Daily globe., 1883-07-20
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"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 eff
feet his business. But it really seemed as
though the party were now getting ready
to fight battle. There had been some
doubt about this before. Within a week
after the Fifth Avenue conference, Wall
street had subscribed very large amount
of money, not far from half a million
dollars. At the same time began that re-
markable, and, at the time, unexplained
zeal which the old istalwart 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
memorable visit to Garfield at Mentor,
and Grant and Conkling took the stump.
But while all this frework business was
going on, there was one man who had more
serious matters TO attend to. In constant
communication with Garfield, Dorsey be-
gan to organize for all 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 conference, Dorsey had
abundant opportunity to put into opera
tion, without being detected, the plan of
campaigning in Indiana that afterward
won the battle, and which brought from
Garfield those expressions of thanks and
grateful Acknowledgements which Dorsey
now has in his possession.
Dorsey's plan involved the most thor
ough canvass of the state of Indiana that
had been made since the vigorous days of
o. 2. Morton. Every voter was enrolled,
and the first canvass showed that the state
was hopelessly Democratic. Of the pure
ly strategic 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 prodigy of political ability"
In the latter part of September, after
Dorsey's organization had been perfected,
after every voter had been placed, and the
influences that could be brought to bear on
each voter had been thoroughly learned, a
special messenger left New York for In
dianapolis. Ee had with him over $780,
600, 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 a
penny of the money, though urged to see to
its distribution personally. He was there
not only to see to it that his plan of or
ganization was followed to the letter, but
alse to prevent, SO far as possible, any
of the money from sticking in the
pockets of men who were trusted to dis
tribute it. When the money reached the
local committees it was found to be large
ly in crisp, new 81 bills. 1t is believed
that Mr.. John G. New could tell how bills
and drafts of large denomination were
thus converted into bills of this denomin-
alton. At all events there they were.
They were distributed through the state
just as ballots were, in great punches.
The destination of each was perfectly well
known, and by noon of election day they
had fallen like snowfakes silently all over
the state, although more in some parts
than in others.
Then came the count of polls in the
evening. The 81 bills and the $4,000,
combined with Dorsey's plan of organiza-