Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-01
! M Got Two Dollars for Every
Vote Cast
IKE INDIANA ELECTION IN 1880.
, Fraud That was Practiced by the Gangs
Sent There From Various Places
The Magic Of 0Orsey's
Gieenbacks.
,FosNAIIoN THAT WAS CLEANED
Two New York Politicians Who Were
en- the Field Of Action Taking
Observations Of the
Situation.

Situation.
NV YoRK, July 3l.-In the fall Of 1880
WIS learned that the Republican man.
gers had raised great sum of money in
his city, estimated at over 500, 700, to "in-
IFpsnce" elections. Grant and Garfield had
L,b.keu hands, like Herod and PLATE,
Iscross the yawning chasm, and even Conk-
NIipr had become mOlhied, and consented
10 take the stump. II was whispered that
Isy Gould had been brought over to the
support Of Garfield by the promise that
stanley Matthews should be made JUS
tee of the Supreme Court, and had sub
scribed an immense sum for the campaign.
4 Simon Cameron had taken the field in per-
son and went boldly to Mentor to see
what concessions he could eItort from a
capdi late EShOse pledges were given as
4 freely As q hankrupts notes.
The star Route Contractors
had been squeezed, and My Dear Hub
i hell usd Oeeu importuned to know how
1 the departments were doing, which, being
| lEfE -fEtNtNAr LLSeAAAk " "AAuS AAAOAC A4JAANy
out Of the poor CLERKS. The Republicans
had lost Maine. Their chances were des-
rera,s. They must break the force of pub
lie lee. ing in some way. Indiana was the
objective point. All at once there was
new srr in the camp. They were full Of
couri-c, enterprise and great expectations
and they Dragged loudly.
These facts arrested the attention OF
Dem. Gratis here. Owing to the unfortunate
management of the Democratic campaign
nothing was done to offset these operations
oitheenemy; but many circumstances con-
WINGED leading Democrats that arrange
mems were making 10
Carry Indiana by Fraud,
and they sent out few trusty men to look
into the matter They were instructed to
80 to Indianapolis and obtain what infor-
mstion they could as 10 the method Of con-
Quoting the election. They found a num-
Der OF New York roughs in the cars bound
for Indianapolis on excursion passes. But
they were watched. For some reason, pos
sibly from fear that these New Orkroughs
would be detected at once in Indianapolis,
they left the train before reaching the
city, few in place Two of these visi-
tors have consented to gi5e in their own
words, an account Of what they saw in In
dianapolis. George Lanigin, a well.known
ward politician talks about this way:
His Version
Al went out to Indiana in 1880 during
= - a
after the So-Calied Republican victory. |
weT there with half dozen O,hers-sent
by the National Democratic Committee to
watch the operation Of the Republican re.
pea'trs. We found Indianapolis SwarmiHg
with ~ jladsl0hia, Pitts burgh, Cincinnati,
Cltv,laCd sni Chicago rOughS, many of
whom made the Globe Hotel their head
quarters. On the same train with myself
and friends were those whom | afterward
.0v' Z we're sent 10 .he state OF Indiana 10
10 "a the repeating they could; but before
wea-r,yed in the city of Indianapolis most
Of J.tm left the train, and, | think, they
WeIt ~ the outlying towns 10 DO the work
Tor which they were sent out and paid.
II vaS aCummOn rumOT that delegation
from New York City had come TO help the
EeI ua,.Cans carry the State election; but
While vet acquainted with New Workers
arG ;leir methods | am free to say that |
tit Do, recognize many Of the New York
crowd there,
The Gang
vse .illerent in its appearance and con-
due and their methods were IS different
iruu Dvthing had ever seen in New
YO.N - d~yugOt i from darkness.
tLir N~S York Republicans supplied tne
mO.'s ant the Tepeaters were got else
Wh.-. prIu>ylysnia and Ohio were fully
reyr~~rred in the city Of indianapolis,
snd ,heTe were doubtless hundre,ts
whom, / did not see who left the train
lon- be inre that city was reached.
IN r,-ayd 10 the Grand Army OF the
ReIJuuc. many Of the men who stopped
a, 4 GIuDe Hotel were not Grand Army
men ~ all: they came on with the avoSed
pUr' u. > which they were in no wise back
War.i 80 publicly prOciaimiug, OF doing alt
the rtvesti1g they could in favor ot Re-
puhhcanism, and they carried out the pro.
gysu me with slacrity TO the letter.
81 stood beside the ballot.box in one
distract and heard Democrats challenged
when about TO vote. / saw at once that the
cha,cngers we're men who were bluhng.
and to those " ho were standing by thai II 3
man were challenged in New York some
body would be there to youch for him.
But Lo such thing was known in lndianap.
oils
The state Was Carried by Fraud.
There is not the slightest doubt that
were indiana left to honest means and
honest methods she would go Democratic
every time; but you can't expect that re-
suit where Generalization and dishonesty
rule.
There were barrels OF dollars put out
on the State election of 1870 by the Rspuo-
hcau party. but no one can prove il. Eng
lish, Who is admired and respected all over
the State said on the eve OF the election
that the Democracy had lost everything,
and the facts proved that he was right.
Every one knows that Dorsey carried Out
thousands OF new two and i've dollar bills
The FOStottice was the rendezvous OF the
Republican torch bearers, and yet no one
wants 70 credit the Department. with CIV
ing out the uniforms which they did give
Cu:.
The Grand Army Of the Republic pa.
rade was undoubtedly bogus affair, and
was merely an army OF repeaters. The
GlO6e Hotel Was the headquarters OF the
repesttrS and two Of their number one
evening luarreled, fought and fired pistols
at each other. They had been drinking,
end one of them owned that they were
hired Il come there and vote. Barrels OF
dollars were spent in that State election.
We saw thousands Of strangers from other
States IN the city TO vote, and saw that
most of them left town the night Of the
election"
Then comes the statement OF Lanigan's
fellow worker, Patrick Davis, who also
Vic!ds mighty power in his way:
His story.
e; vas in Indianapolis fully week be-
fore the election Of 1850, and kpoE that
the city swarmed with Republican rsPeat.
ers from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
hsyp A ~ Al
ed men. IstoOd by the polls on the day OF
election, and with my own eyes saw eG
Alderman McMulleD, Of Philadelphis,
point out men from the Quaker City ThO
were not entitled to vote handing in their
ballots. Another element that did much
to dCmoralIze the Democrats was the Uni
ted States detectives. When a Republi.
can repeater was pointed out and accused
while voting, the detectives Immediately
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