Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1886 — Page 5

Confession of a schemes. f ‘Mari ah” Henderson Tells the History \ of the Plot to Defeat Cnmback. She Dishonorable Tart He Flayed in It, Along \with Jim Hughes—How Hon. J. W. P.ur- \ son Was Cheated Out of His Seat. letter in Cincinnati Enquirer. Th numerous contests that will be brought to the attention of the next Legislature have recalled scenes of past days, and precedents for this or that scheme are furnished without nnmb*r- A part of the unwritten history of Indianapolis is how Bill Cumback missed the United JStates senatorship, at a time when it appeared that he had a walk-over. William has in years !>ast boen known as the “Christian statesman,” in later days was leader of the cold-water Voters, and is now given the credit—and no person questions his right to it, either—of being the Author of that earnest phrase, ‘‘The God's truth of the whole business is," etc. In 1871 be was jAeutenant-governor. The Legislature was Republican by a small majority, and Cumback was the choice for Senator. In the Senate at that time was Judge Jame3 jHughes, one of the ablest men this State ever produced, and it was to him that William owed liis defeat. The story was told by Col. Eb Hon flerson last night to a party of friends. Eb was ft Senator at that time, representing Morgan County, and was a party to the scheme to knock ©ut Cumback. “Judge Hughes was smarter than chained and was, too, the most bitter partisan j ever knew,” said the Colonel, as he shifted his position in his chair and made himself the more comfortable. “He electioneeied with a big faunon and a brass band, and in £he Senate scored Democrats right and left at every opportunity. What was my iurprise, then, one day down at my home 3 Martinsville, to receive a message stating that im was at one of the hotels and wanted to see !te. It was two days after a legislative election, ,nd the result of that election was that the jegislature, while Republican, was yet close. All through the campaign it was the understanding among Republicans that Cnmback was to be she next Senator—ii they carried the election, sis course. Well, I knew that Jim Hughes hated pill Cumback like ho hated poison, bnt I never thought that he would connive with Democrats, sven to gratify his revenge. I went to the hotel, puzzling my brain al l the way down street, in wondering over what the Judge wanted with me. J was shown up to his room, and, after slinking Jands with me, he turned about ard locked the oor. Then be pushed up a couple of chairs, 4nd we sat down. “ ‘Henderson, he said, ‘the Legislature is Republican, isn’t it?’ “I replied that it was. “ ‘But the Senate will not be Republican if I yot.e with you fellows, will it?’ he asked, and I thought that I could see devilment 'n his eyes. Now, to think of Judge Hughes voting with the Democrats appeared preposterous to me. I knew the Senate would be a tie, and Cumback would have the deciding vote, but I could not Relieve Judge Hughes would turn Democrat, so 1 said: “But you are a Republican, Judge, and won’t Vote with ua.’ “ ‘No.’ he replied, *1 have a better scheme than that. I want you to go to Indianapolis Jvitb me this afternoon, see Hendricks, YoorSiees and Alvord, who was then chairman of the Democratic State committee, and arrange for a meeting with me.’ He appeared so much in earnest and gave me fio many assurances of good faith that that evening saw me at Indianapolis, and the next night we five met iu a room at the Bates House. Then Judge Hughes unfolded bis scheme. The Senator elected from the senatorial district then comprised of Delaware and Madison counties was Burson. Burson was a brother-ln law •f Oliver P. Morton, a Republican, of course, find if there ever was any person for whom {Judge Hughes entertained a greater dislike than be did for Cumback, that man was Senator Morton. It was Huehes’s scheme to contest feursoo’s election. There had been some charges pf bribery and illegal voting. These tvere taken as a pretext, and the next day we had contest proceedings fled. Judge Hughes was not to be known in the matter at all. The entire affair was also to t>e kept a secret, and so it was. The night before the Legislature convened Democratic Senators met tn caucus. I tell you that was a Senate. Some of the ablest men ever known to this jptate, both Republicans