The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-16
THERE WAS BUT ONE KICKER
RECORD PULLED ON ATToRNEY-GEN-
ERAL MILLER.
He Alone of Allen County Republicans
Abused Grant ana Denounced Aim
BoodIer-Rncy Statements from Fred Me-
Donald ne to How He Was Defeated.

The American people admire man of
courage and fighter. r. T. Mcdonald,
the millionaire electric light manufacturer
of Fort Wayne. having demonstrated to
the republican convention Thursday that
he possessed all these qualities, was the
biggest man at the DenisOn, after the fight
was over. Hundreds Of delegates
called upon him and many ex-
pressed themselves in sympathy with him
although they did not join him openly in
the convention. I'VE feel like you, Har-
rison can't carry the state, but we can't az
ford to oppose him now" a delegate of
Wayne county said.
I'VE are accused of being kickers in AL
len county," said Mr. Mcdonald to a SEN
TINEL reporter I'VE are not kickers. The
only kicker Alien county ever had is W.
II. II. Miller Harrison's encouragement,
who in 1872 bolted Grants nomination.
Miller. in speech delivered at the Fort
Wayne rink Aug. 81, 1872, denounced
Grant as a boodler. Miller furnished
copy of that speech for publication and it
was published in the Fort WAYNE Sentinel
at his request. This speech was circu-
lated as a campaign document by the
democrats. They still exist in Allen
comfy. A few days ago farmer
handed me a copy which he had
saved. Here it is. You will
for having voted for Grant in 1868 and for
having aided Morton to reach the |. 5.
senate. In that speech he said:
Mr.. Alexander T.. Stewart the merchant
prince of New York, had also been very gen.
TO Gen. Grant. He had subscribed
largely to funds of cash raised for his benefit
and had been one of eight TO present his pala-
tial residence by the sea. What better reward
for such Eberality than the portfolio of
the treasury department? as
neither Con. Grant nor that estimable
Old gentleman, his father, had seen any i'm
propriety in the latter's specializing in cotton
permits. which he contracted TO procure from
his son during the war, so now the president
saw no reason why Mr.. Stewards interest
should embaTrass the expression of his grail
tude, IN other words, why man might not act
as Judge, jury and party In his own case at the
same time, and on simply demanding that the
obnoxious statute be repealed. Mr. Stewart is
appointed secretary OF the treasury. This
however, like the bull fighting the locomotive,
was more bold than discreet, and be-
ginning lutte strong, even for the nerves of
administration senators. The repeal was re-
fused and the appointment failed.
al wonder what Miller thinks of Wana-
he said of Stewart would apply to Harri-
sons postmaster-general. But that is not
all. You will see that he specifically
charges Gen. Grant with selling appoint
ments for so much cash.
Il repeat 1t; we ere not boilers. We are
simply opposed to machine rule. We are
opposed to the applications of Tweed's
methods in republican conventions.
That was the method employed in the
Twelfth district and in every other dis
trict convention in the state last week.
The Tweed method of voting a conyen-
ton was revived by the Harrison man.
ayers in this state for the first time.
The convention today adopted the
same rule. Let me illustrate. This
convention was composed of LOGO dele
gates; 529 being majority.
Under the Boss Tweed rules which pre-
vailed today by order OF the machine,
three delegates were voted for at the same
time. Thompson was nominated by viva
voce There remained three places to fill
and DePauw, Peelle Griffin and Cowgirl
were placed IN nomination. Under the
Tweed rule it was possible to give all four
candidates a majority of the votes of the
convention--529. b. voting for three
candidates on the same ballot, instead of
900 votes being cast, there were 3,1S0
Suppose that the four candidates named
had been equally strong they would each
have received 100 votes while 529 is ma
jority with only three to elect.
THAT is the way they defeated me for
delegate" said Mr. Mcdonald, lin
the Twelfth district. There were
four candidates, and only two to
be elected. The convention was composed
of 120 delegates, II being a majority. The
Tweed rule was adopted and the first
ballot resulted %, 81, 70 and q. l had