The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-21
INDIANA.



The New York Tfibune's correspondent,
writing from Lafayette, Ind, Aug. II, says:-
The lUng.eXpected stampede on the Democratic
eide bas fairly begun in Indiana, All the LEAD
ing Johnsontes, WHO since 1866 fought US with
the most intense bitterness, have openly turned
their backs upon the Democratic party aud
am ounced their determ nation to take the
stump for Grant and Coliax. Inasmuch as this
step has been taken almost simultaneously by
all the aforesaid eX-Johnsonite5 lu the various
parts of the state, it was in all probability
brought about by general con- nlultauon held
by these gentlemen. They must however,
have held their counsel very carefully, as no.
thing definite has been asceriained on this
point. 1t Is generally known only that, about
three weeks ago, wbeu the Democratic managers
at Indianapolis made arrangements for the
campaign, and assigned speakers to the various
districts, they took 1t Tor granted that the
leading Johnsonites of 1866 would take the
stump for Seymour and Blair, and without
consulting the gentlemen in question, made
quite a number of appointments for most of
them They were at oLce overwhelmed with
indignant letters from them, and short time
after there appeared notices IN the Republican
papers throughout the State that Messrs. Still
well, David and Alfred Kllgore, Hob Hudson,
Gross, Bundy, in short, all the leaders Of the
johnson movement in 1866, were in favor of
Grant and ColiaY. and would take the stump
for them. Most Of them have done so by this
time; ard there are in Indiana now only two
prominent men who sided with The Rspub-
lIcans curing the war, and who now make
speeches for the Democracy. One of them is Mr..
David Gooding, Mr.. Johnson's Marshal OF the
District OF CoumUla who is now sumping the
State as furlousy Tor Seymour and Blair as he
Gepouuced the Democrats during the war. The
Republicans were at that time cautioned against
his treacherous character, and those who were
intimately acquainted with Gooding predicted
that he would betray the Republicans as soon
as an opportunity would offer; this prediction
proved to be true, and Goodiug is now the most
blatant aud venomous COpperhead speaker in
the State. The other is that erratic Irishman,
Richard j. RYAN. whom bad whisky seems to
| have led back 10 his former Democratic idols.
| He has more brains thau Goodng; but some.
| how he rarely makes good Impression on
| bis audiences. The conservation of the
| Democratic leaders at the Wholesale deser-
| tion of the prominent johnson Conserva.
| tIves was OF course very great, aud, IN
| order TO counteract it as much rs possible they
telrgTaphed to Senator Do olittle to come imme-
| diately to Indiana and deliver speeches at those
| points where MY Policy" two years ago met
with the strongest support. Doolttle complied
etumping this district tonight. He comes,
| however. at a rather late hour in the day
| There is now in this district not a Johusouite
but that has long since come out in favor OF the
Repu blcan ticket. All the johnson leaders o
lS66-W. r. Ellis, John Purdue, Colonel Will
| son, Colonel Tullis etc.-are IN the field against
Seymour and Blair, and doing good service fol
the Republican cause. Senator Doolltle
| therefore, will meet with no sympathizors ex.
| cept the Sons of Liberty and venomous Copper
heads, whom he used to denounce SO bitterly
| during the war.
Nearly all the Democratic candidates for Con
gress in Indiana have declined the challenges o
their Republican com oetitors to jointly canvass
their respective Districts. Hendricks, the De
| mocratic candidate for Governor, it ls true. ha
accepted Governor Bakers challenge for a series
OF public debates; bat it is strongly suspecte,
that Hendricks will back out again. If he reall!
meets Governor Baker on the stump, he will bt
az roughly banded as in 1860, when Henry s
Lane defeated him SO triumphantly both in ar
! gument and at the polls.