The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-20
MR. JEWEIT, THE CHAIRMAN
His Proficiency as aTalker Greater than
His Ability as Manager of o Party.
Chaplain McCabe on the Position of Methodists
in This COntest-AnOther Democratic Lie
setAfiOat By Petty POliticians-NOtes.

From what Indiana Democrats say privately
one OF the great calamities they fear Is Charles
L. Jsvett becoming disabled by paralysis of the
tongue. That queer combination of the dude
Ard ward politician has been unable 70 realize
that be is chairman OF his party's COMMITTEES
only by suffersnce. From the outset he has fiat
tered himself that 81 Shserin aud Ed Hawkins
are not managing the campaign. So sdroitly
are they conducting it IS far "a their own re-
sponsibiliiy is concerned that Jewett, in the ex-
uberance Of his unframed youth, is unable to
this State will bs chareeabls to his To-
ability to fill tie position into which
accident has thrown him. When the party
was raking every Democrats community OF tie
State in the hope OF securing some one sufi-
GENTLY able. discreet and sensible, TO act as chair
man. Jewett, OF Floyd county. was not even
thought OF asa makeshift. When the party
could not pull James II. Rice into the position.
nor 81 Shserip. an expedieney was resorted to
IN allowing Ed Richardson 10 serve temporarily.
Again confronting the question Of chairmanship
John r. Gordon was selected upon the d~ictation
of Isaao p. Gray, who had just come flushed with
~ RA4An LAo 80 sSROe SeA40h
unfortunately for the party. died, and then the
leading Democrats began hiding 70 escape i'm
poTtuoIties TO take the Craftsmanship that went
begging Nobody who had any consideration
Tor his future political prominence would have
II, bnt the rat,ls-brained Jewett threw himself
IN the way of being noticed, and when the State
central was CON relied to elect him
on the line of his being Hobson's choice, the
party became tsrrorized at the ~frightful proba-
oilItiss OK accident which that action threatened.
80 far al wett has eonnpad hia ah.litv n ma.
Ing and having himself interviewed on what he
IL doing. 1t rs charged by envious Democrats
that jewett writes the interviews himself, but
this must be accepted with allowance, as IL fur
nishes a safety valve for the hign pressure Of
disgust that his party associates feel in being
forced to give him the Craftsmanship. There
- nothing IN Jeweti's alleged ioterviews except
himself, q glorifeation OF Cleveland and the
ocunoiess lie that the Republicans are conced-
Ing everything 20 the Democrats. ANY one of
s'nse can detect the absurd falsity Of such an
assumptio
the Republicans" said Chairman Huston
Yesterday, mot only do not conced. anything,
but there never was a time when they were So
conhdento OF success, or so well equipped TO early
out an aggressive campaign TO the end. The
conditions were never better, nor has the party's
organization been more complete. We are able
10 attend 10 our own affairs and give time to
the schemes OF the Democrats. They are now
engaged In laying the lines in an effort TO carry
thls State by fraud, but every movement so far
pas been communicated 20 us. The presence in
this State of one Higgins. Eugene by name. of
Maryland, was known 20 Us and the fact that
he Demoerotic managers have roughs and
toughs circulating in several southern counties
rs alleged book agents in selling the
life of Hendricks Is on record.
There are also abominabls schemes Of coloni-
cation from Kentucky, but the Republicans in
that State are doing enough TO keep the Demo
Gratis 81 home. We have no anxiety on that &C
conut except to maintain q close watch on the
border and other counties where Kentucky Dem
ocrsts are liable to locate under the leadership
or these alleged book agents. No, sir; the Re
pnblieans of Indiana and the Nation at large
will coneede nothing until every vote is freely
cast and fairly counted"