The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-17
NAME NOT TO BE PRESENTED
Isaac Pnsey Gray Not BE Put Forward
for President or Vice
Such Is Given Out rs tie Result Of the Gray
Conferences. Tut Chairman fsggalt says
his Name VIII lie Presented.


who are credited with the absurd and
ridiculous purpose 10 make Isaac L.
Gray the Democratic nominee for
President of the United States. was
held last night at tho Denison
Hotel. 1t was an elusive aggregation that
conferred and conspired last night. One
not endowed with charity or forbearance
might also have denounced them for q
mendacious pack. Journal reporter
received tip early in the evening
that such conference was to be held and
set out TO run 1t down. The hotel manage
ment was inclined to be, evasive. and IN
Quiry nc that source of information gave no
satisfaction.
Along about s O'Clock Mr.. Gray came in
and went mp to Room ~. Some time later
Claude Matthews came in, made inquiry
at the desk. and he also went aloft.
knocked at 40 and was admitted. By ref
erence 10 the register il was learned that
the occupant of AZ was Charles l.. .Jowett.
ex-chairman of the Democratic State COM
mittee and a delegate &C large to the CHI
CRgO convention.
Further investi CATION showed that other
occupants of ~ and mepbers of the con-
ference were Hugh Dougherty, of Hutton
delegate at large; W. A. Cullop, OF VIM
cennes, and James +. Murdock, of Lafay-
cite, and several others who are district
delegates. with "a liberal sprinkhng OF iocai
politicians.
The reporter continued TO loiter about
until 10 O'Clock. when Air. Matthews came
down. He was questioned as to what had
occurred at the conference, aud hastily
stated that there WAS no conference. At
half past 10 o'clock Mr.. Gray ambled down
with his cat-like tread, glancing right and
left and over his shoulder, az though sus-
We'll, Governor. how did your confer.
enoe pan outf queried the reporter.
Conferences. L don't know any thing OF
any conference" and with that Mr.. Gray,
with his little boom, sloped OFT up Penn
sylvania street.
Immediately after Mr.. Jewett came down
and ordered his baggage sent to the depot
in time for the 1880 train TO Chicago. lie
got m envelope. inclosed a marked copy
of a paper and went into the writin room
to address IL. The reporter followed him
and asked IL be had any pearls of informa-
ton for the press
''No. don't know thing that would be
of interest to the public said Mr. Jewett.
II came up to-day TO look alter q case in
the courts shall 90 TO Chicago tonight
TO attend the convention"
Have you any idea how the Indiana
delegation will voter
No, l don't know q thing about it. I
have seen various and conflicting state
mcnts IN the newspapers on the gu bject, but
delegation holds meeting in Chicago"
Was there q conference of the friends OF
Governor Gray ut your room upstairs this,
EVENING"
mo; there has been no conference Of the
friends of Governor Cray that know Of"
At this point Mr.. Jewett hustled out to
the newsstand for q stamp like his life de-
pended on il. and the reporter concluded
that the interview was over.
Later on o trail was struck that proved
moro productive of substantial results.
The story as told by a gentleman in the
confidence of Governor Gray, puts an en-
tirely different phase ON the conferences
by the friends of the Ex-Governor
held the last day or two, from that COM
monty accepted. This information il TO
the effect that the Governor and his friends,
after canvassiDg the situation IN all it's
phases, and weighing all the chances, have
decided not to present Mr. GTay's name for
either President or Vice president. but that
in the event of Democratic success Mr..
Gray's claims will be pushed for a Cabinet
position.
This statement is so utterly at variance
from what has been commonly declared
and accepted as the determination of the
Gray cohorts that il will have to be turned
over several times before IL is accepted as
plausible. The source of the information,
however, Is 50 reputable that 1t carries
with IT q good deal of force.