The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-16
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What the Fight Really Is---A Struggle
for Life Or Death Between
Hendricks and. Morton.
Republican Quarrels and Republic
can Rascality.
SENATOR MORTON AND HIS PARTY
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
"have We Many Bourbons
Among Us?
the TALL SYCAMORE OF THE WABASH
Senator Wilson'S Tour OF the
State.
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
"Have We Many Bourbons
Among Us p
the TALL SYCAMORE OF THE WABASH
Senator Wilson's Tour OF the
q State. m
THE RACE A VERY CLOSE ONE.

MDIANAPOLIs August 10, 1872.
The canvass in this State has begun In earnest,
and though there is really great deal OF apathy at
the heart Of political feeling throughout the country
such earnest work as has been going on for the last
fortnight cannot fail TO elicit much active interest
The leaders on both sides are awake to the impor-
tance Of the State campaign, because Of the effect
the october election Is likely to have the Presi
Dental contest. Aside from the Presidency, how
ever there lie enough in the State canvass to make
matters lively In the dullest times A Governor is
10 be elected and Legislature chosen which will
hold In Its keeping the making OF o United States
Senator. A whole delegation in Congress, with two
Of Indiana's present congressman, Michael G. Kerr
on the part Of the democrats and william Williams
Of the republicans, besides two others almost as
wen knoyn-John 8. Williams (democraD and
Sodlove g. Orth republican, as candidates at large,
are to be selected On both sides The leading men in
the Forty second Congress, Holman. Coburn, vOor-
hees, shanks, Niblack, Packard and others are In
the neld. In some respects the democrats have the
advantage In fighting strength. Hendricks is
host In himself Cravens, the candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, has always been republican and
can be persuasive among his old party associates.
Julian, with more doubtful record because Of
tendency to chronic candidacy, can also do some
thing In the same direction. And then Kerr,
sincere man with pure and earnest record In Con-
gress, in the larger field which makes the whole
State his constituency, is able to add to his innu-
ence by making himself heard outside Of the old
Second district On tho other hand the republicans
are not lacking In power and earnestness. Morton
= . match for Hendricks on the Seump and more
shan his match in what Is generally called ''organ-
aSation." General Tom Browne, the republican
candidate for Governor. can and does mako
speeches, and his friends call them "rousng
speeches" Judge Orth, ono Of the candi-
dates at large for Congress-. ia man
who commands respect at homo and abroad.
Others Of the candidates are able to talk to the
people, and last but not least, Vice President Col
fax gives out that he is still for the party and by
IN occasional "quiet talk to his neighbors and
friends" he manages to make himself felt through
out the State. Aside from this home strength,
which is OF an ability and power on both sides not
surpassed by any State in the Union, speakers from
other parts OF the country win take part in the
canvass. Senator Wilson has already made q tour
OF the State talking himself hoarsc in behalf OF the
ticket Of which he is an appendage, and suffering
such petty annoyances as being called Jerry Col
baithn by the democratic press. Senator SEIZURE is
coming In few days, and he ts likely to use his
tonsIs quite as outraReously and to be abused in
some way equally delicate by his recent republican
admirers. All this tends to make the canvass An
Interesting and exciting One and naturally directs
attention to what is
TIE REAL CONTEST IN THE STATE.
Indiana is not an exception to the States which
have interests Of mere local character bigger
shan the Presidency itself In this State every
body is measuring the relative bigness Of Hen
bricks and Morton and the real contest Is as TO
which Of them shall be Senator and which ex-
Senator after the 4th Of next March, Hendricks
stake big one, for II his party should fail in
October, a contingency which no leading democrat
that have seen contemplates az possible, the
failure would directly deprive him of the Guberna-
tOrial chair, and Senatorial chair II he wants it.
and indirectly OF the Presidential chair, which he
certainly wants. But with Morton the stake is
even greater one, for success OF failure now Is
political life or death to him. Hendricks might be-
come President in spite Of failure In this canvass
but for Morton there can be no future after dis
aster in October. In consequence Of the delicacy
OF the position held by these mea-both able. both
alert, both ready in speech and ready in re-
sources, ana both feeling that they stand
over an abyss into which one or the
other must fall-they are not leaving a stone un-
turned to compass success The contest between
Grant and Greeley sinks into insignifcance before
. contest between two men who are more to In
diana than either Grant or Greeley. Morton could
afford to set up Tom Brownc-a man unknown out
side of the State and not very strong
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date against Hendricks for Governor, Cor he
well knew that nobody would mistake the true
character Of the contest Everybody understood
that It was Hendricks he was compelled to fight.
and that he might as well set up puppet as a man
against him. just everybody will understand that
IN case OF success Hendricks may refrain from going
back to the Senate by setting up q puppet against
Norton, and his own strength for the Pres.
1doacy four years hence. II is one of the phenom-
'cna OF American politics for great Presidential
CANVASS like this, In great State like Indiana to
be narrowed down to the personal ambition Of two
men, and a most singular phase Of a contest so
e1ineRty personai, is the fact that the personal
enernies OF both arc generally found openly work
ing or secretly cooperating wth their own ancient
pohucal foes gentleman said to me at the
1emeeratic headquarters yesterday that nearly all
OF the republicans VINO have been opposed to Nor
spn are now liberals and, Of course, cooperating
with the democrats. This is fact which, more
tnan anyfhipg else, serves to point out
THE PEUD WHICH DIVIDES TILE tate
Republican feuds in Indiana mean simply bostIl.
fy to Morton, just - In Michigan ti,ey mean on
position to Chandler in Pennsylvania opposition to
Cameron and La New York opposition to Conklipg:
and none Of the others can provoke Iivclier dis.
like in their respective States than this INDIANA
dictator In his own realm. He Is mar who will
not alsw another Richmond In the field with him.
While Ms own ambition is boundless he sets bounds
20 the ambition OF other men, and they walk ont of
the way appointed Cor them at their peril. |
Oliver =. Norton always insists upon playing the |
nIss violin himself and all others must be coatent
to be second fiddle to him. At the same time 1t
must DE confessed that. as leader, he Is seldom AT
fault Ills talents arc equal to those OF any man In
ihe Senate and his Will In strong and his rcsolu
lion as logged as Summers lie Is more hated and,
perhaps, more feared than any man In that body,
and nc did not come to 10 d stranger to the coun-
try. As great war GOVERNOR his fame ex-
eendeu lar beyond the limits OF his own state.
!fis strength and his arrogance were both known |