The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-24

had an in ti.nation from New York. which
may be guessed at by the following from
New York newspaper of Saturday morning:
Chairman Harrity and his associate
managers of the Democratic national bead
quarters spent O fever ell day yesterday
getting 3. +. Sheerin Oft for Indianapolis
with the Doodle deemed necessary to carry
the State for Cleveland. Mr.. SheerIn, who
Is the Indiana member of the national COM
mittee, carried with him satchel filed
with buadles of bank notes of assorted
sizes. There were packages or SIS. OF SIS.
Of s5s. of Sl0s and OF s20s. friena of
satchel. said that the 81 and IS bundles pre-
dominated. 'Sheerin told me- he said,
that there was enough to make thin gs hum
IN Indiana. There was $3.50. 900 in that
eatehel If there was q cent Others in the
confidence OF Mr.. Harrity said that Sheerin
only carried the first insralment of the cor
Huption fund for distribution IN Indiana,
and that twice as much as the figure
Insnre the State for Cleveland. The large
quantity of notes of small denomination
taken by Mr.. Sheerin 10 evidence that the
directors of Mr.. Cleveland's campaign have
undertaken the contract of wholesale
purchase of individual voters In that State.
Sheerin and the Democratic cohorts of In
diana have been clamoring for this money
for weeks. and have been representing TO
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Harrity that in no
other way could the State be prevented
from casting its electoral votes for Harri-
son. 1t is to cover such extensive attempts
at eorrupting the franchise as this that the
cry of poverty has been raised by the man.
ayers of the Cleveland canvass. The
Democratic national committee has never
been in need of money. The amount that
the Democrats are able to dispatch for use
in the West 10 % sure indication of what
may be expected In this city and tells why
they have been yelling Doodle here SO un-
ceasingly."
Sheerin and his "satchel,n which, by the
way. was of q very healthy size, arrived
on time early Saturday evening. he took
TO the Grand Hotel. not TO save time or
strength for the distance is only two
squares but to avoid publicity. He found
the faithful lying in wait for him about
were Wilson. Coy. Albert Sab m. Sterling
X Holt, Reilly. OF the State COMMITTEES.
Judge A. &. Ayres and one or TWO others
In the crowd was L. +. Cooper. and
one Olmstead, of West Virginia, who had
been speakIng in the State. These gentle
smen had not been given the tip" but
they have n remarkable knack of seeming
this sort of thing from afar.
The most noticeable thing about the
crowd was the entire absence of Democrats
from other points in the State. The ''yaps,"
as the rural committeeman are called
about Democratic headquarters. are not To
get their fingers on any of this doodle"
60 be salted right hero in Indianapolis.
Taggart knows enough about rural De-
mocracy 10 know that IL Is apt to be loyal
anyhow, anu he knows enough about In
dianapolis Democracy To know that il re-
quires n whole lot of money to keep Ii in
line. He believes the State depends en-
tireiy npon the way Marion county goes
and no effort Will be spared TO keep
every Democrat in line and capture every
fioater that can be "induced.v sample
of the expensive scale upon which their
campaign is being run in this city Was
given the other day when Holt offered 10
Pay bill of So for Democratic kicker.
They feel that they must have Marion
county. not only to carry the State for
Cleveland. but TO make the Turpie faction
IN rho next legislative caucus stronger
than the Gray crowd. Coy's peculiar fine
work" with the election officers IN this
connty viii naturally absorb large chunk
of the"boodle."
Sheerin and has satchel were deposited in
Taggarts private room. No. IL at the Grand.
and here the faithful were called one by
one. Holt. Ayres. Sahm. Wilson, Coy and
the rest of the white men were called back
and given their share of the money but
no call came for Cooper and Olmstead at
least none bad come when n Journal re-
porter mingled with the crowd at IL
p. NJ. IL Is probable that Coopcr's share
will be doled out 10 HIM In small doses by
Taggart. and a strict accounting of every
dollar called for. Taggart has had dealings
with Cooper before.
Mr. Sheerin's work of Saturday night
kept him ND until late bonr. and he slept
rather later than usual yesterday morning.
At 4 O'Clock IN the afternoon he departed
with an empty satcheI TO Louisville to col
lect the contribution sof the Whisky Trust
90 the Democratic campaign fund. which IL
90 be delivered 81 that point to avoid the