, 1876-04-14
THE MORTON FUSE.

NOW RI NAB " I4l.T OFF" rnEMATu1ELT.
Sneia! Corrtsoaenes st T'h& Chicago r1tban<.
1Hu1ANAroL1s, Ind, April 19,--Tho readcrma
havo heard Of tho quasTymau who nurnod an Inn
perfect fuso until 1t fixed up in hta face, spoil
Ing his complexion, but not affecting tho blast
which IL MAS to set OIL. Something OF tho Bort
Beeuas TO hayo happened at Indianapolis, and
thero is deep grief md sorrowful lamentations
In tho ranks Of tho faltful followera Of Morton.
That s044 600 story on Daluo was tho fuse with
which they expected to lot OF blast In tho bod
rock Of politics about tho lss Of juno. 1t was
not perfect fuse by any means. 1t was first
composed OF tho story that Morton, Bliss l. Co..
Of New York. had got tho money tor u laino, md
tho check had boon traced directly through taoir
hAnda but examination showing that this would
NOT hold are. patch Was put on In thu shape Of
mysterious royolatson BY J. g. 8. Harrison, 0.
P. lIorton's banker md Trustee of tho
UnEon Pacific Railroad. that he could not got
at tho lacts In rOgard 10 tho disposition
Of ctrt.n payment Of $a,ooo, bo:auae Dlalno had
va dispatenod 10 Kaasas to hunt up on
lancs a,. ulAne, and caue home without tho cx-
pceted eoL ..nlstona and Intended publications wero
deayod. Tho Harrison inuonao seetns to have been
eons.3cre4 4 goodenough Morgan for tho occasion,
however nnd tho plan of tho campaign was laid ont
by meeting OF the fst$hfu at tho indianapolis Fost-
0nico, Mesanngprs wsro dispatched to the loading
Nepab!lcan papert With AZ account Of tie terribly
clear Aefb WA 4RA1p&t u24Re, ApQ caut1onluH
tho1n 10 20 slow until tho time for exposure hhou
ootne and all ba made plau Tnclr luaa was laid, and
Tho explosion should come in due time.
Tho nsxt move oftho campaign was to use tho threat
o1 stposuro and annhllauuu uf u!aiuo With polti-
clans tn tho various blates and especially with dele.
gates to ts Cincinnati CONVENTION; and 1t last have
tho explosion jnht bafoFo as Cincinnati Convention,
when Il would be too lato for planeB explanation
yndicasiup Itwza grand poltical secret. to ba usol
quietly but eGcctlyaly; but 1t vas too food thug ia
10 Kept III boundR. From shb circle Of Htat0 managers
srEcad through Tie rtcs Of county, town. aud ward
politicians null II leaat sEtry other Republican lu
Indiana know that Morton had "suro thug On
Dthint,* Mud 1Ntte ese talked Of wien Two o1
thIro Of TIN faithful met together n Puut-O
printinXona OF corner grocery. 1t Is no wondnr
that the EupoEtea Of Tho 0clpcsas!u organ got hold o
1t At last Tho won1eF Ia that they haaut 4tarl OF Il
| weeks t16oro.
T4o indianapolis Sentinsl published 1t Tueada,
uaoruipn aud every member Of tho Morton Guard sp
peAscd Iaforn noon With Z Binged face, The Indian
spolls Journal OF Wednesday denounced tue charge!
sRatrst naina - Democratic llea which To quo had
e1er heard OF beforn. Why this sudden covering ba
fore tho publication Of story that they had all beo
| slostpg over In secret7 DecAuso Tho natuso Of Ii
Charge tho plAce ats invention ta evident purpose
comblusd with IL iustsnt Fcfut&tlon, would dasnag
| Moxtou irrelafsbty, aud worry probably stren9the!
B!slne WhAtnroF may 10 tAs fsto OF tho Altcf, m
former IL completely sluetcAed and thoAo pottc!su
whose otcisl fortunes dspsnded upon hs asccess an
.hs r'sgsd else of he sarns mon,h ot ,reH eaya
sxposuro snd dsstr1cttou OF Halne By caFeiu! nso
the Pactno lailroad ttory havs hfoa snohetoa ~ IN
tumes ot burnsng !nse which aia nnt sfask to,at
euouuh to alaElIs tho YEgiaia ConFtnttou Which va
| sitting n3clRstu9 OF II.