, 1880-12-22
POLII,ICAIl.
ltEEONTECtl,
INDIANA.
dpettdl Dttpaleh II I've Chicago Tribune.

IN lplH Ma
dpettal Dtspaleh u I've Chicago Tribune.
tSplASAroLIA, Ind, dec. 2i.-rromfnci,t
politicians throughout tho State ar rccutv-
fng through tho mail iieatly-psnted pam
plllets entitled "The Welcome to the Hon.
Albert e. Porter at Washington. u. C.''
Coming on the heels OF the Slregl,t caucus,
niMt at II time wien certain I,ar.ltsarc urging
tho nano of Mr.. Porter for United States
Senator, their presence Inns given rise to tho
report TINT they nrc published III the Interest
Of those opposing Gen. Hnrrison's candidacy.
IL nlay be well to say tl,nt this report Inns
no foundation III fact. Tho wecoInc en-
tended Gov. Porter on his return to wash
ingtnn after tic cl0se Of the cainraiR1
was SO hearty and Interesting that Ills friends
III THAT city desired MI account 0f It III soIie
more permanent form than that afforded b,.
Tic columns Of daily newspaper, and for
=. tlils purpose few of them divided the cx-
ieissc Of publishing the proceedings III parl-
pli!tt form. The work Is neatly done, ntltt,
bcsldcs brief description Of tho attention,
nt'd respect paid 1tr Porter It contains The,
Speeches lilatlo Mt tile iMfnrl.llt reception ut
tho ltlggs House itnhed Mtelt OF his arrival,
Atttl nt tho more formal reception teltlercd
lllth by the clerks OF tho First Controllers
ulllcc. II Is without political Significance,
although 1t shows that S[r. Porter Is not less
esteemed III Washington tllan In Indiana.
III reply to TIM linn, William f,uwrpucc's
address, Mr.. Porter expressed very hapnI,,.
the Influences whicl, contributed 10 mako
lndnna n Republican Slate, lie said: II
n1ny, believe, without ii,tlelicacy, claim to
have worked with grcnt nrtlvr a,ut persist
e1lce To br1ng oil tllp fortunate rrsnlt which
Inns occasionc,l 50 much rejoicing. but must
not cInim the praise chiefly for ,nyscif. Tim
Committees, National, State, and local, zeal
,n,,sly performed their duties, anil, more thnn
NIL ctsc,' the plain, unofficial people
holding M nf1irr. scekInr M ,rnfnr.
mrut, who woul,l rot l,ovc " ocrc,,m, ,ar,
ni'ice u It fasl been tendrrcu tlrn',
did work which no words cun fully COM
mend. TO Them personally / owe much.
Suffering tho common 1ot NJ cnndi,lntns
sunis.!'nes ! 10 oe assa!'ea ny lalse'toods, they
spared 1lc the tAsk Of replying by promptly
sIntlicuttng mr III their own brensts.'
Sincu the election wus over there has bcen
aispos''lo'! IN eeftoln quarters 10 award tle
pfalse ol carrying Indiana TO tho few, but
Alr. Porter, wlO WIS In tho thick of the
fight, thinks tic p1nln unofficial Deope had
snmethlnp tn III, VIII, n ,u,,rn fhnn III ol.,
,v,n,a,' ~ ~ w. m,.,a ".. ngio .ni al eise,
Insight into tho reason Of things.
Reports have been In circulation during tho
past week TINT tic Hon. Schuyler Co}fax was
% car.,Ilatr for SrnntorioJ nono.s e n,e m"1 W.,
ha,,,m o,,,,nrt,a.iras,, an,,,.a,,e.",, 1.u' .ut
pei,g authorl'a1ive'y cohtradicted w tfle
gentleman himself, they were reu.llly te-
llcyesl. For two wcehs or moro Mr., Colfax
Inns becn n,,seut N, n 1ecturIur tour In iii.
,nsy ~ u.,uoa,s,,, t.,. ,..,.,t,.," .u. ~ 4'
nu's al'a ~ 'se9.'s.'. put ilsmes''atcly oil ilis
iel"Th io'ho lass SATURDAY began denying
tllo report, sending out numerous letters IN
cnrv. - :"
vi. ..;,,
10 o!ery nnc who llna addressed me nn tho
su2]eGt; anshlperS oi lno tsElsatlsre, editors.
tsnc "M r'ti%ets, 'InGematg IT, hnhpc1!s snc or
p;et ,o.t'9fa .9E5igs ,t ln,;i NY oWn ase Uniform.
- ,,, tep.,ea i LII. ! WAS MOL lli my
WY yy, nm asMEant or candidate
r,r ~ a,,G or1iaoisnip; tnal IVY present Ata u
:" ut'tIIofaiiia ana lIAefci'asnt, ! would bh
"',. aHUSm ',aes., ~ ueSlfo NJ ounce OF nhy ktt1
HectMe n,.t, ~ npp".mtGd, aia tnat nesues inns.
,,!is i"s,!is Ia u lis'fo t ,h'e oia ll!i1ls slarH Ut