The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-25
4 1tachine-arade Delegation.

The Nelus. which makes considerable
pretensions to fairness and candor. pro-
fesses to believe that the Indiana delega-
ton to Chicago represents the free and
untrammeled sentiment OF the repub-
Iicans OF the state. We can only credit
the Nelrs with honesty in this matter at
the expense of its intelligence, which we
have never heard questioned. The fact
that HARRISON delegates have been ground
out by the machine without regard to the.
wishes OF the republican masses, and that
Mr.. HARRIsoN's canvass is in the hands OF
a gang OF political adventures is so palpa-
bic and notorious that the Ne,rs can neither
ignore nor deny it without presuming very
far upon the ignorance and credulity of
its readers. The Ne,rs must know,
unless it has its eyes closed and
its ears plugged, that the delegates
from the Second district were chosen
without even a pretence of consulting
the wishes of the republicans of the dis
trict; that in the First district Auditor
BRUCE CARR, aided by two or three other
alleged statesmen from Indianapolis, 'set
up" the delegation for HARRISON, and that
their operations were so indecent and
brazen that the entire delegation from
Vanderburgh refused to participate in the
farce OF Choosing delegates" who had
been picked out in advance by these
audacious interlopers; and that In the
Twelfth district convention cut-and-dried
programme was carried out over the pro-
test OF the entire delegation from Allen
county, the largest and most important in
the district The information of these and
other outrages perpetrated IN Mr.. HARRI-
sox's interest comes not from democratic
but from republican sources. The Evans
Vile Journal, republican paper OF the
highest character, denounces in un-
measured terms the methods by
which the HARRISON managers OVERRIDE
the wishes of the republicans OF that dis
trict. The telegram which appeared in
Yesterdays SESTI:gEL describing the man
ner in which the GRESHAM sentiment OF
the Twelfth district was throttled at Au-
burn was written by republican OF the
highest veracity, and the best party stand.
ing. The Logansport Journal, one of the
leading republican papers of the state
strongly condemns the interference of the
HARRISON bosses in the selection Of dele
gates from the Tenth district. 1t says the
republicans OF that district ''are capable
Of managing their own affairs" that they
"don't want any dictation from the out
side" end that Hundreds OF them vii
resent such dictation." The Shelbyvill,
Republican specifies Auditor CAER anC
Atty Gen. MIcHENEs as men who
have made themselves offensive b,
their unprecedented and uncalled TO
officiousness" in the conduct OF HARRISON
scandalous campaign for Indiana dele
gates. These are only few Of the man.
expressions of like tenor from the repub
lican newsrapersin The state, which nigh
be quoted did space permit, and which
can hardly have escaped the observation
OF the Nclos.
The fact is that Gen. HARRIsoN's dele
CATION from Indiana is the product OF ma
chine methods, as vicious and brazen a
were ever practiced in the politics OF
great state. The Nslrs may prefer Z
ignore or deny this fact, but it is supports
By aHimpsachable republican testimony