The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-26
From the Indianapolis Journal.1
GENERAL BROWNE.

Gen. Browne, comparatively young man.
and with no general acquaintance in the State
preceding this canvass, has been defeated for
Governor by Mr.. Hendricks by about 900 ma
ority. The returns will show that Mr. Hem
bricks has run ahead Of his ticket in the
State three or four hundred votes, and that
General Browne has run behind his few
hundred votes. The falling off from General
Browne has resulted almost from the infam.
Gus calumny of intemperance which has been
published and reiterated with the most shame
less and pers;stant wicAedness. The perth
natity and ear nestness with which this lie was
insisted upon misled some ardent friends of
temperance in every county to scratch from
their ticket the name of gallant soldier, a
devoted Republican. The e ual Of Mr.. Hen
bricks as a lawyer and orator-a fearless
soldier when Mr.. Hendricks was sympathiz-
ing with the rebellion-a high-toned gentle
man, who scorned to stoop to q lie against an
opponeLt-he has fallen victim to calumny,
resorted in this contest.
But few of the men who scratched Gen.
Brownies name from their tickets, have voted
for Mr., Hendricks, who will be found when
sE the votes are counted, to have received less
than majority Of tie votes cast At the late
election. He is m inority Governor, elected
by trickery, fraud and the greatest calumny,
So far as having suffered in the affections and
conf lence of the Republicans of Indiana,
General Browne is more endeared to them
than eve-. We all understand the weapon
by which he has fallen, apd while we detest
it and despise the mcu who used it, we la
ment that it should have been SO successful
in this case.
| That Mr.: Hendricks ran ahead Of his tickee
| is to be aecribed chiefly to the fact that tn
| est of the Democratic ticket was traded Of
under the orders of the sporting gentlemen
who has had the management of the canva IS
Tor the Democracy. He and othhrs had large
sums of money bet upon the election Of Mr.
Hendricks, and when they became frightened
| few days before the election % to the result
made arrangements to swap everything elsl
| in order to secure Mr.. Hendricks and theil
money. They had bet their money, not upor
the general result, but upon the election Of
Mr.. Hendricks, and we believe, notwithst stand
ing the shameless calumpies upon Genera
Browne and the losses he suffered thereby
| he would have been elected but for the power
and influence Of the gamblers who had staket
upon Mr.. Hendricks. Not only did they trad,
off the rest Of the Democratic ticket, but they
made almost superhuman exertions in THU
city and elsewhere, by every species of fraut
influence and hard work to secure the triumph
of Hendricks.
General Brownies campaign was able ant
thorough. His speeches were eloquent ~,
brilliant. and both will be remembered in th
political annals of Indiana; all who wer
brought into contact with him were impress
ed not only with his ability and eloquenes
but his integrity, and kindly, genial. manl
nature. and he will be respected and belove
when the man who brought about his defea
by wicked acts and shall be dsspised or for
gotten.