Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-06-22
How the Republicans Carried
Indiana.
FIRST OF A SERIES OF INTERESTING
REVELATIONS.
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
Since a few Republicans Of Kentland
have entered the arena to disrupt the
Republican party and glvc aid and COM
fort to the enemy. propose to have
them cease taking llliputian treatment
and swallow heroic doses. To this
end invite the readers attention to
the seGret history Of the doings Of the
Republican party Of Indiana during the
last campaign. Being chairman ofthe
Republican County Central Committee
I was invited to the inner council at
Indianapolis and witnessed the "ex-
pediting" process by which the Re-
publicans captured the State. con-
versed freely with John e. New, bis
secretary and all Of his clerks, and then
met Joe Gray, the lieutenant of sena-
tor Dorsey. After learning from Gray
how double tickets were voted and
counted. and being fully instructed,
was ushered into the presence Of SEN
ator Dorsey, who was Secretary Of the
National Republican Central Com-
nittee, and after being introduced, Mr..
New withdrew and left me. Senator
Dorsey had his bankers in an adjoining
room, upon whom be drew to furnish
the money with which to currupt and
carry the election in Indiana. Senator
Dorsey demanded of ME 600 majority
10 Newton county. l told him We
could not get 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
600 majority. I told him frankly that l
was not Jealous enough in the cause to
engage in such disrsputsble business
AS autocrat, he SCENE greatly incens'
ed, and dismissed me from his augusi
presence with a premise to see ne
later. I met him again 1t an appoint
ed hour, and he gave Joe Gray a piece
of paper aud waved US from the room.
l was led into an adjoining room by
Joe Gray (all this was IN the New
Denison Hotel at Indianapolls), aud
there 1 met gray-headed man and q
middle-ag man. Joe Gray gave
them the paper he had received from
Dorsey, when the bankers retired to az
adjoining room and returned in few
minutes with package Of bills JUS
printed for the business Of carrying lp'
diana. 1 was informed that, my county
being small, 1 must be content with 8
half thousand. learned that large
counties received from 1000 to 2,OOt
of these new 81 and 81 bills-just
printed 10 carry Indiana for Porter anG
Garfield. I then met United States
Marshal Dudley and received many
encouraging words from him. l fell
that the star routes had all been "ex'
pedited," and that Garfield ought tC
reward Grier. John e. New did the
work, and his influence at Washington
brought the money, but the political
ring gave all the credit to Dorsey fol
carrying the State. Poor New was
forced to silence, and Garfield refused
to give him any office. Garfield re-
warded Grier just as Hays rewarded the
Louisiana scoundrels who counted him
10, but John G. New was crushed to
silence and Dorsey walked of with the
honor Of having carried Indiana,
Where the money came from 4 csnnot
tell: 1t was printed BY Uncle Sans
presses, and may be it 10 the star route
fund. Let Brady and John Sherman
answer this. Every speaker brought
TO Indiana had his pocket stuffed full
and then sent out to work. Every
county had generous supply. It was
new and just from the press, and some.
body furnished it to carry Indiana, ant
it did carry Indiana for the Republicans
b. P. CONNER.
Chairman Republican Central Com,
mittee, Newton Cornty, Indiana.