and Democrats, were {members at that time. The present Governor Cray was at that time a Republican Senator. ind the leader of his side. Judge Hughes and I ad an understanding. When the caucus was called to order I first pledged all to secrecy, and then I told the Senators of the scheme. As I exSected, they laughed at mo, and I can remember ow Uncle Jimmy Williams, who was a member, telling me that, old Jim Hughes could not {lull the wool over bis eyes. According o arrangements 1 then asked the privilege of bringing the Judge to the caucus. He wa9 in waiting at the Bates House and soon put in appearance. To make a Jong story short, he won the caucus and his plans yre re adopted. The strangest part of the whole pffair was that not a Democrat had asked us for a position. They supposed, of course, that we would not haye any to give out; so before the caucus adjourned, Hughes and I were asked whether we had any names to suggest for positions. Hughes named Jim Cookerly for Doorkeeper, and 1 ‘Rip’ Harrison for Secretary. The jsext day, when the Senate convened, the fun began. The newlv-elected Senators all stood iu line, and, as their names were callod, each stepped forward and presented his certificate to biieuteuant-governor Cumback. When Burson’s name was called, I arose and objected to his help* sworn in, on the ground that I had in ray Possession a copy of a record of proceedings of congest entered against him. He bad been charged with bribery, I said, and if he was guilty was pnworthy to fill a seat in the Senate of Indiana. They were completely dumfoundsd. Os course, it was known that a contest had been filed, but it was never expected that it would come up in that manner. Cumback declared me out of ;aer, which, of course, I was. I appealed from sils d ec isir> n and he again declared me out of trder, saying there was as yet no Senate to appeal to. But, and there is where he put his foot in it, just at we expected, be said he would entertain my motion as soon as the Senate was organized. When that was done, he recognized me. I already had the appeal written out It was read, and the vote taken resulted in my being sustained. I then raised the point that in his being overruled I was sustained in my position that Burson was unfit to take his seat. Cumback could not see it that way. I appealed from his decision again, and the second time he was overruled. There was h—ll to pay. Judge Hughes took •idee with us. Cumback had recognized a Reliublican Senator, who began to talk against Ime. The Judge saw that our plans were about 3o fail, and he jumped to bis feet, white with rage. He was recognized, of coarse. ‘The gentleman from Monroe has the floor,’said Cum®ack. as eoou as he saw that the Judge had something to say. I will never forget the scene that followed. Judge Hughes grew wrothy. “ 'Yes, the gentlemau from Monroe has the floor!’ said the Judge, in his most sarcastic manner. ‘The gentleman from Monroe! and I will say to you, sir,’ and he almost shook the building, ‘that if you had not recognized me l would have walked up there and taken you ty the neck, and would have thrown you out of this Senate chamber!’ “Then followed one of the most terrible tirades I ever listened to We gained our point and Burson did not get his seat. His case was referred to the committee on elections, and as there were hundreds of witnesses to examine the case was not got through with, and the committee did not make its report until the last day of the session. Before the Senate adjourned that day we elected our Secretary and Door-keeper. We then telegraphed them to come on, and that bight caucused again and gave each Senator an fpointment. Everything worked charmingly, lere was no confusion, and each man got hia are. ” “Well, did Judge Hughes succeed in defeating

