New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-03

through the state by the Liberal Committee In
formation pointing out !the extent and methods OF the
contemplated frauds These reports all indicate the
purpose the part Of the Morton people TO save
the Leci allure al hazards. In many OF the border
aouting Kentucky, local tickets nave not
been put up by the Administration party and no at
tempt made 20 compass anything else than tue return OF
Asserblynieu and Senators Tie arrangements for this
business fun Of ingenuity, and II not carefully
watched may throw the Legislature into Mortous hands
In such counties as tho coalition Is oyorpowerngly
strong all the Administration voters are TO be
Withdrawn and massod in districts where the
Grant Republican ascendcncy might be doubtful
Thus managed the Senatorial Districts might
be carried, ana the Assembly Districts
seriously ieopardcd Although is almost hopeless to
ttnp TO guard AGAINST these manifold forms OF cheat
ing the Liberals making brave headwayi and al
though without money buy their way, rs their oppo
nent they have strong grounds for trusting the earn
esncss " people which has FAR sustained the Lib
great hope OF the in this State from
tho first has ocn the rrcprcssble ardor OF the people,
irrespective II parties and leaders, and Gov Hendricks
never saw clearer spoke truer than when he said
"The people we're directing this movement and we
must follow" otherwise the must have reapsed
long ago for all the appliances OF parties lacking
70 give it sustained support This, TOO, seemed TO aid
cause for the opposition. seeing Of the usual
party machinery at work. moderated the force ana mis-
judged the intensity OF the revolt. OF late, how
ever, many things have come TO indicate the
fray Of the former belief and the recent poll OF the
State showing that at their best exhibit the ranks
were evenly divided, did what eleventh hour reaza-
lions always do threw the leaders into panic and of
all hands 20 work with frcnz!ed yigOr TO undo
The work that Lad been done in blindness In further
o. this fever OF activity all the great Grant officials
Summoned here ami Morton gave the Committee
raTi. blanche the Washington directory. 1t is
that money be made at the polls for all who
willing prostitute their right to ignobe pur
pose.
Perhaps the most significant attempts at public de-
bauchy the organized attempt to swear in the votes
ofcllb OF Dung lads whose ages from II TO 90 IS
aot wen gn and cannot be ascertalned This business
regularly systematzed, ana in all the Grant demon
STATIONS throughout the state 1 have noticed
large numbers II these immature citizens thrust
forward in defiance Of law and deceucy
u though this article too shallow for sue
ess assured that Its very transparency is its
principal safeguard This is relied on, the Grant people
declare, to offset the failure Of the Bourbon movement,
which turns out to have effect 81 az he par
dcularly that EiGerOn declines the nomination with con-
enpt As TO The importation Of negroes the trade Is
'eaily going with rapidty and moderate secrecy.
the matter in the extreme southern part OF
State and have the testimony Of residents that an
lpacCountabe tide negro emigration has set in from
Kentucky. The experience OF county in Kentucky
viii give a toeraby fair idea OF the thing. within
three weeks perfect stampede has come upon the col
people and in many parts of the county the farm
are uuaD.e 10 dispose OF Iheu crops Abe HeeioVs
say, when questioned, that they are offered perma-
,eut work and larger wages "ober de Tiber"
md Of course there is way 10 stop
he delu led creatures they free TO come and CO.
From his county the exodus is estimated at POO ana
hat proportion from tie other river counties would
enable Nj Morton beyond all peradventure TO carry the
state az promised Gen Grant early IN the canvass
n jefferson County Indiana, There is a large Liberal
gote made Up by German adhesOns and the local Grant
Official Up Tor reelection, is not very modest in
syowiug purpose to make up the German detection
With co.olcd votes from Kentucky. The continual
ampering with the election Law by partisan thinkers
makes ills business possible, and there is really no
telling what may be done by this resort. Another
sprght!y device have all the boats that navigate
beweeu tic mOored on the Indiana side and
heir employees vote at the contiguous polls
along the shore as often possible In
Iced, the coOred declare quite briskly
that under the engagement they will vote often as
they can places deposit safely. Gangs OF wander
ing negroes ale in al tie southern tier OF counties
penetrating he woods, and rowing through the counties
With axes on tLeir shoulders ostenslDy hunting ior
work Prizes have been offered in some OF the border
towns IN the clubs containing the largest number Of col
ored men, and in a contest Of this sort in Jennings
county recently 5CO negroes turned out where there
never had been known 200 before This is the
estimony all along the line.
The mischief Goes not stop here either The Illinois
and Michigan borders brought into requisition 10
swamp the conceded Liberal majority and as these two
states do not Tuesday, hundreds OF the Grant
people aye 10 be Struggled In the border polls The
prnepal Grant manager at Jacksonville, one Ewing
ia on record as declaring that the day had
rome by when Indiana could be a doubtful State,
md that with Kentucky draw from no Rebels should
overcome loyal people of the State The 1900 negro
votes. he declared could and would be swened TO 1900
and more needed. He further admitted that there
was not good chance for carrying the scheme into
practice In the cities. the Democrats were keeping
,lose watch but there nothing to prevent any
,er of loyal men from carrying the day in the obscure
country districts To up, the Grant people under
he direction OF Morton mean to import all the negroes
gat seem needful and vote them often; TO organize
minors and vote them often; where this impractical
ale 10 stuff bsotLOxcs; work the Bourbon element
against the Democrats; to tho voters for Hen
irls 20 scratch the Legislative ticket and, where all
,se fails 20 hold back the count until its declaration
will settle tue result. You form but faint concep
o of the intensity and AT this stage Of the
.auyass Morton sees clearly what defeat means, and
The Liberals conscious Of overwhelming numbers ana
popular sympathy, do not mean to let the victory shp
from them by all the forces OF fraud and knaVey iooseo
against Them Whatever possible in the way of pre-
septiou win be adopted az all the endangered points,
and with results which would not be discreet to d.
TulGe.
PROGRESS OF TIE LIBERAL CANvAss-ENrHUsI-
AsrIC MEETINGS. ~ ALL PARTS OF THE STATE
NEW ADMINISTRATION TACTICS-THE NEW
YORK ELECTION LAW ADOPTED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 2.--In every county IN In
diana to-day there have been Liberal demonstrations
IRON those heard yesterday and to-day the reports
indicate uunagging interest and enthusiasm. Today
and tonight Gov b. Cratz Brown with George w Julian
.ueared al Iafa ette where extsmpoTe jubilee was
held presenting one OF the most imposing demonstra
uans nj tine eonpagn Gov Hendricks with Mr.. j. H.