National Republican., 1880-06-21
THE INDIANA CAMPAIGN.
A Ticket Nominated That Will Carry
the State.
Judge Porter n Great Tavorite-A Half
Dozen Wounded Soldiers - General
streighrs Canvass overruled-Tho
supreme Court Decision
How and for What It
Was Fixed Up.
A Good Show for Carrying the state.
from Our own Correspondent.l
INDIANApoLIs, June rs, Iss


INDIANAPoLIs, June Is, 1880.
The republicans of Indiana have nominated
as strong ticket as has been presented for
the sunrages of the people since the war. Six
OF the nominees for state Offices are MANNED
and wounded soldiers. Judge Porter is hon-
ored and beloved by all who know him. As
man, his character is spotloss; Ms lawyer.
he is able and scholarly; as u politician, he is
honest and truo, aud as public speaker ho
has few equals in the west. 1t is believed Ito
will unite the party. 1t is certain that he
will obtain the unceaslng efforts of all tho
workers to give him the victory. Like Gar
field he was in the character of dark horse,
In the respect that few had hopes that he could
obtain the nomination. He had not worked
for 1t, had no bureau, and expended neither
time nor money in seeking success. There Is
from all parts of the state a spontaneous out
burst of assent and congratulation, aud the
democrctic press admit that he Is strong
candidate
General Streight defeated himself by his
efforts to win. He was too boisterous; his
whisky and cigars his brass band aud ex-
prisoners, were too blatant to please the dele
cations. Throughout the state the Organiza-
tion aud work OF the campaign have already
begun. The Garfield and Young Mems repub-
lican clubs have been, and are forming ia
every township, and the central committees
will soon establish their auxIiarcs in every
school district.
Everything now looks favorable to our sue
cess, for the crops arc in splendid condition,
and good crops mean republican gains.
The evidence accumuates that the decis-
ion of the Indiana supreme court rendered
yesterday was partisan one in the worst
sense of the term, and one procured Tor %
| special partisan purpose. The indecent haste
with which II was made aud published is
among the most conclusive bits of such evil
lnnCa. n A tIa
test case was made up in New Albany in
May the argument was closed on Thursday
between and 3 o'clock in the afternoon the
opinion, covering forty-five pages of foolscap,
was rendered before noon on Friday. Mr..
Rice, the chairman of the democratic state
committee, sat waiting in the ante-room
OF tho supreme court all the morning. As
soon as the opinion was signed one OF the
Judges came out with a smile on his face aud
said: "Well, Jim, we have killed the amend
ments. Hadn't you better telegraph to Cin-
cinnati at once? The boys will be anxious to
hear" In twenty minutes the news was in
Cincinnati, aud the Hendricks boom took n
new life. The decision was written up long
before the arguments closed, and the Enqirer
aud New Albany Ledger correspondents were
acquainted with its terms at least a day before
| it was rendered.
There were seven amendments voted on in
| April last: 10 fix the qualifications for voters;
to conform the constitution to that of tho
United States in regard to negro suffrage; to
change the time for holding state eec-
tions from October TO November; TO
strike out the word white" when it
occurs in the present constitution; to regulate
foes of county Offices; to establish additional
courts Of justice, and to restrict the indebted
ness Of municipalities. The lowest majority
for any amendment was 1881; the highest
majority was 1882. The majority in favor
Of changing the time for holding tho state
election was 33,5SS; the majority for that pro-
viding for honest elections and requiring q
thirty-days' residence of the voter in his pre-
cinct previous to the day of election was
l7,ll6. The total vote for and against these
amendments was 32l, ,S42. And set tho
supreme court annuls the whole election be-
cause it is not atiirmativoly proved that q
majority of all votes cast ut the election was
cast for the amendments
TRUTH Full JAMES.