The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-15
WARRINC DEMOCRATS
Isaac P. Gray and Claude Matthews
Against Daniel w. VOORHEES,.
Secret of the Foxy Pusey's Return from
Mexico and Tour of the HOOsier
State Finally Made Public.
A POLITICAL COMBINATION
For the Purpose of Retiring the
Sycamore" to Private Life.
The Story that Gray Was at Home Under
a Lottery Cloud Started by Fol-
lower of Senator Voorhees,.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-There are un-
mistakable evidences of a political con-
fiict between Ex-Governor and at present
Minister Isaac Pusey Gray and Senator
Daniel Woolsey VOORHEES,.
When Minister Gray tramping
around over Indiana for a period of two
months, and leading up to a few days ago,
the friends of Senator Voorhees, in Wash
ington We're busily engaged circulating the
report that our minister 70 Mexico was un-
der a cloud on account of alleged participa-
ton in lottery schemes at the post of his
mission, and was at home upon the request
of Minister Romero, the Mexican minister
in this city, waiting for the clouds to roll
by. There is good reason to believe that
the statement in a prominent Democratic
newspaper in Chicago, to the effect that
Gray had been given an unlimited leave of
absence and requested to come home on
account of some unfortunate step he had
taken in behalf of the Mexican lottery,
was written upon the suggestion of a fol-
lower of Senator voorhees, and for an ul-
terror purpose. For some weeks the friends
of the Senator had been endeavoring TO as
certain what was the object of Minister
Gray's home coming. They had learned
that he was busying himself over the Sc
lection of county, district and State COM
mitteemen, and all inquiries had failed to
bring forth any information on the object
of his work. 1t was a disgraceful circum-
stance. Isaac Pusey Gray, as is well
known, is as cunning as fox, and looks
far ahead to political advantage. He en-
ters upon a campaign far in advance of
direct action, by setting up the
pins in organization. Having secured the
organization in the counties, districts and
State, he is able to set the machine in mo-
ton by simply pressing the button.
Knowing the tactics of Mr.. Gray, and be-
ing unable to learn what he was doing,
the friends of Senator VOORHEES, jumped
right up on his back as soon as they had
failed to learn specifically the object of his
visit home and the cause of his long stay.
Hence the report that he had got mixed
up in the lottery scheme and was at home
under cloud Minister Romero, at the re-
quest of the Mexican authorities, and prob
ally on the opportunities OF Minister Gray
! hLa.seIf, has made a statement to the effect
that Minister Gray had taken no part in
the lottery affairs, and had brought no dis
credit on himself or his government in that
connection.
COMBINE AGAINST VOORHEES,
report has just reached Washington,
through a Democrat from Indianapolis,
that during his recent visit TO Indiana
Minister Gray had formed an alliance with
Governor Matthews by which their mutual
interests were to be preserved, one by the
other wherever he may be in the future,
and by which the friendly Offices of the one
are to be al the disposal of the others po-
litical ambition. In other words, the report
has come to the friends OF Senator Voor-
hees that he has not only for his rival TO
the Senate when the election of his sue
cessor comes around in the winter of
1S96-97, Isaac Pusey Gray, minister, but
Claude Mathews. Governor. If the one
fails to secure the seat in the Senate the
open candidate is to turn his strength to
the other, the passive candidate.
1t was believed that there was an un-
derstanding between Gray and Voorhees,, by
which one was to be presidential or vice
presidential candidate in 1896, and the other
was 10 stand for the seat in the Senate held
by Voorhees, In fact, statements to this
effect were given out by the friends of the
Senator few weeks ago. 1t now appears
| that information reached Minister Gray
| some months ago that Senator Voorhees,
was laying the pipes for the presidency,
| was arranging to be a presidential candidate
| himself, and the Minister to Mexico imme-
| diatey hied himself home TO check
mate the distinguished citizen of Terre
Haute. 1t is now stated on authority that
| Is very close to both Minister Gray and
Governor Matthews that the former at least
| is openly hostile to both the presidential
| and senatorial ambitions of Senator Voor-
| hees, and that either the Minister or the
| Governor will contest the Senator's seat
tIo xxvi11 ilya1xr he
candidate for the presidential or vice
presidential nomination. In other words
| the Minister is 10 be checkmated by
his ambitions to higher political honors, II
| possible, and a reelection to the Senate II
| he fails in the other effort.
The Journal correspondent inquired of the
Democrat who brought this latest inforIna
ton to Washington whether Minister Gray
| felt under any obligation TO either Senator
| Voorhees, or Senator Turpie for the honor
which he now holds and the reply was
ready and positive.
Governor Gray told me when I saw him
| a short time ago and We were talking oyea
| his political future" said the gentleman
| that his appointment as minister to Mex
| leo was in nowise due to any influence os
| either OF our Senators, and that he felt nc
| obligation whatever to either one of them
! Mr.. Gray told me that a certain distin
| guished Democrat of Lafayette, and
| well-known Democrat of Indianapolis, ha(
made positive his appointment to a first
| class mission or TO a prominent position In
| Washington-either one he might choose
some weeks before the inauguration, ant
| that this appointment was arranged witt
! Mr.. Cleveland without any knowledge OF
| the part OF either of our Senators. Mr.
Gray made this statement in response to
! question by me as to whether he felt frer
| TO antagonize Senator Voorhees,, either fol-
a reelection to his present seat or presi
| dental or vice presidential honors. Mr.. Gray
is under no obligations to any man in Con
| gress from Indiana, and he sees no reasor
| why he should defer anything to theil
wishes or keep any of them informed as tC
| his Intentions"
| An Infammnble Collar.