New-York tribune., 1880-09-29
THE STRUGGLE IN INDIANA.
OLD TACTICS TO BE REPEATED.

THE DRIFT OF THE CAMPAIGN FAyoRlNG The
REPUBLICANS.
| lFBoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26.-ln looking for ndica
| tions OF the probable result of the Indiana cam
paIgn the fact should all the time be- kept view
| that this has been Democratic State since 1872
! Until the present canvass fairly got under the
! Democrats looked upon Indiana as absolutely
tain to go for their ticket. They classed IT with the
Solid south a political estate held in fee simple.
about which there no need of giving them
selves the least trouble. With Indiana hItchcd Sc
curely 10 the South, they had only to New
/ York TO win the Presidency. 1t was not until the
| summer was pretty well advanced that they We're
| disturbed by the apprehension that the State might
! slip away from them if they did not make effort
| to tighten their grip on il. They discovered then
| that Garfield exceedingly popular; that Han
cock was looked upon with cOliness By the Old Cop
| perheads and Sons of Liberty; that English was
| heartily defested by the workngmen; that Porter
was stronger than Landers and that the Grcenback-
ers. whom they expected to support notorious an
| advocate OF cheap money as Landers were
| determined to keep up their organization and
vote for their own candidate. The Democracy got
INTO a prlckly scare ali over the country about In
diana They that il they should lose 1t IN Oc-
tObcr their whole plan tor the November contest
would be broken up. and that there would be no Use
/ OF ngnuug IOr NeW-1 Ork. Wncn even lDc Dig clcc-
tora vote of that State would not save them. Since
| this alarm came upon them they have been making
tremendous efforts 10 hold their own here. If they
succeed Republicans should remember that all they
! VIII have accomplished viii be to keep a State
which last June they did not admit even de-
batable ground. At the Cincinnati Convention the
Democratic party banked upon Indiana and the
solid South as much assured capital,
and laid lis plans New
York. The difference between the situation Of the
two parties is tbis-if the Democrats lose Indiana
they lose everything, while if the Republicans fail
to secure il they lose nothing that they counted
belonging to them. aud 20 70 New-York for the de-
cis've battle in November with of the dis
couIagement OF disaster to cripple them.
A MONEY CAMPAIGN.
Knowing that they cannot survive defeat here,
the Democrats are fighting with the energy of des-
peratIon. Whom they found that the Republicans
had the better organzat on. had got the drift in
their favor and were tocrably certain Of a
majority Of the legal votes they that
nothing but money would save them. Money
was needed, and a great deal Of IT, not only for the
/ legitimate purpose of making a brisk and snowy
| campaign. but to overcome the Republican majority
which they made up their minds existed in the
| State by colonizing from Kentucky and other
! Southern States and buying votes on election day.
! They have got the money now.
The word to have been passed around
among the Democrats III all parts of the country
that funds must be raised or Indiana would be lost
! and all hopes of electng Hancock bll ghted. The
business OF collecting the cash has not stopped with
wealthy men and politicians anxious to secure a
mortgage on the Offices. J be hat has been
! passed around among the rank and file.
Men who III former wears would not
| be thought of for a contribution for a township
U Il
or ten dollars apiece TO carry Indiana The cOllec-
tion seems to be in progress in all sections of the
country. Ogdensburg, New-York sent 800 the
other day Peekskll, Poughkeepsie and other
! Hudson River towns have been levied on. 4 single
Democratic millionaire in New-York mot Mr.. TIldenl
has sent his check for $4,000. In the South the
business of raising money is lively and successful
Cities which did nothing but appeal to the North
when their sister Southern cities Were scOurged with
yellow fever have gathered up thousands of dollars
10 swell this gigantic corruption fund. In Ken
lucky and Missouri local committees securing
the rural districts for subscriptions Fifteen
thousand dollars arrived a few days ago from Gin
cinnat Yesterday Mr.. English came to terms with
the other members of the State Committee, and
paid over the balance of his $4,000 subscription,
which be had been holding back for use at the
November election. When he agreed to give
$4,000 to the State campaign fund he stipulated
that only $4,000 should be spent III October, and
that he should BE- allowed to retain the rest to adj
vance his interests IN the Presidential election,
thinking no doubt that If Indiana should 60 Re-
publican by IA small majority at the State election
it could probably be recaptured IN November or If
the outlook should be hopeless he could the
bulk of his subscription. The vital Importance OF
carrying the State IN October has, 1t Is reported
| to-day induced him, though with a great deal of
reluctance, to draw his check for the remaining
81 900.
How much money the Democratic Committee have
in hand III expectancy, cannot, OF course be
ascertained by Republican, but l venture to say
that they will disburse this year at least three times
as much AZ they spent in the hot contest of 1876,
when they had Tilden's barrel to draw upon, and
had AZ they have now. the special advice and
assistance of Mr. Barnum. The Republicans say II
was the intention of the Democrats 10 devote a
large sum bringing in voters from Kentucky and
other Southern States, and that considerable money
has been used in that way already but the activity
of United States Marshal Dudley III sDottlng' the
imported advocates OF free ballot has inter-
th a. the bulk OF the fund VIII be used on election
dav IN the direct purchase OF the Heating element
and of such of the 81, 900 Green hackers as have
Democratic antecedents and no strong principles TO
hold them TO the sOtt-mon party.
AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
When was last here. in the campaign Of 1876 |
leading politicians OF both parties were TO be found
AT the Bates House, which then the principal
hotel On reaching the city last night sought my
former quarters. and given room which
recognized as the occupied four years ago by
DR.. Austin. the correspondent of The London Times
who wrote for that paper the farest and most in-
terestlng series Of letters American affairs that
ever appeared in English journal Gong In to
snpper | looked around for familiar faces AT a
neigh boring table sat senator Thurman IN a gray |
suit with shoulders bowed, less, perhaps, by age
than by disappointed political ambition. Not far