The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-23
LOCAL POLITICAL GOSSIP.
VanderYOOrt on Matson- An Attorneys 0pin-
ion of the Blaine Marriage,

At an enthusiastic Republican meeting held il
nine Democrats declared that they would vote
for Blaine and Logan
Senator Harrison will be the principal speaker
at the opening of the Second ward wigwam, to
morrow night, and he will be followed by Mar
shall Pitkin and Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn
The joint debate between the two candidates
for Governor, to be held at Lafayette, has been
changed from Oct. to Oct ID, on account Of
the counter-attraction of a circus, which will be
there on the date originally fixed
Gen Paul Vandervoort the ex-commander in
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in a
ing of Congressman Matson's course in regard
to the Grand Army pensions: Il was member
Of the Grand Army pension committee, and was
in Washington at the time those matters were
pending. / would like to see Col. Matson beaten,
as hold him responsible largely, for our failure
to pass any general measure
Said a well-informed attorney to Journal
reporter, yesterday: sMr. Blaine's marriage in
Kentucky was perfectly legal, and he had no
need to have the ceremony again performed IN
Pennsylvania. 1t is a wellrecognized principle
of common law and it is upheld by decisions in
almost every Supreme Court in the country,
that when man and woman agree to be man
and wife, and live together as such, they are
legally married, and their children are legal
heirs. Marriage is only civil contract. The
law in Kentucky, and other States, requiring a
license and other formalties, is simply directory.
A clerk can be punished for not issuing it. and
a minister or magistrate can be punished for
marrying people without license; but the
parties themselves can be married without these
formalities Such marriages as that of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine have been held to be legal by the
Supreme Court of Kentucky in several cases, as
well as by the courts of Indiana In New York,
and probably other States, there are provisions
in the law holding that the fact of persons iv-
ing together as man and wife, mutually agreeing
to that relation, constitutes legal marriage
BETS THAT WERE NOT TAKEN.
Il can name you fifty men in Putnam county
who have always voted the Democratic ticket
that will vote for Blaine, remarked Henry Jor-
dan, .of Greencastle, to Eb Henderson, chairman
of the Democratic State committee, during
conversation on politics at the Denison House
last night
"I1l bet you q cigar" was the bold bluff re-
Spouse of the Democratic chairman, that there
are not eight men in the county who have ever
voted the Democratic ticket that will not vote it
this year.
Il Twill put up $500 day after tomorrow on
bet that there are fifty, replied Mr.. Jordan.
Mr. Henderson showed no disposition to take
the bet.
II know twenty-five Irish Democrats in Put
nam county who will vote for Blaine, added
Mr. Jordan
There are only six, knowingly rejoined Mr..
Henderson
II will bet you $780," replied Mr. Jord an,
that can introduce you to twenty-five in
Greencastle alonen
Mr.. Henderson did not take the bet.
ATTENTION WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
We, the undersigned, request all crippled and
disabled soldiers of the late war to meet at the
Office of T. W. Pease, ]. P, No. 40 North Della
ware street baldwin Block) on the 24th day of
September, at 1870 o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose
of forming Blaine and Logan club to partici
pate in the coming State rally.
THEODORE W. PEAsE,
MOSES G. MoLAIN.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept %.