The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-24
Observation-Disclosures NDrANA-
Tho Way the Democrats Expect 10
Carry the Stale.


"A Lafayette correspondence of the New
York Times, furnishes the following
details of the frauds perpetrated by the
Democrats in Indiana, whereby they
came so near to carrying the State:
During the night of the 18th and the
forenoon of the 18th of October, the Re-
publican State Central Committee and
many of the County Committees were
fairly overwhelmed by kilograms from
prominent Republicans, both In Ken
tnclsv and Illinois. who informed them
that large numbers of "bummers and
repeatersI had started from their States
for Indiana. Thus Gov. Oglesby, of
Illinois, who LEFT us late on the 18th,
teleRraphed already on the morning of
the 18Th, from Springfield, Illinois, TO
and Indianapolis, that five hundred
Democratic repeaters" had left that
city for Indiana. Similar dispatches
arrived from Chicago, Decatur, Joliet,
Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort &c.
It is estimated that not less than 12,-
COO Illegal votes were polied IN This
manner on Tuesday last. In Indiana.
Let those who~feel inclined TO doubt
this statement take the following facts
into consideration. Owing to the fears
generally entertained by Republicans
that large frauds would be committed
in the counties situated along the Ohio
RiveE,-these counties were very care
fully canvassed a few days before the
election, and large Republican gains
were reported everywhere. On the 18th
OF October, however, all these counties
not only gave the Democrats the most
unprecedented gains, but polled vote
exceeding by One-third the large vote
county, (EyansVille) gave 232 Demo-
cratic gain; Posey, 379; Warwick, 1888;
Spencer, 81; Perry, 252; Floyd; New
Albany,) which month or two since,
at a closely contested city election, had
give the Republicans gain of 700, gave
a Democratic gain of 727; Clark county,
(Jehersonville, opposite Louisville.
was nearly as bad in the tier of conn.
ties adjacent to the river counties.
Another most significant fact is the
following: All the 1erry-boats on the
Ohio River, between Indiana and Ken
lucky, did an immense business on the
18th and 18Th of October, and the rail-
roads did n bigger passenger business
on tho 10Th, 1llh, 18th and 18Th of Oc-
tober than ever before ON any four OF
their most prosperous days. Here, in
Lafayette, eighty tickets for Louisville,
KY, were sold on the evening of the
election day. when usually only one or
two are sold. The low boarding houses
were, without exception, with crowded
strangers, all OF whom have now left
the city again. Detectives who have
been looking up persons suspected of
fraudulent voting, report that great
many men who voted on Tuesday can
not be found any longer.
In view of these glaring frauds,
MessTs. Veatoh and Lamb will contest
the seats of Kiblack and Holman, in
the First and Third Congressional Dis
triGls, and a large number of the de-
ieated Republican candidates for the
Legislature will likewise contest the
seats of their Democratic competitors.
This will give us excellent opportunities
to probe these infamous frauds to the
bottom, and the Republicans through
out the State are determined that the
Investigations shall be of the most thor
Dug character. Voorhees,, in the Sixth
District, will not receive the certificate,
and If the wants of MsJor Carter's seat
in the next Congress ne will have to
contest II, which he Is not likely TO do.