The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29
Clearly the Victim Of Conspiracy Hatched
by Voorhees,. Gray and Others Who Tried
10 Defeat the Presidents Nomination.
Annual REIMBURSEMENT of Salaries At
tached to Presidential P0stOffices.
Many Hoosiers in Luck-New Postmasters
Appointed for Fort Wayne and Columbus
Other Appointments By Cleveland.
NO OFFICE FOR sHANKLIN.

The Chief of the Indiana 80 Per Cents. Ig-
nored and Enemies Rewarded.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 28-Hon.J G. Shank
lin editor OF the Evansville Courier. and
leader of the southern Indiana Democracy
and large part of the remainder of the
State. will not ill an Office under Mr..
Cleveland, at least that is beginning TO be
the opinion here.
Mr.. Cleveland owes as much to Mr..
6hanklin as any other individual for his
denomination last summer because it was
through the bold efforts of the Evansville
editor that the Hoosier delegation was
swung into line for Cleveland against Gray
and the Tammsny crowd. When Shanklin.
while stamping the State for the guberna-
torial nomination. made his famous speech
before the Shields Club at Indianapolis.
wherein he declared for Cleveland
against Gray, De uttered the words, his
friends claim. that finally cost him the
nomination. His bold uttersnce in favor
of Cleveland videned the chasm between
the Cleveland and Gray factions. and Indi-
ana finally went to Chicago divided.
senator Voorhees, showed up there
strong Gray man. but Shanklin's fight was
30 vigorous that the Tall Sycamore soon
became silent and Indiana finally swung
into line for Mr.. Cleveland. OF course
Cleveland was nominated. and Mr.. Shank
lin returned home the political hero of the
day with Hoosier Democrats. After Mr..
Cleyeland's election it was generally con-
ceded thas Mr.. ShaDklin would be reward
ed by some lucrative Office commensurate
with his scholarly sttainments. or else the
President would allow him to dispense the
bulk of the patronage IN Indiana. It also
seems that Mr.. Shanklin was led TO believe
that Gray would not be rewarded by the ad-
ministrstion. but subseqnent events indi-
cate that wheel was at work within
wheel; that the fine hand of Mr. Whitney
was back of it all; that about the time
Indiana swung into line at the Chicago
convention for Cleveland MIR. voorhees,
was promised the patronage for Indiana.
and that the Hoosier editor was the victim
of o conspiracy. Ii certainly began TO look
that way after Mr.. Shanklin returned home
empty handed shortly after the Inaugural
ton. and Grsy's appointment as minister
60 Mexico Quickly followed. 1t Is now
plain why Gray visited Gray Gables shortly
alter the nomination of Cleveland and then
Vincennes with AdlaI Stevenson.
Since the plot began TO unfold Mr..
ehanklin. it is held by IndIanians. has
held himself aloof IL very dignitied man.
ner. and his friends here in Washington
have maintained that the Hoosier editor
would not accept any office under the
Cleveland administration. IL now begins
so look as If they were right In their pre-
dictions. Three offices have been rendered
Mr.. Shanklin and he declined all with
thanks.
few weeks since the Office of Public
Printer was rendered Mr.. Shanklin and he
Sefused 1t. Later he was told that he could
go to Dresden as consul general, and this
be declined. Now it comes To light that
only this week Mr. Shanklin was asked il
he would accept the Office of consul-general
at Hong Kong. and this was also declined.
1t is regarded here as q snub to President
Cleveland for the ingratltude shown q man
who was loyal to the last and did so much
to help Mr.. Cleveland to success.