The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-03


in advance, as a contest be-
tween the Hendricks men and the
Pendletoa men, the latter led By our
humble self, for the control Of the
State Central Committee. We were
in New York City at the time, and
we're not q little surprised, on our
way home, to see IN the Philadelphia
Sunday Mercury the following dis
patch:
''rRouBLE AMONG THE rSDIAsA DENoc.
RACY.
Ts Dispatch to the Evening Telegraph
INDTANAPoLIs, November 27.-There is
n nlce little fie ht going on quietly between
the Hendricks and Pendlelon wings OF the
Democratic party in this State. Both par
ties are striving Tor the control of the STATE
Convention which meets here IN January,
and the State Central Committee. the
Pendleton wing is led by r. J. Bright, Of
the Sentinel, who is a candidate for the
Craftsmanship OF the Com mi tee, and Gen.
John Love is put forward as the represent
alive of the Hendricks wing. The former
claim a victory in the refusal OF the COM
lnfttee TO postpone the State Convention
from January to June, and feel confident
of their ability TO carry their points, but
Hendricks is a sly old fox, and viii doubt-
less out general MS opponents"
We had been advised for some
weeks that a ring" movement was
on foot to pack the delegation against
us, and it was urged that we should
| take steps to counteract the move
ment, which we declined to do. We
confess that We did not think the
little d" thimble riggsr would have
the impudence to telegraph such a
falsehood. 1t Is we'll known here at
home that we are not candidate for
| Chairman of the Committee or any
other position, and it is equally well
known that the most friendly rela-
tions exist between Mr.. Hendricks
and ourself. The whole movement
is prompted by the personal hostility
of MIR. Talbot, growing out of busi-
ness matters that transpired before
we purchased the Sentinel. SooI
after the purchase he called uponA;
to inquire what course the paper
: would pursue towards him, evi
IDENTIFY fearing an attack. He wa
, assured that nothing personal agains
, him should appear In the paper, un
less it became necessary fer the goOl
of the party, and not then withou
: giving him notice and rendering th
!. columns to answer. Since that tim
!. he has omitted no opportunity t.
: stab the Sentinel. and had he confine
himself to mere personal effort, hi
enmity might have passed unnoticed
but when he drags the matter befoT
$ the public and endeavors to Great
s the impression that there is a divisio
= Of the Democracy in Indianapolis
: majority Of whom he heads as agains
y the Sentinel-when, in fact, there
8 no division, we deem it our duty
r ventilate q little mans histOr,
!. end also to give an account of th
& peculiar management that resulted
ffty-one votes selecting a delegatio
/ for three thousand eight hundre
J. voters.
y A dapper little man of this Gil
was known In his early career as til
= little Cheat" which cognomen /
l. earned by making, or causing to
'e made, faro box, containing a chea
IL ing apparatus, and inducing his benz
y factor, the man who had furnishe
: him the money to learn his trade an
= start in business, to deal with tt
Is false box, while the little man" an
J. others bet against the game. One
4 the others, comparative stranger
the benefactor. became ashamed {
! the game and exposed it. The gan
b was for ten cent checks, and the dea
er lost but few hundred dollars, bl
! that was a large sum for that da
4 Soon after, becoming suddenly an
! unexpectedly rich, and il being I
- longer respectable to be engaged
ten cent faro, the little man" turne
= his attention to politics, in which CT
% reer he was known for long time
n 3" jew Isaacs of Y ork.
e In a community where he is so we
= known and appreciated, it is unne
- essary for us to refer to the history
4 w. III. Talbot as partisan, and
: his smart tricks, private room ca
/ cusses and button-hole chickering's,
"a which agencies he has attained a lit
- notoriety as a ward politician, nor
- the Jobs and contracts he has obtail
4 ed through party Influences. |
Il promising to devote the emolumen
4 of the position to the advancement
!, the interests of his party-he di
;. claiming any desire for the Office b.
= the honor it conierred-his effor
"a eliminated In his election to Il
a Presidency of the Sinking Fund al
- New York Gold Gambling.
"a After brief retirement from poI
a tics, during which period Mr.. Talbo
of did not contribute one cent to Il
20 | Democratic cause, notWithstandil
"a the effort Of the Democracy to ele
~ Mr.. Hendricks Governor, he sudden
or turns up as the little thimble ri
n GER" and holds a private caucus
ht five or six dependents and a few 7
Mt spectacle gentlemen, upon whom
r. had imposed by telling that Tom CC
"a trell had made M ring" tick
10 and it was necessary to beat it with
~ ring" Mr.. Cottrell's card, publis
10 ed elsewhere, will show how mu
II truth there was in his story, and {
means to which he will resort to ma
its his trickery successful. We can .
y sure the Democracy of the State til
IL there is no division in Marion Coun
q but the partY is q unit. anxious to