The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-04
Last Nights Dispatches.
POLITICAL.

| POLITICAL.
| New I DIRK. Oct. /. Ohio and Indian
engross public attention to the exclusion
of New York state, but both parties ar
working with will hero. At Republical
headquarters it was claimed to-day tha
they will come down to New York will
SO.0OO majority. The Democrats den,
this. Their state com mitteemen repor
| the canvass in this state as being in tn.
| very best shape, Gen. B. f, Butlel
| enters the canvass in this state on w ednes
day next at Norwich, where he will speai
at monster meeting aud barbecue, A,
eight O'Clock OF the same day he viii
speak at Binghamton. On the seventh
| he will speak in Elmira and later at Dun
kirk. and Senator Bayard will enter the
canvass for two weeks on the 9Th and
Senator herman. Col, John w. Forney
| OF Philadelphia and Speaker Randall
and others will enter about the
same time to make a thorough tour Of the
state. The information received from the
state is that enthusiasm prevails every.
where. and that earnest and thorough
labor is performed by men who until the
campaign began never interested them
selves in politics. Gains and no losses is
the burden of most of the letters re-
ceived
New YORK. Oct. The Republicans
were quite CHEEKY this morning over the
prospects in Ohio, and confidently claiued
an increased majority over 1876 in the
Buckeye state. There is a disposition
upon their part to eoncede the state of
Indiana to the Democrats At all events.
they are willing to say that it is O state
largely 10 doubt. For instance, this morn
ing Col. Hooker said that Gov. Hendricks
never said truer word than when he
said Indiana, having total vote of 4OO,-
600. and giving majority Of only 5000,
was O very close and doubtful state.
One of the curious features of the pre-
sent campaign is the suspicious with
which managers.of one party regard the
uttsrance of the other. When the Re-
publIcans. having reached conclusion, say
that Indiana will record it's vote against
them week Eafter week after next. the
Democrats affect to believe this is in
persuancs of alssettled scheme to induce
them to relax their efforts in the Hoosier
state. Ii that be the purpose of the Re-
publicans iI fails, for with the promise of
victory the Democrats have redoubIed
their exertions. Other Democats believe
that when the Republicans do not vet
yield TO a defeat they have learned les
son from Maine and are determined to
roost lower than they did in September.
and if they have a fall it will not be so
disastrous 10 effects upon the Novem Der
election; and if they should perchanoe
have victory lie effect would be proper
tionately increased, At all events, they
doubt the sincerity of Republican utter
ances.
Col Hooker says that the Republican
committee has no special news from Ohio
other than that everything is in good shape
and thatithey expect a. victory op the 18th
Indiana, according to him, is still IN doubt.
At the Democratic headquarters the
confidence in Democratic victory in In
diana is boundless. and as to Ohio, there
is strong belief that the Democratic state
ticket will pull through. All the letters
from Ohio are to that end without single
exception. In this the letters from Ohio
compare with those received from Maine
during the two weeks Immediately pre-
ceding the September election, and which
were SO generally discredited and disbe-
lieved at the Democratic headquarters
INDIANAPOLIS. Oot. l.-Messrs. Eng
lish and New have been singularly solici-
tous with regard to the purity of the bal
lot box, and the following diplomatic cor
respondence between them, with the
appended agreement, has been made
public to night,
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 28:
Hon. JOHN G. New, Chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Committee
DEAR SIR:-1 consider it not only
essential to good government that the
purity OF elections be preserved. but that
all appearances or suspicion of fraud be
removed. and for the purpose of securing
these objects propose that we, rs chair
men OF the respective state committees,
issue joint circular en- bodying an agree.
ment that 10 all precincts where the
inspector is Democrat he shall appoint q
judge and clerk to be telected by the
Republicans OF the precinet, and where
the inspector is a Republican be shall
appoint judge and clerk to be elected by
the Democrats of the precinct. Your
early answer is requested. Respectfully,
w. Il. ENGLISH. Chairman,
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 29,-Ron. w. Ii.
ENGLTsH:-DEAR SIR: Your letter of the
39;h at hand, fully indorse your seDti..
ment as to the necessity for the purity of
the election, and believe that every legal
voter in the nation should have the right
to vote as be pieeses, and have his vote
copntea as be cast it. This committee
will heartily accept your proposition in
regard to the selection OF judges and clerks
IN the various precincts OF the state, and l
will join ycu in q circular embracing this
agreement, Yours truly.
JOHN G. New, Chairman.
THE AGREEMENT.
With the sapction of our respective
com mittees, and by their authority, we
request and direct that the agreement set
forth in the foregoing letter be carried out.
that is to say, that in all election precincts
where the inspector is Democrat, he
shall appoint judge aud clerk, TO be
selected by the Republicans of the pre-
cinct: and where the inspector is a Repub-
lican, he shall appoint judge and clerk
to be selected by the Democrats of the
precinct.
W. II. ENGLISH,
JOHN 9. NEW.
REQUESTS FOR SUPERVISORS.
Representatives from the pational
greenbaek state committee to-day fled
notice with Chief of Supervisors Rock
wood that they would ask the appointment
r -. II.