The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-04
LAST DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Desperate EndeayOrs Of the Local
Democracy to Secure Votes
The law Regarding Supervisors Duties
Betting on the Result-The Talk
About the Committee Rooms.

terday, that there are SO many passengers
going out to the Insane Asylum just now. In
the last few days my car has been crowded on
nearly every trip between the asylum and the
CITY. It's little strange, because these men
weren't here a few days ago. They seem to be
taking things easy. They go to the city m the
morning and stay there until night. and then
they begin returning to the asylum by the car
load ''Are they Democrats" well you'd thlnk
they are if YOU could hear them talk. Ihey say
that we Democrats are dead sure TO win, ana
they talk about Jus fellows" making Indiana
Democratic | think they intend to do some
voting to- morrow, and don't believe they VIII
be boarding at the asylum any after that mere
lately we've had to run until 10 o'clock at nlsht
and we used to make our last trip at D. Inc BOSS
says that we will go to running on ola Ullne
again after the election"
DUTIES OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
The duties of the election supervisors, who
are to serve to-day, are thus defined by the Re-
Vised Statutes:
Section 2Ol7 The supervisors of elections
thorized and required to attend at all times and places
for holding elections of Representatives or delegates
in Congress and for counting the votes cast at such
election to challenge any vote offered by any person
whose legal qualifications the supervisors either OF
them may doubt; to he and remain where the ballot
boxes are kept at all times after the polls open
until every vote cast at such time and place has been
counted, the canvass of all votes polled wholly com
peted and the proper and requisite certhcate Oh re-
Turns made whether the certificates of returns be
required under any law of the United States or any
State territorial municipal law and to personally
inspect and scrutinize from time to time and at all
times on the day of election, the manner in which
the voting is done and the way and method in which
the poll books restrysts and tallies or checkbooks
whether the required by any law OF the
United States State, territorial municipal laws,
are kept.
JUDGE HIGINBoTHANfs PREDICTION.
Judge B. X. Hignbotham, of Frankfort, was
in the city yesterday. He has been on the
stump during the past ten weeks with Major
Charles T. Doxey Republican candidate for
Congress in the Tenth district. To a Journal
reporter the Judge stated that Doxey's majority
to-day will net fall below 600 in the EXTREMIST
event, while he really expected to see it forge
up to l. 100 or l, 200.
'lThe soldiers alone will insure Doxeys
election, think, while the Irish and working
men generally are giving him the most cordial
support" said Judge Higinbotham. Ward is
not favortte with the soldier boys, by any
means" continued he, for it is known that
Ward did what little he could to make the war
failure. He was much like Hendricks in that
respect"
THE APPROVED DEMOCRATIC METHOD.
The Democrats in southern Indiana are re-
sorting to the methods used in Mississippi to in
timidate election officers who are sworn to do
their duty. Mr.. Isaac Nickleson, of Taylor
township, Greene county. yesterday received the
following threatening letter;
SCOTLAND, Ind, Oct, %, 1884
Mr. Isaac Nicholson:
Strive. the Democrats of Taylor township, wish
to enfom you about the fraud you played on us at the
April election; and now, you - dog we are going
you, If you don't give us fare count, we will take
you out and whip Hell out of you. Now you -
pup, take warning what you have got, and remem
ber ObtIpe.
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATS
GARD FROM MR.. LLEwELLYN
In response to the statement in the Sentinel
yesterday that w H. H. Llewellyn was en- route
to Indiana from Nebraska, with gang of re
peaters, the following telegram was received by
the Journal last night
NEW YORK Nov 3.
To indianapolis Journal.
The infamous lies sent from Omaha to the Sentinel
referring to me from the Nebraska end of the
defunct Knights of the Golden Circle. Sterling Nor
ton their candidate for Governor called the lanented
Lincoln "a smutty old tyrant." These Nebraska
copperhead freetraders knew that had not been and
would not be in Indiana. w. H. IL. LLEW ELLYN.
THE GUILELEss MIR. BROWN.
A Democratic repeater from Kentucky arrived
in the city yesterday, and being little intoxi-
Gated, was disposed to be confidential He told
a gentleman that he had been sent here to vote
the Democratic ticket, and that he had been
given a letter of introduction to Austin H.
Brown. When last seen he was hunting Mr..
Brown and probably found him.
NOTES.
Beware of bogus tickets.
Carefully examine your ticket before deposit
ing it in the ballot box.
A new precinct making the third, has been
created in the Second ward
Mr. S. E. Perkins is paying great deal Of at
10 fl,ao Nv
kins is suspected.
Even the female employees of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum have been compelled to contrib
ute to the Democratic corruption fund
An inquisitive Republican wants to know why
it is Mr.. johnson can afford to have two white
capped drivers on some of his street-cars Just at
this time, when he can't afford to pay for
tductors? Are they Kentucky friends here on
visitl
The Democrats were around in the western
part of the city yesterday telling the coored
men that if they desired to vote for Blaine and
Logan they should use the ticket with those
names at the top, and scratch out all the names
of electors.
Hon Thad S. Rollins elector for this district
on the Republican ticket finished his canvass,
last night with a speech at Southport to an en-
thusiastic audience No one in the county has
made more speeches or done more arduous ser
vice for the cause than Mr. Rollins.
During Saturday and yesterday over one hun
dred certificates Of citizenship were issued to
men who were brought to the Office of the Clerk
of the Supreme Court by Democratic ward poll
ticians, making the total number of new voters
that the Democrats have run in since the LIST of
October over five hundred.
All day yesterday local Democratic politicians
were going throughout the city arranging to
buy voters today-agreeing to pay prices rang
ing from 50 to $50 They did not pay the money
down but agreed to finish the transaction at the
polls. They will be watched and prosecuted by
Competent men who have been especially
designated to do it.
bogus Republican ticket, which omits the
name of William NJ. Hoggatt the Republican
candidate for Reporter of the Supreme Court is
being widely circulated throughout the State
Republicans should be careful that they are not
imposed upon by any of the many fraudulent
tickets with which the State is flooded Care