The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-11
Last Nights Dispatches!
Special Telegram to Chicago Times.
A REPUBLICAN, ERROR

special Telegram to Chicago Times.
A REPUBLICAE ERROR
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9.-Now that tl,,
Republicans, through their organ, tn,
journal. have succeeded 10 stirring uI
Gov. Hendricks, they wish they hadn't
1t took considerable prodding to work hin
up TO q beiigerent state, and. despite hii
protestations of interest in the success o
the ticket this year, there is reason to be-
lieve that if the opposition press had lei
him alone. he would not have enthused tl
any alarming extent. The republican
editors have grown so accustomed te
wbacking away at the old governor, how
ever. that they could not let up on him
ana so kept applying the goad until he got
mad and tae' 7F if!
SAILED IN In DEAD EARNEST.
That he will take an active part in the
hight from this time until the polls close.
q limits OF no question. He will no longer
oe cold or sven passive, and the influence
of the change 10 his demeanor is already
felt. No speech of the campaign has ex-
cited the comment which has followed his
attack on Garfield last Monday night
Hundreds of bis party friends have called
On him to personally congratulate him on
the stand he took, and sfRuratively PAT
him on the back and say; go in, old boy; :;
we will stand by you" Stacks of letters
lf the same import have been received and
the governor finds himself sort of hero.
Mr. Hendricks friends. to whom assur>
ances were given that be would be tend
cred the portfolio of secretary of the inte.
rior, In the event of Hancock's election.
are
INTENSELY GRATIFIED
at the turn affairs have taken. They
wanted to see their old leader aroused,
and were afraid he would maintain his
half hearted attitude in spite Of their
Urgent appeals to buckle in." Ii would
be heavy load for the party to carry, to
nave MIR. Hendricks sulk through the
entire campaign, for there are thousands
of good Democratic supporters of his who
you'd understand it to mean that ho did
0ot want the affront put upon him to be
forgotten, and who would act accordingly
by not acting at all. This danger is now
averted, much to the rehef of the cam
paign managers. who dc not underestim ate
bis influence, and they are prepared to
rejoice. The Republicans see the mistake
that has been made, and
GEN. BEN HARRISON HAS BEEN SUMMONED
20 make a speech to offset the one deliver
I'd on Monday night. He will accordingly
undertake to reply to Gov. Hendricks in
this city Saturday night of this week
Documents and papers had been sent him
by Gen. Garfield, and he is expected to
annihiiate the ex-governor. His speech
will be intended as a sort OF personal
explanation. with Harrison standing 10
place OF Garfield, and for that reason
much importance will be attached to his
utterance.
Hon. Oil Shanklin, secretary of state,
who has returned from a missionary excur-
sion through southern Indiana. claims te
teel
SATISFIED WITH THE OUTLOOK
in the river counties. He says the ranks
are closing up, and that Landers will
poll the full party strength in that
locality, in spite OF the fight which has beer
made against him. 1t is noted as q COIN
cidence that Immediately following
Shanklin's 8 visit to New Albany, Editor
Given. the Ledger Standard, began let
ting up on the pork house candidate fol
gonernor, and ever since that time he has
been roaring gently as a sucking dove
Mr.. Landers what influence had been
brought to bear on Mr.. Given to effect
this sudden and somewhat remarkabl.
change. ''By goshl" said the gteat man.
THAT MEETING OF MINE
10 New Albany the other night did the
business. Twenty thousand people turned
out to see me. That opened his eyes, ]
reckon; and | suppose he must have seen
the error of his ways" The trouble il
Floyd county is said to be 10 process OF
adjustment. and Jackson Landers, q
brother of the Hon. Frank. is offering tc
bet big money that his distinguished rela
i've will lead the ticket it that district
rom which the Republicans say that this
Is sheer nonsense. and the only way the
Democratic majority can be kept up is BY
IMPORTATION OF KENTUCKY VOTERS,
and this point will be guarded against
Though expressing a firm belief tha
Landers will fall far behind his ticket in
Floyd and other southern counties, none
of the moneyed Republicans have signifieC
willingness to accept Brother jackson
gambling proposition. For that matter
very little money has been actually put nj
IN the result 10 Indiana here at home
though an enormous business has beer
done in mouth-betting and bIufEus
1t is whirlwind against tornado, and th,
cheapness of it is the most attractiv,
feature to thoso rg it. Thu
TAR the Republicans have nad thing
pretty much their own way, but within
The past few days the Democrats hav,
recovered their nerve, and are doiug their
tull share of blowing. The returning con
tidence on the part of the leaders woult
seem to Indicate their disbelief in th
reports. which have obtained quite gener
al circulation, to the effect that the move
ment is on foot within the party to
KNIFE LANDERs
aud defeat him in October, but elect tn
remaider of the ticket. Such result woult
be in reality nearly as much of Democra
90 victory as the election of the Who'll
| cicket. and there are enough bald hesdet
Democrats IN the party who hate Lander
| and his crowd bad enough to enter int
| the project with will and carry out tn
programme outlined. The old campaign
ers, however, fear the effect of such
scheme, and have been working to defea
1t for some time, and evidently with pros
poets OF success from the way they act.
day or two ago the Republican state cen
trail committee caused it TO be vaguel,
hinted that they were 10 possession Of evi
dence going to prove that the Democrat
were etout to begin the
WHOLESALE IMPoRT4ffoN
of fYoters from Kentucky, Missouri, ant
Chicago, The Democratic committe,
now profess to believe that this cry ha
been raised TO cover the importation o
Kentucky and Tennessee negroes into fh,