New-York tribune., 1868-07-25
POLITICAL.
INDIANA.

THE CAMPAIGN-THE FIGHTING BOYS IN Blue
THE GERMAN ELEMEET-WHAr THE DEMO-
Gratis ARE DOING.
From Our Special Correspondent
LAFAYETTE Ind, July 2l. 1868.
Whatever the Republicans of other States
NAV be doing the Republicans of Indiana surely not
be charged with lukewarmness aud inactivity. Satisfied
as thew ara that they will elect their State ticket In
October by from 1900 10000 majority and that they
will give Grant and Colfax in November larger ma
jority than the Republicans nave yet IN
they proceed with the same energy and palnstakihs
deberaton as though the Issue were extremely dount
M though 4sr f Hagsss 6ncSSs 6e
selves with the organization OF active and surfing
Grant and COsT sSs stSe sSSs e fRsssDetsSnSs
Indiana ara now holding meetings than they ever
before did at this early stage OF the campaign Po bot
weather Of the two weeks 1hese Republican peehgs
have been exceedingly well attended In All parts OF Ine
State and that the appeals OF our SPEAKERS nave
where enlisted the utmost enthusiasm Great pans
been taken everywhere TO 6est9w tae on can
ddates as able, popular, and unolectonable as POSSIBLE
and opponents themselves weo IN TINS th oT
been singuiary unfortunate this summer dn b as ei %
party In Indiana, has never yet presehtoa 10 oIo
Of the State powerful array OF strong anu eAoe
The RepubSan soldiers filed with the utmost ndigna-
ton at the at C and at the
prominent roles played at the Tammany Han C0hventon
by the most notorious and Eoys in BTe
he tools OF the Democratic leaders,. Republican sol
OF these Fighting Boys IN Blue" consstlng OF our our
brayest and most patriotic veterans are Deg organHeu
all the state ana hope & 9 ehs m ss " in 1S
other state THE Fighting Boys In Blue VIII take tne
active part ia the campaign, and night II out Oh
our state Central Committee and the County Commit
tees besides, Justly pay considerable attention TO the
German element In our midst There are more German
voters In Indiana than In any state save WISCONSIN, anu
from these hope obtain this time more vigorous
support than the Republican party has yet derived from
that side There fortunately no temperance or 9her
sdessues by which the Democratic leaders might hope
to be able TO misead our German eltzens ana IL Is OD
seTvabe throughout the state that the German DemO
Gratis this time display unusual 3ute9 o.
host OF able German speakers VIII presently stump tne
state in favor OF Grant and CoaX Carl schurz, Has
saurek, and other eloquent Germans VIII com
mence canvasslng the state early in August.
wish, however. some more energetic stops were
taken to circulate good KepuonGan papers aos p 9r
German citizens. A new German Republican paper, aDly
edited by Mr. Charles Wasten who also does excellent ser
at lafayette and should ma many suDsctpers ~
all parts Of the state The most vigorous support shOuu
be given 20 the other German Republican papers pun
lshed in Indiana and besdes large numbers OF the Ger
TRIBUNE Campaign Documents ana OF the daily ana
weekly editions Of Mr. schweders A6c Yorker De9oTd
OF the Ctncinndh VOikSblaH and the 81 LOUIS Hesehe
Post should be circulated among our Germans III All parts
Tho Democratic leaders meanwhile arc making super
human efforts 10 inspire the masses OF their party WIN
some enthusiasm for Seymour and Blair. But IL IS no
90" The Democratic ratification meetings were every
where tame and spiritess affairs Hendricks, voorhees,
PendlotOn and. TO allay the Indignation against Hen
dricks our Democratic candidate for Governor, the
Democratic leaders at Indianapolis, have arranged
Iachrymose farce which is TO come of as soon as r Hen
drlcks returns from Washington Ho TO be solemny
received the Indianapolis Union depot by Commit
tee headed by other than the great George Pendle
ton himseln Arnin- Hendricks and Pendleton are
walk through the streets Of indianapolis; armn-arn
they are 10 ascend the speakers stand IN front OF the
State House and assure the Democrats OF Indiana that
they Hendricks and Pcndeton are again one heart
and one soul" That will be very touching. It will
eclipse the Couch Orr farce at the philadelphia Conyen-
ton wiring rivers ~ tears from the eyes or Andrew
Johnson DOOitte q Co But am afraid the farce Will
fail Of It's purpose, and Hendricks viii be beaten much
than In 1850.
said before that the Democrats OF Indiana this year
were -ugulary unfortunate In their Congressional and
Legislative nominations AS regards the FORMER, buSh
nominations as Ellison IN the XIth District Ross In the
With Manson IN the With and Keghtey In the Vth,
can be easily benten and the Republicans OF Indiana VIII
have 10 blame themselves il they lose any district but
the I'D New-Albanyl; and Cen Gresham who has been
renomnated there. Will certainly succeed II not IN being
elected at least In considerably reducing the large Demo
cratic majority IN that District