Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-09-16
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
foh, II. Bradley.

This gentleman, who Is now candidate Tor Congress-
has published an address the people oil the Sixth Con-
ressional District over his signature, in which he
mas made certain gross charges against me- when Jus
lice IN nv reputation requires should notice his at
tempts At Wit and prove nothing, and there
fore call neither reply nor retaliation Ii IS the
following passage IN ms address whlch 1 ues"e 10
notice -,
and The eanses that made it So and desire the calm
attention Of the Democratic citizens OF It, while lay
before them things concerning 1t, which have proba
bly, never bee brought 10 their notice IL was all ar
RANGED that the Center District Of the State should be so
constituted as elect on by particular men, and for this
purpose certain prominent leaders arranged and ex
changed countless barganed Tor and bought and sold vo
ters to elect another Congress. The voters
themselves knew nothing about It, not consulted
but were transferred without STINT and IN many Instan-
ees with great injustice.
a. II was thus that the Bluffs OF White River were
hitched on to Vineennes-that Hendricks county was
sent over to Inos-and the counties OF Madison and
Brown we're locked arm in arm You may well ask
who did this thing, and why was ~ done' william o.
Brown then member Of the Legislature, nov the edl-
tor of the Indiana State Sentinel, did It, and 1t was
done to elect the selfsame William j. Brown TO Con-
gress The people of Marion county sent hm there 10
egsate FOR their interest: while there nc was careful
10 provide his He refused all association with
the Democracy Of the counties OF Hendricks and Nor
gan but took to his bosom the more distant county oil
e The Democrats Of Shelby and johnson could be
made useful to him, and they retained; bnt had
they been so unfortunate not to have constituted
less have tumbed them into the Ohio, he did the
Democrats of Morgan and Hendricks into the Wabash.
He arranged the District for himse-and upon the adj
tournament of the Legislature he Immediately became
candidate for Congress"
He then proceeds to charge that fairly
nomins ted for Congress- That is question between
myself and my political brethren! with which ne has
nothing do. They elected without either his aid
the aid of his party; thus confirming by their votes
what had been previously done in Convention
Now, for the first time, it charged that acted cor
sl,. of 0l1 Acfrr
There is charge that the sixth district formed last
winter 10 which Mr. Bradley candidate, is not
as square and compact it could have been formed.
This is story, manufactured by John III. Brad
lev because he dare not assail Mr. Hendricks his COM
pefitor. aHh Iaae Ul-h
In 1912 represented in part, Marion county. was
Democrat My constituents all party questions ex-
peoed me 10 vote with my party but was entrusted
with large amount of local business for the city OF In
danapois and the county OF Marion, and did not give
much attention to the distncting bill BY reading the
above extract stranger this bit OF history would
suppose that had controlled the whole matter-that
the fifty Senators and ninetynine remaining members OF
the House, moulded by like clay in the hands
Of the potter. This extent of influence which was
before claimed for me, either by friend foe
never met with the Districtng committee but
Dr. Davis, OF Sullivan, the chairman. On the 18th
of December 1912, he reported Bill No. ABA bill to
divide the State into Congressional Distncts.n
| moved to lay the bill the table, and that 100
copies be Misunderstanding that every member should
read the bin for himself See House Journal page 22S.
During the tendency of this l made a
single motion except the one mentioned, whilst the
Journals will show that John H. Bradley made more
than twenty different motions and amendments-more
than all the rest OF the 100 members put together. He
took more interest in the disrictng bill than any
her on the floor These facts the Journal will prove
and members that session. both Wings and Demo-
Gratis, will hear out in the assertion.
or what does Mr. Bradley complain! 1st. That
Morgan (BlufS of White Rver) attached to Knox,
(Vineennes). That Hendricks sent to Illinois
meaning that IL was attached the Terre Haute dis
trct-and that Madison and Brown counties loca
ted arm in We propose to examine who did
this thing. Bradley says William j Broica, then
member Of the legislature the editor of the Sentinel
did it, and it done to elect the sesame William j.
Broea 20 Congress" Now let see what the Journal
proves The fifth district in the bill, as it came from
the committee was composed of the following countless
Bartholomew, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Marion, Han
cock and Hamilton. Neither Madison Brown
in it, but Morgan was
After various motions, Col German, one of the Re-
representatives. from Brown and Monroe moved to strike
Brown from the Sixth District, and add it the Fifth
This motion was carried without division. Brad
ley, who almost always called the ayes and on
every proposition, did call them this See House
Jolrna page 429 In that shape the bill passed and
went to the Senate. In that body the Wings had
ory and had foil power to shape the bill to suit them
selves. In the Senate the bill referred select
committee composed of three Wings and Demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Parker of Fayette, now Wing member oil
Congress, chairman. He repor ed the bill back
with four amendments, follows:
list Strike Franklin from the Third AMI add il the
Fourth.
ID. Strike Madison from the Fourth and add it to the
Fifth (Indanapols)
3d. Strike Morgan and Brown from the Fifth and add
them TO the Sixth (Vncennes)
4th Strike Hendricks from the Seventh and add il
the Eighth, (Lafayette).
5th Strike Fountain from the Eighth and add it TO
the Seventh, (Terre Hante).
Mr.. Ewing, Wing, proposed bill in which Hen
bricks was attached TO the Indianapolis District This
motion received the vote of Is Democrats and Wings
whilst p Wings and Democrats voted against it.
See Journal Of Senate page 442 So much for sending
Hendricks Illinois The proposition to attach Madi-
to this District and hitch the Bluffs of White
River to Vincennes, originated with Wing committee,
and was passed through the Senate by Wing vote,
every Wing voting for it and every Democrat against
See Senate Journal page 434. The remark will apply
10 Madison county. In that shape the bill passed.
The House refused to in these amendments by
separate votes. On the question OF sending Madison
county this Ds.urt, Iohn H Bradley voted AYE and
William j. Brown voted No. On the question sshitch-
ing" the Bluffs of White River Vincennes, John H.
Bradley voted AYE and William j. Brown voted NO.
and through the whole list. Committees of con-
ference then appointed the part Of the House
and Senate In the Senate Messrs Parker Of Fayette
now NJ c., and Desrees, our own JOHNNY and in the
House, Messrs. Robinson and German. In the Senate
Mr.. Parker made the following report:
THE committee of free conference, appointed by the
Senate to confer with similar committee appointed on
the part OF the House, relative to the matter of disa
greement between the two Houses to bill No. l43 of
the House, entitled an to divide the State into Con-
gressonal Districts have had that under
sderaton and report that after several interviews
and much deliberations they have agreed to report back
their respective houses the best conclusion they
come to, the following result and recommend con-
currence:
Transfer Madison from the Fourth the Fifth Dis
trct, and Morgan from the Fifth to the Sixth"
Which was concurred in. See Senate Journal p. 49,
Messrs Parker and Derees yielded every other amend
for the sake Of locking Madison and Brown arm
and arm and 'hitching" the Bluffs of White River to
Vrncennes similar report was made in the House