The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-22
Where They Step in and Give Orders for the
Defeat Of Congressman Merryman Be-.
cause he Voted Against the Mills Bill.
Democratic Preparations for Retaining
Power by the Assistance of Fraud.
The Latest Figures from the Betting People
Show that Harrison Stock Is Considered
a Rather Desirable Investment.
WHITE HOUSE DICTATIoN.

Democrats Of the Eleventh New YORK Dis-
trict Very Likely 60 Resent Interference.
Special to the Indianspolis Journa.
New York, Oct. 2L-The Democratic voters
in the Eleventh congressional districs Of this
city are In state Of intense indienaton over the
action of the administration In meddlng with
their congressional nomination Of last week. II
is case that Is bsginrng to demand good
deal of attention. and before it 10 done with the
Democratic managers. and especially the incum-
bent Of the White House, will regret that they
ever permitted themselves to attempt TO dictate
in the district in question. There are in this
district three assembly districts, the Thirteenth.
Fiftesnth aud Seventeenth. AT the last two
nominating conventions Alderman Quinn had
been the choice of the Seventeenth Assembly
district, but he failed in being select
ed, the Thirteenth aud Fifteenth dis
tricts supporting and nominating Col.
Truman A. Merryman. This year. as formerly.
the Seventeenth district delegates favored
Quinn, as before, and they adopted resolutions
urging his nomination for Congress- The Fif-
teenth, Merrvman's own district, was. OF course,
for him, and /: was confidently expected that the
Thirteenth, which is cut from Surveyor Bea,tie's
Of Colonel Merryman. Positive assurances to
this effect were given by Colonel Beastie and his
friends At the same time 1t was noticed that
a number of Mr. Beattie's hsnchmen were
loud in denouncipg Congressman Merrymnn
for his action in voting against the
Mills bill. Ono of those men, who
was particularly vehement ia his
opposition to Msrrymap, was Special Inspector
Merritt, one Of Beatties chief fuclemen in that
district. Little was thought Of this preliminary
discussion. as it was believed, up to the night
before the nomination, that Beattie would put
stop to it week ago Saturday Beattie went
over to Washington, and while there resolved
his final orders. SO il is believed. At any rate.
whether he got positive orders or not he came
back to New York and at once announced that
he was not going to stick his finger
into the congressional politics of his
district This meant that the men who were
known TO be his special representatives and had
been dsnoancipg Congressman Merryman for
voting against the Mills bill. would run as dele
gates from that district and defeat Merryman
Beattie, who had always been close persons al
friend of MerrSman's. endesvored to escape all
sent his man to Merrymau on Thursday night of
last week. the night before the nomination was
made. with fresh assurances Of his warm per
sonal friendship, saying that he would do
anything in the world for him,
feel that he could mix ND at all IN politics. OF
course, the only explanation OF this was that il
vss tantamount to q declaration that he could
have to carry ont the orders OF the " hite House.
fth4 taA lAd Nclu ~
his own friend, and it was also positive evidence
that the administration had directly interfered
in declaring that the CONGRESSMAN Of the
Eleventh district was distasteful TO the admin
istration on account OF his independent and
fearless course ir regard to that measure. The
Eleventh congressional district is the largest
manufacturing district in the city of New FORK. IL
contains q large lumber ofiDemocrstic manufac-
tursrs. and the action Of President Cleveland in
deliberately ordering Congressman Merry
mans defeat has created an intensely
bitter feeling. the effect OF which will
be fully shown election day, as
| open threats of reprisal have been made, and
there is not tho slightest doubt but they will De
carried into execution. The rupture in tho
| Democratic national committee, which has de-
veloped out Of the peculiar methods which have
been followed by Col Brice, much to the dis
taste Of Chairman Barnum, Senator German
and others connected Herewith, has
eliminated beyond all shadow of doubt.
| Senator German, who came here some days
| ago for the purpose Of taking charge of the
| active campaign work in Col. Brices stead, and
who has been busy the past week developing
his plans for the importation of Maryland thugs,
returned TO Baltimore yesterday to complete
| bis arrangements at that end OF the line. He is
| 70 return here tomorrow night. and will OF
| once take bis place in the campaign COMMITTEES
| room, when the rainbow chaser and po
| ltical paralleler Brce will take back seat and
do the hsavy genteel and loud talking in the ho-
| tel corridors 1t is perfectly we'll known
that Colonel Brice's course during his recent in
cnmbency at Democratic headquarters has had
| the effect OF practically wrecking what little
| In with an emphatic insistance that the future
management be turned over to themselves. /,
| is henceforward to be. on the part of the De
| mocracy, q camoaien in which every disreputa-
bic device Will be resorted to that it 10 possible
for the Democratic managers to conceive OF.