The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-26
STORIES LONG AND SHORT
How Thomas A. Hendricks Received the
News of His Defeat by His Party.
At Fir.t surlrised and Indignant He Finally
Said Kind Things OF the succ IS 'ul Nan
-Mr. Grays Suavty-Sh,rt stories
interviewing a candidate immediately

alA nD4 NA4 Az 0h-ttA INV
Is by no means the most pleasant of a re-
po:ters duties. In such cases the news
paper person not infrequently rubs the sore
where be should bring the plaster. The
other evening it fell to the lot Of a Journal
reporter to call on Governor Gray to ask
him bow he felt now that it was ali over.
The good Governor and the newspaper per-
son have always been on the most sffable
terms, and the latter dreaded the rupture
of this pleasant relation. He could but
picture to himself the aspirant for presl-
Dental hOnors seated in his library. trans
formed into q cave of gloom, nursing his
msngled boom. his sweet disposition
curdled like cream that had passed through
@ thunderstorm. .
Even at the threshold, after having
touched the cleo trio summons, be was
tempted TO run away. and it was only the
s~trictest sense of duty that prevented. The
Governor himself, or to be more exact, tn Q
Ex-Governor, answered the bell and invited
the interviewer IN. The aspirant was not
cast This was a surprise TO the report
er. but he was oven more surprised TO find
him beaming and Joyous. Like the boy who
crawie ed under the circns tent, and, after q
short stay, had been thrown out. the ig-
Dominy OF the rejection could not rob him
OI tuo pithsuTc experienced QuIlnV III
short time that he was IN. He certainly
looked as little like a disappointed and de-
feated man as one could find upon n sum-
mer day. 1t may be- the Ex-Governor 10
possessed OF that quality of endurance that
enabled the aforementioned Spartan youth
TO retain the stolen fox under his vest
while the "varmint was chewing his vi
tails.
he interviewer recalls q visit paid upon
q like occasion to an eminent Indianian.
who had also been defeated TOR the presi-
dency. IL was in 1880 Gnd the Democracy
had treated the country TO a great surprise
by nominating General Hancock to the
place of President. MIR. Hendricks was an
asplrapt. and as soon as the wires brought
IN the news the reporter was dispatched
bot-foot 20 interview Mr.. Hendricks and
ask him how he liked the ticket. The dis
tingnished lndianiaD was at his law office,
ON South Pennsylvania street, and the re-
porter brought him the first news of the
result.
"HancOckf' he repeated. He was much
agitated and undisguisedly angry. The
reporter, who had called on him many
times and on sd kinds of occasions. had
never seen him so disturbed. His usual mr.
banity quite forsook him. Il 90 not care
TO be Interviewed at ALL" he said. with
much sharpness. Il have nothing whatever
20 say"
The reporter assured Mr.. Hendricks that
only his words would be taken-an int1ma-
ton that his display of feeling would not
appear in the account. He quickly appre-
Grated the force of The intimation aud IN
some degree recovered his eraciousness of
manner: Now. yonns man" said he. tell
About q dozen lines" replied the re-
porter. lit is to be sent by Associated
Press. You are to say how you like the
nomination of General Hancock
An amused look appeared on Mr.. Hen
dricks's face as he took In the incongruity
OF the affair.
Very WELL" said he; 'sit down and l
Will dictate It," He then told how he liked
the ticket; what an admirable nomination
Il was in every respect, and the beautiful
and hearty Endorsement went all over the
country to gladden. he hearts of the
faithful. =
When the weather is warm and the nIghc 8
o little sultry, there are several congeniai
spirits who cluster about the Office of
Enghsh's Hotel, who draw their chairs ont
on the pavement next 20 the street, an d
with the help of Mr.. Kriel put In the even
ing very pleasantly relating stories
patched here and there over the world.
and given an airing. for their tellers are
well along in years. and have had varied
experiences. DR.. -, one of the company,
was ct one time practicing medicine at an
Old mission in California where the Indians
used To gather occasionally, loaf
around all day. and d~isperse at. night
There was one old red-skin who would do
the tribes war dance for % cents. and did
do 10 whenever there were enough curious
auditors to contribute that amount. The
old Indian would retire, and after remov-
ing what wearing apparel he had. grease
himself dIsmally with paint, and come
forth In a fury. 20 through his programme
ADD retire. to the intense edification of those
who saw him.
One day some lady school-marm" tour-
lists from the most deoorous quarters of the
ms g. ho .- L..
old Indian was. as usual. on hand,
and had soon entered into a con-
tract TO do the war dance for
them. The school-marms were delighted.
sion were somewhat surprised to think
these effete Eastern ladies would care to
witness a performance 40 doubtful of it's
results. out said nothing. Presently the
noble red man appeared, with a yell, a
coat OF grease. o Ratchet. and about as free
from decoration of any other kind rs
nature pleases TO originally equip her hu-
man tribe. With one com posites scream the
Boston girls disbanded III all directions,
rendezvonIng as quickly as possible at
their earriage doors. TO be driven just as
quickly from the mission.
Once upon q time" remarked NJ. w.
Carr, Il had political aspirations. l longed
TO represent the dear people of Marion
county in those halls of dazzling light
knOWD rs the state Legislature. EOrRetful
of the fate of the Graccbi 1 revolyed great
plans for their welfare and only waited
opportunity to put them into operation. l
announced myself as q candidate and be-
gan the campaign for the nomination on
the Democratic ticket. didn't get il. |
failed ignominiously. and the cause of my
failure was o silk hat"
"A silk hati'
"A silk hat. j made my canvass for the
most part on the South Side. and did not
learn the cause of INV unpopplarity until il
was too late TO retrieve the damage 'Look
at de plug ana Shoot de hat did the
business for me. Beside that 1 did not
drink, and so did not 60 much into the
saloons. a prominent saloon man and poll
rician started the destructive story that I
drank. bat was too high-toned TO drink on
the South Side, that / drank the 20 cent
beverages dispensed In the gilded bars of
the North Side. and whom they gazed on my
hat they believed the story"
Albert Gallatln Porter said a listener
was wiser than that. He was in Wash
ington when he was nominated for Gov
ernor in 1880. Mr.. Porter was always n
good dresser and there were Republicans
who feared his neat attire might offend the
plain people of the provinces. They re-
membered that n suit of blue Jeans had
carried n Democrat into the Governors
chair, and here was Mr.. Poc ter pitted
against Franklin Landers. n man proverbi-
alty careless IN ms dress. When Mr.. por-
ter came To this city there was a large
crowd at tho depot To welcome him. An
open carriage was waiting TO rake him In
triumphant procession thrOu gh the city.