Cumback for the United States •enatorship?" asked the Enquirer. “He moat certainly did," replied Mr. Henderson. “He bolted Cnmback, who was the Republican caucus nominee, and he brought sixteen of the Republican members of the Legis lature with him. There was a terrible fight. D. •D. Pratt, of Logansport. was taken up as a con.protmsecandidate and elected to the Senate. Cumback never forgave Judge Hughes, although he nor any other person knew the prominent part the Judge had played in the whole affair. By it all we got control of the Senate, held it and balked Republicans at every turn." THE LEGISLATIVE VOTE. The Majorities Given for Members of the House—Republican Majority, 9,550. The following is a tabulated statement of the majorities given for the members-elect of the House of Representatives, the popular branch of the General Assembly. The name of the member is given in each instance. The total Republican majorities are 36,312 and the total Democratic majorities 20,732, showing a net Republic an majority of 9,580: House—Republicans Elected. Benton and Warren—George E. Nolin 1,131 Boone—James H. Kelly 81 Carroll—Charles Harley 209 Clinton—David J. McMath 85 Clinton and Tippecanoe—Robert Carreck 1,224 Daviess—W. R. Gardiner.. 349 Derat ur—W. R. Pleak 107 DeKalb—J. B. Lighty 133 Delaware—Joseph 8. Buckles 1,304 Elkhart—John E. Thompson 390 Eavette and Henry—William Grose 2,032 Fountain—Pryor Cates 101 Fulton—W. I. Howard 18 Gibson—J. M. Montgomerv.. 02 Grant—M. S. Friend 530 Greene—John D. Alexander 50 Hamilton—Lafayette Ousler 1,010 Hancock—W. F. Ackman 41 Hendricks—Jacob H. Fleece 1,044 Hancock. Marion and Shelby—Sidney Conger. 387 Henry—W. A. Brown 1,052 Howard—John N. Loop .. 1,331 Huntington—C. E. Briant 278 Jasper and Newton—lsaao D. Dunn 913 Jefferson—John W. Linek 744 Knox, Gibson and Vanderburg—R. L. Mackey. 1,083 Kosciusko—Daniel Miller 882 Lagrange—James Kelly 1,350 Lake—Joseph A. Little 99 Marion—William Morse 089 John Caven 744 J. L. Griffiths 497 Montgomery—Hannibal Trout 273 Morgan—Alfred Scott 238 Noblo—Hiram McCrea 208 Noblo, DeKalb and Elkhart—W. M.Van Slyke. 750 Orange and Crawford—S. B. A. Conger 335 Parke—George W. Hobson 501 Perry—Henry Groves 133 Pike—Joseph Stubblefield 215 Porter—Wilson Bernard 491 Randolph—Jonah L. Catoy. 2,200 Ripley—Daniel McCallum 132 Rush—Thomas M. Green 255 Spencer—Samuel Kercheval 30 Steuben—E. A. Davis 928 Tippeeanoo—Job Osborn 1,028 Vanderburg—Philip Kline 502 Jacob Covert 322 Vigo—Wesley Glover 102 Wabash—Warren G. Sayre 1,531 W arrick—Edward Gough 43 Washington—L. B. Sinclair 194 Wayne—Joseph A. Commons 2.220 E. B. Reynolds 2,339 Total Republican majority 30,312

House—Democrats Elected. Adams and Jay—S. S. Selvey 1,219 Adams, Jav and Blackford—Elisha Force 1.289 Allen—W.M. Shamburgh 1,774 Austin M. Darracli 1,544 Bartholomew—James T. Galbreth 321 Brown and Monroe—C. P. Worrell 717 Cass and Miami—Charles G. Cox 287 Cass —L. B. Custer 218 Clark—Willis S. Barnes 943 Clay—William Connelly 83 Clarke, Floyd and Jefferson—John R. Cushman 2.247 Dearborn—Oraer F. Roberts 775 Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland—George S. Pleasant 552 Dubois and Martin—Thomas 51. Clark 1,597 Dubois, Orange and Lawrence—Thoma3 B. Buskirk . 459 Floyd—Charles L. Jewett 275 Franklin—Samuel A. Horrell 1,178 Franklin. Union and Ripley—Thoma3 W. Sunman 959 Harrison—Smith Askrew 354 Huntington and Allen—Benjamin F. Ibach..., 783 Jackson—W. H. Shields 359 Johnson—Jacob L. White 404 Knox—Mason J. Niblaek 107 LaPorte—William Blinks 334 Madison—Frank P. Foster 700 Marion—John Schley 953 Dan Foley 871 Marhsall —Charles P. Killison 284 Miami—Jabez F. Cox 11l Montgomery-, Clay and Putnam —T. J. S. Robertson 625 Owen—John S. Montgomery 210 Posey—W. H. Whiteworth 428 Pulaski and White—Simon Woyland 321 Putnam—John R. Gold on 335 Pulaski, Starke and LaPorte—Sylvester Bertram 828 Scott and Jennings—Charles W. Cruson 18 Shelby—Charles Major 381 St. Joseph—W. H. Stull 155 Edward A. Metzger 80 Sullivan, Vigo and Vermillion—J. T. Beasloy. 31 Sullivan—James B. Patten. 897 Tipton—J. S. Parker 283 Vigo—Cornelius Meagher 292 Wells-Levi Mock 122 Whitley—Morton D. Garison 91 Total Democratic majority 26.732 Net Republican majority 9,580 In Monroe and Brown, Pulask, Starke and LaPorte, Franklin, Knox and Posey the Republicans had no nominee, and in each district have taken the head of the Republican State ticket as a basis. Green Smith and the Constitution; To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: In the News of last evening, and again in the Journal of this morning, ex Senator McDonald, Governor Gray concurring, is reported as saying that, in case of a vacation of the office of Governor by Governor Gray, Mr. Green Smith, President pro tem. of the Senate, would become acting Governor, and continue so to act until some other President pro tem. should be elected. Article 3 of the Constitution of Indiana reads as follows: The powers of the government