The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
HOW INDIANA WAS CARRIED.
Not the Work of Any One Man, but of All
the Republican Voters.

Washington Cores pondence Chicago Herald,
Before leaving Washington the Herald
correspondent had talk with Mr. John c.
New in regard to the campaign in Indiana.
II have no desire to speak upon this sub
ject," said Mr. New. THE campaign of 1880
is over and the victory won. 1t is of great
deal more importance to the party that we
should devise ways and means of carrying
the election of 1884 than to discuss the CAM
paign of 1880. The statement of Dorsey, so
far as he speaks of the campaign in $780, is
fairly correct 1 have no objection to it.
Dorsey did very efficient work in the State
in $780, He came there at the request of the
State central committee and myself as chair
man of the committee. The idea prevailed
that Indiana was sinkhole for money for
political purposes, and l had desire that
somebody representing the national COM
mittee besides myself should be on
the ground to see where the money
went. Dorsey, who was secretary of the
committee, good organizer, and man of
ability, came there. But the credit of car
rying Indiana belongs to no one man, no ten
men, nor any hundred men. 1t was the
work of the Republicans of the State. The
State central committee, every county COM
mittee, every township committee, every
prominent Republican, and the Republican
voters of the State were all alive to the i'm
portance of carrying Indiana, and they
worked with unfagging zeal and energy"
How about the vast expenditure of money
by the Republicans"
ut is quite true that large sum of money
was spent in the campaign in Indiana. There
have been no elections in that State for years
in which large sums of money were not eX-
Opndnd both SI6pa In 1875 the
Democrats spent $40 where the Republicans
spent 81. | presume in 1880 the Repub-
licans had little more money, and it was
used judicousy in the thorough organiza-
ton of the party The Republicans did not
need to be bought, because, as L have said,
every Republican in the State was in earnest
actively at work, and heartily in accord with
the candidates and the platform. The Dem
ocrats will hardly claim that good, honest
Democratic voters could be bought for 50 a
head. To the best of my knowledge and be-
lief there were no importations TO the State
on the part of the Republicans, nor do I
know of a single dollar having been cor
ruptly used. Money was distributed to vari-
Gus county committees and township organi-
cations to defray the legitimate necessary
expenses of the campaign, such as providing
speakers and in aiding and assisting in bring
ing out a full vote"
Then" said the Herald correspondent
there was no shower of 50 bills?'
mo, sir; that story is myth. As 1 have
stated, the credit of CARRYING Indiana be-
longs to the Republicans of the State as we'll
as to those who were only voters. As to
those who occupied for the time being posi-
tons upon committees, where all did so we'll
it would be invidious to claim credit or make
distinctions
DO you know anything of the part Cen
eral Brady took in the campaign
General Brady came to Indiana a few
days before the October election. He made
a contribution of, believe, $500 to the State
central committee. If he gave anything be-
yond that sum it was at his own home in
Delaware county. l have no knowledge
however of his doing anything beyond that
General Brady was formerly chairman of
the State central committee, and an efficient
worker, before he went to Washington"