The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-03
LOCAL POLITICAL MATTERS.
Attempting to Sell Out the Greenbackers-
Items of Interest About the Campaign.

Items of Interest About the Campaign.
j. K. Speer, editor of the indianapolis Sun,
and a lot of sham Greenbackers 90 operating with
him, have been and are still working for the sue
cess of the Democrats They attempted to carry
the National party into the Democratic camp
and everybody who opposed the scheme was
vigorously denounced by them as in league with
the Republican party. Among Others Captain
Reuben A. Riley candidate on the National
ticket elector for the State at large refused to
follow Speer into the Democratic party, where
upon the Sun announced that Speer had left the
National party, and suggested that his name
should be erased from the ticket. Mr.. Riley
wrote Speer that the statements were utterly
untrue and asked him to correct them. Speer
declined. Under date of Nov. !, Captain Riley
writes Il was not surprised that the editor of
the Hancock Democrat should open his mud
mill on me- was. however, when Speer fol
lowed suit, and still more so VIXEN he persisted
IN 1t after having my answer" Mr.. SpeeP no
longer has any following among true Nationals
in this vicinity. He can't deliver them to the
Democrats
CHAIRMAN HENDERsoN's BLUFF.
The Journals in receipt of the following which
is sufficiently explicit to need no further explain
atom
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
The following appears in Saturdays Evening
News:
Chairman Henderson telegrsphed to R. NJ. Black. of
Greencastle, that he is ready to wager So 900 So
600 on New York Indiana and Clevelands election
and that If he or Charles Daggy, John Rouark, or
h d. York, or John +. Constantine, anyone else
desires to accept the proposition the money cannot be
produced too soon 1t does not look so much like
bluff as it did, but still the stakes not up.
Chairman Henderson did no such thing He
we'll knows the above amount, $4,000, if he
desires, is ready for him. We ask him to
put up or shut up ROBERT NJ BLACK
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS.
Last night the Republican managers spent the
evening in revising their poll and arranging
their figures. After the conference concluded,
Journal representative was allowed to take the
figures of the poll, which show for Blaine and
Logan plurality of 1O,0S1, and insures the
election of the entire Republican State ticket
They also claim as certain the election of Con
gressmen in the Sixth, Seventh Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth, and con-
cede 20 the Democrats the Second Third and
Fourth, leaving the First, Fifth and Twelfth in
in doubt The Legislature is claimed on joint
ballot by six majority. The Democrats claimed
the State for Gle, Gland by S,341, and the cleo
ton of Congressman in the First, Second,
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh Ninth, Eleventh.
Twelfth and Thirteenth districts, and the Legis-
lature on joint ballot.
REASSURING TELEGRAMS.
Colonel Dudley yesterday received dispatch
from one of the most conservative politicians of
Ohio, which said: ''Ohio will stay by her Octo-
Der colors and do better" Hon. ]. F. Oglevee,
chairman of the committee also teegraphed:
''Ohio will be Republican on Tuesday by large
majority" A member of the national commit
tee telegraphed from New York: 1--WE are feel
ing good over the whole situation, and are ex-
tremely confident of carrying the three States
here'-meaning New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut
NOTES
II would not give 800 to insure Republican
success in Indiana" said Colonel W. W. Dudley
last night Blaine is sure to carry the State
the Republicans had a very largely attended
meeting at West Newton on Saturday evening
which was addressed by Thad s. Rollins, candi-
date for elector
There will be a meeting of the Republicans of
the first precinct of the Second ward this eve
ming at the engine house. for the transaction of
important business.
The German-American Republican Club meets
tonight at Mozart Hall, and it is earnestly re-
quested that every member be present, as bust
ness of great Importance will be transacted.
A secret circular has been mailed by the Lilo
uor Dealers Association, to every saloon keeper
in the city, asking them to vote against Lafay-
cite H. Reynolds, the Republican candidate for
joint senator.
The Sentinel republishes the story given by
the Evening News that the members Of the
Light Infantry trading off almost any candi
date Tor votes for Major Ross There is not
word of truth in it, for the boys are too much
interested in the Majors success to hazard it by
any such proceedings
At the present time the Democrats are howl
ing about the appointment of supervisors of
elections throughout the State. In $780, when
Senator Mcdonald was chairman of their com
heA I'd ALT.
ment of supervisors. If there was any need for
them then, there certainly is now.
The cheeky" letter of j. E. Sullivan, asking
his business partner to vote for John j, Cooper,
is receiving a well-merited rebuke from all
sources, and Sullivan will probably learn that
the poultry business cannot well be combined
with politics. 1t may be of some interest to
know why Mr.. Sullivan so anXiously desires the
election of John j. Cooper.
The Democratic State central committee are
distributing the corruption fund, which they
have received from other States For three
days past they have been scattering it through
out the State and yesterday it was being dis
tributed in the city. The instructions given to
the disbursers are to buy votes outright and see
that the sellers vote as they are bought" The
fund is very large one.
Among the many Irish-Americans who are
working for the success of the Republican cause,
as opposed to Cleveland and free trade, is Pat
rick Melody, of Chicago. Mr.. Melody is well
known In this city, where he has many friends.
He has good reason to hate England, the ally of
the Democracy having been sentenced to be
hanged for taking part as alleged. but not
proven in the Manchester rescue in 1867. his
sentence being afterward committed to imprs-
onment for life. After serving eleven years he
was released through efforts made by this gov
eminent, and largely through Mr. Baine's en-
beavers Although comparatively young man,
Mr.. Meledy's hair is white as snow His recent
speech at Valparaiso is said to have been one of
the most vigorous and effective of the campaign.