The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-19
s.sGHT BREAKING.
a kepu biic5N Eetis HoT Dorsey
Earned inc Thanks of His Party,
and EhaI Famous asenQuet.

S. z. Conner, Chairman of the Re-
publican Central Committee of Newton
county. Indiana, applied for "A position
as inspector in the Postofiice Depart
ment. He had letters of recommends
alton from Senator Harrison, Will
Cumbacll, John OYermyer, J NJ. But
Ter, NJ. c. Hunter, Judge Vinton,
General Packard and Secretary Hay.
The letters were returned to him by
Mr.. Tyner and place refused to him.
He believes that his application was
refused to pleose ex-senator Dorsey
and he therefore began publication
in the indianapolis Journal of histo-
ry of the last campaign in Indiana.
The following is the first chapter, writ
ten by $. p. Conner: at.
Since few Republicans of Kentland
have entered the arena to disrupt the
Republican party and give aid and
comfort to the enemy, L propose to
have them cease taking lilipuJian treat
ment and swallow heroic doses. To
this end L invite the readers attention
to the sacred history of the doings of
the Republican party of Indiana dur
ing the last political campaign. Being
Chairman of the Republican County
Central Committee i was invited to
the inner council at Indianapolis and
witnessed the" eXpediting' process by
which the Republicans captured the
State. conversed freely with John
G. New, his secretary and all his clerks
and then met Joe Gray, the lieutenant
of Senator Dorsey. After learning
from Gray how double tickets were
voted and counted, and being fully in
structed. L was ushered into the pres
ence of Senator Dorsey, who was Sec
retary of the National Republican
Central Committee, and after being in
troduced, Mr.. New withdrew and left
me, Senator Dorsey and his bankers
in an adjoining room, upon whom he
drew to furnish the money with which
to corrupt and carry Indiana. Sena-
tor Dorsey demanded of Inc 600 major
ity in Newton county. 1 told him we
could not give it. He then said he
would give me money to help us, and
that being on the Illinois line we could
cOlOnize from Illinois and make the
800 majority. / told him frankly was
not Jealous enough in the cause to en-
gage in such disreputable business. AS
autocrat, he seemed greatly incensed,
and dismissed me from his august
presence with Il promise to see ME later.
L met him again at an appointed hour,
and he gave Joe Gray piece of paper
and waved us from the room. | was
led into an adjoining room by Joe
Gray (aii this was in the New DenisOn
Hotel at Indianapolis), and there /
met an old gray-headed man and a
middle aged man. Joe Gray gave them
the paper he had received from Dorsey
when the bankers retired to an adjoin-
ing room and returned in a few min.
utes with package of bills just print
ed, for the business of carrying Indiana.
/ was informed that my county being
small, | must be content with half a
thousand. / learned that larger coun-
ties received from 200 to 1000 of these
new 81 and 81 biils--just printed to
carry Indiana for Porter and Garfield.
L then met United States Marshal Dud-
ley and received many encouraging
words from him. | felt that the Star
Routes had all been " eXpedited,h and
that Garfield ought to reward Grier,
John G. New did the work, and his in
huence at Washington brought the
money, but the political ring gave all
the credit to Dorsey for carrying the
State. Poor New was forced 10 silence
and Garfield refused to give him any
as Hayes rewarded the Louisiana
sceundrels who counted him in, but
John G.. New was crushed to silence
aud Dorsey walked of with the honor
of having carried Indiana. Where the
money came from | cannot tell. 1t
was printed by Uncle Sans presses,
and may be it is the Star Route fund.
Let Brady and John Sherman answer
this. Every speaker brought ia indi-
ana had his pockets stuffed tuil and
then sent out to work. Every county
had a generous supply. t was new
and just from the press, and somebody
furnished it to carry Indiana, and it
did carry Indiana for the Republicans.
Chapter two will be furnished next
week, and so on to the close.
5. =. CONNER,
Chairman Republican Central Com
mittee of Newton County, Indiana.