New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-29
INDIANA.

PROSPECT OF ELECTION FRAUDs--MR. uES-
DRICKS-JULIAS's DISTRICT.
lFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
LAFAYETTE Ind, Oct. 24.-There is but too much
reason to fear that the Democrats Of Indiana will
attempt to commit even extensive frauds At tho
November election than those by which on the 18th
of October they came so near eecting then State
ticket They have lost immense SIMS Of money on
HenatOr Hendricks, whose election. IN Wow OF tho
gigantic frauds which they contemplated at the polls
they considered perfectly sure aud they now ofcr
20 bet that the river counties will add largely 10
their former heavy Democratic maorties and Tins
overcome cur majorities in the northern and central
counties. that is say that they viii this time i'm
port votes enough from Kentucky 20 carry the state
for Seymour and Blair Our friends in this State
along the Ohio River ought 20 TedOblo their vigi-
lance aud. instead Of holding large mass meetings
and torchlight professions cosely the registry
lists watch the railroad trains and ferry boats and
spot every suspicious new conner. ia Louisville
ard other Kentucky towns opposite our southern
frontier the Rebel element boasts that il win
this time be certain TO vote often and numer
ously enough in Indiana to crush ont the honest Re
pubIcan vote. The trouble Is that the Republicans
Of Indiana thanks TO the folly 81 their last LFEsa-
ture are yet comparatively poweilCss 10 prevent
a renewal Of the invasion Of our Stale by hcniucky
kn-KluXitcs, Tepeaters. and bummcrs. HE names
under which these villains vote m Indiana ARE sli
registry llsts. ana All tntN nave 10 60 ~ 10
appear election day cast Their votes. aud return
20 Kentucky. In most of tho Democratic counties
She Republican challengers on the l@th 0t October
were unable 10 prevent single lHegh Fols from
being admitted, the Democratic election Judges re-
fnSng to take any notice OF their rcnoDstrance ana
taking every Democratic vote that Was offered. 4
careful inquiry into this Democratic importation
business has resulted in showing that hardly any
county IN the whole State remained unp0lluted by
bogus voters Most gigantic were the frauds com
Initted in indianapolis. Fort Wayne and New
Albany. Not fewer than between 5000 and 100 men,
who Lad 10 right whatever 10 vote there OF any
where III Indiana. voted III those cities nc least once
for the Democratic candidates. In voorhees,
district the railroad towns were n00ded with
Ku-Kluxites frOm Kentucky, who had been carefully
registered beforehand: and III the lakewood toWEs
the Registry law, in accordance with Voorhees, al
wise impGdently set aside a. unconstltu'lohai,
aud every Democratic ticket unhesitatingly
taken. Ballot-bOX stufing was resOrted % Oh a
scale utterly unprecedented in Indiana mp 10 TINS
time. In many places Democratic election boards
reduced by one-half and more the tRepubhcan vote
cast az their precincts, by stroke OF the PEN ~
Others the returns were altered after II turned out
that the fraudulent vote thrown for Hendricks was
insufficient to elect him. In short, system of cheat
ing prey aed IN nearly every part Of the state worthy
of the most impudent exploits performed by your
Eew-YOrk repeaters and baot-bOx suffers. And. in
the face Of these frauds 50 gigantic md glaring,
Senator Hendricks has tho etTonteryitOflecla that
ne has been cheated out Of the Rubernational cleo
ton and that he will contest tho office OF Governor
Bcker! We Republicans Of Indiana are accustomed
10 many startling things on the part o our unScrupu
lous opl9nents but this charge preferred by senator
that ihe charges Of fraud against tho Democrats arc
not based upon mere rumOT. heaIsay land suspicion
bat have, IN great part. been sgbstantated
by inc most unassaable proofs: and that
Democratic frauds enough have already boon
posed 10 unseat nearly every Democratic member OF
We Legislature iii the close Counties And yet, Hen
1wIieks having beon voted for by untold hoIdes OF
nnsshtncklans and Suckers. comes forward with tho
and non that It was the Republican. who cheated,
SranSnaat the Democrats utterly guiltless of
tbiS :; voting. OF all this jokes of tho campaign
yesi S@cciaedly the richest and coolest. FOR the
ord hr,aa,'nr Hendricks. despite the staggering
shnnt cn.g OF ms friends. Is not ~ all ia earnest
80. 80 losing the election lie merely wants 10
-, bs i'ends who have lost IA great deal Of money
their b.is rrss plausible pe.ext for rciusingto pay
n.noc,s, i INC Impression that Indiana is fairly
t;gd s' ieklhdle the dropping spirits OF the nm.
',;, y, aae'eI terrified, and enable tho Demo
snm" - n,nas o. Indianapolis 10 raise again large
suys vi nlVi9y nom wealthy Democratic eudgeOns
"Iec, 81 ~. p Sn,o and Philadelphia That - the
JyL VI tno course now pursued by senator Hen
uIn n ~ e2Oh az that object las been ottaintt
apu VIC iIeSdentlai election is over ho will abandon
uIe contest LOT lac will surely never dare Ia snbin
new Legislature. "N ''P""S "S ''
Inc Democrats, and, regret 10 raw. many Con
sei'@u'e Republicans loO, arc terribly ~xtrcise,