The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-11
INDIANA.
Democrats Importing Men from
Georgia.
BARNUM ON HAND WITH THE BAR'L.
Fatal Political ARRAYS.
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CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-For several weeks there
has been considerable speculation among the
Republicans of Indiana why Senator Voorhees,
went to Georgia to make speeches when an ex-
citing canvass was in progress in his own
state. 1t is now openly charged that his real
motive was the importation of Georgians into
Indiana to carry the state for Landers That
this is no campaign roorback is evidenced by
the sworn statement of one Barnes, who testi-
fies in substance that he is a resident of Ma
con Ga, that Voorhees, advised him to come
to Indiana, to bring all the votes he could and
if by thus illegally voting, he got into trouble
that he (Voorhees) would help him out of it.
He added. further that a committee in Geor-
gia was passing all through on the cars who
would come free of charge. For the benefit of
these gentry it is safe to say that they will be
disagreeably surprised, in some places, at least,
by the treatment they will receive. Extensive
preparations for their capture and punishment
have been made by U. S. Marshal Dudley, a
man who is not lacking in backbone or intelli-
gence, and he will be supported at the polls.
The Republicans in Indiana do not intend to-
be overcome by imported prize-hghters and cut
threats without a vigorous attempt to enforce
the laws Fair warning of their purpose is
freely given in the state papers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Information received
here from Indiana and Ohio continues to be OF
an exciting character. The Democrats have
reports that Republicans intend to arrest ex-
Senator Barnum on the charge of conspiracy
to destroy free election. Barnum is said to
have been discovered by detectives in carrying
large amounts of money to Indiana, and while
passing through recently from New York to
the West was accompanied by two detective
officers, who constantly kept watch upon his
baggage, presumed to contain large sum OF
money. Governor Hendricks and Senator
Voorhees, are both quite i'll from the effects of
the campaign Gov. Hendricks last night adj
mtted that the campaign upon the tariff issue
in Indiana had very serious effect upon the
Democracy, and that the fears of great many
of the workingmen are aroused upon this sub
iect.
Especial to the Boston Herald.]
WASHINGTON. Oct. $50 much news that is
favorable to the Republicans has come from
Indiana during the past few days that conf
dence in Democratic victory has pretty near
ly disappeared. Still, the Republicans have
been so often told that the State is sure to go
Democratic, that, should it go the other way,
the rejoicing will be greater than over any
thing that has occurred since the close OF the
war. The dispatches from Indiana to-day,
| which are most trustworthy, state that the
| Democratic managers now claim only ma
| jority of about 5000. This is concession that
| the Republicans have made substantial gains.
| If the Democratic majority is to be cut down
| to that small figure, the question may well be
asked why it is not to disappear entirely
There is an accumulation OF evidence here,
coming from safe private sources, that consid-
| erations of business prosperity and of perma-
| nent employment are having great effect with
the laboring men. Thus, the foreman of one
of the largest railroad shops at Fort Wayne
| (Which place is the centre of a strongly Demo
| cratic district) writes that the argument that
business will be injured by Democratic success
| is inducing great many Democratic laborlng
men to vote for Republican candidates this year
| He asserts that the Democratic majority viii
| be much reduced. The same news comes from
| a D0intS The work inOmau all
| member that the Democratic leaders asserted
| for years that resumption, as proposed by the
Republicans, would prove ruinous to all mate
rial interests. They remember that all the
| Democratic prophecies have been proved in
correct, and all the Republican promises have
been kept. There is an immense degree of in
| terest in the result here, and the old politica
wiseacres predict that, while Indiana will give
small Democratic majority, Ohio will give
| reduced Republican majority, and that the
| full until after the vote of New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut has been counted il
November.
CINc1NANT1 Oct 10-Political excitement
which is intense in Indiana, eliminated yes
terday ln:two serious ARRAYS. One at Shelby
| vile and another at Evansville. 1t is Difficult
to get at the real facts. So much political bia
exists that stories of occurrences differ widely
At Shelbyville the Republicans and Green
hackers were both holding meetings, the for
mer addressed by Gen. Ben Harrison and thu
latter by De La Matyr. In the afternoon
number OF fights took place in saloons between
Republicans and Democrats and in one Sher
if McCartle interfered and was leading ava.
Ed Kennedy, young. man, tn
principal in one of the fights, when
disturbance arose in which several shots were
fred, one of which struck McCartle in thu
breast, from the effects of which he died to
day. Kennedy was accused of firing the shot
and McCartle being Democrat and Kennel.
a Republican, much bitter feeling is al
reused and parties are out seeking Kennedy
who will doubtless be lynched if found. Sher
iff Addison Lee was badly bruised in the al
fray.
In Evansville Ed. Rouse, a river pilot, AM
Oscar Shorter, a colored man, had a shootin
ARRAY last night. Both were wounded, Rous
in the breast and Shorter in the head. 1t j
said that Rouse began the quarrel and free
twice at Shorter before the latter drew pis
| tol
Shorter went to the Jail and gave himsel
up. He was followed by mob, and toda
was secretly removed to avoid lynchins
Rouse's wound is not necessarily fatal.