The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-08
Brics Claims To Be Busily at Work on Great
Scheme for Carrying Ohio, but There Is
Reason to Think 1t Will Surely Fail.
Important Accessions Othe Republican
COlumn from the Democratic Ranks.
Judge Thurman Receivers and Will Try TO
Make Speech To-Night-DemOcrat Pro-
test Against denomination of Gov. Hill.
Depression at Brices Headquarters-His Al
legged Effort TO Garry Ohio.

Depression at Brice's Hesdquarters-His Al
legged Effort to Garry Ohio.
Special tU tha Indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, Sept The sky, which was
heavy and gloomy for the most part of the day
to-day, did not compare in darkness to tho gloom
which hung over the Democrats ma
tional headquarters. Every thing has
gone wrong with the Democratic committee
so far. There has been a continued
series Of misfortunes, so that Colonel Brice and
Mr.. Barnum are well nigh distracted. Colonel
Brice is..still trying to devise some means for
carrying Ohio His correspondence with agents
in that State is exceedingly voluminous, and he
10 doing his best to get some encouragement
from them. The subjoinsd letter is a sample of
one which he has sent to many persons in Ohio
NEW YORK. Aug. 16. 1888.
mir. James K. Msaher, Cleveland, o.:
'Mv Dear Sir-I wish you would, at your
earliest convenience, write me your opinion MS
TO the outlook in Ohio, what elements with
Us this year that were not with US last, and what
local issues, II any. will have any influence in
the campaign. Many of our friends
urging me to the belief that
we have good lighting chance to
carry the State, and if their opinions are we'll
grounded, We ought to 90 into the fight and win.
Will you also kindly indicate the name OF some
active. discreet Democrat in each of the town
ships IN your county with whom we can corre-
spond7 Further, when in New York l should
be glad to see you at headquarters where We
may have the benefit Of your suggestions and
advice. Very respectfully yours,
CALVIN S. BRICE, Chairman"
Mr. Meaher, who received this letter, ia q
young Democratic attorney of Cleveland, o. /,
who has always, until this year. been an en-
+;o H. &c oI
does not admire Cleveland; therefore, he has de-
clared that he will vote for Harrison and
Morton, and his answer to Mr. Brlces
letter Indicated that ne will carry out his
intention. In it be said: ''In regard to
your carrying Ohio. or having even a fighting
chance here, the friends who have so advised
know ,othing OF the situation. Indeed, il now
looks as il you would not carry single North
ern State. The sending Of Thurman into Michi-
gan will, in my opinion, cost you many votes,
and McKinleys tariff speech in Georgia will do
the same thing. The stupid blunders Of the
campaign by the Democratic leaders. President
Cleve!and's cowardice in delaying his letter Of
acceptance and everything else against tho
success Of your party this fall The masses do
not wans free trade, ana they viii SO vote In
November,
James B. Townsend. former law partner of
Calvin S. Brice and now chairman OF the Demo
cratic State committee of Ohio, whose efforts
in the direction of expressing federal
offce-holdsrs, and whose dispatch call
ing on prominent Irishmen to eongratulate
President Cleveland his jingo message,
have become notorious. is still pursuing his
practices. One of Townsends first efforts in the
direction of extracting money from federal Of
fee holders was letter demanding sl00 from
every postmaster. 1t seems that his demand
was not generally complied with, and he has
sent second letter. L. B. Bat
dorff, postmaster a. Batdorr, O., received
one of Townsend's recent comm munications.
Mr.. Batdorf is stanch Republican, and is one
of the $500 Ohio postmasters whom the
Democrats are trying to rob of from 5 to Il
per cent OF their salaries. He sent a brei
reply to Mr.. Townsend's note. in which he said
II am q stanch Republican, and. should
live, will vote for Harrison and Morton and
protection. My Republican principles date back
to the first election of Abraham Lincoln, and
five years of civil war is enough to convince me
that the Republican principle is right" Tn,
original Of Chairman Townsend's note is in DOS
session OF q well-known Republican in Toledo
o., who can produce it at any time, and wh'
will have printed fac simile of it, if necessary