The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-17
pLANSOFtTHE CONSPIRATORS
gbe Democratic Politicians Ready To Do
Anything to Retain Their Power.
rbs BuIldozing Scheme by Which They Hope
10 Intimidate Republicans from Asserting
Their Rights to the Legislature.

Sanate of enough Republican seats to give the
oartv majority in electing United States
ranator indicated possible end of the work for
the time being. except the manufacture of evil
1ance This is being looked after under in.
structions from headquarters. and it will be used
n trying to establish charges of corruption at
the polls 1t is in keeping with the final move
70 raise at a wholesale deal the question of ineli
tibility on the ground of bribery solely "This,
am sure, will hold, said prominent conspira-
tor 1.-THE statute is explicit in defining
bribery as cause of ineligibility Yet, after
all. it is hard thing to prove man ought not
TO lose his seat for what his friends do, aud
the accused will certainly defend himself by say
ing that he had no knowledge ofillegitimate uses
of money. He paid his assessments and as far
Is he knows. or even claims to know, the money
went to pay the legitimate expenses of a cam
paign. That is all of an investigation. Like
InfoFmaties tending to place the returns of
certain precincts in danger of being
thrown out, bribery is charge
that either party can USE" This in a nut
shell is the force Of the conspiracy If the Re-
Dublicans will hold off and not attempt to try
lust charges 10 contest, the Democrats will urge
bc contests and gladly call quits.
That this purpose has the highest Demo
sratic Endorsement is shown by the following in
Relations to the questionable form of contest in
vtituted in behalf of E. s. Daniels, of Locans-
port This defeated candidate for Senator did
not even take enough interest in his own claims
to secure the requisite affidavit as to alleged
bribery on the part of his competitor and was
20 indifferent ia regard to the affair that Sena-
tor Voorhees, had to send him the following tele-
gram;
INDIANAPOLIS Nov IL 1886.
Hon. e. s. Daniels:
The purpose of Republican leaders to steal from us
our majority in the Legislature is open and avowed
Our means OF preventing them is to contest Repub-
Hcan Senators-eect and show the corrupt usa of
money, which can undoubtedly do in every in
stance i sincerely hope there viii be no hesitation in
standing by the contest in your county. This move
ment receives the appreciation Of Our friends in every
part of the State. d. W. VOORHEES,.
Notwithstanding this urgent appeal, Daniels
still declined to make the contest and an elector
did 1t for him. Still dissatisfied with what had
been done, he came here Saturday night last to
insist on a withdrawal of the papers, but after a
conference with Eb Henderson and John E.
Lamb. Senator Voorhees, at that time being on
the way to Washington, he decided to
let the managers do as they pleased.
Daniels said virtually to reporter that he had
nothing more to do with the contest, that it was
brought by his friends and would be carried ont
by them This fits very nicely the opinion
Chairman Henderson offered last evening on the
question OF contests BROUGHT by electors. Il do
not think, ne remarked, that after a contest
Is fled by al elector it can be withdrawn, es-
pecially by the candidate in whose behalf it is
brought, and particularly after the ten days in
which a contest can be begun have expired If
q mar does not bring suit he certainly has no
legal right to withdraw it. The only way it can
come to nothing is for the contrasting elector to
fail to aDpear to push his case"
There Is a suggestiveness in this that is
further proof of the bluffine methods adopted by
the Democracy. The meaning of the conspira-
tors Is, 'You let Measher, Mock, Beasley and
others of our men alone, and our contesting
electors will not appear to prosecute the contests
they have fled but make one step towards es-
kAblishing the ineligibility of these men, then
every Republican seat in the Senate that we can
get by fair means or foul will come to u.s." With
this Wow. they will hold to the contest in Tippe
canoe county. begun in benalf of Murdoch.
Yhey now claim that he had no legal right to
dismiss the contest. as he did not bring it. 1t is
the suit of a contestinS elector, and, therefore,
must continue To trial, unless the eector himself
sees fit TO stay away or to withdraw 1T.
Daniels ard Murdoch both stand on the
same plane, is the conspirator's argument, and
Fbe issue of both contests will depend upon
&ertain contingency In the meantime the evil
hRnce required will be put in shape for probable
use.
az do not believe" said leading Democrat,
4hat ANYBODY will be unSeated either in the
House or Senate If Meacher is not removed
the case against hackey will not be pushed. It
Is probable, too. that If Meagher is unscated
Mackey will be left undisturbed." This, coming
from the headquarters of the conspirators, is
significant either in indicating abandonment
of the contest against Mackey, or the beginning
of effort to foster the i1uence of Knights
OF Labor by fsvoring Mackey. The former pre-
sumption ID the more plausible, for, even among
the Democratic Knights. there is decided opin-
ion that the caucus of either will be able to hold
Its own
Tonight there is to occur a meeting Of the
legislative committee of the State Federation OF
Trades. A. Mcdonald. Democrat. it is given
out, has been instrumental In calling the meet
ing which. it is supposed, will consider only
legislative measures for the benefit Of working
men. 'That is my understanding of the meet
Ing" said Democratic Knight elected to the
lower house. 81 am a member of the commit
tee, and will attend its deliberations, but if
anything political comes up l will protest against
any consideration of such questions. am Tor
Mcdonald, but am not in favor of using the
knights of Labor, or any other workingmans
organization in supporting him. The Knights.
when elected were required to give no political
pledges not in keeping with their party caucus >
Senator Mcdonald, of jackson county. whose
9lgi0iiitv to seat will be tried according
W tho (eulOcFdtiC plan, was III MIC oAty SeS'.a
Gay. He is charged with using money Illegally
Ia securing bis election and in regard to il said
TO reporter: 1.-The Democrats have had full
sway in that district for thirty years, and their
defeat has driven them frantic They are ready
TO do anything, ard make all sorts Of charges In
efforts TO break the force of the Republican vic
tory. The only bribery in my county know OF
was carried out by certain Democratic county
s1icers, who went into one township with whisky
and 5000 in money"
Contest That Has Not Materaiized.
TO the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal;
Please tell our friends. the enemy. that one
ct least. of their bluster contests" has not con
tested Mr. Mills has taken no steps whatever
to contest my election to the next
House of Representatives. On Friday
last a talarram cana from the Demo-