The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-01
Boorish and Unseemly Message Sent to John
III. Butler That Was DiplOmaticallY
Changed by the Messenger.
More of Risley's History Rising to Con.
front Him Like Banquo's Ghost.
Glazebrook's Hard Luck in the Pursuit of
0fice-New United States Mar
shal Ready for Business.
VOORHEES, BRUTAL MESSAGE.


Insulting Reply Sent to John NJ. ButIes
from the Senate Chamber.
'Say to Mr.. John NJ. Butler that I regard
him as q scoundrel, libeler eud traducer
of honest men. and that l ao not want to
see hlml"
This was the message which Daniel VOL.
sey Voorhees,. of Terre Haute, q Senator Of
the UDlted States. sent to Mr.. John M.
Butler at Washington on last Tuesday
morning. The scene was the Marble room
of the Senate. and the message was dehv-
cred by Senator Voorhees, TO Mr. Hughes
East q former well-known Hoosier
Democrat. and at one time the private seo-
retary to Vice Presidents Hendricks. 10
seems that the incident has become well
known in the colony of Indiana Office seek.
ers at the capital, but out of personal con-
sidersti0n for Senator Voorhees, the corre-
spondents at Washington have refrained
from mentioning it in their dispatches. A
Journal reporter learned of 1t. last night,
through o prominent HoosIer Democras
who has just returned from the national
capital. whittier he went for an Office.
1.-The circunstsnces which led up to the
incident" said the Democratic Office SEEK
Washington to argue the Western Car
Company's case before the Supreme Court.
and at noon went into the Senate restau-
rant to get luncheon. Hughes East came
in and sat down at the same table at which
Mr.. Butler sat- The two men recognized
each other, and soon entered into q social
conversation, during the course OF
which Mr. Butler referred TO the
Risley incident and his connection
with it. He said nothing about
having negatived. through the Journaps
columns, some of the hardest things which
were said of Rlsley. aud of having. TO a de-
gree, at least eXonerated the Terre Haute
Democrats. including voorhees, and kisley,
from any wrong doing In the affair, but he
passed many compliments upon Senator
Voorhees, person ally ana eulogiZed him as q
representative of the State In the Senate.
East is a great admirer OF Senator NoOr.
hees, and you may well imagine that he
was not little tickled TO hear Butler say
so many nice things of the Senator. When
the two men got up from the table
East turned to Butler, and, III o patronlzing
sort OF, way, and thinking he would do an
act of fIiendliness to the two men and
bring them together upon good terms. obs
served:
You ought TO call Senator Voorhees, ont
of the Senate chamber and pay your re-
spects TO him.
"Mr. Butler replied that he would be glad
to do so. whereat East volunteered to be
the messenger. and. entering the Marble
room of the Senate, which is the reception
room. in fact, he found the Senator.
"'Senator Voorhees, began East. John
NJ. Butler. of Indianapolis, Is out here IN
the corridor and would like to pay his re-
spects to you.' t
The Senator looked a pain full loolz there
was O pause; then an expression OF surprise
stole over his countenance. and turning
upon East he delivered the message which
quoted q moment ago. 1t is said tha the
Senator never showed more feeling or put
moro of his old-tIme fire into the liar
libeler.' 'traducer' and 'scouDdreL' Had
Hughes East been susceptible to any
trouble like apoplexy he would have fallen
dead. Turning away, he gasped for breath
q few moments aud then sought Mr.. Butler.
whom he found hard by in the corridor
awaiting the appearance of Senator Voor-
hees. Assuming pleasant smile and at
the same time an air of deep regret, Eass
delivered this message to Butler:
MIR. Butler, there Ia q most important con.
stitutional question before the Senate now
aud Senator Voorhees, is deeply interested
in il. He says ne regrets exceedingly that
he cannot come out Just now. He will be
glad to have you call him out at any othez
time
''Mr. Butler was satisfied with the mes
sage. and, thinking no more a bout the call,
strOlled back TO the Supreme Court room.
Senator Voorhees, had no idea then, and
probably has not now, that Mr. Butter did
not arfaign him or RIsey through the
newspapers, as the Senator at the time be-
lieved, nor does Mr. Butler know any thing
about the real character of the message
which Senator Voorhees, sent to blm by
matters ars explained the two men will
meet frienQsp