The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-14
IMPUDENCE AND CHEEK

The appearance OF Judge Turpie. OF this city,
as counse! for Joe Msckin, in the Chicago cleo
m mt here, where Turpie, after long career. is
regarded as merely q sturdy lawyer of good nat
urAi ability add considerable force of character.
The mystery attending his selection as the coun-
sci OF the willy Chicago politician was being dis
Gu. seq 10 Gay, when gentleman, who has had
much to do with the struggles Of the Republican
party IN this State, said: "lt is my o5inion that
TuTpie is sort OF an assessed gift from Demo
cratic Office holders Ia this State For years the
msnsgers OF Democratic state. congressional and
legislative campaigns have drawn on Chicago for
the pollution OF these voting cattle who are dis
iriOuted among the close districts OF the State,
doing their principal work. however, in such cities
as Terre Baute. Crawfordsyilie Logansport, La
porte, Lafayette and South Bend"
The foregoing combination contains some
little truth with vast amount of impu-
dence and false statement. 1t originated
probably in the Journal Office of this city,
although it frat appeared in the Chicago
News as a special dispatch from Indianap-
oils
Judge Turpies ability is fully recognized
in this city among those who know any
thing about him. The correspondent con-
cedes that be is "a sturdy lawyer" with
considerable force of character We
should imagine that his sturdiness as
lawyer would be fully recognized by any
close observer who noticed care
fully the mastery manner by
which be nonplussed and finally
completely routed the combination of Blaine
and Harrison, together with q batch of Sec
ond rate provincial lawyers, who lowered
near enough to get their wings scorched.
Judge Turpie is quiet and modest and never
takes brass band with him when he goes
into court. In addition to his legal attain
ments and force of character, ne is init
mately acquainted with the best literature
and authors of the past and present. His
mind is stored with the best thought and in
formation of the time, so that even an i'm
promptu platform effort never fails to arrest
the attention of the best brains in his
audience
That portion of the special" relating to
the importation of repeaters from Chicago
into Indiana might be described as gro
tesaue il it were not such an outrageous lie.
1t is wore than lie, because we think
we have the proof at hand to convict
the Republican bosses OF Indiana of the very
sort of rascality which this special seeks to
put upon the Democracy. Mr. Co nor, OF
Kentland Ind, in 1880 was the Chairman of
the Newton County Republican Committee.
He was summoned to Indiana just before
the election Of Mr.. Porter, to meet Dorsey,
Dudley and the Indiana Republican
engi ieeTs Of the rascalities of that
campaign. He came promptly and
had en- interview at the Denison
II use. We are using the information that
Mr.. Conner furnished over his own sigma
ture, and therefore it can not be pushed
aside as "a Democratic lie." Mr.. Conner
says that Dorsey asked him how muca of
majority Newton County could give NJ.
Porter. He replied about 500. Dorsey ga d
il must be doubled. Conner replied it was
impossible. Dorsey insisted that it must be
done. don't you live on the Illinois State
liner Conner answered yes" Dorsey
replied, Import the votes from that State.
The chapter closed at this point
Conner said that from s. 600 toss, 900 were
furnished every Republican chairman in
Indiana to debauch the ballot box at the
election. Another boss during this same
visit showed Conner how to vote double
tickets. And now comes the charge that
the Democracy have been doing this import
ing deviltry from Illinois. There are Re-
publican folk in Chicago and indianapolis
who will receive the information with very
loud guffaw. At the last election in Novem-
Der Republican repsaters were imported
from St. Louis who sfterward regretted that
they only got in 600 bogus Republican
tckets." Chicago Democrats and Republi-
cans in 1884 had about all the voting they
could do st home.