are divided into three separate departments; the Legislative, the Executive, including the Administrative and Judicial; and no person charged with official duties under one of these departments shall exeroise auy of the functions of another, except as in this Constitution expressly provided. - ■ Section 11 of Article 5 of the Constitution read* as follows: When the Lieutenant-governor shall act as Governor, or shall be unable to attend as President of the Senate, the Senate shall elect one of its own members as President for the occasion. Section 5559 of the Revised Statutes of 1881 reads as follows: In case, by the removal from office, death, resignation or inability of both Governor and Lieutenantgovernor. a vacancy occurs in the office of Governor, the President of the Seuato shall act as Governor until the vacancy be filled; and if there be no President of the Senate, the Secretary- of State shall convene the Senate for the purpose of electing a President thereof. In view of the foregoing provisions of the Constitution, will ex-Senator McDonald, or some of the other gentlemen who are now elucidating constitutional law, please answer: 1. Is it anywhere “expressly provided” in the Constitution, and if so. where, that a member of the Legislature may discharge executive functions? 2. Is not a Senator, as President pro tem. of the Senate, necessarily a member of the Senate, and “charged with official duties under” the Legislative Department 3. If so, is not Section 5559, above quoted, at variance with Article 3 of the Constitution and in so far as it provides that a legislative officer shall act as Governor, utterly void? 4. If the above Section 5539 is invalid, then is tbero any provision of law for a successor in case Governor Gray vacates his office, unless Colonel Robertson w'as properly elected to fill such vacaucy according to R. S.. Sec. 4678? Indianapolis, Nov. 26. W. H. H. Miller. Gedney House, Hew York, Broadway and Fortieth street, European Plan—Famous Restaurant; New and elegant—Home like 200 Rooms $1 per day, uward*. Gen. Dan Macauley & W. B. Bowers.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1886.

A BAIT THAT BID NOT ALLURE The Liquor Dealers’ Unsuccessful Attempt to Entangle the Police. • ' The Commissioners Inform Them, However, that the Laws Will Be Enforced Without Their Advice or Assistance. When a committee of twelve from the Liquor League's Protective Association, 60 called, appeared before Police Commissioners Murphy and Schurmann, at the station-house, yesterday afternoon, those gentlemen knew that trouble was brewing. On last Tuesday morning Mr. Murphy received a note from the committee stating that they wanted a conference with the board. Mr. Murphy arranged a meeting for their benefit that afternoon, but Mr. Schurmann was out of tho city, and the conference was postponed until yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Murphy and Schurmann had been in waiting half an hour, and it was after 4 o’clock when the committee appointed by the association, beaded by John Huegele, walked into the room. Among the men composing the delegation were Edward Schmidt, I. D. Bremer, John Huegele, Jacob Wachstetter, Louis Essmann, P. H. McNelis. and Albert Lieber. Mr. McNelis acted as spokesman for the committee, and stated that they wished to present a communication for the consideratior of the board. “We,” said Mr. McNelis, “do not represent all the liquor men in Indianapolis, but we do represent a majority of them, and, as law-abiding citizens, we have come here to offer you our assistance in enforcing the laws.” The communication presented was as follows: Indianapolis, Nov. 26. To the Metropolitan Police Commissioners, Indianapolis, I ud.: Gentlemen—The undersigned respectfully show that the liquor dealers of Indianapolis,whom they represent in this communication, hare, in good faith, determined to use their best endeavors to comply with the laws governing the sale of intoxicating liquors. In view, however, of the special steps taken by the Superintendent of Police, by your authority, to siugle out these laws for enforcement, while others are allowed to be violated with impunity, we would beg leave to respectfully submit the following inquiries for the information of tho police. Why is not the Sunday law enforced equally in all cases, and wo especially and respectfully note the