The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-29
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
Vigorous Efforts of the Democratic Lead
ers in Behalf of John E. Lamb.
Senator Harrison Delivers Speech at Ken
dallville-Col. Robertson at Wabash-Mr.
Harris Opens His Canvass in Shelby.
THE INDIANA CANVASS.
Senator Voorhees, Will Try to Reconcile the
Eighth District Boilers.

Senator VOORHEES, Will Try to Reconcile the
Eighth District Boilers.
Special to the Indiana polls JournaI.
TERRE HAUTE Sept. 28.-The appearance and
speech of Senator Voorhees,, at Bowling Hail,
tonight, have more significance than has usual
y attached to his participation in the local part
of State campaigns. His speech tonight was
repetition of his Indianapolis address. 1t has
always been his custom TO make at least one
speech here. but this year he comes home for
particular purpose, to accomplish which he will
almost exclusively devote himself This is the
election of Mr. Lamb, his proteee, to Congress.
Two years ago Mr. Voorhees, made seven speech
es in this county, and the probability
is that he will beat the record
this year. When Mr.. Lamb was
nominated without opposition his friends af
fected to believe that the Democratic kickers
would rapidly disappear and that by this time
the anti-Lamb movement would be a thing of
the past They know better now, and fully re-
aize that the movement is growing. Mr.. Lamb
has made hurried canvass of the district, and
now it is hoped, with the aid of Mr.. Voorhees, to
awaken party enthusiasm by having second
tour of the district by the two gentlemen, and
thus bring the boilers back inside the party
lines.
That the Lamb managers fully appreciate the
gravity Ol the SITUATION is maze apparent Uy tuo
aviditJ with which they take advantage of every
blunaer made by the other side to divert public
attention from the weakness of their candidate
The fact that during his one term in Congress
he was recorded as mot voting" 100 times, and
other strong, legitimate charges against him
were having telling effect When some one
charged him with eating fried chicken with his
fingers. the Democratic organ and all
of the Lamb adherents Immediately began
ridiculing the opposition, but so serious
cd thn wis do 20
the anti-Lamb Democrats that public attention
is not to be thus diverted. To that end the
Hon. Charles H. Knight, of Brazil, who is their
leader III Clay county, publishes card Offering
to submit the Congressional Record to COM
mlttee OF investigation to verify the charge he
had made as to the number of times that Mr.
Lamb failed to vote, Lamb having authorized
the Terre Haute Gazette to deny the accusation
In the event that Mr.. knight is shown to be
wrong he will sign a statement that he
is guilty of maliciously lying about Mr.. Lamb
and, in the other event, Mr. Lamb is to withdraw
from the race. Mf Lamb had denounced the
author of the statement liar Mr.. knight
in his card gives Mr. Lamb one week to accept
this proposition. If not accepted in that time
Mr.. knight says, every honest and fair minded
man will brand him who deserves to wear it
with Hlnfamous liar"
After Senator Voorhees, concluded his speech,
ex-S Senator Mcdonald took the stand and fatty
Endorsed the gerrymander, because, as ne said,
ut was right" He said he was opposed to the
civil-service law and that President Cleveland
enforced it only because he was sworn to execute
the laws. He concluded appealing to the Demo
Gratis OF the district not to permit John E. Lamb
to be defeated in Democratic district, end
promised to come back aud help elect him. Mr..
Lamb followed in few brief words, to caution
his friends not to believe false prophets