New-York tribune., 1880-10-07
TIE INDIANA CAMPAIGN.

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THE DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION A FAILURE
NAMES WHICH DID NOT DRAw-A REBEL FLAG
| CAPIURED-DFMOCRATIC CRIES OF COLONIZING
bright RTPUBHCAN PROSPECTS.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
| INDI.NApoLIs Oct Ca good deal OF disappont-
ment ~ expressed to-day by Democrats at the char
acter of their demonstration Yesterday. his alIar
was intended 20 cheer the Democratic masses ana
awe the Republicans by IFS imposing size. and 10
wind up the campaign III a blaze OF glory. Pretty
much all the prominent leaders in the North
ern States were announced on the bills as
"expected." The list was about five feet long,
and included Thurman. Seymour. Rando pin,
| Trumbnl Ewing, Bayard. PendIeton, Rose
Grams. Mcclellan, Randall and nearly every body
| the committee could think of whose name promised
| to draw a crowd. The speakers who took part in
| tho performance were Ex-Governor Hubbard of
Texas, ex-Cuugre LandeTs, Samuel f. Cary
! and two three nOoojieS The day parade was OF
! fair average country mass-meeting size at night
! the procession was made up of 2,637 persons. Re
| membering the great Democratic demonstration
Just before the October election OF 1876, most of
the spectators did the affair generally set uOwn
! rs a failure.
! On Friday the Republicans hold their big meet
| ing called by General Grant COinmander-ln-chlef
! Of the Boys in B.uc
terdav. and captured by the Republicans display ed
in the window If The Journal Office to-day. beside
copy of the Hot Springs paper which recently
! placed "A cut of the Confederate ensign over the
| name Of Hancock. The resemblance j. close; each
| has IL stars, representing the IL rebel States,
and three bars The indianapolis flag appears to be
new and to have been made for the occasion. doubt
! less in a spirit of bravado by some former son of
| liberty 1t was carried by q boy, who said "a man
| had gwen 1t to him.
DEMOCRATIC BUGBFARs
Stories Of the importation OF negro voters continue
| to appear III the Democratic organs. Most Of
| them originate in tie towns along the ONO
line. and where not pure inventions, have
no otLcr foundation than the fact
that "A few Ohio colorcd men occasionally
cross the line toattend Republican mass-mccting
! in the nearest Indiana town. If the Republicans
were disposed to 90 into the disreputablc and crim
! nal business Of bringing in negroes To vote, they
would not b, such fools as 10 resort 10 II. single
strange negro in any township would set the whole
| Democratic party in commotion, and tho appear
ouce of squad Of them would arouse a county. Ne
crocs who have lived years IN the same
place are accused of having just como from
Ohio or Kentucky although ~ IL notorious that any
coored man who may come into the state for the
election ould he soon recognized as stranger,
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the ballot-box. The talk III the Democratic papers
Of q negro invasion Is gned only to cnrage the
Democrats and encourage them to commit frauds to
| offset the pretended black crusade
GLoRrFYING KENTUCKY.
| The following choice blt Of oIat0ry is from the
spccch of General ". G. Whitaker. of Kentucky,
at the Democratic demonstration yesterday, ~ re-
ported in Th. Senduci, the Democratic organ:
KENNEDY beats all state. in the universal world.
Government; we are an Democrats thcrc except
few mon VINO i've on Of Uncle sam. We can beat the
| anywhere else in the world. Whi.kry Il made better
there aud know how 10 drink H. The hnest horses
| are raised there. And then the women are. OIL ~
beautiful aud ~ m'-nhcent Ihat II one hlnS tat We
| rqualliIg you m
Secretary Dorsey, of the Republican National
Committee who has been doing effective work
here during the past three weeks in assisting to
| organize the State. was aiken Ill last night.
Senator Don Cameron, who has been taking q look
~ the contest here lett for the East this evening
| He cxpects 70 meet Senator Blaine III Ohio.
Chairman Blrnum is here. and intends 10 stay
until election. He has not full conf
dence IN English's ability to distribute
the campaign funds literally and dlscreetly
| The Rcpubcans believe that Barnum is holding
hack large fund 10 divide among the Democratic
County Committees on Saturday Tor the pui chaso Ol
! votes on election day.
gn1tIus DInnclly Of Minnesota, who tried to steal
| :. q If
| Gratis.
| IN thc canvass hero are General Slocum General
| MrOnadc General Sigel and Colonel Cole.
senator Blaine has tour appointments III the State,
| beginning at Warsaw tomorrow.
| senator ConklIng will close his engage
ments in the canvass by speech at the meeting on
| tbe Tiooccanoe battle-ground on Saturday. He
viii sneak here at the rally of the Boys III Blue ON
| Friday ,, ,,..
| The prospect looks brighter for a Republican VIC
| tory The Republicans are not over sanguine, now
| ever. They believe they are gong 10 WIN II the
State is not taken from them by fraud ana bribery,
but they do not count on success az certain. since
| Indiana is naturally "a Democratic State.
| Senator Conklilg returned tonight from tho
Terre Haute meeting. lie says It was the most en-
thnsiastic gathering has addressed IN the present
| canvass. lie spoke for over thee hours. new
| feature of his speech thorough and scathlng
review of the decision bv the Democratic majority
in the Indiana Supreme Court. multiplying the amend
meuts of the State Constitution adopted by the peO-
| pie. A large part of his remarks was devoted to
| the tariff question.
| SENATOR BLAINE IN OHIO.
TOLEDO. Ohio Oct 6.-Senator Blaine spoke tins