Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-30
ARE THEY REALLY BANKRUPT?
Or Are Indiana Republicans Trying
to Throw Democrats off Their
Guard.


to Throw Democrats Off Their
Guard.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 18.-The
Republicans of Indiana are not in a con-
tented frame of mind. There is trouble
in the camp, and the outlook is discour-
aging. Reports have been coming in
from all over the State during the past
week that the Republican leaders were
paying bills for all the hurrah busi-
ness that has agitated the State since the
campaign opened. Unusual activity and
taciturnity have developed around Re-
publican headquarters this week. In
spite of the pelting rain, General Harri-
son has called at the new Dennison every
day, and has remained closeted with the
magnates for hours at time. He wears
q wearied, depressed, haunted look that
has only come since Mr.. Blaine made his
appearance in the State. And it has
come out within day or two that
financial worriment is the cause of Cen
eral Harrison's anxiety, and that his
visits to the new Dennison have been
for the purpose of assisting the State
Committee in their arduous efforts to
raise funds to carry on the campaign
work.
These dispatches have already touched
upon the strained relations between the
Indiana State Republican Committee
and the National Republican Committee.
The matter is really more serious than
that appears on the surface. The clique
that defrauded Gresham out Of the
delegates and secured the nomination
for Harrison, headed by John @. New,
w. w. Dudley and Attorney General
M:oLo-o~ v,,ola IicfsNof md voeifivo
pledge at Chicago that Indiana would
take care of itself during the campaign.
It was also specially agreed that
Levi P. Morton, in return for
the nomination Of Vice-President,
should take care of New York.
Up to within month Indiana took care
of herself. The senseless excursions
were made feature, and thousands OF
dollars were expended to bring people to
Indianapolis to shake General Harrison
by the hand. A million and half litho-
graphs OF General Harrison were printed
and scattered throughout the State. The
brass band hurrah followed, giving to
the frightened Democrats the impression
that the campaign, so far as the Repub-
licans were concerned, was to be one oi
boundless extravaganza.
Oub Ch0h6O oOcA OCCuII0Qs OOuuCy
after county begged for money to settle
the bills for printing, for fireworks, for
carriage and wagon hire, for the hundred
and one little necessaries of a political
campaign. An appeal was made to the
National Committee. The Chicago
pledge was thrown up in the face OF the
Indianans. The situation has grown &c
desperate that Attorney General Niche
ner, the only man in the State who has
any influence with the National Commit.
tee, has started East to rake up funds
enough to push the campaign along
while John @. New has started West
with Colorado as his objective point, tc
gather money and consolation from the
railroad magnates and miners.
General Harrison has invited his col
league, Levi P. Morton, to visit him
and the Nassau street banker will learn
next Wednesday what Hoosier enthu
siasm is. He will address the Labor
men on the night of his arrival. It may
be possible that Mr.. Morton's visit 10 In
diana at this particular juncture means 9
great deal more than appears on the
bills.
Some Of the Democratic leaders are
very sceptical over this reported finan
cial embarrassment of the Republican
committee, and regard it as only a ruse
to throw the Democrats off their guard
and to enable the Republicans to built
q large fund with which to capture thu
floating vote on election day. And it il