The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-24
Springer, of Illinois, Also Took Part in
the killing Off of the Hoosier.
Proceedings of the Convention in Detail-The
Nominating Spetches and Ballot-Inci-
dents of the Last Session.
GRIEF-srRICKEN HOOsIERs.

All but niorss and shsak,i.. holding Wake
Over Gray's Polilicnl Corpse.
srecai to the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, June 23.-Seventeen members
of the Indiana delegatIon to the convention
which adjourned this afternoon are sitting
MP with corpse tonight The wake is
being held in the rooms along the north
and west halls OH the fifth floor of the
Palmer House. and the corpse is that of the
late Isaac Pusey Gray. The remains are
too badly mangled to permit of their being
exposed to the gaze of a mcrbidly curious
public, but the candles have been planted
about the feet of the CORY cadaver and the
lid of the coffin securely nailed down. The
chief mourners are Hugh Dober-
ty, Charles Jewett. Jim" Muir
dock and their conferees in the
delegation, who SO proudly moved on Chi
cago less than one short week ago to do or
die for the glory OF Indiana and the exal-
tation of Isaeo. They were going to do
great things for their native State. The
Democracy of the Hoosier empire were to
be Given an opportunity to potrify their
State pride by a chance to vote for ono of
their number for one of the two most prom
inent offices in the gift of the American
people. without going outside OF party
lines to do 1t, but their dearest hopes have
been ruthlessly shattered, their brightest
dream dspelled, and instead OF
to be worshiped by the multitude. they
take him home mangled and distig.
ured, sans vital organs. sans cutIcles, sans
life, sans everything. The hole that was
diaged for Isaac gapes for his political re-
mains. and the ratification meeting that
was In prospect must be changed to one of
mourning for him who marched forth and
is being carried back.
sHoRT-LIvED GREATNESS.
What figure those Hoosier Democrats
have cut here. When they came. last Sat-
New Workers in Importance. and were re-
garded with We asthe holders of the key
to the situation. through whose kindly
Offices only the rank ana file could
gain admittance to the holy of holies in
the Democratic joss house. Since Monday
they have been regarded as amusement
makers, and tonight there ore none to
share their grief The wall of the Banshee
might have been heard by an attentive
listener when they entered into a compact
with the oily Mr.. Whitney and his lieu
tenants OF the Cleveland following and
those who know the value of 8 Democratic
promise might have known that the wall
presaged the. d emise of yonr Uncle Isaac.
Under the leadership of editor Morss the
Cleveland men on the delegation hammered
away at the weak -kneed followers of Gray
until they were too badly ratified to stand
the pressure longer. and begun TO falter in
their loyalty. Then propositions of fiat
tering character were offered. and they
concluded that, after all. tail-end realiza-
tions of head-end aspirations were about
the best they conld get, and Mr.. Whitney's
oyertures for conference were accepted.
THEY LISTENED TO SIREN WHITNEY.
This conference was held last Sunday
and repeated the day following. and Mr..
Whitney gave them to understand that if
they climbed into the Cleveland hearse In
time Isaac would be permitted burial In
the same grave. The hearkened unto the
song of the siren and ot Mondays meeting
agreed to cast the thirty votes Of the State
for the Stuffed Prophet
One of the Indianians who were present
at this conference said to me this evening:
"Mr. Whitney did not say in 80 many
words that We should certainly have the
full Cleveland strength, but ne did say
that be thought good politics would 70.