The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-11-03
TO PURCHASE INDIANA.
Disgraceful Attempt to Corrupt
Voters.

Following is copy of the letter sent to va
rious persons in Indiana from the Republican
National Committee by Gen. w. W. Dudley,
its treasurer. Gen. Dudley does not deny he
sent a letter to the Republican Chairman of
county committees in Indiana, but claims
that the one below is altered and forged.
His explanation is not believed either in New
York or Indiana, and his past political history
is such as to warrant the belief that the letter
as published is genuine. Dudley grew wrath
when his scheme was discovered and exposed
and threatened to sue any paper thatpubhsh-
ed the letter. He has been challenged by the
New York Times, and Indianapolis Sentinel,
but no suits have been instituted. The chair
man of the Indiana State Committee does
not deny that Dudley wrote the letter, but re-
pudiates it as far as his committee is concern
ed. Here is Gen. Dudley's letter:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE, 81 FIFTH AVENUE,
New YORK, Der. "a, 1888.
DEAR SIR: l hope you have kept copies of
the lists sent me- Such information is very
valuable and can be used to great advantage.
1t has enabled me to demonstrate to friends
here that with proper financial assistance In.
diana is surely Republican for Governor and
President, and has resulted, as l hoped it
would, in securing for Indiana the aid neces-
sary. Your committee will certainly receive
from Chairman Huston the financial assistance
necessary to hold our hoaters and doubtful
voters and gain enough of the other kind to
give Harrison and Morton 10000 plurality.
| New York, with what we have done, ought to be
safe beyond peradventure for the Republican
Presidential ticket; Connecticut likewise. In
short every Northern State, except possibly
New Jersey, though we still hope to carry
that State. Harrison's majority in the Elec-
toral College should not be less than 100.
Make our friends in each precinct wake up to
the fact that only Doodle, fraudulent votes, and
false counting of returns can beat us in the
| State Write each of our precinct correspon-
dents, first, to find out who has Democratic
Doodle and steer the Democratic workers to
them and make them pay big prices for their
own men: second, scan the election officers
| closely, and make sure to have no men on the
board whose loyalty TO us is even questionable,
and insist on Republicans watching every
movement of the Democratic election officers;
third, see that our workers know every Repub-
lican voter entitled to vote, and see that they
do vote; fourth, divide the hoaters into blocks
of FIVE and put trusted man with necessary
funds in charge of those five and make him re-
sponsible that none gets away and that all vote
our ticket; fifth, make personal appeal to the
Republican business men to pledge themselves
to devote the entire day, Nov. G, to work at
the polls, l. e., to be present at the polls with
tickets. They will be astonished TO see how
utterly dumbfounded the naturalized Demo
cratic voters will be, aud how quickly they
will disappear The result will fully justify
the sacrifice of time and comfort, and will be
source of satisfaction afterward to those who
help in this way. Lay great stress on this
last matter; it will pay. There will be no
doubt of your receiving the necessary financial
assistance through the National, State and
| County Committees, and only see that it is
husbanded and made to produce results. |
rely on you to advise your precinct cores
pondents and urge them unremittingly to
constant efforts from now until the polls close
and the result is announced officially. We
will fight for fair election here if necessary.
| The rebels and copperheads can't steal this
election from us, as they did in 1884, without
some one getting hurt. Let every Republican
do his whole duty. and the country will pass
into Republican banda never to leave it, |
trust Thanking you again for your efforts to
assist me in my work, | remain, yours sim
cerely, WILLIAM W. DUDLEY
Please wire me result in principal precincts
and counties.