The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-17
FRESHMEN WHO SOLD OUT.
a Narrative That Is Current Around the X
publican National Headquarters.

a Narrative That Ia Current Arouod the Re-
publican National Headquarters.
New York Special.
The effort OF two political manipulators to
turn over several Thousand Irish-American
voters in this vicinity TO the Cleveland ticket
for money has raised storm OF indignation Ia
Irish circles, and 10 bringing out some scathipg
foundations OF the methods pursued by the
Democrats committee 20 maintain their vote IT,
this city. General Kirwiu. Captain John De-
laney and Patrick Ford declared tonight thae
when reputable Irishmen learned Of the Demo
cratic effort to influence their vote by purchase,
it would drive every one of them into supporting
Genera, Harrison IS q means OF asserting their
independence. The story is that early in the
campaign Edward Z. Rowe and John }. Nero
ney two men who have assumed to Do Irish
leaders here, called at Republican headquarters
and offered their services to Chairman Quay FOR
81, 600. They stated that they could control
from 10000 to $1,000 Irish votes in this city,
and that they could throw them either for Har-
rison or Cleveland, as they desired. Mr.. Quay
referred them TO Captain Delaney, Librarian OF
the Pennsylvania Senate, who ia now employed
at headquarters here. The chairman also told
them that any proposition OK that kind wouic
have TO be made in writing. A cautious man
would at once have seen that this suggestion was
merely a trap, bur Rowe and Meroney did not
see through the scheme and sent their PROPOSE
ton through the mails the next day. II was ad-
dressed TO Captain Delaney. The vote-,raders
cooled their heels around headquarters for sew
eral days, waiting for the opening of neSotia-
tons, but they were unable to see either tho
Captain or Chairman Quay. Finally, however,
the Captain took both OF them into his room
and told them that their proposition to turn
over their eountrymsns franchise at so
much per head could not be en-
tertained aud never had been seriously
discussed BY the COMMITTEES. The two men left
the building boiling with rage and declaring
that the true interests Of lrishmen were with
thu Democracy.
No one ever supposed that, after having
shown their hands 20 openly at Republican
headquarters. Rowe and Merony would attempt
to sell themselves to Chairman Brics. and il was
a surprise, therefore, for CAPTAIN Delaney TO
read IN Wednesdays papers OF enthusiastic
endorsements of Cleveland and Thurman by the
Independent Irish-Americans, led by Rowe and
Meroney. at a mass meeting the previous night
Most OF these, il was said, had voted for Blaine.
and the Democratic press printed nearly q
column about the resolutions they had passed,
and the importance OF the movement, as indi-
eating drift from Harrison. IL was exactly in
the line that the Republican committee would
have marked out had they been consulted.
Rowe and Meroney had assumed the roles the
Republicans wanted them TO, for, as General
Kirwiu, John Gallagher, and other reputable
Irishmen said to-day. tho fact that Rowe and
Meroney were out for Cleveland would drive
those who knew them the other way.