The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-21
DIDN'T FALL KERN's WAY.

The District Attorneyship Tumbles Into the
Lap of Frank Burke, of Jeffersonville.
Special TO the Indianapolis Jonrnai.
WASHINGTON. March 20-It has been q
great day for the Tall Sycamore of the
Wabash" and your uncle Isaac Pusey
Gray must have stroked his creamy
whiskers aud put on his Sunday smile
when he read the list of nominations sent
to the Senate to-day. The nomination OF
Frank Burke. OF Jeffersonville, for United
States district attorney, created the great
est surprise among the Hoosiers, as Kern's
nomination had been freely predicted for
two weeks or moro. This morning Kern's
friends were as much encouraged as at any
time for q month past. and q
delegation of them headed by
Representative Bynum and John p.
Frenzel went to the Senate prepared to
hear the announcement that Kern had been
chosen. Mr.. Bynum contided to several
of his Hoosier friends, this morning. that
Kern's nomination was sure. He is as
much knocked out, apparently, this even
ing. as Kern himself The latter will go
home tonight or tomorrow. When seen
by the Journal correspondents he declined
to say more than that the nomination of
Burke would not cause him serious disap-
pointment. az his private business would
engage his time. He showed much disau-
pointment, however, and his friends say he
will not soon recover.
Every body comedies that the Voorhees,
Gray ombination has made another home
run ana have captured the local federal
machinery entirely. "What will it avail
the Cleveland Democracy in Indiana" said
one. IF they get few foreign consular
ships and find the imm ense local patron
age of the State entirely in the hands OF
their enemIesf How can they hope to
maintain their organization against such
oddsf"
Every body comedies that Senator Voor-
hees has done well for O representative of
the ten per cents" He captured the mar
shalship Tor Hawkins. of Sullivan. who. by
the way was Hill man. and landed Burke
in the district attorney's chair. and the
Cleveland men charge that the latter not
only advocated Gray for the presidency,
but hurled invectiyes at Cleveland. and
actually was so mad over his nomination
that he declined to take part In the cam
paign. further than to preside over one
meeting just PRIOR to the close. Senator
Voorhees, luck did not stop here. His
as minister TO Denmark.
In securing the nomination of Burke over
Kern the Senator has rendered more like
ly the nomination of Joshua Jump, of
Seventh district who, had ksrn won.
might have been shut out by geograph-
lcal argument Voorhees, has set his heart
on Jumps appointment. to accommodate
John 4. Lamb. and Is now In fair way to
see the fulfllment of his promise.
The Clayeland men will nor give nm en-.
tireIy, but they admit tonight that there
Is nothing much left Tor them. They will
now make final rally TO secure some rec
ognition for John q. Shanklin and Samuel
L. Morss. in order to enable these two rep
resentntives of the ninety per cents" to
60 abroad for recreation. John p. Frenzel
Will remain here for several days to urge
on Nix. Cleveland the claims OF Editor
Morss.
The utter helplessness of Senator Tur-
pie in the present emergency ie matter of
common remark among the Cleveland men
this evening. The Senator was also deluded
into the belief that Kern would be nomi-
mated. Up to tho present writing the
V0orhees-Gray combination has parceled
ont the Offices and the Junior Senator has
stood by and looked on. 1t is no longer
certain that he will land Albert Sahm as
postmaster at Indianapolis, although BY.
mum has conceded him the appointments.
1t Is suggested this evening that possib bly,
Gray or Voorhees, may have q candidate for
the place.
The anti-Gray element Is feeling very
weak this evening. They admit that the
President has put the machinery of the
State into the hands of the Gray men, and
left hls late advocates to the tender mercy
of the com binatiOn.
superintendent of immigration o wen hos
been notified that his resignation has been
accepted. EX-COngressman Patton Is
strongly indOrsed as his successor.
The Washington Post says: Ever since
Mr.. Cleveland's selection of q Mexican
minister editor Shanklin has gone about
with hair-trlgger snub."