, 1876-10-17
POLITICAL.
Cen. Harrison Gives the Rea-
sons for His Defeat
in Indiana.
And Expresses the Hope that
Hayes Will Garry the
State in November.
His Speech at indianapolis
---Address Of the 1sep1,b-
Ican State Central
Committee.
Details Of the Massacre Of Oolored
Republicans at Chapel Hill,
Miss.
The Diabolical Outrages Of the
Baslli.Bnz0uks ut Ellen
tton, s. G.
Murat Ha1stead Tells How
Matthew's and Force We're
Defeated.
Democratic Lies Concerninu
the Management Of
Soldiers Homes.
Registration Begins To-Day-..
Boundaries OF the Pre-.
Observation-Disclosures.
| Meetings in the Wards---Notes from
Headquarters---L. H. Davis
Declines.
Democratic Lies Conceruind
the Management Of
Soldiers Homes.
Registration Begins To-Day-..
Boundaries Of the Pre-
Observation-Disclosures.
Meetings in the Wards---Eotes from
Headquarters---I. H. Davis
Declines.

ccn. Rem Harrison. t,,c lat, Ronuh,tco,, ,o,-
f,t1nt, for Covcrro- ~ fndt,nn n..,r", 1s..
aaa au,. ~ J.a,e.,as " ."u.a'1, ~. & n.''Gu !as1
evening, anu aohle'led at Inc afand paes|c.
Ho comes to Chicago to take part In the casc Of
the Fort Wayne d. AIuncsc Railway, for which
Kcccircr l,aa bcen nrnycd for. md xi,I nr,,bsh1v
o,,r,,o ~ .nso h.fo-a 1,,aaa ns,,,-e
tSae = Wv e4'o "oio' o""eo III ".""H4 to-ouJ'
a Tribune reporter sa~ the deherm shortly
after his arrival, and was accorded pleasant
Interview. IIo found tho General looking re-
markaply fresh and vigorous after l,t. lon,, md
active sanvass IN Indiana. Naturally @ tas con- on
vcrsatson turned upon tho subIect Of tho recent
conflict, and tho tug Of var which Is to come in
a month from now,
. ' MI,o xo,, tt,nls % thrr, I. ,nv ous.,,,, about
tue November election In lndIana''' asked tho
''No, SIR. think VIC shall gtyo Mr.. Hayes
majority next month";
"Wel!, soma Of the Independents will un.
doubtctlly come over to Our rankat md besit1vs
that, It u fact that many Of the Democrats
will be found voting the Republican ticket.
even among the Democrats as tho campaign
progressed, and II the election lad occurred In
November, instead Of October, it is not unfair
to presume that tue result would have been
"Do you rely much upon the possible chauEo
In t!ls Independent votef'
"Not entirely, but It Is quits probable that
VIC shall get numerous accessfons from TINT
purity. suppose their number III Indiana Is tu
tho ncIghborhood Of 10000. Now many who
did not yoto tor Harrington wilt vote for Peter
Cooper, mud nnny Of them will vote for uayes
who voted their State tfclset.''
*What do you consider tho
CHIEF CAUSE or YOUR DEFEArs"
e. "WS'i, Y; caa't . say exast!y, for | hare not
fore, reasoned 1t out as clearly ns might have
done. hut l Will tell you one tllng
which probably operated agalnst inc. That was
the withdrawal OF Wolcott at sach late hour.
Tue story got abroad that he bud sold out, and
there was no tlnlu for lin to get his explann-
ton fairly befOre tho I11sses. Those who knew
tilu man knew the story was absolutely false,
but soIlo Of tho independents virtually cut 0!f
their lioses to spite their fnres, md voted for
Bluc Jcuus. W01cott's action was entirely un-
known to mo beforehand. hadn't seen tho
man for ton.u time, anil knew nothing about
Ills withdrawal until 1t was publicly announced
II 1t had happened two months, or q month
ago, there would have BEEN tno for the
real facts tn have cou,e fairly before
tho people, and those who thought there loU
beeli u sell would hare been convinced that
there wns no such thing, and they wnuld have
voted differently"
nuke soule sympathy md some yoles fur
himl il
HNo, l think not WIIy even the fnruers
weru tlIswustcd with him, and npboly carira-
turcd lin moro severely than they, In tits
PROFESSIONS you would scn farmers wagons dec
GRATED with tho casieatusr vi Williams "a q
hn $trr, .,Ftr j,u