The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-18

don't succeed never snail. come back here
again." And then I thought for moment, and
IL struck me that he had a great ranch out In New
Mexico; that like wise General he had secured
his lines Of retreat and that IL he failed in his
endeavors he would go out TO that ranch Laugh
ter was not certain then what should do. I
shook him warmly by the hand and said: Good
bye; we shall soon see you back again" knew,
however, that If he didn't succeed In Indiana IL
would be q bad job for me in New York, and |
said to him: Senator. II you go to that ranch
will there be room enough there for meY' IGreat
laughter.l
The remarks of Arthur upon that occasion,
in the light of recent developments.
are of special importance. The man Dorsey
is shown to be and to have been at the time
Grant, Beecher and Arthur were eulogizing
him, as infamous a scoundrel as could be
found in or out of a Penitentiary-the most
advanced of all the Star Route thieves a
deliberate public plunderer, who had grown
rich by persistent stealings Arthur says:
Indiana tras really, I suppose, a Democratic
State" hence, to carry ii for the Re-
publican party was an exploit de-
serving of banquet and of eulogy
Dorsey came to Indiana with money But
money was not the only means 10 be used
in making a Democratic State Republican
State. This man Dorsey-this public plum
derer, this Star Route thief, this carpet-bag
whelp-had pledged himself to carry Indi-
ana; declared that he would never return to
New York if he did not accomplish the
work. Everything depended on carrying
Indiana, and carry it he did. But by what
means? Let S. p. Conner, a Stalwart Re
publican, tell. Mr.. Conner is not myth;
he lives in Indiana; his residence and adj
dressare known; he was Intimately associated
with the Presidential campaign in Indiana;
he knew all the members of the Republican
State Central Committee; he had conferences
with Dorsey. This man Conner now holds
the position of Chairman of the Republican
County Central Committee of Newton
County, and stated that Senator Dorsey
demanded 600 majority in Newton County.
told him we could not give II. HE THEN
SAID HE WOULD GIVE ME MONEY TO
HELP US, AND THAT BEING ON THE
ILLINOIS LINE, WE COULD COLOMBO
FROM ILLINOIS AND MAKE THE 600
MAJORITY" This tells the story. The
statement of S. P. Conner admits of no
equivocstion. 1t dispels every doubt. 1t
uncaps the den and exhibits the interior
workings of the men who were engaged in
carrying Indiana. Dorsey entered into a
conspiracy to import voters from Illinois,
and agreed to furnish the money. Did he
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this thing in the rooms of the Republican
State Central Committee. Ought he not to
be indicted and arrested? Indeed ought
not the entire Republican State Central
Committee to be investigated? The crime
charged was plotted in the rooms OF the Com
mittee. The proposition to commit a felony,
which doubtless was committed in Newton
and other Counties, was boldly made. 1t
was made by Dorsey to a Chairman of Re
publican County Central Committee, and
we surmise the necessary funds we're
furnished. Nor is this all. Mr..
Conner explicitly states that he was
instructed how to vote and count
double tickets. He says: II conversed
freely with John C. New, his Secretary and
all his clerks, and then met 10 Gray, the
Lieutenant of Senator Dorsey. AFTER
LEARNING FROM GRAY HOW DOUBLE
TICKETS WERE VOTED AND COUNT
ED, AND BEING FULLY INSTRUCTED,
WAS USHERED INTO THE PRES
ENCE of Senator Dorsey, who was Secre-
tary of the National Republican Central
Committed" These things, taken together,
show how the State of Indiana was carried
for Garfield. We submit that nothing more
essentially felonious relating to elections
was ever concocted or proposed. The plans
were unadulterated scoundrelism. They
were criminal, and that they were carried
out we have no doubt. The Jennings Coun-
ty affair, that created so much excitement,
was not half as infamous. We are of the
opinion that the United States Marshal for
Indiana ought to investigate the subject,
and If found that s. P. Conner tells the
truth, a move ought to be made to bring the
guilty parties to justice Something should
be done to put stop to colonizing votes
from other States, as also to put stop to
giving instructions how to vote and count
double tickets