, 1869-12-11
Graham \. Tl.tA, nss. & 4 .rert,is, .aa
= Asa. Janea Husaes--ths Psilsi-
al Stat4ss ~:
,ryxqn QUE srsc1AL cnrzEruxDxxT ]

platform and ttckns; 70 the Indications ate SHAT
theze ~M1 b. no postponement Of either the
Democratic Or Republican Convention. and tatt
each will ts held II the lne Indicated BY their
respective Ssata Centfnl Commtstec6-
Tho Prndletou neu have been completely aas-
geusr2l:e1 BY tho Hendricks meu, aud sre qalse
submissive. Indeed they seem 10 hare tnzde up
theit minds 70 ODER no further fasistance Tho
sltaht to MT. Bright Of tho Hfnfinsa By tho MtEi.
on County Democracy refusing 70 pat n!a nnue
on their lit Of Delegates 70 tho State Convention,
has been resented 1y the 1efsf&on County Democ-
r4cy, In which county Nj. D, formerly re4ided.
At lneir County Convention on Saturday last the
Jefferson County DeMocraef unanimo1alf Geo1d
Nr. Bright ous Of thss delegAtea 10 the stase Con-
ventioD, aud noa4tRzssd tbs Hon. II. n. EA1r1nR-
ton - notify shAt gentleman BY telegraph, which
be did. Ar. B. accepting. NJ. bright u no~
delegate 10 tho eoaronlilns and Il poW placed on
AZ equal 1ootina With nia if!ends OF the "rlng,'
from Marion County, and viii be Aale to tate caro-
Of himself should he or hl1 schemes ba attacked
by any trthnS1kItio neDdf1c1a dotesais.
TUE sTAIr sKs1INxl AND xx. rA1BorT.
In ny laft gave brief summary o. the trnuble
petxeen the editor of Tho Sentinel aud Ut. W. II.
Tatbott Z IeAdiug Democratic politician, aud for.
neslJ Chairman Of tho Democratic Stats Central
Committee of this BtAse. Since then tho Sxat.nel
haa coutHtDed setcral bitter A1sanlu upon th1s
gentleman, In which aecuses him OF having been
fayo-dealer II one period, aud Rot suddenly rich
By cheatlrg In lhe ghme. Il also saJs that whlle
Nt. Talbot VA member Of tho =Dosfd OF Dlrec.
tots Of tic Indianapolis 1nkuraneo Company, he
rnda proportion 10 tho o1loers Of Inat Institu-
t!on to make false statensens Of tts condluou IN
order rhat 10 night form "rtug - and boy up fa
stock Al rrduced tHufr- Thll hAas proposition
WAS apurreGt sna lii. Talbot was forced to
resign h.s posltton On the board. It also
recala HI. Tsibot:a use Of the School Fund, for
gold gamhltt 6 operations whi1e tho sanna Vas un-
der his contspl 4. rreAident OF the Sinking FQrd,'
and divers o*her matters not crcdi.able to that
gentleman hi. Talbot grtns and be1st It s'i
without reply hoping ha. the istatin<l Will soon
etate 1T 1staeKa. MI. Talbot has sued tho jour-
nal Tor libel tor referring to his gold gambling op-
elaiiont, which had besn made the achiect Of
Legislative Investigation. The Journal proposes
10 make good its accusation, aaI dases Nj.
Talbot 10 urge tho case On to trial. Bet a. the
JeaunaFs aecuIa1io1s against Nj. 7. are not ono
bali ~ personal or lhei1ous ~ the Sensineis
a11!cles. 1t scens Little strange shst NJ. 7. does
not commence . suis agatust thst paper.
WAITING AND WATCHING.
While the ttseuda Of Aesrs rendleton and Hen
drtcis afc crowirg more bitterly hostile to each
other, and COW bid fats 10 prevent the lutuEe po-
lit1eal pseferuens OF either. the Hon. Graham n.
