The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-02
THE LOCAL POLITICAL NEWS.
The Democratic Corruption Fund-An Inter-
view with Mr.. Seaman.

Within the past forty eight hours the Demo
cratic State central committee have received a
large amount of money for their corruption fund,
and it is their intention to scatter it all the
State for the sole purpose of buying votes. The
amount said to be between 500, 900 and $685. 900,
and it was raised principally in Kentucky and
Missouri. Within tie past two weeks commit
tees have been sent to every town OF any size In
these States, and almost forced the Democratic
business men to make contributions to this fund.
1t is evident that the Democrats are desperate
and will resort to almost any expedient to carry
the State.
AN OPINION ABOUT THE IRISH VOTE.
Hon. John F. Seaman, Of Chicago. the we'll
known Irish-American i'll a brief talk with
Journal reporter yesterday, said: You ask as
TO the Irish vote in Indiana2 Well, have made
sixty speeches in your State, speaking in fifty
different counties, and while do not wish to ap
pear unduly sanguine, candidly think the Irish
vote that will be given to the Republican ticket
will be surprise to all of you l have made
some figures, and estimate that Blaine and Logan
will get at least g. 900 Irish-American votes that
have never been given to Republican candidates
before. We are not the clannish people we are
generally supposed to be- but the fact that both
James G. Blaine and John A. Logan have Celtic
blood in their veins brings them nearer to our
people than any preSlQentlal canulQaueS nave
ever been since the Irish were voting force In
this country. That fact, coupled with the greater
fact that the English policy of free trade is an
inseparable part of the Democratic policy
and platform, as represented by Cleveland, brings
to the Republican party great body of think
ing progressive Irish. That the Catholic clergy
are many of them with is for different
reason. The Catholic Church is not. as many
Ocratic party, or :. of any party The
clergy see that division Of its people
into the different parties will be to the
benefit of the church. l am knowing to a con-
versation held no long time ago with an eminent
Catholic clergyman, long resident in Rome, who
noted the fact that the Americans visiting that
city, the persons of culture, influence and
wealth, were, nine out of ten, Republicans. This
set him to thinking, and he saw that the attach
ment of the Catholic people to one party was the
height of impolcy. Other churchmen see this,
and the present movement will not only benefit
the Catholic people but will give the church in
creased influence"
A SPLIT AMONG THE GREENBACKERs.
The Greenback county central committee held
a meeting yesterday afternoon and deposed NJ.
II. Daniels, the secretary, for the reason that he
had been cooperating with the faction headed
by Speer, the editor of the Sun, which has
independent ticket in the field known as 'the
regular" John Meddert was chosen as the sue
eessor of Daniels The Speer faction is opposed
TO Young the Democratic candidate for Con
gress, and is said to have entered into alliance
with the Democrats, favoring Bynum for Con
gress The faction which deposed Daniels from
the position of secretary is headed by c. w.
Brouse. The only difference in the two tickets
is that Speer's faction is supporting W. ]. Tur-
pen for the Legislature and is opposed to Young,
for Congress, while the Brouse faction, instead
of Turpen, support James Mustard for the Leg
islature Neither of the fractions have named
any candidates for joint representative and
joint senator.
PRoHIBITIoNIsT ST. JOHN IN THE CITY
Hon John p st. John, the Prohibition candi-
date for President was in the city yesterday,
and left for his home in Kansas last night. He
finished his campaign by speaking at Fort
Wayne Friday night, and expresses himself
as satisfied with the result of it. He does not
expect to obtain the electoral vote of any State,
and in proportion to their respective populations
he expects to receive larger number of votes
in New Jersey than in any other State, with
Kansas second and Illinois and Iowa next He
thinks the prohibition principle is bound to sue
coed ultimately.
The obliging Colonel johnson stopped great
many of his street cars last night that the
drivers and others could ride the mules in the
Democratic procession.
The young men who compose the Light In
fantry Indignantly deny the charge made i'll the
News yesterday that they are trading Off any
Of the Republican candidates for votes for Major
Ross.
There will be {. mass meeting of the Republic
ans of the Sixth ward at their hall, corner of
ST. Marys street and Fort Wayne avenue on
Monday evening at 1880 o'clock, to which all are
invited.
Probably the funniest thing of the campaign
the attempt of one of the Democratic cam
paign clubs last night to sing John Browns
Body" They got stuck on the first verse, and
the remainder of the song got lost somewhere in
the gallery,
As the Democratic parade was going out East
Ohio street last night. number of hoodlums
tried to make DIR. Merrill, who lives at No. 49,
take down the pictures of Blaine and Logan,
which he had on the front of his house. As
that gentleman fought rebels under 'Black
Jack" he not frightened by a few drunken
Democrats, and the pictures remained in their
place
white Democrat in front of the News Office
yesterdaN afternoon about o'clock, singled out
acoored man to talk tree trade to- A large
crowd, fully two hundred people, gathered. The
eolored man happened to be W. Allison Sweeney,
one of the best posted Republicans in this city,
and the Democrat soon beat retreat, followed
by the shouts of the crowd, who loudly ap-
plauded the victor.
Mr. Leon Bailey. the Democratic candidate
for joint senator, yesterday sent out number
of circulars, giving the Democratic platform re
garding proposed reforms in local affairs and
stating that his opponent Mr.. L. H Reynolds,
of Hancock county, was not pledged to support
any of them. This is not true and Mr.. Bailey
knows it, for Mr.. Reynolds and all the other Re
publican legislative candidates united in pub
fishing card on last Tuesday, pledging them
selves to those reforms.
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Mr.. Purdue's Case.