The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-01
THEY REFUSE TO PONY UP
Democrats Who Do Not Believe In the
Scheme TO Down Senator Turpie.
They Refu.e to Contribute to the Campaign
~Fund-Bynum Is WOrried-The Peoples
Party-PrOhibiiion Meeting.
A DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.

Some Members Of tho Party Don't Believe
I'm IL and Refuse to Put Up.
An agent of Chairman John X. Wilson
and OF the Democratic State COMMITTEES
has been at work pleading with wealthy
and aspiring members of the party for
means whefewith to carry on the campaign.
AS il customary in such cases. those who
are known to have given most readily In
the past were the first approached. When
O well-known Democrat Of wealth and
liberality was approached. the agent adj
dressed him with great confidence.
what shall / put you down forf' he
asked. He was thunder-struck at the An
swer.
Not q SIN gle dollarn
When the agent could recover himself he
asked for an explanation.
lit Is simply this" said the expected
giyer, IL have been made aware of a scheme
on hand TO work the defeat of David
Turpie for the Senate, IN case the Legisla-
ture is Democratic The plan is TO beat
him with Governor Gray. i know the pur.
pose, and L don't believe in 1t. / won't in
dorse it by contributing q single cent to
the campaign as long as 1t Is under control
of the present managers"
The rebuff caused the agent much embar-
raesment, and he left in o Illustrated state
of mind. When, in continuing the solici:
tation for funds, the agent approached
several intimate friends OF the TurDie man,
he met with the same absolute refusal.
A Journal reporter was Informed of the
plan by q Democrat. who has no sympathy
with the scheme. and Is enlisted In opposi-
tion to lt. The conspiracy is indefinitely
charged by him to the "court-house rlng,"
including both the State and county chair
men. If this be the source of 1t. 1t is evil
A. 49, - 49, hAA-
leaning toward the go per cent" have
found that it IL necessary TO pacify
the 10 per cents.r and propitiate Gov.
Gray's friends for his defeat at Chicago by
Offering him support for the Senate. The
way was prepared for such a contingency
by the action of the State convention In
refusing To indorse Senator Turpie for re-
election. There 10 now no reason to doubt
that the ten per cents. intend TO maneuver
Tor the defeat OF Turpie in the Democratic
caucus. just as they succeeded In defeating
Gil ShanklIn's hopes at the State conven-
ton.
The plan is the simple and usual one of
Offering nominations for the Legislature
OF Governor Gray. or who can be
expected to follow where leaders
point the way. Such has already been the
case In this county. The Turpie man quot
going on when he heard of the offer, to q
near friend, to nominate for the .Legisla-
ture. The purposes were hinted at, and
were understood. The proposed candidate
asked advice of his friend. and then de-
clined the offer. The episode has made q
stir in the local Democracy, which can
with difficulty be kept from open rupture.
1t is not thought, however, that the virtu-
Gus indignation Of the Turpie Democrats
will avail anything. Should the next Leg
~tslature be Democratic. 1t 10 certain as
fate that Isaac Pussy Gray will be
adorned with the senatorial tova, while
the man whose chief honor is that he once
defeated Benjamin Harrison will be relegat-
ed TO the private library which he is said to
love 80 well. It is note worthy In this con-
nection, that Governor Gray recently visit
ed Grover Cleveland in the East. and has
since taken hold OF the campaign with an
energy wholly uDaccountable. unless there
IL o certainty in it for Isaac.