Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-08-23
More Revelations.

THE BLACK WALNUT Bi REAl ~ TIE IN.
DIANA CAMPAIGN.
In the Sim of to-day Dorsey story is
supplemented by the revelations Of a
man who was a Republican olliceholder
at the East in 1850. \ fortnight be.
fore the October election in Indiana, he
says, II received an urgent request, or
command, to 20 to indianapolis. The
summons was in writing. 1t was sign
ed by Senator Dorsey. took this let
ter to my official superior and was told
by him to 90.
"When | reached indianapolis re
ported to Senator Dorsey, and until
three or four days before the election
worked under his directions During
the canvass was daily in contact with
Dorsey and the other Republican man
ayers at their headquarters in the New
Denison house. Dorsey was everything
in that camaign. He thought Of every
thing, cared for everything, supervised
everything, was obeycd by everybody.
When one day, he broke down with over.
work and was sick in bed. Matters at
headquarters were in hopeless confusion.
The subordinate managers ran around
wildly and helpless, like so many chick
ems with their heads chopped off.
Dudley and New were IN the ground,
but their work relatively amounted to
little, although they have.bcen superb
~ rewarded for the work that they did.
The one trusted Lieutenant Of stephen
W. Dorsey was George G. Gorham. lie
was cool headed and efficient. Nearly
every dollar Of the Indiana fund that
was paid out to local or imported agents
was paid on the order Of stephen W.
Dorsey or on tho order Of George G.
Gorham.
Swain was also there during almost
oil Of my stay, as the personal repre-
sentative Of Garfield He was constant.
ly at headquarters lie communicated
with Garfield several times every day
by telegraph or by mail also wrote
frequently to Garfield to inform him n
to the situation. This fact Swain must
have discovered during one Of his flying
visits to Mentor, for he afterwards
treated me with some sulkiness. He
appeared to be dispIcased because facts
went to Mentor through another med..
um than himself
my particular and immediate func.
tions were the organization and control
OF the parties, Of strikers, repeaters
and roughs brought to indianapolis
from the East and distributed in small
gangs to different parts in the state.
The trick Of importation and coloniza
tion had been tried on a much larger
scale, but without success, in 1876, when
! was also in Indiana. In 1850 the
means used to carry the state were diff
ferent. The chief dependence was put
on Greenbackers, not on colonists and
rebeaters.
"In the Garfield year, / think, not
more than $50 outsiders we're sent to
Indiana from the east for these pur.
poses. One party, as remember, con.
sisted Of ~ men from Baltimore and
Wilmington. There we're gangs from
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other east.
ern cities. The imported Republicans
were letter carriers, petty Office holders
and ward workers in the city where
they belonged. Their duties we're to
intimidate Democratic voters, to brawl
create disturbances and knock men
down If necessary, 10 personate Demo
cratic voters and to repeat as often as
possible.
"On Wednesday evening, October 6.
about dark, Senator Don Cameron ar.
rived at the New Denison house, and
was Immediately shown to headquarters.
lie found Dorsey still confined to his
bed. Gorham, Chauncey !. Fiiley, and
some of the lesser lieutenauts were
there. Don Cameron had small black
satchel in his hand. shook hands
with him.