The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-27

your flag has in his past life and in the cOnspio
nous ability with which he has thus far con-
Quoted his canvass, shown himself worthy OF the
nigh trust for which hehas been put forward
He will, have no doubt, return the honor that
shall he conferred by placing him in your high
est executive office. with the fullest measure or
able and faithful service.
am not familiar with the character of your
organization, nor especially the provision you
diana, where our contests are closer than yours.
our organization in our great campaigns Is most
before the contest of 1880 our
state central committee had been gathering and
placing upon it's books the names and addresses
of AL the most Jealous and efficient Republicans
in the several townships in the State. IL had
correspondent with them, it had sent speeches
aad documents to them, it had interchanEed
suggestions with them, it had brought them into
thorough sympathy with its plans for connaot-
ing the canvass. When nomina ted myself, for
Governor, had urged The Importance of real
lzation bv each Republican voter that in his
own neighhorhOod he could do a service which
no candidate could do and had cautinned our
friends against canvass of big conventions
and drums ana display. Our whole canvass pro-
ceeded upon the idea that it WAS not a candl-
dates canvass hut peoples canvass, In which
every true Republican, in every nelghborhoou
In the State, was to take an rctve personal share
when my appointments were announced, In
order that in conducting my canvass might be
relieved from avery unnecessary care, the State
central committee took upon itself 70 see that
notice was widely given Of every appointment
In every county In which was TO speak, ana
the same care was taken in the case OF other
speakers. I was furnished before 1 started
to each series of appointments with paper
showing on what train and at what hour
would start to and arrive at each place or
speaking, who would meet me at tile railroad
station, at what hotel would stop; and every
speaker not a merely local one, was supplled
with like chart. was furnished with list OF
The committeeman OF the several townships OF
each county and a time was appOin red for them
TO converse with me, before the hour for speak
ing, about the state OF public sentiment in their
townships-who were turning 10 us, who against
1g sffnV bnv IN dnnh Va had n a
the Stare, the last to verify the first. both or
which showed a majority Tor us OF about 5000,
and when Mr. Dorsey, of whom you have OF
course heard, came into the State, he was
furnished with the result of the poll.
Do you ask what carried Indiana? | answer
such organization and personal effort as / have
described Every man did his part everywhere.
candidate for Governor spoke in eighty six of
them, and the good feeling ran so nigh
that 1 believe 1 fall far below the mark
when 1 say that he shook hands
thousand persohs. The tide set in for us at
very early stage OF the canvass, and 1t stayed
with us to the end We have a long border upon
Kentucky AMI Illinois, and from few days after
the canvass began we had no fears of the result,
If we could prevent an extensive importation OF
voters from those States. Will not say there
wac a scheme for such an importation. but |
Will say that we had heard and firmly believed
there was, and whatever Willingness we hau to
receive peounary aid was almost wholly for the
purpose of being able to thwart this scheme.
The organization had was almost as COM
piete as perfect military organization, and.
committeeman, and TO candidates, and 10
speakers. l have always believed the largest
credit is due to the privates in the ranks.
If in the State of Quo you have organization
like this, il the people are alive and doing
chief part of the work, your standards Will GER
tainly be borne TO triumph