The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-27
GRESHAM CRACKS THE WHIP
He Endeay0rs TO Drive Hoosier Silver.
ties Into the Anti-Free. Coinage Camp.
Messrs. Conn. Hammond. Taylor and McNagny
Summoned to the Judges Private Office
Lochren's Sharp Reply to Morse.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Secretary Gresh-
am has run up against snag in his attempt
to steer the Democratic ship of state for
Indiana. The Judge has attempted to whip
into the administration line those members
of the Hoosier delegation in the House
who advocate the unlimited coinage of
silver.
By some process or other the administra-
tion has been able to drive ito line for the
unconditional repeal of the silver-purchas-
ing act both of the Indiana Senators and
Representatives Bynom. Holman. Martin.
Brown. Brookshire. Cooper and Bretz, but
Messrs. Conn. Hammond, Taylor and Mo-
Nagny have stood out ia favor
of free coinage. Ii is suspect.
ed that Secretary Gresham had
much to do in changing the nlne Repre-
sentatives and the two Senators from Indl-
ana to all an ti-silver policy. as all of them
have. MP to the time President Cleveland
called the extraordinary session of Con-
gresS. been pronounced In favor of tho free
coinage of silver.
When President Cleveland left Wash
ington fox Buzzard's Bay it is understood
he Entrusted to Secretary Gresham the con-
version of certain recaIcitrsnt Democrats
to the cause of unconditional repeal, and
tulOuB tuom WoTo DleeBT6. CO0O,
Hammond, Taylor and McNagny, of
Secretary Gresham's native State. The
Secretary began to work upon these gen.
tlemen through his friends. but, finally, be-
coming convinced that direct influence
from the administration was necessary, he
made bold his work. and summoned them
Dy letter TO his private office IN the Depart
ment of State.
Yesterday morning the Secretary ex-
peoted the four Hoosier free-silyer Demo.
n q 4 IN n "a hnf M IA n
was disappointed. The first TO arrive was
the good -natured McNagny. AS soon as
the Colum bia City statesman entered the
public Office of Secretary Gresham he
There be was aTeeted by the score
tary of State. There was no time lost. The
Secretary immediately began his efforts to
convert the caller to tho cause Of unoon-
question with him for some time. and
finally left. after saying that he would vote
against the proposition OF the admtnistra-
ti0n.
the room and was also taken through q
course of sprouts" Secretary Gresham
was now joined in his work by Senator
Voorhees,. No amount of persuasion
s0sd ss a1 to Yos aa.n. sGI
unconditional repeal. Secretary Gresham
and Senator Voorhees, were undaunted.
however. They waited along wait for the
arrival OF MesSr6. conn ana lHFlofs Dut
they came not.
ltnow transpires that after McNaGny
and Hammond left the State Department.
they went to the hotels where Conn and
Taylor stopped and related their expo
riences. When the Elkhart and Evans
vile statesmen learned the object Of their
summons TO the Department of State they
refused TO respond. Their refusal. IL
is said. was not uttered in the utmost good
humOr. The four Democratic statesmen
held a conference of their own and conclud.
ed that it was q piece of impertinence upon
the part OF Secretary Gresham to attempt
to drive them from position
which they believed was desired
by their constituents and they
resolved to stand firm. One of the quartet
declared that Secretary Gresham had not
been openly cooperating with the Demo-
cratic party long enough to warrant him
in assuming the role of dictator. Since
the conference OF the four free-coinage
Hoosiers. It Is stated that Messrs. McNagny
and Hammond have again fallen into the
wiles of the Observation-Disclosures, and have
nbout come TO the conclusion TO yield TO
the demands made upon them and vote for
the unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law.