Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-08

New York, October 7th.-The Herald
says: Among the officers of the army, and
those stationed on Governors
Island, and therefore brought into intimate
relations with Hancock, there is coed deal
of feeling in regard to the alleged Fowler
Grant interview.
The amendments of the original publica-
tion," said one of them, "makes the matter
more muddled than ever, and the next thing
in order will be for Grant to explain his ex.
plantations.
"Grant is bound, if possible. remarked
another, e to make Garfield the next Presi-
dent. He knows then that he will be power
behind the throne, whereas if Hancock is
elected be will be left out in the cold, as he
is not in position to ask favors of Hancock.
In the first place he treated him
most shabbily when he gave Mcdowell, a
junior Major General, the command of this
department, and sent Hancock West, when
he did his utmost to cripple Hancock, while
the latter was in command at New Orleans
'And what did Hancock do 2" interrupted
another officer.
eHe resented it. He would either COM
mand or he would not, and when he found he
coald not command. but must content him.
self with being figure head, he resigned,
and he did what any high-spirited officer
would have done. There is an unwritten his
tory that may be written"
COLONIZATION AND voTE-BUYING.
CHICAGO, October 7th.-Special dispatches
say the campaign in Indiana and Ohio will
be for ever memorable for the amount of
money spent in those States this year. Each
party accuses the other of colonizing and
buying voters, but the charges made against
the Democrats have so far been authenticated
on indisputable evidence, while no single case
has been made against the Republicans as
yet. Barnum and Fleming, who are adopts
in political trickery, and English and
Landers, find themselves matched in execu-
Don Cameron, Foster and Conkling, who
have all come to lend their aid to insure fair
play.
THE FOWLER INTERVIEW
With General Grant has produced very
decided impression, and has done much to
open the eyes of doubling or uncertain voters
as to what may be expected from Hancock
in case he should land in the White House.
His determined adherence to the Democracy
when he was in the South, his forgetfulness
of his fealty to his commanding General
and to the Government, and his anxiety to
serve the unsubdued rebels of Louisiana by
most unworthy methods, were so laid bare
by General Grants interview that everybody
comprehends them at a glance. Hancock
himself seems dazed by the exposure, and is
unwilling to enter upon the difficult task of
attempting to vindicate himself before the
people.
CLAIMS REGARDING INDIANA.
The Tr'iJune's Indianapolis special says :
The Democrats claim as follows: Senator
Mcdonald said they would carry the State
and have good working majority in the
Legislature Senator Voorhees, fixed the
plurality at between 5000 and IA, coo. Gov
ernor Hendricks said it would not fall short
of 10000, and Judge Scott of the Supreme
Court ventured the opinion that whatever
Lander's majority was Hancock's would be
double az much General Franz Sigel states
TINT the uncertain vote Is so large that
he could give no estimate, but he thought
Landers might get through. Landers ex-
pressed the opinion that Hancock's election
is used against us the State ticket will be
elected by good majority If am de-
feated, the party viii make no effort to saye
the State for Hancock. 1t would be foolish
to attempt it." William II. English was very
quiet and had no opinion to express; but to
the Nous reporter he said: Since have
been Chairman of the State Committee /
have not received a letter that gave any as
surance of Democratic victory in Indiana"
With this remarkable answer the reporter
went to Senator Conkling, who is reported to
have replied, ''f William FL. English toldyou
that, he has every assurance and Is confident
that the State will 20 Democratic. he is
a man who never hunts bumble-bees with a
brass band, aud what he told YOU leaves me
but little hope for Indiana. His remark was
made to delude, and | shall look for him to
carry the State" Tits not likely that Sena.
tor Conkling said anything of the kind, nor
is English's answer credited, although it is
known that his figures, based on poll Of the
State, show Democratic shortage of 1000.
The above interviews are of Importance only
because they prove that the Democrats have
no figures upon which they can base a
majority; hence no two of the mana
gers agree in their estimated majority.
1t is very evident, however, that they are
badly ratified. At the Republican headquar-
tiers the managers are very happy and conf
dent. All are ut work, and nothing seems TO
90 wrong. "The drift is with us," said
Colonel Dudley to the T9i5une's representa-
tive, "and we are certain to elect Porter.
kilograms have been sent from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, asserting that
Democratic repeaters and roughs left there
for Indiana, intending to vote, and Porter
has received letters from number Of per-
sons, several in Cincinnati, warning him that
the Democrats are intending to buy the
negroes Tuesday, but I think the Republic
cans are getting ready to meet all these
schemes and unless they get the better of us
in the large Democratic counties we shall
come out all right Senator Conkling re-
marked that all the reports he had received
since entering the State are very flatteripg,
and he had large hopes of a Republican vic
tory.
PERSONAL.
A Republican bet 81, 600 on Porter's cleo
ton last night. He could get no odds.
Mexico, arrived in the city to-day, and will
make few speeches in the southern part Of
the State.
Secretary Thompson spent to-day in In
dianapolis. Yesterday he attended an east
ern Indiana rally at Kingston, where he ane
Postmaster General Maynard and z. u. 5
Pinchbeck spoke.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM HANCOCK.
| New YoRK, October 7th.-A letter is pub
| lishsd, dated May Is, 1868, from Hancock te
| John B. Hooker, Of New York, in which he
| thanks the latter for his advocacy of hin
| Hancock for President, and says he knows
there is widespread effort to make nj
rame prominent, and that fact arose iron
| the probable Republican candidacy Of Gen
| eral Grant, and from his share In the South
I Ha apyioua for the trIumpl