOME FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

How shanklin Came to Make His Break
Urged by Morss and Ball.
There's n terrible rumble. and grumble.
and roar in the Democratic camp, and il
is getting louder and angrier all the time.
Gilbert Shanklin pulled the beasts tail.
He was set on TO do it by the other boys,
and is already appalled, at the reverbera-
tions as they come back from the hills of
the south and the tsmarack forests of the
north. "Shanklin." angrily said Gray
man to the reporter. yesterday, has been
supporting Gray up to within a couple of
weeks. Three weeks ago q goody-goody
meeting in New York, largely made up
of mugwumps and jIbooses. alleged
that they had scooped together a
fund of 100000. winch was ali for
Cleveland. Now that sounded strange to
an old-fashioned Democrat like my self.
Mr.. Cleveland, these goody- goody persons
IN New York say, never use money In
campaign: that Is. never for corrupt pur-
pose. Now that's a large amount, and 1
don't think, II II ever gets into circulation,
that It will be through the Sunday-schools.
Emf"
The reporter couldn't say, and the Gray
man talked on. There have been no
further developments in New York. but fol-
lowing that meeting we have had a re-
markable change here In the Paul-like
conversion of MIR. Shanklin. This is how
it came about: Mr.. Ball, of Terre Haute,
who was beaten for delegate in the TeTre
Haute district, was ana IS Cleveland or
nobody person. lie came to indianapolis
aud met Morss, of the Sentinel. and shank
lin. This trlumvlrate got together and
came To the conclusion that so per cent of
the Democracy of Indiana was for Cieve-
land. How these three tail0rs of TOOley
Uah nf hat hn6r " m
knows. Ball and MOTss said TO Shanklin
that he must make the break. come ont for
Cleveland. and they would fall In behiud
him.
'.shanklin had been invited by the IRISH
American Clubtospeak To them. and the two
other editors advised him that there would
De his opportunity. Speak he did, notwIth-
standing the line notices he had been CIV
ing Gray. Ball and MOrss assured Shankln
that his course would surely give him the
nomination Tor Governor. and II By any
chance he should fail TO get that and Cleve-
land should bc elected his services for the
Stuffed Prophet would be rewarded by q
foreign appointment at least. Further than
that, they told him tine convention could
not 20 against him, as to do so would be 10
slap Cleveland in the face. as he stood in
the position of Cleveland's special cham
pion.n
lis Mr.. ShanklIn an lrIshman7" inquired
the reporter.
II think he has chosen TO be for this
campaign. Inc Irish nre very sore now.
The German-American Democratic Club is
annoying them very seriously. The Ger
mans have taken n couple of offices on the
county ticket. and they are likely to take
more. Mr.. Shankln will be careful not TO
make any speeches TO the German Club.
IN fact. he has. / am told already assured
the Shields Club that he will not. Shank
I'm makes this speech. and the News and
Sentinel give it with flaming headlines.
Mr. ShaDklin at once presumes everybody
In the State is for him. Following this n
number of fine workers, among them Mr..
Tom Taggart. go down to Orange county.
Mr.. Taggart is reported to have made u
twenty-mIDute speech. but as Peto PernOt,
of the Sentinel. was there and as Tom Tag
gart couldn't make = teD-Elinute speech 10
save his life. the Impression prevails that
the ora atorical effort has been attributed to
the wrong person. Seer
How does young Mason Niblack, who
also thinks himself o candidate for Gov
ernor, take this interference of Taggart
and others with his preserves
HE looks upon Mr.. Shanklin and the re-
mainder of the gang as trespassers He is
for Governor ana declines TO take second
place. You understand. of course that
young Mr. Niblack is great favorite with
county officers all over the State for serv-
ices rendered. and lie expects they will
stand by hiu."