The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-01
HOW HENDRICKS WAS BEATEN
An Authentic Statement by his Best
Friend. ~
juicy Reading for Pendle tOnIans and
Seym0urites.

The New York Sun publishes the
following from the pen of WINsLOw
s. PIERCE, of Indianapolis, the broth
erin law, and confidential political
manager of HENDRICKs. The original,
in Mr.. PIERcE's own hand writing, is
in the hands of the Suns Washington
correspondent:
The Convention was composed of
the best, the greatest men of the De-
mocratic party, and the q0Orst.
Perhaps no Convention of that
party ever embodied more of the con-
servatlve aud patriotic elements of
that party, than we're at New York,
on j NY 4th but among them were
felt the unseen Influences of a revo-
lutionary character, which, in the
end, meeting with the trading and
hucksteriug elements of the State OF
New York, led by Horatio Seymour
and his immediate friends. caused
irreparable disaster.
10 order to a truthful representa-
ton of the state of parties at the time
that Convention met, | will. endeavor
to describe the position and status of
| the leading candidates of that Con-
vention when it met. | will do so
with a fairness and eandor, and regard
for truth which will challenge contra
diction.
First take Pendletou. not because
he was first with his party, but be-
cause he represented an idea and SEN
timent which controlled the Conven-
ton somewhat at 6rst, and wholly at
last, and selected the candidate.
Pendleton was young and ambi-
tious. Although others were more
eminent, he could not bide his time,
and being located at favorable point
| (CncinnatD tor the radiation of po-
| litical influences, early commenced, +,
insidiously at first, and finally with
naughty means, attempted to force
himself upon the party.
| The most potential and the first
support he received was from the
Ky ring"
BY The all OF money gained IN the
corrupt influences of whisky swim
! ding, he was aided materially, as was
not only notorious. buttwas establish
ed by aWoolley's testimony before the
/ Managers where ne swore he was en-
gagged in eleetlOneering for Pendleton
as a business.
With the sinews of war thus gained,
he picked up In Ohio, Indiana, aud
Illinois, all the soldiers of fortune, -
without visible means Of support, and
sent them out as travelling missiOna-
ries to make converts. With pockets
full of money they went from stare TO
State, with their travelling groce-
ries," and while the Conservative
masses and the greatest and best men
of the party were trying to organize
| by means calculated to commend
themselves to the country, these Pen
dleton drummers forestalled action of
the better class.
One by one the leading Democratic
presses and newspapers were suborn-
/ ed, and before the Convention. met
the Pendleton cabal had strength
and power that warranted them in as
sUmiDg naughty and Imperio1s airs
over the majority and the better class,
who soon saw that Pendleton must be
defeated in Convention, or Grant
j would walk over the course. -
Not only had PendletOp bv this
time apparently the majority of the
Northwest, but aujeklv there had
come to his aid the leading and nm
reconstructed rebels of the Sonthy led
BY William @. Preston and ~ go, 60
\ frere Vallandigham: and hence nc
saw rebels unrepentant. and revoIr,
tionary sympatLizers in the Nortt all
in the Pendleton boat. Birds 'of >
feather" &c. -tl -
But that is not all. They went to