Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-03

# the agreement is entered into tonight
nope to hear from you immediately.
Chairman Republican State central com
mittee.
The correspondence abruptly closes here.
The messenger that carried Huston
amended agreement to Democratic head
quarters tonight returned with the state
ment that Chairman Jewett said he had
nothing more to say. The character and
outcome of the correspondence is the sub
Ject of general comment tonight in politi
cal circles.
Chairman Huston when asked tonight
by the Associated Press correspondent
whether there were any special reasons OF
general interest that led him to propose
the rubber band plan and make such per
slstent endeavor to secure its adoption,
said there were very urgent and important
reasons for his action and promised to
supply the press at a late hour with
written statement The language OF
Chairman Illusions statement is as fol
lows: Yesterday we learned from man
who had been taken into the scheme
by Democrats that double voting
was to be resorted by them all over the
state. This man was taken into room
where he and several other men from dit
ferent counties were Instructed In the art
of voting double tickets. They were told
W IOlu anu iron SIIlOOtu uuulUcI VI Udi-
lots the night before the election. One or
more of these ballots smoothed in that
way were then to be slipped into the folds
of lawful ballots and this ballot was to be
held with finger fastened on the side OF the
ballot opposite the outward fold, so that
no one could see that there were other bal
lots inside the lawful ballot. The Demo-
cratic inspector was to be instructed
to seize the ballot between his fingers in
the same way and deposit 1t in the box
quickly. Once inside the box the lawful
ballot would spring open and the spurious
ballots would drop out of its fold, espe-
cially when the box was shaken or the
ballots scattered by the hand of the in
spector in counting. The informant dis
ing the instructions, but we
are not yet ready to make
it known to the public. [ regret to say
he is an Indiana man and holds his head
pretty high. These men were also in
structed to have the tickets voted by the
electors who might be bought on election
day by the Democrats, but afterwards this
part of the scheme was abandon
ed temporarily for fear that the
Republicans might watch the
voters too closely TO permit the
successful operation of the plan and so the
parties receIviving instructions were told
to get the better class of Democrats to cast
watched so closely by the Republicans.
These instructions have been given to par
ties all through the state, and In order to
encourage them they were told that the
same plan was to be operated IN New
York / have accordingly advised
our friends in New York to be on their
guard.
The balance of the statement partakes
of the nature of party instructions regard
ing the subject.
The speech making of the Indiana cam
paign practically closed tonight. Speaker
Carlisle concluded his canvass at Madison
this evening
Ex-Secretary Window spoke at Martins
vile, while Governor Beaver, of Pennsyl-
vania, closes at South Bend tomorrow
GIFTS FOR THE GENERAL.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. "A warm and con-
tinuous rain fell here throughout the day,
making it one of the gloomiest and most
disagreeable days Of the campaign.
General Harrison passed the time at
home. There were not the usual number
of callers today The general however,
was the recipient of unique gift in the
shape of big jack rabbit, which came by
express from Washington, Kan. The
box was covered on three sides with Amer
lean flags, while its top was hidden by
countless tags and stamps put on by ex-
press agents with their greetings to the
general. Accompanying the box was
letter from the three youthful donors,
which reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, Kan, Nov 81,
General Harrison.
We are little boys, only s
and years old and can't vote for you,
but want you elected, and we send you a
rabbit for luck. 1t is said that getting a
rabbit foot is sign of good luck. Some
body sent Mr.. Cleveland rabbits foot in
1884 and he was elected. If the paw of a
common rabbit would elect him we hope a
whole jack rabbit will elect you, sure. 1t
likes to eat apples and cabbage and corn
and will drink milk as well as water.
lSiguedI GUY RECTOR,
Roy RECTOR,
MARLEY RECTOR.
s.-re. BY Guy
The jack rabbit was an object of inter
terest to the family, especially to Benja-
min, the generals 2-year-old grandson.
Another present received today was a
gold headed cane voted to the general at a
church fair given by the German-Evangel-
zeal congregation of Jamaica, Long Island.
Ex-Congressman Williams, from Wis
consin, was among the generals callers
this afternoon.