The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-27

Fremont never knew campaign in which
falsehood was so constantly employed as an
argument They began by charging that was
president Of a bogus insurance company. 1t was
at once denied by Republicans IN my own city.
Nevertheless, the Republican papers keep on
printing the story. went to the editor Of one
of Them who is a personal friend and asked hun
why he continued to publish statement which
he knew to be falsea He just laughed at me, and
said, why, Colonel, I will give you space to
deny it in my columns That is the nub to the
thing; they desire to entangle me IN news
paper controversy, so as TO embarrass aggressive
movements | am too old politician for that.
Several affdavits, all but one of them taken
in Da1ke county, Ohio, and that one in the ad-
joining county of Preble substantate the
Aharge that Isaac p. Gray was Know-n9thlng
Among those who make oath to this TACT anc
whose names are attached to the afidavlts, are
Elan Harter, Moses Calkins mot related to the
Republican candidate for Governor OF the otate
of Indiana), Wallace JONES' A. L. Northrop and
j. B. Shriver Mr.. Shriver is brotherin-law
of Colonel Isaac p. Gray.
Yesterday afternoon journal reporter called
upon Mr. John T. Lecklider, the well-known
attorney Eyes, said Mr., Lecklider, in answer
to the isnterrogatory Of the reporter, Il am well
acquainted in Darke county, Ohio, as was
raised there. / practiced law at Greenvllle, the
county seat, ten miles from New Madison.
know all the men by reputation whose names
Northrop, John B. Shriver and Elan Harter
personally The witnesses are all good-they
are as good men as you will find in any commu-
nifty, and their reputation is such that the testl
mony they offer must be very damaging
wherever they are known. They are all old and
weliestablished citizens of the county, and their
truth cannot be questioned"
1t is becoming painfully apparent that the
Know nothing candidate for Governor is much
'like Cleveland and exerts himself in the same
way to tell the truth y
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
Republican meetings will be held at the fol
lowing places in Marion county on the dates
given:
Saturday, Sept 81, 7:3O P. M-Hon. Cassius
M. Clay, of kentucky, Park Theater city; Hon.
John L. Grifiths and Frank H. Blaekledge,
Traders Point, Pike township.
Monday, Sept 20, 1870 P. M--Hon. Thad S.
Rollins, at wigwam, corner Tennessee and Will
kins, Twenty-f fifth ward.
Tuesday, Sept, go 7:30 p M-Hon. w. w.
Herod and w. FL. Ripley, corner Ohio and West
streets, Thirteenth ward; Hon. Thad S. Rollins,
Clifford avenue and Pendleton pike, Nowland's
drug store.
Wednesday, Oct /, 7:3o P. M-Hon. Stanton
]. Peelle, Reichwein's Hall, Noble and Market
streets, Ninth ward Hon. Thad S. Rollins,
Washington and West streets; Hon. John L.
Grihiths Mapleton. north of city
Thursday, Oct 2 730 P. M.-Hon Stanton J.
Peelle, Indiana avenue and Michigan street,
Yellow bridge.
Friday, Oct. 8, z3O P. M.-Hon. Thad. S. Rol
Inns, Fletcher avenue and Dillon street; DR.. s,
L Yancey, North Indianapolis; Hon. Stanton J.
Peelle, Clermont, Wayne township
Saturday, Oct. a, 7:30 P. M.--Hon. John NJ.
Butler, Kentucky avenue and Maryland street,
Sixteenth ward Hon. Stanton j. Peelle, Cum
berland, Warren township.
MR. oLAYs MEETING TONIGHT.
Hon. Cassius NJ Clay, of Kentucky, one of
the most distinguished political orators Of the
day, will speak at the Park Theater tonight,
and his meeting should be very largely attended.
Mr.. Clay was formerly minister to Russia, and
in early life became noted by his speeches and
labor1n Kentucky against slavery.
NOTES AND PERSONAL MENTION.
The meeting which will be addressed tonight
by Hon. Cassius M Clay promises to be very
largely attended.
Governor Porter will fill the appointment of
Judge Tenney, of New York, to speak at Rush
vile on Tuesday, Sept. 80.
John NJ. Butler has accepted an invitation to
deliver several speeches in Ohio, and will fill his
first appointments on Oct. s.
Senator Harrison left last night for West Vir
ginia where he will deliver few speeches.
Next week he will speak in Ohio every day, with
the exception of Thursday.
Marshal Pitkin, of Louisiana, who has been
speaking in Indiana during the last two weeks,
received telegram, yesterday, calling him
home to the bedside of his wife, who is seriously
ILL
Major Charles II. Blackburn, Of Cincinnati,
will speak at Greensburg, the 18th of Oct,
with Hon. j. B. Foraker and General Grosvenor.
It will be the big rally for that part of the
State.
Joseph Brucker Of Wisconsin, one of the
most eloquent German speakers in the country,
has accepted an invitation to take part in the
canvass in Indiana, and will deliver his first
speech in the State at Lafayette on Oct s
The Sixth Ward Republican Club held its regu-
lar meeting at the club rooms, on Fort Wayne
avenue last night It was expected that Joseph
Evans. the manufacturer, would discuss the
tariff, but that gentleman was suddenly sum-
moned TO Richmond and could not be present
dresses