The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-23
WHAT THE POLITICIANS SAY
Pointers from Political Prophets Indi-
eating Republican Victory.
Further Disclosures Regarding Candidate
Sullivan's Ritzinger Bank Transactions
Talk About the Candidates.


Eictory Il the spirit of the canvass meets with no
sheek from this on to the day OF the election.
We have two things to work for, large major
lty to prevent the Democratic canvassing board
from counting Jus out, and to be on our guard
Against frauds There can be no doubt but
that Democratic management has arranged a
plan for fraudulent voting. Il will be tried in
The southern wards. In that quarter strange in
dividuals with the marks Of crooks about them
Baa Do seen about the obscure saloons Of certain
Democratic ward-workers. 1t is wonder the
police do not run them in, unless it is under
stood they shall not be disturbed. But the hon
lst forces are at work in opposition to this
bcheme, and the indications are getting better
and better day by day that they will win"
"Up in my ward" remarked a Republican, III
hear OF many Democrats who are preparing to
scrateh the Coy ticket from top to bottom.
There Is no disposition in our party to vote for
anyone but It's nominees" This is a sample ex-
preston heard from every quarter OF the city
No one claims that there 10 any hurrah, but be-
meath the surface is a determinedness to contest
Bhe ground bitterly with the Coy forces, backed
as they are by his dsreputable methods Of one
man management
A leading Democrat remarked last night "Our
county canvass is not in good shape" He said
no more, but there was proof Of it in another
pne OF the party trying to keep up his courage
by hoping for the election of some of his ticket
He had modified the Democratic boom so far as
6ullivan.
That John e. Sullivan, Democratic candidate
Tor county clerk, or the nominee without party
distraction" as he styles himself in campaign
cards for use among careless Republicans, had
The confidence and favor of the Ritzingers has
not been denied by him or his friends Before
the failure of the bank the remark found cur
hat C,1lIt he
either hand-in-h hand il business enterprises or
that they regarded him as one of their
best customers, If not confidential adviser
As Sullivan has admitted that his overdraft of
b. 1863 amounted to about one third of this class
Df assets, that his notes to the bank aggregated
more than ST, 600, a sum greater than that of any
other individual debtor, making his debt over
Nl 900, that he took advantage of the appraise
ment put upon the notes and overdrafts and tried
10 settle with the trust for fifty cents the dol
Jar, he may be equally candid and acknowledge
The correctness OF further details.
1t is q wellknown fact that Sullivan had on
bis farm near haywood. w. G. Jones, an old sol
der, worthy and Woodworking man, as tenant
and foreman. Last January the employer and
sEndlord was on good terms with Mr.. Jones.
He saw nothing to fortell that his wrath would
probably get the better of his Judgment at time
when he would want to beat Jones nearly to death.
Thus Sullivan was in the habit of being con-
6dental at times. SIT was the Sunday before
the bank failed" said Mr. Jones, yesterday
"that Sullivan told me he was afraid his bank
you'd fail. / asked him if he had any money
IN 1t. and he said A little If I was YOU
replied, would draw the money out That's
all right answered Sullivan, L can manage it. ,
The bank broke, and few days afterward
asked him if he got his money out before the
failure. He said: oh, yes, took out ST.. 900
the We dnesday before"
The following letter, concerning Colonel Mer-
Sill, the Republican candidate for county audit
or. written by julius G. Andrews a wellknown
colored man, appeared in the News last even
Ing: Il came to Indianapolis in August. 1865,
after being mustered out of the One hundred
acknowledgements Pennsylvania volunteers, a
colored regiment in which had served as pri-
%ate for two years and a half Before the war
was a slave on a cotton plantation in Putnam
eounty, Georgia When l came to Indianapolis
! could neither read nor write After l had
been here several years, I heard of a
solored Sunday class in the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, where colored people
were taught to read. at once entered
the class. Objection was made by some of the
people In the church to having a colored class in
white Sunday-school; but Colonel Merrill vol
unteered to teach the class, and did so for over
two years, and through his influence the opposi-
ton to the class ceased. I now remember the
following persons who were in the class: Proph-
ct Dixon, the express man; Samuel Gilbert, who
lives on Olive streets John Llewellyn who works
for Johnston & Bennett; John Whitaker who,
until recently, lived with W. A. Ketcham John
Williams, coachman in this city; John Wilson,
who W as Republican nominee for the Legisla-
ture in 1884, and George Winslow. the
janitor Of the Baldwin Block; also, An
ME Goodal, Hattie Goodall. Laura Goodall,
Annie Llewelyn and Mary Llewellyn. There
were many Others in the class at different times;
but DO not now remember their names It was in
this Sunday school class that aud most of the
others learned to read and write under the teach
ing of Colonel Merrill l have always felt CRATE
full to Colonel Merrill for what he did for me-
and have regarded him as friend for nearly
twenty years. The people who say that he is
not friend OF the colored race do not know
what they are talking about The colored peo-
pie never had better friend"
A meeting of the Republican State central
sommittee was held last evening at the Denison
House. The members present were: Col. G. c.
Dchreeder, Second district; A. F. Jones, Fourth;
Capt ". F. Browning, Fifth; J. N. Huston.
Eighth; DR.. Pattison. Tenth; John /. Ollie,
Eleventh, and F. H. Barnard, Twelfth. Capt,
w. H. Hart, of Frankfort member of the
State executive committee, was also present
The reports regarding the political outlook In
the different districts were Of the most encour-
expressed.
Col James B. Black, secretary Of the Indiana
Civil-service Reform Association, is sending to
ali the legislative candidates in the State cir
cular letter, requesting answers to the following
questions: Il. Are you in favor of placing the
public institutions of the State under the con-
troll Of non-psrtisan boardsi 2. Are you in ia
vor of extending the principles Of the national
civil service law. known as the Pendeton act
to the benevolent and penal institutions of the
State and other branches of the State civil
service where practicableY' The candidates are
requested to answer within ten days.
Said member of the Hotel Brotherhood last
evening: "TagRart thinks he has the brother
hood solid in his support but he is very much
mistaken. He is relying upon his head-waiter,
John Riggs, who has boosted great deal about
his being able to vote u.s. Riggs refused to join
the organization when it first started, and made