Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
The Defeated Candidates Reason
Why.
Indianapolis Journal.


"Tbere were several things, too
many to enumerate, some trivial and
some of the first Importance, that
conspired together to cause our de-
feat" saidJ G. Shanklin, secretary
of state, and late candidate for re-
election, to a Journal reporter yester-
day. 'The national platform made q
serious mistake in recognizing the
question of tariff, which had no need
to be made a factor in this canvass at
all. Henry Watterson is to be cred
tied With that blunder. English's
nomination was mistake. He is not
in sympathy with the democracy of
Indiana. His nomination was made
on the assumption that he was rich,
which is true, and would spend plenty
of money in the campaign, which was
not true. / met him in Cincinnati at
the convention, and be there prom
ised me that he would give 100000
toward the campaign. He hasn't
done it. The amount of his con
tribution is just $4,000 The idea
of nominating man merely because
he has money is repulsive to a great
many democratic voters. The nomin-
alton of Franklin Landers was mis-
take; we all see that now. The
money consideration played an i'm
portsnt part in his nomination. He
said to me just before the state con-
vention: 'rhey may defeat me for
the nomination, but il Tn nominated
they can't beat mel will not be
beaten He iutimated that business
had been prosperous with him; he
had made great deal of money. and
if nominated, would spend it. Two
years ago. when the state ticket was
in the field, Mr.. Landers took an
active part in that campaign. He
was making his prelimin9ry canvas:
for the nomination of governor, you
see. So was Colonel Gray. Well
Colonel Gray made bis canvass al
his own expense; but do you know
that Landers actually sent in bill o
his expenses to the committee. Gov
ernor Hendricks sense of propriety
and decensy was severely shocked al
Landers' littleness. I do not wan
10 give you the amount of Mr.. Ian
der's contribution to our las
disastrous campaign. Suffice it tt
say it wasn't by any means what .h'
has led US to expect"
care there any other notable blum
ders?"
eyes; General Hancock's letter Of
the rebel claims, aud the rebel deb
was bad. IT vas unnecessary, super
fous and neither expected nor want
ed in Indiana. Il took away al
issue from the democrats that the,
could work with profit. The four
tenth amendment is an unsur
mountable barrier to anything of tn
kind and the people were not fright
eDed ABOUT rebel claims in the least
The republicans then dropped tina
line of attack and took up the ques
zion of tariff, which the democrati
platform had very unwisely lett oper
Tue question has been cIeverl
handled and has done more tina
E anything else toward heating US,
myself am free trader, and Away
have BEEN"
Snow, be careful" said the repo
I ter, "Im going to give this in an in
: tervlew.'
81 don't care; Tn never going
run for anythiog again"
well, how anout Illinois?"
800, that state is gone, but
hink if we had carried Indians
rrumbull would have been elected
There's no chance for him now. L
. sly one thing more. You are goin
to have an excellent good fellow
the man who takes my place. DR..
R. Hawn is thoroughly capable al
Will make a good officer He's
newspaper man, as [ am, and as /
leaves the sanctum to take this plac
L leave to again assume the tripod