The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-04
General s 3 Recalls Some Interesting
Points II. Hendricks's Record,
And the Latter Gentleman Addresses the
Democracy at COnnersyille another
Speech by Ben Butler-NOtes.
THE IRISH DEFECTIoN.

BALTIMORE, Mo-, Aug. so1.--daVlng just re-
turned from New York, it is competent for meto
| comment upon the proposed action Of Tammany
Hall. take my cue from the best source of
information and from no less distinguished in
formants than some of the leaders in that organ
ization. The proposed action is simply this: 1t
will be ratification of the nomination of the
Chicago convention in a regular way, as Tam
many is a Democratic organization; but, said the
gentleman to whom had spoken, THAT being
the action, you may rest assured that there will
be not only active but open work done against
Cleveland, by majority of its most influential
members Do you suppose" he added in con
clusion, that Tammany Hall by its vote would
! elect Cleveland, to permit man like Thompson
to get control Of the organization, to
say nothing Of the grudge we have
against Cleveland personality" Another
man of prominence confirmed this statement in
another way, but to the same effect. For Tam
many Hall to support Cleveland, he said in sub
stance, would be to put its power in Thomp-
sons hands; the power in Thompson's hands
would put the County Democracy on Tammany
| Hall, but that won't take place, you can wager
heavily" Outside of New York the estimate
| placed upon Cleveland, as man and statesman,
is rose-colored romance compared with the ap-
probation in which he is held here. And reason
ably so, too. He is looked upon as the creature
of such ringsters as Thompson and Manning,
and forced up to unnatural proportions in a ring
hothouse as a delicacy of the season for Chicago
People are compelled to speak plainly at the
| spectacle Of a man thrust upward so suddenly
from an Erie county official to presidential can
didate. Sheridan Shook, whom / knew years
ago as the collector of internal revenue, Thirty
second New York district, the largest collection
district then in the country predicts that Blaine
viii carry New York State by from $4,000 to To-
900 majority. Note the prediction as know of
no better prophet.
THE VOTE OF MARYLAND.
But, coming back to my mutton Ihad started
out to dwell upon the disaffection Of the Irish
vote, in large numbers, from Cleveland to
Blaine, and to cite an incident of the times in
this city. 1t is far from my purpose to raise
j any false hopes concerning the vote of Maryland
4 1t will go for Cleveland without an ''if' or
i "but. The foregone concl usion is founded upon
the prevailing bossism in this city: and its vote
/ overcomes the Republican strength Of the coun-
! ties. The Republicans will re-elect Holton and
/ McComas with increased majorities.
1t is on account of the tyranny of the boss in
this city of the club he holds uplifted over the
i
i which it keeps to uphold the club,
that the detection of large number
of Irish votes in this city is the more significant
1t has point in this that the disaffected have
| no hope of reward, as they know the Republicans
carry the State and their change to the sup
port of Blaine therefore sincere andhonest This
| detection will reduce the Democratic vote here,
i but not enough to put the Republicans in power;
4 and it is convincing proof that there is pro-
4 nounced and determined hostility among the
/ more intelligent Irish towards Cleveland, and
that they will repudiate him by the score. Some
weeks ago the first indication of movement Of
] this kind was publicly noticed Quite large
club, comprised of prominent Irishmen-promi-
nent and well known men in ordinary voca-
1 tions-dared to show their independence of the
boss rule which has so long held them
4 as so many cattle, to be used and
] handled as these bosses pleased came
| together to declare their severance from this
utilization and to openly protest against the
nation of Cleveland and to pledge themselves to
the support of Blaine and Logan in preference
| It was large, enthusiastic and respectable
meeting; the initial movement in the organiza
ton of subordinate clubs in the several wards Of
| the city.
with full knowledge of what the rough element
can do in this city under slight provocation and
what it would under the slightest encouragement
| from the bosses, it was a bold movement. These
/ patriotic Irishmen seemed to appreciate the dan
| gers of being freemen in an old-fashioned Dem
| ocratic city like this, and wisely took the pre-
| caution to hold their meeting with closed doors.
| No one was admitted without ticket or with
| out the distinctive hadge, which had been agreed
| upon, of a green ribbon. The meeting was
| therefore an undisturbed success but the com
ments of the Democratic press the next day,
and of the bosses and their strikers, was some
| thing comical
How far the organization has progressed and
prospered let the following interview with an act
| i've leader in it. explain:
.Mr. P. Q. O'Connor, the secretary Of the Irish.
American Blaine and Logan League yesterday
said the movement is progressing and that they
are receiving converts TO the cause daily, and
that the false and hostile reports and abuse
coming from their enemies and the papers OPP
posed to them have also helped to swell the
number of the league. tWe propose to have
grand mass meeting at the Academy of Music
in the latter part of September, he continued
''and as speakers we will have Rev. George w.
Pepper, of Ohio; Judge Brennan, of Iowa. Hon.
Alexander Sullivan Of Chicago, late president
of the Irish National League of the United
States, and others. We will prove TO the pro-
English press, and to the bosses of the Demo-
cratic party, that not only hundreds, but
thousands of Irish-Americans will vote
for Blaine and Logan. | have at pres
ent 2,l50 names and addresses on my
list Of Irsh-Americans who have always
voted the Democratic ticket but who
will vote for Blaine in November; and this mum
Der is but small fraction Of the votes which win
be given the standard bearer of the Republican
party. As to myself can truly say that en-
tered the Blaine movement without any idea Of
personal aggrandizement. Believing that l am
doing my duty as an American citizen, / will
support Blame, because he is o ripe scholar an
able statesman and q distinguished diplomat;
because / think he will be the best President
since Lincoln; because 1 think he win extend
the commerce Of the United States into every
land; because he will give protection to every
American citizen, wherever he may be- and the
stars and stripes shnll wave unnolcsted in every