New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-07
THE INDIANA ELECTION.
The Wumbugaery Of the Alleged Ei'etsen

" re Editor Of the Nup- York Tsne"
There appeared in The Brooklyn tGea 81
Oct &C. and in other Democratic ou mails Of later GATE
purpoting to be written by SOLDIERS al
indianapolis, and giving an account OF extensive """S
practiced there at the late elsctioD The hrst e"'
which prctends to be by Massachusetts soldier states
tina. ait 10 estimated that the Siztieth MASSACHUSETTS,
Regiment cast about six thousand votes for 0oV. MOT
ton last Tuesday, And know that some Of boys oil
Company voted ten twelve times each one Atel'
ward two or three loads Of the regiment were taken
10 the town Of Greenvie-about thirtyfYe miles ron
bere-and treated to biz dinner. 1t is Colperheao
town (or has been) think the boys hardly did then
du,v there, for the only gave sbout SIX hundred
Republican majority"
The second letter is by another member O. the came
regiment, who signs himself William Penniman' he
repeats substantially the story The ihnd !etei
which is in the form OF card also rsl'eraes these
stories. Then follows a paragraph said 10 be taheh
fron The indianapolis Stnfinsli
IN the town of Franklin, johnson County, at The
lete election one hundred and Glnetytwo voles were
retained by the election board as the Democfatc t"S
of chat township Since the election three bundTtd
voters have made affidavit that they voted th, b''ho
cratic ticket unscratchcd and nearly iOuf Luluie"
affidayits will be obtGned'
Enclosed a copy OF the article in full eut from The
statement of the facts Annexed is his reply:
IypI,yAPoLrs Monday, Oct. 81, 1863.
is BARD esG-Dfar Sir; Your letter OF the 2fh'
inclcsing slips in regard to election frauds IN TINS STATE
was received on yesterday, and hasten 10 answer
car Int answer the charges by giving you Few iacs
The population of this city tit for military duty as
shown Dy the enrolment for the DRAFT was Gov tne
at recent election IN this township when is
some six miles square including the city: was '24 nm
increase of about twelve per cent which under all Tie
and facts Is quite small If the number
Of men had voted That the paper y9u hcoss ne aa o
Gates our vote would have amounted 10 between lrWV
and 10000. oo
Sixth Massachusetts estimated at ..-..--... GOO
Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry and others.-.-.. ~up
Inyads belonging 10 other States. 2ooO
Enrolment for the draft in THIS city Gal! voters COY
Toto, $50
In addition TO this would ray that there is such
town Green,ille within thirty nve miles OF tins eiiyi
there is Greenye in this state, on the ONO RIVER
80 miles from here bat not OF the railroad mae
Of hat day rom any POM "a ht
STATE neither did any town, aside nom ms pace ana
Terre. Eaute give COO Union majority " u also iase
that 800 voters in Franklin johnson Comfy have mace
afidayits that they voted the Democratic ticket IN
scratched. &c. &c
These statements. letters. aihdayits, Sc are got
ten up by dishonest politicians to create capital nnd
sympathy in other States and ease the smart Of de
feat at home / should Ire pleased to hear from you
again and will take great pleasure in answering any
questions you may ask. yours MY Gl6',xxppv pN
In addition 10 the above. have card from Col
AnSel ID. Hsss u the SX.rih Regiment Nassachuh' W
Volunteers dated at Indianapolis OCT e. III which ne
says:
The fact. Of the case simply these: Having &C
eidentally met GOV Morton some time previous T. the
election invited him 10 visit the camp at evening pa
rsda which, assi, he addressed the Le,
but not H,osa IN regard 10 the hen) com
ing election politics His remarks were confined en-
tirey 10 words Of encouragement 70 them as soldiers
90 account of the recent sIcDreH, aud c0npiDehihg
them On their quiet a sOdlerly conduct While on duty
IN this city.
an 81 avfo In 10 I o nj
10 Chicago on business Ca ms return heard the ru'
that my regiment had polled 1900 votes Tor Gov
Morton. On inquirng into the matter. the only forn
daiion could find Tor IL the columns OF IAs Senf,-
n< Copperhead paper pubsAid IN this city. who went
too remote for them 10 at ia season "a DO CO.
The sst Legislature having dsfesied The bI allow
ing tho soldiers from this state tov0te IN the held Gov
Morton used al the means IA bis power 70 have hote
regiments whose forms Of service had expired home In
season 10 exercise their elective franchise. Among
these were tie hundred dnys regiments Of whom eight
or ten were in thu camp the sIitieth. There
regiments Indiana together with the cDnscripis and
substitutes vho were fufoughed hr the same purpose
were nearly all Ftrar IN THIS vicinity. ana 10 ey
were uniformed the same ~ the Snusih. " wa very
eG.y for tho opposition console Themselves 10y atiEb
ung ina overwhelming majority Of the o! IA! party 10
fraudulent means. The main strength ~ NY reg ment
has been and that day. dong guard duty NJ Cap
Morton (rebsl PRISON. and also a. Camp CaIringon
The various rumors about the matter here have died
natural death: even the Opposition papers, from
which they Rad their origin, have been efcciuay ~
fenced by their opponents and tbfy cannot bring The
particle Of proof 10 sustain them IN their charges
against regiment which came her. ort Tor the pur'
most treasonae and dang organizations that ever
existed, Of which III. H. Dodd. who recently escaped
from confinement after hearing the dgmnable evidence
brought against him, was The Chief