F1lca Is quietly residing At the interior city Of 10.
gatspoft, In tniA State, viewing khe situation,
fIe1d OF 10th Pendleton and Hendricks, a1lt ca-
joys the confidence Acd respect Of the eatlse De-
ntcfacJ Of the Ststc. He Has bitter Lecompion
DtEoc1aI. and opposed tha election OF Senator
DonRlAa 10 the P1ealde1cr In 1ss0 but, soop after
the az broke out, he offered bis services to the
government, and r1lset the Fort. sixth 1udlAna
Volunteers, and entered The army whera he re-
aimed for two Jears. He WIS an excellent ON.
ces. and YVES urged strongly for promotion By
Speaker Collar, but the President refused to pro-
note him. wnereupon he zeatgned hls commission,
giving as 4 reason that his pay - Colonel would
not tuppprs his family. Since that time he has
hcied wllh the Democratic pssty, tut has taken no
active psH In politics, sAve to attend IT. CONVEX.
t.ens, and make Al occasional speech during The
N.EJ ind ability. the acknowledged peer Of knJ
o. the leading Democrats Of the country, and
| = faS.steirg politician. lie u believed
to be quietly arranging tn wires md aetttnK up
ShslRa, to be IN ! postlon 70 b htocxht forward
| a. \ conpront.c candidate BY the West At the
ne1t Ssttoasl Democratic Convention, tn caso the
hlsl d1 Of Hendricks atd pendeton 1alf to agree,
which u altogether llfelJ. Thia little arrangement
II now b<trK quietly worked up and Whlspeted
| around auops the few friends tnat It Will do to
en.rust with tho secret. and II zuay be that the
eane tactcs v hlch eliminated In the uom!uatio1
! of James +. Polk aId Frantin r1e1ce, VIII be
le.eDacttd 10 1,1s WITH Graham n. Fitch - it,
hero. hr, yomhees and other. equally prou,t-
| zers, are said TO be IN active sympathy with
the movement
HoS. 8. + fKRxN8.
| This geutlen an Tas, for eighteen Jeass, mem.
Ter OF the Supreme Court Of Indians, and vas re-
gsrsled Of the Ab!est sud most trrsty lead.
! tn Of tbs Deuoczssae PARTY. Els position daring
| tho Wat Haa somewhat anomalous. lie deared
| to act with the H.t Democracy. bot did not seem
to possess the courage throw on the party yoke.
II k,.tA h6a- f.Ls
IN him, ard since hill retirement from the bench,
he nxs been quietly engaged IN the practice Of his
profession In this cltJ-secmugIy taxing no otaer
| interest IL politics than TO make an occasional
| Democratic rreech, which have not been Rcner.
AllJ regarded ~ strictly orthodox. Durcg
| the paat winter he made lengthy argu-
mcps before the Supreme Court On q
| question inrolrtng the consut1'lopalltJ Of
| sets pExsed b. the Legislature uuder the aane
| circumstances md bJ the name means az vas the
F1t.eensh Amendment 70 the Constitution Of toe
| CLited state8 1t wa& N Atia argument, and fe1i
| llke bombt bell 10 the ranks OF ihe Democracy.
neetIts hia Eame has been urged BY prnber Of
| lesting EeEoctstlt paetT5 for renontca:1on to
sne suprtme i<ucs, but be Immediately published
c41d IL Ginning The use ot his uauc, and entirely
fa.ltd to rxp1ess any wish for tho focces1 OF hts
old patty :rtcncs, and 1t u believed here that be
tss no sJmrathy with them. wooId not b Eur-
! pt.ed 10 sec bim acting openly with the Repuhil-
c1Ds IN she cAnvass aext year.
! HON. JAAks HCUnEs.
| This Ksntleua1 Nas Tor many years leading
| DeEocla Al In Indiana, : member Of ConxIeAs, and
| Afterwards Judge pt sae Court Of E1aima Wncn
tie war broke out he identified htnsaeil With The
Republican ar1y acted with that party to last
wMser, having been elected 10 the s:Ate Senate
! froE Inv reIcc and Monroe count.ea- Bu, hp
70 sooner took ha seat th&n be headed sae bo4tess
| move neLt agaltat Lieutenant Governor Cumbscs,
| atd ~ the evil genlul Of the Republican party
dorsrg The entire sesstop, opposing the Fifteenth
| Amendment md mort Of the measures proposed
I ane rurrorted ~ The Repubncack. All hu opera-
9sons stncc that time hare been with the psmo-
e11ts II be u rore generally regarded u being
I IN fol1 sympathy wtta That party. He Ii N 1bla
taw3ez and strcrS 1nan IN aoJ party, but II gov
! erEtd Hore By b.s dtslites than hts friendships,
knd there u pretty certain 70 es turmoil In AaY
| party With which be msy be acting. Tx1ox.
| Mormon Affair."
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