The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-30
LAST DAYS OF THE CANVASS.
Gray Appears at Shelbyyille and Tries
to Fill the Shoes of Hendricks.
The Outlook in Cass and Other Counties of
the Tenth DiStrict-Brief Reports of Re-
publican Meetings at Many Places.
Special to the Indianapolis yournar.


SHELBYv1LLE Oct. 29.-For four weeks the
big Democratic meeting for to-day has been ad-
vertised over Shelby county, and the campaign
was to be closed with a rousing meeting. In
former years Governor Hendricks came down
and addressed his old neighbors and friends and
generally had thousands of Democrats to hear
him speak. To-day the meeting was
to be addressed by Governor Gray,
w. d. Bynum, Hugh McNIulen and
j. j. Walsh Gray was the only who
came, and it is reported that word was sent to
Bynum not to come, as the friends OF Hendricks
did not want to see him. His failure to come
was taken by many an indication that he
was guilty of the charges made against him,
and did not have the nerve to face
old friends of the dead Vice-president.
Governor Gray spoke in the opera-hall, and
when he began speaking about 200 were present.
No enthusiasm prevailed, and the Governor
seemed to feel that the meeting was failure.
In former years, when Mr.. Hendricks spoke
large delegations came in from every
township. and the widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed. To-day things were dead and
the Democracy stayed at home as
they did not want to hear the enemy of Hen
bricks speak Gray spoke for over an hour
national issues. and then devoted the balance of
his address to Indiana affairs In reference to
the Hospital for the Insane he said the provis-
ions for the insane were bought by board of
trustees, and he was satisfied that they had no
object in view but to buy the most Wholesome
of food. He denied that the trustees bought
any tainted meat or maggoty butter, and said
that it was his observation that under Repub
lican control they had been too liberal in their
expenditures for provisions for the inmates; that
on the management of the Insane Asylum the
Democracy had saved over 5000. 600. The meet
ing, all-in all, was failure, ard Democrats went
home disguised and mad. The speaker could
not fill the place of Mr.. Hendricks, and the lat
ter's followers here were glad to know that By
mum did not come.
The Prospect in the Tenth District
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LoGANsPoRT, Oct. 29-The Republicans of
Cass county were never more united and hope
full, and, although the county is between 400 and
500 Democratic, there is every indication that
the Republicans will elect good part of their
county ticket Democrats generally concede the
election of A r. Shryer, Republican candidate
for Senator, AID it would not be a surprise to
many Of them II the entire Democratic ticket
were defeated. The partisan management that
has gobbled everything here of late
years for the benefit of few selfish men
has aroused the most bitter feeling and the party
organization is woefully demoralized. Recent
examination has developed facts relative to
county affairs that have aroused the voters in
general and the Taxpayers in particular For
years Cass county has been tax to death, prop
erty owners have been bled year after year, and
there is little to show for oil this drain on the
pocket-books of the people. This last year
unusually large tax was LEVIED, and as the
county debt had been paid by previous extor
tions, there was an anxiety to know what was to
be done with the money. Over $50 900 lies idle
in the treasury, and what it is there for no one
pretendS to tell
The feeling Of hopefuness felt here is re-
ported all over the district, and Congressman
Owen will surely be elected The methods
practiced by Dr.. Hattery, the Democratic cand-
date, have disguised the honest, sensible men Of
his party. His campaign has been made up Of
disreputable practices and falsehoods, the like
of which has never before been known in this
district. Your correspondent yesterday had a
conversation with Mr.. j. S. Statesman of Peru
whose business has taken him through Porter,
Lake, Pulaski, Newton, Benton and White
counties, all in this district, in which he mas
spent the last eight weeks. He says My bust
ness has taken me through these counties. andsI
have never called forth, Intentionally talk on
politics, but have heard hundreds of voters ex-
press themselves. place Owens majority at
500 or 1000 In all my travels over the district,
did not find a solitary Republican
who was opposed to Mr.. Owen, and scores of
Democrats announced their intention of voting
against Hattery, whose upsavory reputation has
preceded him over the district. If the Republic
ans in the southern part of the State are as we'll
organized and as enthusiastic as they are in the
northern part of the State. the State ticket will
be elected by splendid majority"
The Democratic managers have raised cor
ruption fund of several thousand dollars, and
have arranged to vote the jail birds and unfort-
unates in the poor-house. They have always
voted these people. Some of them have been
they have been hauled to the polls and voted all
the same. With all odds against them the Re-
publicans of Cass county will make handsome
gain this year.