The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-10
Renegade" Isaac Pusey Gray. the Evansville
Mans Bitterest Enemy, Appointed Min
ister to Mexico, as Predicted.
Indiana Cleveland Democrats Disguised
with the Presidents Action,
And Loud in Dsnouncing the Voorhees-Gray
Machine-Shanklin and Buskirk Leave
in Rage-Kern and Hawkins Fixed.


Gray to the fore: the original friends Of
Grover Cleveland in Indiana to the rear.
That is the way the situation appears to.
night to John 6. Shanklln. of Evansville.
This has. indeed, been q day of left
handed compliments in Washington. AS
Senator Voorhees, emerged from the White
House this morning after conference
with the President, in which the latter
agreed to send 10 She Senate to-day the
name of Ex-Governor Gray for the Mexican
mission. he met Mr.. Shanklin going in to
protest against Gray's appointment. Mr..
Shanklin intended to say to the President
as he did at Lakewood. that Isaac Pusey
Gray was dead duck in the Democratic
pond of Indiana, and that he would not be
heard of again unless this administration
regalvanized his political corpse. When
Mr. Sbanklin presented his card the Presi-
dent was too busy" to see him. About
the same time that Mr.. Shenklin oalled at
the White House, Senator David BennetJ
Hill. of New York, also called. He was
admitted and talked twenty minutes with
the President. An hour later President
Cleveland sent the following nominations
to the Senate:
ISAAC L. GRAY, OF Indiana, to be envoy ex-
traordinary and minister pienipotentiary Of the
PATRICK A. COLLINS, of Massachusetts,, to
be consul general of the United States ct Lon
don.
JOSIAH QUINCY, of Massachusetts. to be AS
ROBERT A MAXWELL. of New York, to be
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-general.
/. p. GAYLE, of New Mexico, to be receiver
OF public moneys at Roswell, N. NJ.
Two of the above nominations were gall
and wormwood to two Democratic states
men. Gray is Shanklin's bitterest enemy.
Maxwell is the brewer. or malster, who was
removed from the insurance missioner
ship of New York by Governor Hill because
he was an anti-snspper ana Q friend of
Grover Cleveland. Maxwell is Hilrs Bit
terest political enemy. Thus Grover Cleve-
land slapped Shsnklin and Hill fat in the
face. Mr. Shanklin took the train for New
York tonight, and will 60 home in few
days to remain. He said to the Journal
cc..espondenr that he had no statements to
make concerning Grsy's appointment. 1t
simply convinced him that this admlnistra-
tion intended playing with the Gray CON-
bination and Its friends. ard that there
was no use for him to remain here.
COULDN'T BELIEVE 1T.
The news of the nomination of Gray
spread over the clty rapidly and acted like
wildfire in the Indiana stubble. 1t had
been anticipated by many. but was not be-
lieved by Others The friends of Shanklin
could not believe that Gray would be
recognized first and especially that he
would be given first-class mission. The
idea of the Ex-Governor drawing S17,5O0
year salary and having a clerk with Q sal
ary of S1.S00. under secretaries. attaches,
servants, ETC.. with Oriental quarters in
the City of Mexico. all at the expense Of
the government. was q little more than
they could realize in the line of truth. It
seemed like fairy tale. Among the first
to express Indignation over tho nomina-
tiOn of Gray was TON" Buskirk, of Paoli.
tom" had presented an immense pile OF
papers bearing the highest Endorsements
for the United States marshalship of Jndi-
ana. He 1t was who worked through the
Orange county convention the first resolu-
tion reimbursement of Grover Cleveland last
year, when all seemed dark for Cleveland In
Indiana and no says he had been led by
Senator Voorhees, to believe that he wonld
be appointed marshal. 1t seems that
Toms" misforrunes did not come sin gle
handed. At about the same time he heard
of Gray's nomination he was advised by
Senator Voorhees, that he VoorheesI would
have to stand by ex-Sheritf Hawkins. of
sullivan county. nnd that Hawkins would
be appointed. Yesterday afternoon Voor-
hees and Gray took long drive in the sub.
urbs of the city, when they talked of Indi-
ana patronage. Buskirk, when he heard
ell. declared that it was now clear to any
man. even though he was blind, that Gray's
hand would he seen In the appointments.
and he was going home. So Tom" with
drew his papers, packed his valise and left
for Indiana on the afternoon train. Before
leaving Buskirk observed to q friend that
Senator Turpie had no individuality here;
that he was a mere 'me too" for Senator
Voorhees, and that no man who could not
command the Voorhees-Gray indorsement
stoOd any more show for office than the
metaph orical feather dad for preservation
in q warm pit.
All the Hoosier Democrats here rho made
the fight for Cleveland in Indiana before
the Chicago convention are hot over
Gray's nomination. Another one to openly
express bis Indignation Is ex-senator Bar
rett of Fort Wayne Barrett was Voor-
hees man in the Legislature Of 1889. and it
was he who worked q resolution through
the Allen county convention favOring
Senator Turpie and Mr. Cleveland. He
did not expect the cruel blow of to-day.
He regards Gray's appointment as making
it impossible TO rally the Allen county
Democracy in future campaigns Mr.. Bar
rett intended to file his papers for the posi-.
tion Judge Taylor holds on the Mississippi
River Commission. but he will not The
Gray machine has knocked him ont. He
will ask for no Office. Judge collars, of
Fort Wayne. has just arrived, and he viii
pre-empt the place held by Judge Taylor.
1t is believed collars will now get it.
LOUD WITH DENUNCIATIoNs.
number Of original Cleveland Demo-
Gratis are in the city from Indiana. They
come to get Office. but declare they will
seek nothing. They are loud IN their de-
nunciations of the machine which has been
set up. and believe that the Voorhees, Gray
combine is to be infallible with this admin
istratlou. Some of the Allen county place.
seekers are declaring that none of Mr.
Cleveiand's friends in that section ot the
State has been gwen the Endorsements of
the new combiHe. except Dir. Zoll,nger,
who Is barred out of Office by the rule
which precludes the appointment of any
one who has held Office nnder Cleveland.
The Journal correspondents met ex- Gov
ernor Gray at the Ebbitt durlng the after
noon. He was naturally pleased over his
nomination and talked freely and frankly.
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