Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-14
THE UNKrNDEsr CUT OF ALL.
A Republican OfHceholder Swears to
the Peculiar Methods Used in Indiana
in ISSO-What Don Cameron Brought.

A republican OmcenOluef SWedfs 70
the Peculiar Methods Used in Indiana
in ISSO-What Don Cameron Brought
A New York special to the Courier
journal, August 10th, says the New YORK
San contains the following statement
from one of Dorsey's chosen ieutenants,
which the Sun editOrially says is now in
its hands in the form of an afhdavlt,
although the name is withheld Tor the
present:
The affiant says he was a Republican
oficeholder in the East in 1880, and
fortnight before the october election was
urgently requested TO go TO Indiana; the
summons being in writing ana signed oY
Senator Dorsey. Arrived at Indianapolis,
he reported to Dorsey at the Republican
headquarters at the new Dennlson Hotel.
Dorsey was everything in that campaign.
When, one day, he broke down and was
sick in bed, matters at headquarters were
in hopeless confusion. Dudley and
New were on the ground. but
their work, relatively, amounted TO
little, although they have been superbly
rewarded for the work that they
did. The one trusted lieutenant OF ,. W.
Dorsey was George c. GOrham. He was
coOl-headed and efficient. Nearly every
dollar of the Indiana fund that was pad
out TO local or imported agents was pald
on the order of 5. w. Dorsey or on the
order of George c. Gorham. Swain was
also there during the most OF my stay, as
the personal representative OF Garneld.
He was constantly at the headquarters.
He communicated with Garfield several
times every day by telegraph or by mail.
My particular and immediate functions
were the organization and the con-
troll of the parties OF strikers,
repeaters and rOughs brought
to Indianapolis from the East and dis
tributed in small gangs at different points
in the State. The trick of importation and
colonization had been tried on a much
larger scale, but without success, in 1876,
when | was also in Indiana. In 1880 the
means used to carry the State were differ
ent. The chief dependence was put on
greenbacks, and not on cOlOnlstS and re-
peaters. In the Garfield year | think not
more than 80 outsiders were sent to In
diana from the East for the purpose. One
party, as ! remember, consisted of forty
five men from Baltimore and Wilmington.
There were gangs from Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg and other East
ern cities These imported Re-
publcans were letter-carriers, petty Of
ficeholders and wardworkers in the
cities where they belonged. Their duties
were to intimidate Democratic voters, to
brawl, create disturbances and knock
men down, if necessary. to personate
ever possible. On Wednesday evening,
October 6, about dark, Senator Cameron
arrived at the new Dennison House, and
was Immediately shown to the headquar-
tiers. He found Dorsey still confined to
his bed. GOrham, Chauncey |. Filley and
some of the lesser heutenants were there.
Don Cameron had a small black satchel
in his hand. | shook hands with him.
"'How are things here" he asked.
GnlQndI6 I .
we shall carry the State by 1900 ma
iOrity.'
"'Well,' said he, 4 have brought some
valuable reinfOrcements.'
Senator Don Cameron's handbag con-
tanned $50, 900, contributed by the manu-
facturers of Pittsburg and other capital
lists in Pennsylvania. BY 10 O'Clock the
fact had leaked out, and the workers
were iubilant over the amount which Don
Cameron had extracted from the iron and
steel interests of Pennsylvania. The
money used in the canvass was kept in the
three drawers of a black walnut bureau in
a little room in the New DennisOn House.
This room joined the main dining-rOOm of
the hotel, and was separated from Dor
sey's main headquarters by one passage
way. The use to which this room was
pun was known only to Dorsey and two or
three of his most trusted aids. GOrham
had the entry to the room. Its constant
and sole occupant was gentleman APP
parently about siXty-tive years old, nearly
six feet tall, of stout build. and with
face. He had a long, full
beard, pretty well sprinkled with gray.
/ do not know the name of this man; l
never asked it. This man was the custo-
dian Of the campaign funds, and at one
time there was not less than $780,
600 in bank bills in the three drawers
of the bureau which he guarded. The
money was of all denominations, from one
hundred-dOllar notes down to ones and
tWos. The larger notes were in the top /
drawer. | saw the money in this bureau. |
The top drawer, when | saw it, and the
middle drawer were nearly full. The bot !
tom drawer, which held fives, twos and
ones, was about half full. Every bill paid
by this cashier was paid on orders from
Dorsey or Gorham. Possibly there may
have been payments on the order |
of Chauncey l. Filly or John c.
New. Sometimes GOrham simply made a |
ticket, with the amount and name of the |
payee, without any signature. Then he !
would take slip into the little room and |
receive the money from the cashier, who |
would put the ticket into the drawer as
his voucher. No accounts were kept. One |
case, of which have personal knowledge |
where money was paid to buy Demo- |
crat VOtes-Was this: 5000 was promised |
to a Democrat in Fort Wayne, "A promi |
nent local politician, for his influence in |
the ward. The sale was arranged by a |
special agent of the post office, act |
ing under an alleged understanding with |
Dorsey. Among the more prominent |
managers and agents who were cOgnizant
of all these facts, were Marshal Dunn, of |
Delaware; Special Agents Tidball and |
Henderson, Of the Post Office Department.;
Surveyor Caulk and Major Wiegel, of Bal |
timore; Thomas Chapel and Thomas |
Kavanaugh, of the Treasury Department. |
The last named was Deputy Sergeant-at-
Arms of the last House. l think he was !
the man who accompanied, as a guard, |
the money from New York to indianapolis. |
Detectives McElfresh and George Miller |
were prominent agents at Indianapolis"
Mrs. Mary V. Green, Wadley, Ga, says:
Il found relief from neuralgia and a weak |
stomach bV uSinp Browns. Iron RitterS - |