Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-10
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Written by S. P. Conner.l

written Dy =. L. conner.
Since few Republicans of Kentland have
entered the arena to disrupt the Republican
party and give aid and comfort to the enemy,
propose to have them stop taking lillputan
treatment and swallow heroic doses. To this
end [ invite the readers attention to
the secret history of the doings of the Repub-
lican party of Indiana during the last political
campaign. Being chairman of the Republi-
can county central committee / was
invited to the inner council at Indianapolis
and witnessed the "expedtion" process by
which the Republicans captured the State.
/ conversed freely with John G.. New, his
secretary, and all of 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 instructed, I was ushered into
the presence of Senator Dorsey, who was sec
retary of the national Republican central CON-
mittee. | was presented to Dorsey by John
c. New, the chairman of the Republican State
central committee, and after being introduced,
Mr.. New withdrew and left me. Senator Dor
sey had his bankers in an adjoining room,
upon whom he drew to furnish the money
with which TO corrupt and carry the election
in Indiana. Senator Dorsey demanded of me
900 majority in Newton county. / 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 eolonize from Illinois
and make the 600 majority. 1 told him frankly
l was not Jealous enough in the cause to en-
gage in such disreputable business. As auto
erat, he seemed greatly incensed,
and dismissed me from his
august presence with promise
to see me later. met him again at an ap-
pointed hour, and he gave Joe Gray piece of
paper and waived us from the room. l was
fali ~t,,,,, l. t. IN
this was in the New Denison hotel, at Indian
apolis), 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 adjoining room
and returned in few minutes with package
of bills just printed for the business of carry
ing Indiana. l was informed that, my county
being small, must be content with half a
thousand. l learned that larger counties re-
ceived from 1000 to 5000 of these
new 81 and 50 bills-just printed to carry
Indiana for Porter and Garfield. 1 then
met United States Marshal Dudley and receiv-
| ed many encouraging words from him.
felt that the star routes had all been 'expedit-
ed," and that Garfield ought to reward Grier
John c. New did the work, and his influence
at Washington brought the money, but the
political ring gave all the credit to Dorsey for
| carrying the State. Poor New was forced to
silence, and Garfield refused to give him any
Office. Garfield rewarded Grier just as Hayes
rewarded the Louisiana scoundrels who
| counted him in, but John c. New was crushed
to silence and Dorsey walked off with the
honor of having carried the State of Iu-
diana. 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 to Indiana had
| his DOckets stuffed ful1 and then sent ont fr
work. Every county mas generous supply
1t was new and just from the press, and some
body furnished it to carry Indniaa, and did
carry Indiana for the Republicans.
! Chapter second will be furnished next week
and so on TO the close. S. P. CONNER.
I, Chairman Republican central committee ol
Newton county, Indiana.