The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-30
Yesterday Developments I'm the
Great Fight Against New York
Cityss Corrupt Tax-Eaters.
CANARDS BORN OF DESPAIR
TO AROUSE THE CATHOLICS
AGAINST COLONEL STRONG.
Ex-Mayor Grace's Reasons for Sup
porting n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
Favor of Morton for Governor.

NEW YORK. Oct. Notwithstanding
the quiet appearance of the different politi-
cal headquarters in this city during most Of
the day, a great deal Of active political
work was in progress both there and out
side. and there is no doubt that the leaders
Of all the organizations are fully alive to
the fact that only a week remains before
the day of election. All still express the
utmost confidence In the success of their
respective tickets. So far as the city is
concerned, the Tammany men place great
reliance on their thorough organization and
even their opponents admit that the full
Tammany vote will be polled. The adher-
ents of the Committee Of Seventy ticket
base their firm belief in winning upon the
conviction that there will be, regardless of
ordinary political methods, an uprising of
people," such as overthrow the Tammany
rule in 1871. Much of the quiet work done
to-day was directed towards detecting
frauds in registration and towards arrang-
ing to get to the polls, without fail, all
who are duly registered. Men who seldom
take an active part In politics are laboring
to make converts of personal friends and
there has seldom been a campaign In which
there were more private political discus
sions. Perhaps the most important incident
Of the day was the attempt of an evening
newspaper to implicate Colonel Strong in
an old matter involving leanings towards
the A. p. A. and his prompt denial of any
intentional participation in 1t. There were
many Democratic politicians at the State
headquarters to-day, especially from the
Hudson-river counties and seaboard. The
speaking campaign is to be continued up to
Saturday night all over the State and the
number Of meetings held in small places up
to that day will be beyond precedent in
any State campaign of similar duration.
A letter was made public by the Demo-
cratic State committee to-day. from the New
York branch of the Granite Cutters Ma.
tional Union, indorsing the candidacy OF
Senator Hill. This evening the committee
gave out a statement which declares that
Eat the last session of the Legislature the
Republican majority refused TO pass a Dill
appropriating sufficient money to continue
work on the State Capitol at Albany, al
though persistently importuned to do so by
hundreds of unemployed workmen, besides
various trade and labor organizations or
the State and goes into long details in
regard to what is termed the injustice or
this action.
1t was announced at State Democratic
headquarters that John NJ. Sheehan, presi-
dent Of the Sheehan Club of the Twentieth
Assembly district, had sent in his r~esigna-
ton from Tammany Hall to-day, and that
he and the members of his club, lis in all,
nave Joined the State Democracy organiza-
ton of the district Of which p. w. Cremy
is chairman. 1t was also announced that
Austin j. Reilly, or the same Assembly dlS-
trict, has resigned from Han; ana
with twenty other voters had joined the
State Democracy organization.
A statement was issued from the State
.Democracy'S headquarters this afternoon
quoting Mr.. Grace in regard to Colonel
Strong's position on the question of A. p.
A ssv and ds see { f% 30 tsis: in aG pSlIfieT- s MF, Gra ace
sured me that he was inf1exibly opposed to
the influence of secret societies in politics;
that he had no sympathy with those who
desire to disfranchise voters or to prevent
the election to office of citizens on account
of race or religious belief; recall also,
in regard to the public charities of New
York he told me that he had written a let
ter to the late constitutional convention
Constitution which, in a very
unfair way, proposed TO deprive Catholic
and Hebrew charitable institutions OF their
are under sectarian rule"
The attention of Mr.. Jerome. campaign
mittee of Seventy, was directed this after
noon to a report emanating from the Grant
headquarters to the effect that the commit
tee had violated the statute of 1892 by send
ing circulars appealing for funds TO the
city and judicial officers. His only COM
ment was: THE members of the
of Seventy are quite well able to take care
of themselves SO far as any violation of the
election laws is concerned. They are not at
all disturbed by such reports as this"
At a meeting at the Real-estate Exchange
Honest Government Club, this evening, res
buttons were passed ana Tammdny Hall
was vigorously assailed. President Seth
Lowe, in Columbia College, and Gen. Stew
art L. Woodford, Gen. Wager Swayne and
ex-Secretary Fairchild were among the
speakers. A letter from Levi p. Morton
was read, in which the Republican NOM
inee for Governor declared himself in full
sympathy with the aims and purposes of
the club. He thought it would be wiser
owing to his candidacy for him not to be-
come a member of any political organiza-
ton.
Comparatively little betting on the result
of the election is being done except on the
Stock Exchange. There are odds of 10 TO s
given that Morton's plurality for Governor
against $1,000 of T.. HI. Myers money. An
offer was made by one of the Wormsers to
put up $1,000 to 800 on the plain proposition
OF Morton's election. but there was no talk
er. A few bets have been placed on the
mayoralty issue at 500 to $50 in favor of
Strong. AS a rule, though, Republican
money is held for bets on better terms.
Ex-Mayor William l.. Grace spoke to-
night at a meeting of State Democracy of
Grace said. among other things: II ask
1t is unfortunate that we Democrats should
be called upon to vote for a Republican for
Mayor, but it is better to vote for an hon
est man like Strong than to put back i'm
the Mayors chair a representative of the
rdscals who at present are in control of
the city" Speaking of the A. p. A, Mr..
Grace said 1t was an insult to the church
to which he belonged to introduce religious
bigotry. THE A. p. a. scare" concluded
Mr.. Grace. sis only stirred up to divert at
tention from Tammany."