The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-24


place, and gave us to infer that he
would do his best to bring this about.
He went on to say that 1t
would not do for him TO promise
the Cleveland vote to any candidate for
the vice. presidency. and we conceded the
force of the objection. but his language
and hls actions left the impression with us
that we were to DO the residuary legatees
of the Cleveland strength after his nomi-
nation was assured, and in this belief We
went to Cleveland, and we were dumped,
as We now see."
The New York crowd had counted on
the opposition to the nomination to Glove
land of majority of the Indiana deleRa-
tion to give them great strength before the
convention. and had the HoosIers contin-
ued in this position their hope would have
been realized, but when Gray's men went
to the ex-President New York's seventy
two delegates retired to the privacy of
their headquarters. whetted knife n yard
or more in length and waited for the
opportunity to strew Gray's vitals over
the floor of the convention hall. From
that moment until the final vote was cast
Gray stood not the remotest show for help
from those with whom his people. had been
first allied, and to the Cleveland forces the
HOosiers knew they must look for their
strength.
ACTED IN BAD FAITH.
he bad faith of Mr.. Whitney in holding
out this hope must be- questioned, in view
of what happened. for with the single ex-
ceptOn of Pennsylvania, none of the great
blocks of strength controlled by him went
to Gray. Don NJ. Dickinson and
William F. Villas, his chief lieu
tenants. went quietly to work to head
off Gray. Had Whitney been sincere would
this have been the course of his henchmeui
Dickinson rrotted out judge Morse. of
Michigan; Villas led John l.. Mitchell. of
Wisconsin, to the starters post. Arkan-
sass sixteen votes were given to
Gray. but Alabama's twenty two
were placed in Morse's column.
and Illinois, through the agency
of Senator Palmer ana the Cleveland
leaders who controlled the State produced
Adlai +. Stevenson, who wiped Gray's eye
when the vote was taken.
1t was st. Louis over again. Having
been once ruled OFT the track by MT. Cleve-
land four years ago Mr.. Gray, through his
friends, permitted himself to be led into
the same pit again, and for a sec-
ond time he was slaughtered to make q
Cleveland holiday. Dickinson scalped him,
New York eviscerated him, and Villas re-
moved his hide and hung it on the fence;
hence the condition of Uncle Isaac's re-
mains tonight and hence the weeping, the
wailIng and gnashing of teeth that is 60
ing on among his deluded aud betrayed
following in Indiana.
COULDN'T FOOL RICE OR VOORHEES,.
Jim Rice fOresaw 1T all several days ago,
and went home in disgust, but Charley
Jewett was the one man In the delegation
who stood out from start to finish in oppO-
sitiOn to the course pursued. Senator
Voorhees, has not left his room for two
days; he Is too old hand to be taken in by
the bait offered, but be was in no position
to protest, SO his friends say, and maybe
he thought the compact entered into be-
tween him and Gray two years ago had
been carried out. as it was
This morning, just before the vote
on the presidential nomination was
taken. Doherty, Murdock and jew
EFT found that Dickinson was setting
up pins against Gray on the floor
Of the convention, and, as have already
described in my dispatches of yesterday,
they took editor Morss from his seat and
bore down on Dickinson.
Mr.. Doherty authorizes me tonight to
make the following statement of what
took place: They told Mr.. Dickinson of the
reports that had reached their ears, and
stated that it was their understanding 9
that Gray was to be supported by the
Cleveland men.
"Are You not aware of this" asked Mr..
Doherty. land do you propose to work
against GrayT
Il am not working against Gray. / am
for HIM. / always obey the orders of my
chief"
Then" continued Mr.. Doherty. I'VE ex-
pect the State of Michigan to vote for
him."
That's oil right" responded Dick inson.
1.-The State of Michigan will vote as do"
This satisfied the Hoosiers and moment
later Mr.. Murdoch said that the thing was
ali right.
LAMB FURIOUS.
To-day when Michigan voted for Morse,
John Lamb was furious, and. pounding his
knee with his fist exclaimed: Il knew
- we'll that fellow Dickinson would
throw u.s."
A reporter asked Judge Ayres what he
thought of Gray's defeat. 1T is very poor
| politics." answered Alexander.
One would require search.warrant
| TO find an Indiana Democrat
| here tonight Most of them have
| crawled into hole and pulled
| it in after them. There are two who are i'm
| high feathers-belles of the ball, so to
| speak-and they are our own editor Mores
end John "GiT Shsnklin. The latter has
| not forgotten his turning down at the
| hands of Governor Gray short time since.
| and has been consistently against him from
| the start for either first or second place
! on the ticket.
When the convention assembled this
afternoon q squad of the mem bers of the
Indianapolis clubs now here attempted to
manufacture some spontaneous enthusiasm
for Gray by marching into the hall,
| led by the Progress Band, which
played Dixie" Auld Lang Syne" and
various other inspiring airs as they es.
corted the boys down the ssles and among
the delegates. A number of them carried
some leftover Blame plumes and there