New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-08
Tilden,s ssldiers IL Indiana.

Democrats have howled because the Union
soldiers met in convention at Indianapolis.
They condemned the meeting Of the "Boys
in BIue," because the true boys who wore
the blue are Republicans. They argued
that the gathering of ex-soldiers when an
exciting campaign is on hand served to
keep alive the issues of the war. That the
Copperheads Tilden and Hendricks might
be elected to Office, Democrats would have
all soldiers forget there had been q war.
They would have them surrender at the
ballot what they fought for in the field.
But while denouncing the Republican SOL
diers' convention as ill.timed and cal
culated to engender sectional strife, the
Democratic campaign committee shows it's
remarkable consistency by getting up an
imitation convention Of bogus soldiers and
sailors in the same city. At the meeting of
the Tilden soldiers were gathered the
roughs, shoulder-hitters and ballotbox
suffers of Chicago, st. Louis and Balti-
more, and those men remain there to carry
the Indiana election. The mob which went
looking set of men ever seen together.
They gave the names Of regiments never
heard of in the army, and represented
themselves as soldiers. Among them was
Pat McAllister, First New Orleans Artillery,
whatever that was; George Hall, Sixty-frst
United States Infantry. regular of
high numbered regiment; also, Steve Rea-
gan, of the Sixteenth United States Artil.
lery, another regular, but too high for the
army register; then came John Duffer,
United States transportation, o duffer who
may have seen service in the mule corps;
further down in the list Pat McAllister
figures as q midshipman. These names
and corps, from the long list published, are
sufficient to show the fictitious character of
the Falstaffian army which joined the Til
den gang from St. Louis. The Chicago mob
was headed by Barney Aaron, noted
prizs-fghter and disciple of dishonorable
John Morrissey. OF him the Indianapolis
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune says:
That eminent reformer, Barney Aaron, of
Chicago, this evening takes the trouble to
correct the impression that has got abroad
concerning this extraordinary gathering
here of short-haired, pug. nosed gentry with
heavy under jaws and low, narrow fore"
heads. Said Barney. with the plaintive air
of . man who asked emily that, having been
grievously misrepresented, he might be set
right: II see the Tribune printed lot of
stuff about my coming here with q gang OF
rOughs to carry the State. only wish We
could carry it, that's all; hut can tell you
what they are coming here from every
where for, that is to sop the imported
niggers from voting. tell you there will
that, and l shouldn't wonder If there were
some niegers killed bere on election day,
but that's only NY surmise."
This shows why the betting at Morris.
sey's gambling house in New York gives
odds in favor of a Democratic victory.
Morrissey knows that the whole machinery
of his party is in full working order, with
the bruisers on the spot.
The correspondent continues:
There ia NO mistaking what these dstin-
guished champions OF the purity of the
ballot are here for
Mr.. Samuel Lands Mills, Jr., of Balti-
more, who, if he chose, might tell great
deal about ballot-stuffing IN that city. ex-
planned 1t to-day to an officer from that city
thusly: "Well, l see I've been given away,
but l don't care d--n. This Indiana
election is one of those that is going to be
carried by fraud anyhow, and we are going
to carry it. Now let's see you catch US ii
you can"
unless his reputation sadly bellies him. also
knows ell about ballot stufing in Phila-
delpbia, it is observed has been here for
some time ostensibly canvass:ng some of
Al
State, where, of course, it is desired to
double the regular Democratic maiorities.
A gang of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
roughs, who have had experience in multi
plying Democratic majorities, is reported
as coming here to further enlighten the
Democratic understanding as to how that
same multiplication OF the Democratic vote
may be accomplished.
The Democratic State Committee has is
sued private circular warning Democrats
| to be on their guard against certain frauds,
| and these same frauds and ingenious de-
| vices for ballOt-stuffing are described with
| such suggestive minuteness that in ten
| minutes from the time of reading the circu.
| lar any man could master the whole art OF
ballot-stufing. Then, to silence the qualms
| Of conscience of those of the timid sort,
the Democratic orators and orgsps are
| making Wholesale charges against the Re-
publicans of the importation of niggers.
plans for ballot-stuffing, and the like, all OF
which is designed to inspire the notion OF
| fighting the devil with fire, and of Out-cheat-
| lug the cheats, which they charge the Re
publicans are continuing. The plain fact
| that is now self-evident is that the Tam
many tactics as to carrying elections are 20
| be ut in practice here to carry the state
for 'Tilden, and that the roughs to do the
work are already here from the sinks of the
great cities. The Democratic Soldiers Re.
union affords them the convenient pretext
| and opportunity to get here, and they have
come and are coming to improve 1t to the
utmost. They have only forgotten one
thing, that is, that the police and the courts
here are not under the control of Tilden
there is splendid opportunity for ballot
| suffers and repeaters to break into the
States prison. The Chicago delegation ar
rived at ten o'clock, and were met at the
depot by sparse delegations of Tilden and
| Hendricks torch bearers. On the way here
q number of fights occurred. Mike Mad
den, of the North Side, who was
| quite recently released from the coun'
| tv Jail, pounded and chOked one OF the ser
| eesnts. Among the select veterans, in ad-
dition to Madden, were Tip Farrell, Mike
| Corcorsn, Jim McHale, Jimmy Casey,
Johnny Berry, Walt Crawford, and Johnny
| Comfort. These men were recognized in
| line when marching down Illinois street.
As the gang scattered after reaching the
Bates House, it will be impossible 20 tell
exactly how many of this kind of soldiers
and sailors Chicago sends to the conven-
| ton.
| southwest Pass.
| SOUTHWEST PASS, October !, 1876.
| To Captain c. W. Howell, Corps Of Engineers,
United States Armv:
| Depth of channel at mean low tide, six