Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26


paign funds was solved, and the mys-
terious Fifth Avenue Hotel conference
was ended The bargain was made.
The Stalwarts had for a price been
won-all but one. Mr.. Conkling, as
those who ought TO know best then
and beneve, had learned Of this pro-
posed bargain for the refunding Of the
bonds, and cared not 70 have part nor
share In il. So he kept away from that
vI-THE BATTLES WON.
"Hurrah" shouted the excitable
Jewell when he met Dorsey alone, "the
battles won" Dorsey, grim, earnest,
and full OF nerve as ever, did not allow
his joy to affect his business. But 1t
really seemed as though the party We're
now getting ready to fight a battle.
There had been some doubt about
that before. Within u week after the
Fifth avenue conferences, Wall street
had subscribed very large amount of
money, not far from half million dol
lars. At the same time began that re-
markable, and at the time, unexplained
zeal which the old Stalwart leaders sud-
denly took in the Republican canvass.
Grant, Conkling, Don Cameron took
hold, and the political temperature
sprang from zero to fever heat. These
three leaders made their m emorable
visit to Garfield at Mentor, and Grant
and Conkling took the stump. But
while all this tirework business was go
ing on there was one man who had more
serious matters to attend to. In con-
stant communication with Garfield.
Dorsey began to organize for an October
victory in Indiana. The eye of the
public being distracted by the splurging
and hurrah-bOys style of campaigning
that followed the Fifth avenue confer
ence. Dorsey had abundant opportuni-
ty to put into operation, without being
detected, the plan of campaigning in
Indiana that atterward won the battle,
and which brought from Garfield those
expressions of thanks and grateful ac-
acknowledgements which Dorsey now has
in his possession.
Dorsey's plan involved the most
thorough canvass of the State of In
diana, that has been made since the
vigorous days of o. p. Morton. Every
voter was enrolled and the first canvass
showed that the State was hopelessly
Democratic. Of the purely stragetic
and organizing part of the work it is not
necessary to speak, except to say that it
won for Dorsey the loudest praises from
those who knew what he had done, and
caused Garfield to speak of him as a
prodigy of political ability"
In the latter part of September, after
Dorsey's organization had been per-
fected, after every voter had been
placed, and the influence that had been
brought to bear on each voter had been
thoroughly learned, special messenger
left New York for indianapolis. He
had with him over 100000 either in
cash or in convertible paper. This
money had all been raised in New York,
and principally by the efforts of Levi P.
Morton. Dorsey never touched pen
ny OF the money, though urged to see to
its distribution personally. He was
there not only to see to it that his plan
OF organization was followed to the let
let, but also to prevent, as far as possible,
any OF the money from sticking in the
pockets OF men who We're trusted to dis
tribute it, When the money reached
the local committees it was found to be
largely in crisp, new 50 bills. Its be-
lieved that Mr.. John G. New could tell
how bills and drafts of large denomina-
ton We're thus converted into bills of
this denomination. At all events there
they were distributed through the State
lust as ballots We're, in great punches.
The destination of each was perfectly
well known, and by noon of election
day they had fallen like snowfiakes
silently all over the State, although more
in some parts than in others.
Then came the count of polls in the
evening. The 50 bills, and the S432, 900,
combined with Dorsey's plan of organi-
zation, had won. The Democratic par
ty was showed under by greenbacks,
and great hurrah went up all over the
lands among Republicans that the prin-
ciples ofthe party had triumphed in In
diana. The Fifth Avenue Hotel con-
ference was cuccess, and Dorsey was ad-
damired and congratulated. Subsequent
ly Gen. Arthur, then Vice-President-
elect, in burst of confidence at the ia
nous dinner given to Dorsey, sum-
married. it all in one word, Soap"
Garfield, Arthar, James, Wayne Mac
Yea yh, and other Republican leaders
'Fnew at the time what bad been done,
al We'd in doing Dorsey honor.
vII--PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER.
But the effect of the October election
in Indiana was only moral, and it was
feared it would be temporary. Both
Dorsey and Brady asserted that the
same kind of argument that had been
used in October must be used again in
November, or the Stale would be lost.
A two-dollar bill was good only for one
election. More money must be raised. |