Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
THE IRISH REPUBLICANS.
4 Correct Estimate Of the indianapolis
Gathering.


Gathering.
indianapolis Special (July 15) to Louisville
Courier-Journal.
MIR. John Langdon, of Youngstown, Ohio,
walked into the C0urier-J0urnaL bureau at
noon to-day, with several friends. Mr.. Lang
don is an Irish gentleman, and o regular del
egate to the Irish convention. He was well
dressed, intelligent and educated. He de-
sired to tell the C0urSer-.J 0ufnaI CORE
spondent his side of the story. 1t was as fol-
lows:
l came here from Youngstown, Ohio,
with the purest intentions. have been act
ing with the Republican party for four years,
and was led to believe that my race could be
benefited by taking an independent position
IN politics. There are only about fifty dele
gates here, and they are mostly from Chica-
go. L had not been here an hour before ]
discovered that there was nothing genuine
in the moVement--nothing but selfish motives
upon the part of the leaders. Squire Nor
rison, of Chicago, who is dubbed by the
Journal this morning as the Hon. A. L.
Morrison, of Illinois, is the paid ring leader
in the movement. He is an old fraud of the
first water. l know him like book. About
| three months before the Chicago convention
Morrison was in my town in Ohio, which is
in Garfield's district. Garfields name was
mentioned in connection with the Presidency,
| and | asked Morrison if Garfield was nomi-
mated whether we could support him.
Morrison replied, NO; Garfield is trickster.'
He refused to join our club on
the. ground that he did not desire to be a
member of club outside of the State. But
he did become and is a member of the Cob
| den Free Trade club Of London, which
would ruin the industries of this country and
put the skilled labor OF America upon an
| equality with the unskilled labor of Europe.
Said that no true Irish Republican could vote
| for Garfield. After Garfield was nominated
/ wrote to Morrison asking him what we
| should do. He did not answer me. / wrote
again and demanded an answer. He replied
! that We should have to vote for Garfield.
1 formed my opinion of Morrison then;
that he was rascal and knave. He is the
same man who was paid eight years ago to
decoy the Irish in Fenian movement. He
was appointed magistrate in Chicago, and
is paid regular salary by the Republican
| party to get up Irish side shows. Two years
ago he had petition circulated in Ohio ask,
ing the Republican State Central committee
| to employ him to make speeches in the State.
He wrote the petition himself and employed
q man to circulate i. He was engaged by the
committee. Two-thirds of the delegates
to this convention are office
holders. I was disguised at old Morrison
speech, last night. His beastly attack upon
Gen. Hancock was indecent. He is a id
old fool to blame Gen. Hancock for the hang
ing of Mrs. Surratt. I was against Hancock
until l heard Morrison's speech, but amt
that way any longer. I have got enough of
the Republican party in NINE if such men
as Morrison are to be paid to run the Irish
wing of il. They told US that the Democrats
never elected an Irishman to Office. Why,
the first thing found ont when arrived in
Indianapolis was that the hest State Office in
Indiana was held by an Irishman, Mr..
Fleming, treasurer of State. And he is an
Irishman, too, for met him yesterday.
So much for Mr.. Langdon. Now for Mr..
Thomas P. Quinn.
Mr.. Quinn is from Chicago. He is con-
nected with the Union Stock yards of that
city. He, like Mr.. Langdon, is an educated
and intelligent gentleman. He says:
81 have entertained Republican ideas and
voted the Republican ticket for several years
Morrison, in our town, got me to come to
Ciup IuCctiDSSs IuS lTlSn Cluu
of Chicago is composed of office-holders and
office-seekers. They comprise deputy mar
shals, deputy sheriffs, policemen
and magistrates: all have q
suck at the public teat. l think
transportation tickets were furnished most
of the delegates. Gen. Haley has dozen
or two extra tickets in his pocket now.
Justices Kelley and Moore and Deputy Sher-
if Bremen of Chicago, are active workers
in the cause. There ia one delegate from
Wisconsin; he is an Office holder; one from
Texas, deputy United States marshal.
| There are five Irishmen here who are en-
ployed in the Chicago custom house. Big
Mclaughlin, of Pennsylvania, is here.
He has been promised fat office.
1 once thought the organization
might be good thing, but 1 am now con-
WINGED that it is nothing but small tail to
the Republican kite. I shall go home and
work and vote for Hancock"
Mr.. John Quinn, also of Chicago:
"Oh! and the whole thing is damned
humbug, and l knew as much three months
| ago. Morrison and a few of the big bugs
make all the money in it. I wash my hands
| OF the business.
MIR. John Finnegan of Chicago:
sold Morrison has been quilting Us boys.
l have not found a man here who is not
holding some petty Republican Office. The
nagurs marched with the white men in the
procession last night. I've got no use for
the nagurs. Ihope to be forgiven for COM
| ing here, and I propose to make amends By
voting the Democratic ticket the balance of
my life.''
Mr.. John Groak, of Cincinnati:
The only good thing the convention did
| was to beat old Morrison for chairman. If
ne had got to be chairman, he would have
bled the Republican party out of $4,000 this
campaign. He has got on rs chairman of
the executive committee just to make money.
It's sweet executive committee. They are
all ofice-holders. This convention is a farce.
l am going home on the first train and help
the Democrats carry Ohio"
The Associated Press agent at this point
must be in collision with the Republicans,
Judging from the high-colored Republican
report he sent off from here last night. He
states that $50 delegates were represented.
There were not fifty outside the city of In
dianapolis. The agent will hardly send the
inside facts of the convention, and yet they
are the town talk among the politicians.
However, first class newspapers no longer de-
pend upon the press agents 10 send them
news.
isaac Steele's Greeab0cL;s.
Elmira Advertiser.
Isaac Steele, farmer, living near Petrolia
made 100000 in the oil production of his
farm. He is an old man and lives with his
wife and daughter. He keeps not less than
$4,000 in greenbacks in his house and he
has no faith in banks or any investment
for money. Three years ago he had $780,
600 in bank notes locked up in boxes and
trunks about his house. The money be-
came damp, widowed and moldy. When