National Republican., 1880-10-06
INDIANIPOLIs NOTES.
Runors-Pr, dictions-Facts.
Especial Correspondence of THE NATIONAL RE
PUBLICAN.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Oct. 3, 1SSI

Especial Correspondence of THE NATIONAL RE
PUBLICAS.1
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. 3, 1850.
In your excellent journal the other day you
quoted from toorably fair correspondence
from this state to the Philadelphia Record
in which the writer mentions the conversion
of the De Pauw family of New Albany from
democracy TO Garfield and Porter, and he re-
fers also 70 the industrial organization here
known as the "Knights of Columbia" Not
sufficient stress was placed on either incident
by the Record correspondent.
In tho first place the change of tho Da
Pauws from democracy to republication
means two vital things, viz:
Withdrawal Of strong prop to the
democratic party in section known rs that
partys stronghold, and tho consequent crea.
ton of widespread lukewarmness, where bo'
fore there was ygor and sleop!css vigilance.
Socond-The direct and certain going over
to the republicans of at least
ONE THOUSAND DEMOCRATS
as a following" of tho Do Pauws. Who arc
this family? They are not prominent and
rich and wise and influential in republican
eyes now Just because of this timely CONVEX.
sion. The name of Hon. w. G. De Pauw Is as
familiar Us household word In Indiana He
Is an earnest methodist, and the fact of his
having been q continuous and earnest demo
crat all along these score of years, and lead
ing lay member of that church itself, made him
conspicuous, because In this part Of tho coun.
try it has been rare to find democrat metho.
dist. Whom the solid south rebelled in the
interests of human slavery almost tho entiro
methodist denomination of the west solidihed
against the rebel sympathizing democracy.
But Mr.. Dc Pauw clung to the democratic ban
ner until now. Ho is wealthy popular and en-
II. 4 L. dad . l,;a oii,,
of New Albany, which bears his name.
IIo Is the proprietor Of the most extensive
plate. glass. works in tho United States, en-.
ploying, perhaps, thousands of skilled and
common worlImen IN the conduct of his groa /
manufactory. Aud, looking at tho drift of
tho confederate democracy into the arms of
the "solld SOUTH" which Is clearly menacing
our country's prosperity In the estimation of
every unbiased thinking man, Mr.. De Pauw
casts his influence and vote with the party of
real progress aud conservatism. He sees how
fatal to tho business and manufacturing In.
terests of the country IL would be to elevate
to power and control the roaCtionary, rebol
"solid south" He believes In tho tariff ideas
of the republican party-not the free'trade
notions OF the confederate democracy. Hence
he and his sons-all men OF ability and popu.
larty--have come out strong for Garfield. In
all the blowing and growing by the hoosier
democracy of accesslons TO their ranks from
the warm bosom of the republicans-of Tom,
Dick, aud Harry-of such men as George w.
Julian, Sam Cary, b. GratZ Brown, Franz Sigol,
David Davis, John w. Forney and tho like,
every ono of them having voted Straight for
Tilden four years ago, or having, like Forney,
ached for pretext to abandon the republi-
cans-they have no example of conversion to
their confederate-brigadier crowd so conspicu-
ous as this to the republicans of Mr., Do Pauw.
Now, as to the knights of Columbia" the
Record correspondent says
There Is labor organization in this city called
",The Knights Of Columbia" which now numbers
fully 1909 They are nearly all democrats but will
vote for Porter for goVcrnorand for De LII Matyr for
congress.
Tho actual number of this order mot a secret
order) Is 1900, aud II is increasing daily and
will exceed 5000 by election day. About
sixty per cent. of them are accesslons from the
democracy. They will vote for Porter against
I.anders for governor. If, l,S0o are acUessons
from the Tidon vote of 1876 to Porter, that
represents change of 5000 as between the
partles, and that one little band thus repre-.
sents a wplng out of half the democratic plu-
ralty for Bluo Jeans Williams for governor
| IN 1876.
PREDICTION.
If the republicans exhibit the "nervo" they
have the credit of possessing, and are yigiant
ON election day and brook neither tho bull
doing nor fraudulent (Kentucky) voting, Por'
ter will bo elected by 5000 to 10000 majority,
| Tho party Is being organized for the great work
| = Al. DtL t,,g