New-York tribune., 1880-09-30
THE INDIANA CAMPAIGN.
4 pErERMlNEp TRIANGULAR FIGHT.

CANVASS WITHOUT MoNxY-rHE COLONIZATION
rRAups-uow II i,E DEMOCRATIC SUPREME COURT
Prevented AN HONEST KLEcrIoN-GENERAL
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
(rRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUNE.l
= INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 26.-There are two obscure
points in the Indiana situation the effect that may
be produced by the use OF money for other than
ordinary campaign purposes. and the size OF the
Greenback vote. Neither will be fully cleared up
until the election eurns come in. With view OF
getting some light on the second point called yes
terday at the headquarters of the National party.
The locality was indicated by big flag suspended
across Washngton-st, bearing tho names
of Weaver and Chambers single room. meageriy
furnished with desk a table and few chairs. APP
peared to answer all the needs of the committed AZ
the desk sat broad-shouldered, intelligent-look.
ing mai in conversation with three dirty. shabby
yellow-faced fellows who would pass in the East
for veteran tramps but VINO were no doubt honest
men of the poorest farming class. The occupant OF
the desk proved to be NJ. A. Daniels. secretary OF
the Greenback State Committee. He said both the
old parties underrated the strength ofhe Nationals.
The canvasses that had been made were unreliable
because who intended to vote the Green
back ticket would not say so. :" We have the silent
vote with us this year," he added.
What is your estimate of the vote you will
polli"
Prom seventy-ive thousand to eighty thou
sand"
"Whew! Why you had but thrty-nine thou
sand in 1878. when you imagined the resumption
act was gong to ruin the country and when you
had the hard-times sentiment in your favor"
81 know, but we have been growing ever since.
You will be as much surprised at our vote as you
were at what we accomplished in Maine"
\ tl,nS S4CfA
"Ycs better than ever. We are running full
State ticket and have our own candidates for Con-
gress in every Congressional District"
"A full State ticket with one exception. You for
get Yeagley."
His descrton is not surprise to us. We have
been expecting it for four five weeks. The money
of the Democratic Committee was what fetched
him. We shall fill his place the ticket with
true Grcenbacker who can't be bought"
learn from other sources that Yeagley owned
controlling interest i'll the stock of The Sun, the
Greenback State organ. and tried to turn the paper
over to the Democrats but was prevented by an un-
expired contract giving the control OF the paper for
year to Speer. the editor. Finding he could not
deliver the paper Yeagley probably made the best
terms he coald for himself In reply to a question
as to the Grecnback canvass Mr. Daniels said that
his party doing the best it could without money,
and was holding meetings in most of the counties
Its most prominent speakers General
Weaver and the Rev. DE La Matyr. The
latter gentleman. he said, was making
two political speeches every weekday and preach
ing twice on Sundays. If we had money enough
for legitimate campaign purposes we could carry
Indianapolis"
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC ESTIMATES.
Meeting afterward John c. New the chairman of
the Republican State Committee. l asked for his
estimate of the Greenback vote. About 2O,OOo"
he replied IF it doesn't go above that figure Por-
Ter will be elected" At the Bates House, where
abide In the midst of crowd of beieerent and ex-
ultant Democrats, was introduced an hour later by
a good-natured Kentucky exCongressman to
member of the Democratic State Committee
"What is your estimate of the number OF votes the
Greenbackcrs will poll - inquired. " We are not
giving out figures and estimates" the man replied
in an insulting tone, and walked off swearing and
snorting with great show OF Indignation
as if he had been asked to betray the most import
ant secret of his party Theleupon Judge Scott, one
of the Democratic Ju lges Of the supreme Court an
active politician and strong PARTISAN like nearly
all the Democratic Judges in Indiana politely an
swercd the question, placing the figure at between
twenty-eght and thirty thousand. They had
tbirty-nne thousand two years ago." he SAID
Probably thirty thousand will stick, and the re-
manning nine thousand will vote the Democratic
ticket"
1t is little singular that both Republicans and
Democrats expect TO benefit by the wearing away
of the Greenback vote The Democratic managers
think they are going TO capture nearly all the
mon who drop ont of the National" party and the
ubicans say that the smaller that party becomes
the greater the chance for PorteIS success. Per
baps this apparent contradiction may be explained
in this way: The Democrats have already made
sure of all the Democratic GreenbackeTs who can
be persuaded to desert and if there is any further
falling off it Will be of former Republicans. who will
return to their old allegiance
THE COLONIZATION BUSINESS.
In every Indiana campaign one hears great
deal of talk from the politicians OF both
parties about the colonization of voters. Each
side accuses the other of bringing in men
from other States and distributing them around
at points where they will be protected by their
party friends and allowed to vote by the connivance
of election officers. The Democrats are always in
dignant about an assumed scheme OF the Republic
can managers bring in large numbers OF negroes.
and the Republicans are always apprehensive OIL
raid from Kentucky Democrats into the river coun-
ties never believed there any truth in the
charge of negro mportations, because no such plan
xvonld have a chance of success If there were poll
t;cians dishonest enough to embark in it. negro
70 q marked man bv the color of his skin, and can
not appear in a county where he is stranger with
ont attracting attention. Every Democratic com
mitteeman knows how many coiored voters
live In his township or precinct, and would be
sure to detect a strange negro who came
there to cast fraudulent vote. The case is differ
ent with the white Democrats from Kentucky
They will go among their friends in the strong
Democratic border counties, claim to have just
moved there from another part OF the State swear
in .heir votes if challenged and disappear before
any proof can be got on which to arrest them