The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-18

Q. You made some pleasant acquaiRtances there,
hopel A. did, siT. II.
citizens. knew some parties there; and some did
not know made the acquaintance Of while was
there ft.
Q. How long did yOu remain there A think
three days.
Q. During that time you saw Mr.. Martindale, the
editor Of the Journal A. / believe did.
lican State Committed A. L saw Mr. New; don't
know whether he the chairman Of the Republican
O. Did you knOY Colonel Dudley A. The name
Is familiar to me- but do remember meeting him.
Q. Do you know Colonel Holloway, the Postmast-
Q. Do you know Colonel Streight, a candidate for
governor there1 A. No, sir; knew him by name
but not personally.
Q. weIl General Conway, you know we have
prying curiosity in this committee. L want to know
o. you now why you stsid there these three days A
Well, sir, was tired and the journey tiresome
one, and Indianapolis is pleasant city, and wished
10 what could be done regarding thess laborers
as TO getting employment for them, and thought
anybody could G. nd.
Q. Did you meet with any reasonable encourage
menn A. Yes, sir good deal Of it, was told,
ana Information came IN there, that i've ten thou
sand could find employment in Indiana.
Q. Was that the opinion Of these gsntlemen7 A.
Yes, sir 1 think Il was I also met two three
through the State, and he showed me a long list OF
names Of farmers who would give them employment.
Y. Inen II was not disguised between you and
tage TO the State we'll these negroes themselves
to bring them there, IT'D A. Not at ALL sir; so
regarded IL, and think * still.
Q. And so did they A. Yes, sir.
Q. From your party stand point, you think IL is
desirable to carry Indiana for the Republicans A.
Q. And they looked upon it in the same light, did
theyl think they would be great fools if they did
not think they did.
apois, and then returning herel A. returned to
Indianapolis. ta4
Q. where froml A. returned from Kansas to
TO Indian polls
Q. How long you there the second timer A.
About day. ....
O. Did you meet some of the same gentlemen7 A.
Yes, sir.
O. Did you find theuegrOes arriving at Saint Louis
when you got theref A Yes, sir; they were arriV-
O. And you tried to divert them to IndianaP A.
Yes, sir; told the committee thought it advisable
not to send any more to kansas--that many of them
were wanted in Indiana, Illinois and other States
there. FtsH
Q. Did you report to these gentlemen in Indian
apos that you had met and encouraged these people
to come 10 Indiana In other words did Won in
form them of what you said to that committee at
Saint Louisf A. think did give them general
idea of what had done.
Q. Then did you return further East-come back
herel A. Yes, sir; did. t
THE POSITIVE PROOF OF CONSPIRACY.
Sir, 1t has been iterated and reiterated until the
very air Is weary OF the falsehood that has
been made before the committee ineulpating the lead
OF the republican party of Indiana consprators
70 overthrow the democratic majority in that State
BY an importation of negro voters Men have been
hung and hung on evidence far less conclusive
Of crime than is here submitted against the most
prominent men Of the republican party of Indiana
implicating them in an attempt to rescue their
broken political fortunes by colonizing tie African
element of the South challenge and defy contra
dictiOn on this point. have desire to assaI any
Dodyi very FAR from 1t; but General Conway Is the
peer in character, position, and influence in the
publican party of any man in Indiana mentioned by
him in his testimony, or met by him while In that
State on the exodus business do no Injustice TO
Mr.. New, Mr.. MsrtiRdae, Colonel Dudley, Colonel
Holloway, or General Streight, any one else, in
making this statement. Yet General Conway, with
no possible motive to injure his brethren but rather
strong motive to shield them swears directly and
explicitly that he halted three days Indianapolis
on histrp South to aid the exodus in order to
tain what encouragement if any, there for negro
emigration to Indiana; that he there met the chair
man Of tbs republican State central committee, the
editor Of she recognized State organ Of the republican
party he postmaster Of the city of indianapolis, and
many Others, and that he assured by them that
from i've to ten thousand negroes could find employ
Ths numbers here spoken of were to be voters, not
encountered by women and children, for when Gen.
eral Conway was asked whether the gentlemen with
whom he was n consultation at Indianapolis under.
stood that the emigration Of the negroes TO be OF
political adva ntage TO the state, and for the purpose
Of carrying the State for the Republicans he an
swered that they understood the whole thing and
gave IL great encouragement. Thus again assured OF
political cooperation in his efforts, General Conway
journeyed from indianapolis to Saint Louis and then
TO Kansas City. His mission to those cities was a
natural in the light of his stay at Indiana
polls He says that he found negroes arriving there
from the South and tried to divert them to Indiana
OF course he did; IL arranged, stipulated in
secret political conclave. Conway's movements and
abors were the result Of no vague, uncertain, ide
fined plan of action. He moved from the National
headq Of the Republican party In this city 20
the headquarters of that party in Indiana and from
there under instructions to Missouri and Kansas. He
VEN al n la NJ.
ings further west. He testifes that on his return
East he stopped over and reported to
his friends in indianapolis that be had met and
eouraged emigrating negroes to come to Indiana ts
putting them in the entire possession OF every detail
Of this scheme of colored colonization for political
purposes. He had advised with the leading men Of
Kansas and It had been agreed that the heavy
Of colored emigration should be diverted IL possible
from that State into Indiana and all this he faithfully
communicated to his political cOad arIndianapo
lis. Hear him, in the fA1owng passas Of refreshing
frankness:
O. Recurring to the point, whom did you principally
see at Indanapolisl A. saw number Of gentlemen
there who were interested in the matter-some who
purely phEantrophic, and some who were distin
guished politicians.
o. Name some Of those distinguished porsiciansl
A. L do not think could name any except those whom
you observation-disclosures. New and Martindale, and
Others, tt
o. They knew what your purposes were? A. Yes
sir distinctly, sir; and the whole country knew it.
O. And as you understood them, they willing
to cooperate with you in turning portion OF this
emigration into Indiana? A. Yes, sir.
Q. With whom did you principally talk in Kansas
upon this su6ect9 A. / talked with a great many
everywhere / went. There were probably fifteen
thousand people at Lawrence, where made speech
the subject, and that attracted good deal of at
tenton to me.
o. Apart from that did you talk with prominent
men there about the desirability of divertng por
ton Of these people from their State to other Northern
and Western States? A. Yes sir; talked to Cover
nor st. John, Rov. MIR. Munjoe, and Others.
O. The sentiment in Kansas among prominent
men IKE Governor st. John was that there some
dread they would get more of these people than was
good for the State the eored people, and one fea
tuFe Of the plan then to divert good deal Of it
elsswhere7 Yes, sir; that was the sentiment. 81
q. When you came back to Indianapolis, did you
maze known to Mr.. New aud Mr.. Martindale that
you had conversed with prominent men in Kansas,
and that effort would be made to divert some Of
these people to Indiana2
THE PERSISTENT GLoRIFIcATIoN OF THE NE
GRO RACE.
A. believe did. desire just here to make this
further statement In regard to the inquiries made of
me as to whether had any political objects in view
in connection with Indiana, any other State,
wish TO interpsate this believe that the negro is
useful man; that he is law abiding man. naturally
and deem il a great wrong TO him 10 express the