The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-27
CLEVELAND WAS VERY MAD
What Grover l. Alleged TO Have Said
10 the Bosses of the Hill Machine.
An Ebert 10 Show that lie Made No Pledges
10 Shseban and MurpLy-Leading Demo.
era:s to Dir euss an Lxtra 81 ssion.

the machine TO the people. This very
night / will Issue a declaration to the
electors OF the State. telling them the
proposition you have made to me and the
reason why | am not able to accept IL.
4 will ask them TO choose between Us.
Such ia my confdsnoe In the people that
before the week ends / believe your ma
chine will be in revolution against you. i
cannot make the promise you ask"
In the foregoing words" the Herald
will sag. tomorrow, Grover Cleveland re-
Piled to the proposition made by Lieuten-
ant-governor Sheehan ut the memorable
Victoria Hotel dinner of Sept. 6.
which has been productive OF SO
much gossip. speculation and comment.
How did Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Murphy take
the replyI Within ten minutes they with
drew their request for pledges or promises.
10, n before they lett the room they
pied ged to the ticket q support as vigor-
ous as If their terms had been agreed to.
In speaking of the incident afterward,
Nr. Cleveland said. i could not sell myself
ont to the organization. / should nave lost
the confidence of the independent Demo-
Gratis lnthe State. would have been unwor-
thy to be the candidate of the party or TO be
President. But then / never dreamed of
giving the pied ge
Ths Herald's writer then SAYS: st in
CURED of my informant when Mr.. Murphy
and Mr.. Sheehan made the demand. They
were drunk with power be replied. They
did not see what 1t meant and what might
have followed. It would have been MOTH
ing less than the destruction Of the ma
chime. and we should have had an ideal
campaign"
Proposed Conferences of Democrats.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-An important con-
ference of Democratic leaders. it is said.
will be held in this city on Monday or Tues
day, of next week. at which the ques-
ton of an extra session of Con-
gress after the Inauguration of Mr..
Cleveland, will be discussed. Among others
who are expected to be present at the con-
ference ere Speaker Crisp. Senators Car
lislc. German and Brice. the Hon. Don M.
Dickinson. the Hon. William c. Whitney
and other local Democratic leaders. includ-
lang the Representatives in Congress from
this city. some of the leading Democratic
bankers and business men OF this city
their views on the subject of an
eAtTa session OF Con aress. some of the
leaders who will DO present at the confer
ence will oppose an extra session OF Con-
gress, and will urge the appointment of q
special committee by the present House OF
Representatives. to inv estigate the present
tariff 8 ystem. and prepare q bill for the
Fifty-third Congress. The condition of the
treasury will also be discussed IN connec-
tion with the extra-session question.
A Cieyeiandite Fired frnm Office.
ALBANY N. Y, Nov. 26-What is alleged
to be q wholesale beheading of Albany
county sympathizers of Mr.. Cleveland.
and. consequently, opponents of Senator
Hill. began yesterday, when John P. Mas
terson, the active lieutenant of leader Her
rick In this county, received notice that
bis services wouid not be required after
Dec. 1. Masterson has been chief clerk in
the State Engineers Office since 1884, at o
salary of 5000. Lately he has been very
energetic ID defeating Chairman Murphy's
scheme to capture the county, and that
activity has ended IN his decapitation As
secretary OF the county committee he was
present at the meeting the week after
the election. when Mayor Manning,
Congressman Tracey and Senator PARK
er were appointed to proceed to the
Governor and ask that heads Of certain
Democrats be cut of for alleged traitorous
conduct on election day. Governor Flower
informed the committee that the matter
rested with the heads of departments
alone. Immediately State Engineer
Schenck. taking the Governors statement
for a hint, asked for Masterson's r~esigna-
flou