Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-13

S. z. Conner, Chairman OF the Repub-
lican Committee of Newton county, In
diana, applied for position as inspector
in the Post Office Department. He had
letters of recommendation from Senator
Harrison, Will Cumback, John Over
myer, J. M. Butler, ii. G. Hunter,
Judge Vinton, General Packard and
Senator Hay. The letters were returned
to him by Mr.. Tyner and place refused
to him. He believes that his applica-
ton was refused to please ex-senator
Dorsey, and he therefore has begun a
publication in the Indianapolis Journal
of history of the last campaign In In
diana. The following is
CHAPTER I.
Written By s. P. Conner
Since a few Republicans of Kentland
have entered the arena to disrupt the
Republican party and give aid and COM
fort to the enemy, l propose to have
them cease taking liliputian treatment
and swallow heroic doses. To this end |
invite the readers attention to the secret
history of the doings Of the Republican
party of Indiana during the last political
campaign. Being Chairman of the Re-
publican County Central Committee l
was invited to the inner council at In
dianapolis, and witnessed the "expe-
diting" process by which the Republi-
cans 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, / was ushered
into the presence of Senator Dorsey,
who was Secretary of the National Re-
publican Central Committee | was
presented to Dorsey by John G. New,
the Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee. and, after being
introduced, Mr.. New withdrew and left
me. Senator Dorsey had his bankers
in an adjoining room, upon whom
with which to corrupt and carry the
election in Indiana. Senator Dorsey
demanded of me 600 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 colonize from
Illinois and make the 600 majority. /
told him frankly l was not Jealous
enough in the cause to engage in such
disreputable business. AS autocrat, he
seemed greatly incensed, and dismissed
me from his august presence with a
promise to see me later. | 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 ad-
Joining room by Joe Gray (all this was
in the New Denison Hotel at Indian
apolis), and there I 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 a few minutes with
a package of bills just printed for the
business of carrying Indiana. l was in
formed that my county being small, |
must be content with half thousand.
| learned that larger counties received
from one thousand to five thousand of
these new 81 and So bills-just printed
to carry Indiana for Porter and Garfield.
| then met United States Marshal Dudley
and received many encouraging words
from him. | felt that the star routes
had all been expedited, and that Gar
field ought to reward Grier. John G.
New did the work, and his influence at
Washington brought the money, but the
political ring gave all the credit to Dor
sey for carrying the State. Poor New
was forced to silence, and Garfield re-
fused to give him any Office. Garfield
rewarded Grier just as Hayes rewarded
the Louisiana scoundrels who counted
him in, but John G. New was crushed
to silence and Dorsey walked off with
the honor of having carried Indiana.
Where the money came from l
cannot tell. 1t was printed by Uncle
Sans presses. and may be it is the star
route fund. Let Brady and John Sher.
man answer this. Every speaker brought
to Indiana had his pockets stuffed full
and then sent out to work. Every
county had generous supply 1t was
new and just from the press, and some
body furnished it to carry Indiana, and
it did carry Indiana for the Republicans.
Chapter second will be furnished next
week, and so on to the close.
s. p. CONNER,
Chairman Republican Central Commit
tee of Newton county, Indiana.