The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-24


| poverty. Now since this correspondence
took place IL seems the citizens commit
tee has been reorganized by equally diyid-
| ing the membership between the two po-
! litical parties, thereby removing Chairman
Jcwotts principal objection. After accom-.
| plishing their reorganization the commit
tee notified Chairman Jewett OF the fact
and today received the following response
from that gentleman;
lNmANAroris, Ind, Oct %
Gentlemen--l note the contents of your
letter OF the 18th instant notifying the
| Democratic state committee that the COM
mittce of one hundred had equal.
lied its membership between the
parties and asking contribution to the
| funds. Your committee il 10 be con.
graduated ON having, by reorganization,
strengthened its claim TO public conf
dencc. You are to be further congratu-
lated on having secured the cooperation
| OF the committee of safety, recently organ.
i1ed, and have no doubt that your Joint
efforts will succeed in thwarting the evil
designs Of election rascals OF either party.
| However, the reason stated in my former
letter, namely, that your committee Is
| purely local in its operation, prevents the
Democratic committee from altering its
decision, ns stated in that letter. With
cordial wishes for your success, am your
obedient servant, 9. l.. JEwETT,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
Since the inauguration of this CORE.
spondencc, there has been organized what
Is known as the democratic committee
Of safety" which. while containing pre-
pondenng Democratic membership in this
city, has extended its organization to
every county in the State, with explicit
instructions that the auxiliary county or
g,inizalions are 10 he composed Of thirty
members, equally representing the two
great political parties.
At tho head Of this Democratic com.
mittee ofsncty" stands the name OF Judge
Alexander G. Ayrcs, president; Silas
| Bowen, ,ico-president; l.. L. Moody,
treasurer, and William Wesley Wooten,
secretary OF the executive committee, all
well-kn ,wn and high-tonod gentlemen.
| This cmocr tic committee receives the
cordial recognition and support Of the
| Democratic State committee, although IL
does not yet appear to what extent said
State committee has extended financial
aid
II is publicly announced that the oxecu-
tive committee of this Democratic commit
tee Of safety will assess each member of the
organization In accordance with the needs
aud demands OF the governing committee.
| AZ their meeting last night motion was
adopted requesting the United States mar
shal 10 appoint two deputies for each Of
the 800 voting precincts in the State.
They will publicly offer rewards for the ar.
:, Il aud cinyiclion Of illegal voters, aud
| l..
with n view Of prosecuting the offend.
or should the party prove non-rcs.
| idcnt. This committee also instructs
It's auyilarics throughout tho State
TO carefully keep n record Of the nance oI
all persons suspected of selling their votes
30 that they may be brought before Ill,
grand jury and compelled 10 inform ~
upon the person buying their votes. The
third and last organization for the alleged
purpose Of securing fair election and an
honest count Ia Indiana, Is known as the
Fair Election league" quasi secret or
ganization which has heretofore been
mentioned In the Associated Press. hut
! little Is actually known regarding this or.
ganiziiion, which Is said To be non. .parti-
san and to exceed both the Others In mem
bcnhip, wealth aud territory.
Col. samuel Merrill, who was lieutenant.
colonel In Gcn. llarrison's regiment, the
Seventeen Indiana, IL chairman Of Mo cx.
ccutiyo committee of this league, but the
full membership of this executive com
miitec has never been made public. ID u
claimed that the qualifications Of this ilii
election league extends into every Pre-.
cinct IN the State, aud that the reason for
maintaining secrecy regarding IL local
officers aud members In each district is 10
better aid In the detection AMI punish
mcnt of Illegal voters. The outside public
can, therefore, Judge Of the intense inter.
est taken In this campaign 10y the exist.
cncc Of these three distinct organizations
for the purpose oi securing fair election.
Never before were such elaborate and
intricate precautions taken by either
putty TO secure an honest result oi u pres
idcniial election. so lar m the outside
public can Judge, one party IL Just ~ zeal
ous ns the other IN desiring a fair aud
honest election. The existence Oi thcn
leagues aud committees looking to inil
election Ia directly attributable to the ab
scnce oi registration law, M provided lol
In the State constitution. Recent Lcgis
lalurcs having failed 10 pass such law
both parties take these methods ci sccur
ing, OF at least pretending TO secure, ar
honest ballot
The Republican knights of labor nni
others having In charge the demonstration
10 take place Thursday, the 10Th, known
as Labor day. report successful progress
The chief orglnizcf ~ this demonstration
Il H. u. Layton, of Piiishufg. an acliv,
aud prominent Knight of Labor, Who hu
been quietly canyassing Indiana for twO
months in thc inicpst Oi the Republican
candilntrA 4 telegram from Con. lioui
4. Butler, received tonight, states that h'
will be- unable 10 be- present Thursday
owing 10 legal engagements in boston, hu
he intimnios that ho will visit Indiana be-
fore the campaign closes.
II u definitely announced tonight thn
/ the outside speakers on that day will bf
Senators Blair and spooncr the Hon
VIM Mckinley Congressman burrows
Of Michigan, the Hon. W. = kcnWUuhy
II Iowa, cx.Gcnoml Secretary Of ih
Knights Oi Labor &. B litchmin, th
Hon. Henry Hall, Of Mercer, iu. EcC'r
Robinson and a dozen OF moro lOc
Cen. Harrison vii rcyicw the plral,
which ID is Anticipated will be- The large.
ever sacn IN this city, and has promised {
attend the TomlusDn ball meeting iu th
/ evening and make a brief address. Iw
additional mass meetings will hc held q
, other halls. Nrxt saturday, ihu 2itlt. hH
b,pu srt aldo ipr ihp railroad men uu
bus been named RAILROAD Day" 4 lur.
, Attendance is promised by thc local ml
, foal cllba Thrm demonstrations ",
. practically Gloss Gen lllui ion's ctmpaigl
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