The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-09-21

lyou what was done % carry the election
IN Indiana three years ago. could not
,Isnyrelf credit the reports untll they were
l|recenily confirmed BY the confessions OF
prominent actors.
Ex-senator Dorsey was placed n
'PpecIal charge OF tho republican cam
l|paign N thai state. Oh ~ SIN ~ iast
s|.nonsh his Interview appeared in the In
linnapolis Timos, republican newspa-
per; In relation % The money used IL
Indiana, be said;
THE MoSEx ron INDIANA.
How do yon know this money was
zone Of the most smiuent mon il New
York brought Il 70 no IN indianapolis. |"
4 "Mr. Thomas g. Pl1lt7"
"Since you namo him be Wao tho man.
turned the money over 70 Mr.. Ed. Ste
lphenson, who il now, believe, the
president Of bank on Sixth avenue.
New York. told him Wo did not need
,lso large sum Ia Indiana. and advised
him 20 take part OF Il back 70 Governor
Foster, IN Ohio. There was spent in all
jim Indiana about 500 900, not nickle
'|of which came into my hands, The 70
publican organization there Waa e GOOD
'as could b, and the credit or it 4 due 10
John &. New and Col. w. w. Dudley.
What ! did We simply supplementary
to their work. An 81 this money VA
paid out By M. Stephens and Mr.. Dillon.
;Irhey live II New York. There can bc
ne q .l! dii.'culty IN verifying from them ny
n she Indianapolis News, ; nsws-
paper Of republican sympa;hies. OF the
4 lth Of last month. tbore appeared New
4 York dispatch with the suggestive head
ling, "The Precious RascsIs Who gur-
rounded Dorsey IN 1850 NV What Trust
I'D Lieutenant 6ays--Tbo Corruption
Fund and Importation Of Voters" or
what the "Lieutenant' says I can give
lbut few cxtracts-
I He says "Whcn reached IndIanap-
bills reported TO Senator Dorsey. and
until three or four days before the cleo
tion I worked under bic direction.
During The canvass ! Wsa daily n con-
tact With Dorsey and the other republic
1can managero q their headquarters in|
'fhe New Denison house. Dorsey Wao]
Everything 10 thar campaign He thought
jof everything, cared for everything. su-
1pervised everything, was obeyed by|
Everybody. When one day he broke]
d0wn from overwork and wGs aick in|
ped, matten at headquarters were fn|
hopeless confusion.
Ny particular and immediate
1frnctions were the organization and con-
jtrol of the parties Of strikers, repoaiers|
and rooghs broaght 70 indianapolis from
1tbc east, and dIstribused IN small gangs
10 different points n me state.
Iherr WE'RE gangs from PhiIa-|
Idelphsa Pittsburg and other eastern
|citics. These imported republicans wero|
letter carriors, petty 0lIIce holders and
|Warc-Workers 81 the cities where they
belonged. Their duties Wcro % intimf-
Ida1o democratic voters. % braWl, create
disturbances, and knock mon down if|
necessary, 20 pers0natc democratic voters
ind % repeat whenever possible.
On wednesday evening. Oc-
|lobor &. about dark, Senator Don Cam
|cron arrived q the New DcnnIson House,
Ind Woo Immediately shown % head
|Quartoro. He found Dorsey still con-
|1ncd g his bed. Gorhsm, Chauncey II
|EiIlcy, and oomc OF the lesser licutcn-
|ante Woro there. Don Cameron had q
sma;l black oatchcl 10 his hand. shook
hands Win him. "How are thIngs hsrs 4"
"Everything 4 splendid, z said I. eve
ehalI carry tho state By 5000 majority. ri
"Wcll," !" said he, n hkyc brought some
valuable rein{0rccmcnts.v Senator Don |
Camoron's hand bag contained 10000. |
By the manufacturers OIL
Pittsbnrg and other capitalists il Penn |
sylvania.
'srhe money used 81 the canvass was |
kept n three drawers of black walnut !
bureau u . little back room II the New
|Denison house. This room adjoincd |
Ibo main dInlng-room Of the hotel, and |
|was separated from Dorsoy's main head !
quar1cre by one passage way. The use
70 which this room was put wos known
only e Corscy and two o. three Of biz
trusted aida
I would no. have ssked your atten-
don % The confessions OF Dorsey and
Biz "trusted lIcutcnants but Tor tho net
lhat what they did We known @ the |
moe. distinguished leaders of the party. |
md approved BY them. No warrior r. |
turning from fields of victory no rcpre- |
sentative % foreign landa bringing homoI |
The shosvoo o. successful diplomacy; no |
Irving, Or Isongf6lloW, OF Hawthorne. |
crowned with the wealth and glory OIL
literature, haS been welcomed 6y. their
|countrymcn with suoh distinguished
|marko of admiration and approval ~ |
|wcro awarded % Dorsey o. hIs return
|ffom tho 1eld of oncccssful political
|crimo. The feast in bic honor g Do1-
|monico6 Was right royal. Wealth con-
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