New-York tribune., 1868-10-07
THE CAMPAIGN.
INDIANA.
assurance o
THE REPUBLICANS THOROUGHLY ALIyE-PROs-
PECTS IN THE STATE.
,coopvspoNnpNCR on THE n Y TRIBUNR


LAFAYETTE, Ind, oct. 3, 1863
Indiana will speak in no uncertain tones on the
18th of October. The news which reaches us from
all parts of the State is of the most cheering charac-
ter The great rallies of the Republicans in the
several Congressional districts have been better
attended and more enthusiastic than ever before
| The tour which Schuyler Cofax has just made
through the northern part of the State has been
continual ovation of the most attering character
Thirty thousand Republicans assembled last IhurS-
day at Lafayette TO pay homage to the future vice
President of the United States, and at least "oVV
| greeted him on the following day at Logahspoi,'
Such district rallies far surprising IN numbers anu
enthusiasm the State mass meeting whlch 'hc Dei'o
cracy held ten days ago at Indianapolis nave ho'oi
| beon known in Northern Indiana; and what rem
Srad those demonstrations still more encouraging
and significant the bOundless enthusiasm -
animated the masses participating III neIll' an1 %
| readiness with which both the inhabitants OF inc
cities and the farmers the country lett ther Dusl
ness and regardless of the TainieSt rawes foggles
weather, appeared in the immense hepuDGan PJb
thev support the good cause OF Orant COhaA anu
Baker. ,..:.i
candidates GOV. Conrad Baker and Senator Thomas
a Hendricks were attended by about 10000 persons,
twO-thirds of whom were Republicans, the Bem0-
cratic leaders having taken good care TO Keep as
many of their followers as possible away from these
debates after il had become apparent that senator
Hendricks was no match on the stump for the sturdy
honest Governor of Indiana. That these debates
have done the Republican cause IN tins State great
deal of good is admitted even by many Democrats.
No less sanitary the effect of the joint debates
between the Republican and Democratic candidates
in the several Congressional Districts, Cen Manson
the ku-KuX candidate for Congress IN the SeNehth
district ventured but once to meet his KepuDncan
cOmpetitOr Hon. GOd :. Orth, 'on the stump anu
received ON that occasion more than he mad bar
gained for The poor General who stains MS nQnOI
able war record by the most abominabe copperhead
appeals and, ia his humble way. used the tricks ana
arguments of Nallandgham, Will be defeated by
from 800 10 1000 majority. the district rally at La
fayette on Thursday last having plainly shown that
the Republicans in II are by far stronger ana ihoro
harmonious than they were two years ago.
Judge FaTTand in the Nth Congressman l(lSulcl
was a great deal boder than his Democratic brother
in the With District He risked quite number ol
debates with his Republican competitor; Col Pack
ard and the result has been extremely disastrous 10
the Democratic candidate. -
Gen Veatch. in the Ist District, has likewise de-
hated with good effect with his Democratic opponent
the Hon. VIM. +. Niblack and If "colOnlsts from
Kentucky are kept away from the polls IN the lst
District il Is certain TO be represented IN the next
Congress by a sound and able Republican soldier.
But to prevent this result of the Congressional CON
test the Democratic leaders have unblushlngly en-
gagged IN importing fraudulent voters IRON the not
bed of Democracy on the other side of the ONO
River Immense sums of money have been collected
for this purpose both in Indiana and elsewhere The
vigilance of the Republicans has already succeeded
| in feTreting out some of the frauds by which the
honest voice of the people of Indiana Is to be stied,
and the schemes of the Democratic cOnspfalOIs nave
already been thwaTted in many instances. Stl, there
is reason to fear that thousands Of illegal voters VIII
succeed in taking part in the election on the 10Th OF
October and thereby defeat one or TWO oi our cIl-
| dates tor Congress Especially Will these frauds De
! attempted in the Ist Congressional District where
| the two parties are nearly evenly balanced. ana
where every illegal vote for the Democratic candl-
date tells with deadly effect. Similar means VIII be
brought to bear against Judge Lamb III the llld Dls-
| trct the Hon. Geo. w Julian in the lNth, and es-
peciallv against Major w. w Carter, the opponent
| Of ID w Voorhees, in the With District. But the
Republicans in these districts are satisfied that they
will be able TO thwart the evil designs of the ku-
| kluXtes. At all events. the polls Will tins time be
| watched with keener vigilance than ever before.
One Of the most noteworthy features OF the present
campaign has been the effort on the part OF the Demo
cratic leaders TO seduce conservative Republicans from
the path of liberty by the nsidiOus appeals ot Repub
hcan renegades Every backsllder from the Republl-
can faith that willing TO preach the Democratic
gospel for Democratic stamps such as Senator Doc
little the notorious Isaac \. Stiles, who was for ten
wears an unsuccessful Oilicc-seekcr in Indiana. and
after being for two years an Impeachment shriekcr
in Chicago finally deserted TO the Blair party, for
| which he was rewarded with Democratic n0mna-
tiOn for an Office in Chicago the tickle and unreliable
! Gavin and several other men of equally treacherOus
character had 10 stump the State for the Democracy
but their speeches were wasted Not a Conservative
Republican will TINS time vote with the Democrats.
No less signal was the failure OF the German Demo
cratic speakers who tried TO ncutIalZe the efforts OF
! Gen Carl Schurz i'm behalf of the Repu Dcan cause
Jeup the shallow egOtist. from Cincinnati. and Bruh
| tried TO make an impression upon the German Repub
hcans of Indiana, who more numerous and better
! organized than ever before.