Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12
Illegal Vosios in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. 5.-Arent the
I-oposition Of Chairman JeTe.t Of tie
Democratic state C lmnittee TO Chairman
Huston Of the Rspub.icln committee
thst each ehould name tJr.Y ti7e members
and the PfohioiDu-Ist ten members TO
constitute q committee Ct leo, wfose
tuty it sbsll be to prevent Illegal voting,
Chsirman Huston Go-dsy makes reply to
Chairman .Js9ett wherein he ssYs: "YOu
are doubtless sRsIe there is now existiDg
committee Of 100, waich is non-psr:isaD
in lis character, having fer is president
and the Ch.irmsn OF it5 executive COM
mittee Democrats, its attorney q Prohi-
bltionist, its secretary and treasurer
Republican. This committee Is made
equally OF Democrats aud R-pu5li-
cans, and has foc its object the
prevention and punishment CT Illegal
voting and ot election frauds OF every de-
scriplion Being already organized and
having had valuable experience IN the
workings Of organizations 1t can Certsin-
~ be more ff5ct.va than EeT committee
mat might &c formed at this time. With
the consent and hesrty approval Of our
committee have for warded to the treas
urer OF this committee my cheek for
$500, which sum shall Ce expended under
tEoir direction in giving rewards tor the
apprehension OF sny persons Vio!sting tha
election Laws OF the state. l can assure
you tina. the Republicans are now ard
ever have been IN f,yor CT 81 honest bal
lot and fsir count "
AN EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSE.
Mr.. S. 2. Sherin, secretary OF the rs
uongl Democratic comIittre, iG an il
teryiew this evening touching Chsirnsa
Huston's resp. Ise salt: ri EregSrs
Chairman HusGon's response as most
extraordinary one, snd public declars-
ton inst the managers Of the Republican
campaign sre not only not in favor Of 90
honest election, but absolutely opposed
TO IL, There can be no suca thing as q
pCa-partisan committee for the proven
ton Of frsuds st eltc Ions, maj orlty OF
the membership Of which ind the
entire control OF the cTgar-
iz,tion of waich belong to one
political parry. We do nor cemaud any
Thing Of the republicans for which we
are not willing TO give fall equivalent. Il
tsnot so with mr. Huston, who speaks
for the whole Republican committee. We
Wsnt fsif and honest election ana Will
go TO any extent to bring 1t soouE. There
can DE nc satisfactory or EonesE effort in
that GlTSC(lCu uuIcse VAIL POsA '.SAA bSh y
Is fairly re. RESENTED, and whether OF not
it is fairly represenGsd IS MISTER tina
their respective committees should be
permitted TO dec!oe.
Mr.. Saesril continuad: Chairman
Huston ID uniru hiul in his statement
that this COMMITTEES Is made up equally q
Democrats and Republicans. Ths truth
1s two thirds CT the loca. committee @!
100 Sre active working Republicans, AID
tne remsind Democrats, Independents
and Frohibitionists; and that It's execu-
tive committee, which has full
CONTROL OF THK VIII LIE BUSINESS
is compos ed OF fourteen members, only
five OF wnom have evar Claimed TO. De
Democrats. pDe facility with which
Chsirmsn Huston after the receipt o.
Chairman JeWetI's letter, dumped S6O(
of the Republican campaign FUND
into the treasury Oh I'LL:
local committee, is seems 10 mf, Ii
n-o,f nositiye that whatever the 1nten'
lions of that committee msy be, Chair
man Huston's intentions are to mike
Convenient excuse for his positive reiusa
tn enter into the organization for enforce
ment of the law wilhous fear CT favor"
TIE committee Of 100 referred to BY
C.h.;rm.n Huston was organized in 1856
Its ,rst nresidept IVES William Render
40, a releliys Of the late Vice Presiden
He, tricks and O close personal friend o.
S.mnel r TiIdcr. Henderson, Is yet 81
sctiye, prominent member CT the commit
tee. A leading member OF wholesai
grocery house here is chslrman OF ~
executive committee and w. ID. Hon1'
sacrofa-v