New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-25
CLOSING UP THE LINES IN INDIANA.
HUGE DEMOCRATIC CORRUPTION FUND-CoLo-
MIXING IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES.

indianapolis Oct "a lspecIaD.-In the political de
vel1pmcnts of to-day none Of the fraudulent schemes
Of the Democratic campaign managers in
Indiana has been disclosed, though there
Is now an accumulation of evidence
that therc is hardly any Kind of trickcry
INSCRIPTIONS work known to political manipulaiors
that docs not enter into their plans for the des-
peratc fight that Is TO be made in the closing days
OF the campaign. There a general tightening
up Of things the headquarters this morning. All
Of the entrances except one were closed and notices
were posted stating that visitors must enter by
door that leads by devious and well guarded passages
to the where the parys chief conspirators
doing their plotting. Permission to enter must be
obtained from a who is stationed in the first
room. Some OF the visitors today were decidedly
suspicious looking individuals, and many we'll
known party workers, Federal employees who, in
response TO commands were paying their political
assessments. One OF the latter complained that he
had already paid the amount demanded from him,
and after much talk he finally convinced the secretary
that he was telling the truth. He given
cept. with apology for the mistake.
We do not like to trouble the fellows who
willing to pay said the secretary, "but those who
do not will probably hear something drop pretty
soOns
something did drop for four or five Of the Demo
cratic railway mail clerks who had refused to pay
assessments this afternoon Their names arc Peter
Egger of Shelbyville; l. f. Jenkins, A. J. Ball and
J. " Matthews, of indianapolis. They were peremp-
torly dismissed from the service.
The corruption fund that has been raised IS, &C
coding TO various reports somewhere between 1900,
600 and 100000 The legitimate expenses of
State campaign committee in Indiana have never
been over $50 OOO and ordinarily $4,000 IS sufficient
to meet all proper demands With the remainder
OF The sum a very large number Of floating votes
could be purchased If the fair election organizations,
aided by reputable citizens not vigilani and
tive IN their eudeavors to prevent fraud. The de
,eciives who have been employed by the Repub!i
can state Committee discovered today that II IS one
OF the Democratic schemes 10 bring election re
pcatcrs into the State from Kentucky, intending TO
them in the counties along the Ohio River. near
~ all of which are overwhelmingly Democratic. Two
large parties Of these repeaters arc now located at
Covington. Ky. and it has been ascertained that It
Is the intention to take them Cannelton and Tell
City, Democratic towns in the most beniGhted re-
con Of Hoosierdom, which are not accessible by rail
way and where the population is almost entirely
German II has also been reported by the detectives
that the notorious Eugene Higgins has been sent to
the State for work In his peculiar line.
General c. H. Grosvenor. OF Ohio who has been
speaking in Indiana for several days, here to-
dsy and called upon General Harrison. When asked
what he thought OF the outlook he said: IL means
nothing TO say that VIII carry Indiana.
am old I'm politics to give any weight 10 that
Wherever | have been IN the state have been care
ful ascertain the situation. and / quito
that he viii carry his ward, in which there
four times a. many Republican Democratic
believe. aud nothing snort pf Mississippi methods
will prevent H. II the returns should show plu
rality for Cleveland It vii! be my very firm conyic
ton, matter what other people may think. that
was accomplished by some dishonest scheme