The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
In THE FIELD OF POLITICS.
An Irish Democrat Gives His Reasons
for Abandoning That Party.
Chairman Henderson Regards the Sentinel
Suit as Party Affair, but Refuses
the Committees Help.

Two or three days ago an interview appeared
in the Evening News in which Eb Henderson,
chairman of the Democratic State central com
mittee, was credited with having said that the
committee would have nothing to do with aiding
the Sentinel in the defense of the Blaine libel
suit and that, as it was the Sentinels fight the
paper must take care of itself. In column edi-
torial, under the heading rs This Exclusively
the Sentinel's FightP the paper of Saturday
complains of its treatment and speaks of Mr.
Mr.. Henderson with some asperity The edi-
torial says that if the Sentinel must take care OF
itself, so far as the Democratic State committee
is concerned, it win appeal from such com
mittee to the Democracy of the State at large
Yesterday afternoon Journal reporter met
Henderson and asked him what he thought
of the Sentinel's attack upon him.
'eThe Sentinel has been very hasty," he said.
IF they had taken the trouble to have asked
me about the matter they would have learned
that / never said what was attributed to me-
In fact, was out of the city at the time and
was not interviewed about the matter at ALL
think that there was some other cause for the
Sentinel's attack
"What is the position of the Democratic COM
mittee in relation to the libel suit against the
Sentinelp
1.-THE committee is not defending the Sentinel
sit must take care of ITSELF but of course we
are interested in the case because it is political
matter. The Sentinel has the moral support OF
the committee in its course, but nothing more.
Then you regard the suit as political mat
terri .
Eyes, it's all bluff, and we want to see it
out; but we are not defending the case. The
Sentinel's charges against Blaine were not
authorized by the committee, and we Will not
assume the responsibility of them"
An Irish-American who says he has no diff
Guilty in answering the Democratic charge that
the Republican party is the outgrowth Of the
Know-nothing party charge now freely used,
in consequence of thedefection of large numbers
of Irish from the Democratic party-handed
Journal reporter the following memorandum
yesterday:
''In 1860 the Democratic party in New York,
New Jersey and Rhode Island, and the Know
nothing party in those States, effected coali-
ton, with the understanding that the electoral
vote was to be divided a follows: Six votes for
Bell, the Know nothing candidate; ten votes for
Breckenridge, and eighteen for Douglas. The
State of Maryland was the only State in the
Union that cast its electoral vote for Fillmore,
the Know nothing candidate, in 1856. Ever
since it has been reliably Democratic"
The appointments of Col John S. Wise at
Lawrenceburg and Greencastle have been can
celed
William j. Durham, of Seymour, was in the
city yesterday. He is the foreman of the rail
road shops at Seymour, and is one of the most
intelligent representatives of the laboring men in
the State. In 1880 he was Democratic presi-
Dental elector, buthe is now enthusiastically
supporting Blaine and Logan.
Hon. w. Fl. Calkins will speak at Noblesville
on Tuesday, Sept q Kokomo Wednesday, Sept.
81 Wabash, Thursday, Sept. 4, and Marion Fri
day, Sept. 5.
Hon Louis Gottschalk, Of ST. Louis, will speak
at Evansville on Sept. 10; Terre Haute Sept
H. Lafayette, Sep. IL; Indianapolis, Sept -,
and Fort Wayne, Sept. 10.