following classes of business interests where it is openly violated: Groceries, cigar and tobacco stores, barber shops, livery stables, street railroad, bakers and confectioneries, drug stores, in the sale of cigars, liquors, etc.; railroads, for switching and like purposes; omnibuses, backs and newspapers. We would inquire why the law is not enforced at all times against gambling, houses of ill-fame and also against drug stores, which, without license, habitually retail intoxicating liquors? If is answered that you are not informed of the violators referred to, we suggest that the public is informed of them, and that you are as fully informed of them as you are or were of violators of the laws governing the sale of intoxicating liquors. We would still further suggest that, if the same diligence be exercised in the enforcement of the liquor law, it would develop the necessary information upon this point. in no spirit of factious opposition to your late action, or of petty spite, but with a sincere desire to see the laws enforced indiscriminately and impartially, we submit these interrogatories, hoping they will be met in the same candid spirit. John Htteolk. Albert Lieber. P. H. McNelis. Louis Es.smann. Jacob Wachstetter. I. D. Bremer. Edward Schmidt. When Mr. Snyder, the secretary of the board, had finished reading the petition. Mr. McNelis, addressing Mr. Murphy, asked what action the board would take. “To convince you.” said he, “that the law is not justly enforced, I will read you a list of persons, saloon men and cigar dealers, who violated the iaw yesterday,” and he read a list of twenty names of persons who, the committee claimed, had violated the law all day Thankseivine. “Will you let us have that list to copy," asked Mr. Murphy. “No,” replied Mr. McNelis, “we don’t want it copied, but we will leave it with you.” “Can you furnish evidence that these saloonkeepers violated,the law?” asked Mr. Schurmann. Mr. McNelis said the committee could, and the Commissioners then cave them to understand that they would be wanted to do so. “We want to know,” said John Huegele, “Whether you intend to enforce all laws, or whether there is a discrimination to be made against the saloons We want an answer, and an immediate one to our queries.” Mr. Murphy, at this point, saw that the object of the visit was to bulldoze the board, and, with a flushed face, he said: “This board, as it always has been, is in favor of enforcing all the laws, but we propose to be the judges against whom we shall proceed first, and the class we have decided to proceed against is the liquor-sellers, who continually violate the law. You came for the purposo of getting us in a hole, and we will answer your questions at our leisure.” “Let me have that list of names.” said Mr. McNelis, and as ho stuck the paper in his pocket, remarked: ‘‘This board isn’t going to do anything for us, and they shall have none of our assistance in enforcing the law.” The committee then retired, expressing the hope that they would soon receive an answer to their inquiries. The Commissioners informed them that the communication would be answered in writing at an early date. After the meeting Messrs. Schurmann and Murphy stated that it was ,evident that the object of the call was to attempt to scare the board into letting up on the enforcement of the law. “They are in a hole themselves,” said Mr. Murphy, “and they came up to get us into one, too, but they failed.” Said Mr. Schurmann: “I was in favor of giving them a written answer right there, and in it telling them that we were to be our own judges as to what cases needed attention first, and that we found, upon investigation, that they were the very ones that needed it most. We will prepare a written answer to their document out of courtesy, and it will be answered in a few lines. After that we shall pay no attention to the Liquor Dealers’Association. We know our business, and do not care for any of their help or advice.” After the conference with the Police Commissioners the committee from the Liquor-dealers’ Protective Association went to ’Squire Johnson’s court and swore out warrants for the arrest of three saloon-keepers and two cigar sellers for violating the law on Thanksgiving Day. On the advice of the ’Squire the warrants were turned over to the Criminal Court, and will be served through the sheriff’s office to-day.

Trial of Liquor Law Violator*. Tho arresting officers, Bruce and Pope, testified before tho Mayor yesterday that Wm. Hild, of the corner of Blake and Michigan street, sold three drinks after 11 o’clock. The customers were Councilman Howes, ex-Councilman Shepherd and Michael Farrell. As Patrolman Bruce told it, he and his partner were in a saloon several squares away when the clock struck eleven. They ordered the proprietor to close and then passed down street, stopping on the way to see two other saloons closed. By this time they were opposite Hilda place. They saw Shepherd and Howes go in, and within a short time Farrell joined them. The policemen then noticed the private watchman on the other side of the street, who, taking the lock of Hiid’s door shook it and said. ‘ifehut up, girls. It is 11 o’clock.” Bruce and Pope crossed the street, and looking through a place where the frosting of the panel glass had beeu scratched, saw the three men inside drink, when one of them threw down a dollar. Hild gave them change and the customers came out, when the policemen told him to look at the clock on the iuside. “You see it is 11:15 o’clock,” continued Bruce; “I want you to remember that as well as the day of the month.” Each customer, but recently refreshed with a night-cap, stared at the officors, refused to look at the clock, and then walked away without a reply. Patrolman Bruce considered the private watchman Harkner a spotter in the interest of Hild. This made Harkner wrothy, who at once walked over to police headquarters and filed charges against Bruce. Hild would not go on the stand himself, but Howe*, Shepherd and Farrell did, and said it was just 5 minutes to 11 o’clock. They gave no reason for remembering the time, and they did not look at the clock.

They simply claimed it as a faeftthat could not be disputed. Hild was declared guilty, and on being assessed a fine of $25 took an appeal. Mollie King pleaded guilty to Belling' liquor at her father’s bar, winch had no license, and she was fined $lO, together with costs. T. J. Cook had a like charge to meet, but escaped. Although the prosecutine witness saw a man drink beer at Cook's bar, which he has in connection with a grocery, he could not say that the drinker bought it- He laid 10 cents on the counter and walked out. This 10 cents, the drinker said, liquidated a cigar debt, hence Cook's dismissal. Other liquor cases were taken to the Criminal Court on information. Albert Ayres fined Jacob Roller sls, with costs, for selling liquor on Sun day. Roller is barkeeper at the Circle House, and the fine is $5 heavier than that under the old regime. The Newspapers Did It. Tipton Advocate. 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Catarrh in the Head

Originates in scrofulous taint in the blood. Hence the proper method by which to cure catarrh, is to purify the blood. Its many disagreeable symptoms, and the danger of developing into bronchitis or that terribly fatal disease, consumption, are entirely removed by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which cures catarrh by purifying the blood; it also tones up the system and greatly improves the general health. Try the “peculiar medicine.” “I have suffered with catarrh in my head for years, and paid out hundreds of dollars for medicines. I was weak, and my eyes were so sore that I could not sew or read much. I began to take Hood's Sarsaparilla and now my catarrh is nearly cured, the weakness of my body is all gone, my appetite is good—in fact, I feel like another person. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the only medicine that has done me permanent good.” Mrs. A. Cunningham, Providence, R. L Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar

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“For 25 years I have been troubled with catarrh la the head, indigestion, and general debility. I neve had faith in such medicines, but concluded to try ft bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It did me so much good that I continued its use till I have taken five bottle*. My health is greatly improved, and I feel like a differ* ent woman.” Mks. J. B. Adams, 8 Richmond st,, Newark, N. J. “I have used Hood's Sarsaparilla for catarrh with very satisfactory results. I received more permanent benefit from it than from any other remedy." M. E. Rkap. Wauseon, O. “When I began to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla catarrh troubled me less, and now lam entirely cured.” J anti Hixiy, Lumberton, O. “I have used Hood’s Sarsaparilla for catarrh with very satisfactory results. I received more permanent benefit from it than from any other remedy.” M. E. Read, Wauseon, O. N. B. Be sure to get Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared onl/ by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Loweil, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar

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