The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-16
WHAT. SEND QUAY TO JAIL?
REPUBLICAN RAscALITY uNEARTHeD.
Prominent Lenders as Receivers of Stolen
Property and the Abettors of
Robbers-Dudley in the
Mess, OF Course.

Ii any additional proof were needed to con-
vict the managers of the recent republican
national campaign, of the demoTalzing and
rascally modes that obtained in their conduct of
the canvass il is forthcoming in this weeks
issue of the New York Voice, the national pro-
hibition organ. Dudley, as one expected TO
find, was into it clear up TO his arm-pits The
leading dramatis persOnae are thus introduced
by the Voice: Heightened ladies and gentle
men of the party of virtue and sobriety, of
temperance and morality, permit US to intro
duce to you the Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay,
senator from Pennsylvania, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, and receiver OF
stolen property; the Hon. James S. GARRISON,
republican dictator of Iowa, vice-chairnan of
the republican national committee, and re-
ceiver of and negotiatOr for stolen property;
the Hon. W. w. Dudley, personal representa-
tive of President-elect Harrison, treasurer of
the republican national committee, and con-
spirator to abet and reward confessed thief"
The HOice then describes at length how its
mailing list of subscribers was stolen and sold
to the republican national committee. The
dicker was made with Quay, Dudley and Clark
son, and the entire scheme confessed by the
men who accomplished the rascally transac-
ton.
Just before the election novel complaints
came pouring into the Office of the Voice.
Scores of the papers oldest and best subscribers
wrote that they were receiving through the
mail copies of the TOice within which repub-
lican campaign documents were folded Some
OF these documents were Bishop MerrilFs PAM
phIet against political prohibition, DIR. Duff
fields anti-prohibition party argument, the re-
publican literature of Albert Grifin's and Mrs.
Fosters bureaus and regular republican tariff
documents. tOf course no copies of the repub-
lican liquor document, the St Louis
Il AfnuN
of the complaints said that copies of
that detestable republican decoy
organ, the New York Democrat, had been re-
ceived in this way. THE Democrat, il will be
remembered, was a special campaign paper,
pretending to be democratic but really paid for
by the republican national committee and
edited by red-hOt republican, George NOorhis
of the New York Sunday Dispatch, a republI-
can sheet.l 1t printed the most blatant free
trade articles and loudly praised the prohl-
bitionists valuable allies" of the democrats.
The purpose was, of course, 10 scare weak
kneed protection democrats and republican
prOhibitionists into supporting Harrison. Sub
scribers were cOnfounded, as the paper was APP
parently mailed from the Voice Office. They at
once concluded that the paper had been sold
out to one or other OF the political parties and,
of course. letters began TO pour i'll blazing
with scorn and indignation. Those two
virtuOus cherubs, Quay and Dudley, in the
meantime were doing high and lofty moral
acrobatic feats, underlined on the bills of the
grand national republican circus then in the
hight of its season.
As the campaign was closing up it was dis
covered that los sheets of the mailng-list Of
the subscribers to the Voice had been stolen.
4 mailing-list is one of the most valuable prop
critics of a newspaper To steal it is peni-
Tertiary offense, and to receive it from the
thief without making restitution to the owner
is equally a penitentiary Ofense of the kind
for which Mother Mandelbaum was notorious.
Within two years the mailing-list of a prOml-
nent newspaper, a rival of the New York
Tribune, was stolen. The thief took it TO the
business manager of the Tribune and offered to
sell ii to him. Tic was met with the indignant
answer: I've do not receive stolen goods"
The TribUnes manager promptly notified his
despoiled rival. This was the action of man
of honor in business dealings.
The los sheets had been distracted few at
a time, and their loss was not ascertained at
once. Suspicious being aroused, inquiries
were made.
James |. Sansom. a deaf-mute clerk in the
mailing department, was discharged. Charles
\. Durfee chief of the mailing-room, was the
complainant SAMSON had been frequently
seeh in the republican national headquarters,
and Matt Quay had used him TO organize
deaf-mute republican bureau, of which he be-
came chairman. So SAMSON was suspected of
having made market for the list of Pros. San
som returned 10 his home in Webster, Pa, to
see his mother. who is dying OF consumption.
Meanwhile the managers of the IOfce had
been hunting up Durfee's recent history and
had heard some things. On Dee. % Durfee
was questioned by DIR. Funk about the missing
mail list He denied that he knew anything
about il, or that he visited j. ;. Clarkson at
the republican national headquarters. He had
seen Mr.. Clarkson at the Everett house, he
acknowledged, but 1t was on private business
"Will you let me see that letter in your
pocket from Col. W. w. Dudley? said Dr.
Funk. Durfee's face grew scarlet.
at relates 10 a personal business matter" he
stammered, "but certainly you may see it ii
you desire to-" Durfee pulled this letter from
his pocket:
WASHINGTON, u. c., Dec. %, 1855.
Ny DEAR SII-Your favor Just received. In reply
would say that soon as am ready shall be glad
10 have your services in the matter that Mr. Clark
son and were talking 10 You about Ii Will necess-
tate your coming here, and arrange, think Cor
you to have room TO sleep in in the headquarters
building. We will settle about the details when
AN f''us 'O' 20" 10 'O'"'' ~ W. W DUDLEY,
Questioned further, Durfee denied that he
had ever said that she and Quay would smash
the prohibition party" but when DIR. Funk
man meant when he put his hand on your
shoulder and said, Mr.. Durfee, you've under
taken a very big contract" Durfee lowered
his eyes.
"Come, Durfee," put in Gen Clinton B. Fisk,
who was there, ''yOu see we know good deal
about this. Tell us why you gave our mailing
list To GARRISON"
Durfee attempted to defend himself, but
ended in cOnfessing that he took the mailing
sheets in patches He got Deaf Mute SAMSON
discharged, and then used Sansom's wrath
against his employers to get him into the plot.
Negotiations were opened by SAMSON, who
wrote to Matt Quay at the Everett house IN
September informing him that they could re-
duce the prohibition vote $4,000 or $4,000 votes.
| This was the response The Voice prints all
these letters in fac simile:
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
1,4OI MAssAcHUsETrs-AvE-, y. W,
WASHINGToS, ID. G.
| C. A. Durfee, New York:
Mr. DEAR SIR-Can you meet me at Everett house,
| Union square, Saturday noon or evening next?
Kindly let know by note addressed to Everett
house. j. ,. CLARKsoN.
On Oct. Durfee and SAMSON went to the
| Everett house in accordance with the appoint
ment by letter, and Durfee remained in a beer
| saloon at Seventh-st and Fourth-ave. while
| SAMSON had an interview with Clarkson, which
/ continued tor an hour aud half SAMSON
! showed Durfee $50 afterward and called for
| two glasses of whisky. He said he had sold
| the lists for $50, and said Durfee should have
/ S25. As a matter of fact the deaf mute had
| sold the lists for $3.50. lie has since confessed
| that his upset price was $780, and that in con-
| sideration of his discharge from the IOice he
| got $50 more. This is what Durfee saws San
som wrote on pad in a saloon and afterward
| tore up:
Mr. J. : Clarkson was pleased with everything. es-
pecialy the galleys. lie thought ut drst that had
ONLY one state and asked me ii / could obtain the
whole subscription of the country. | showed him