The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-02
.INFAMY HOLDS
HIGH CARNIVAL
The indianapolis News and Sentiasl
vsnuIaAs the Republican Plot to
Corrupt the PopuIist Leaders
and Prevent the Union
q the Indiana Sill
YER Forces.
$4,000 TO PREVENT FUSION

bnon0oyoAD Senuns@ /
The exposure in The Sentinel FRIDAY
morning Of the Wholesale bribery which
u now bsins attempted by the Repub-
Mean state central committee to prevent
the fusion Of the Democrats and Popu-
lists Of The state u regarded as the most
disclosure that has been made
since The Sentinel exposure OF the Dud-
lev outrage in 1883
IL has developed that the attempted
crimes Of the Republican state commit
tee set forth in the statements published
Friday mernina are bat . small part OF
the scheme Of that organization. for h
execution Of which fully 100000 has
been set aide for purposes Of corrup-
sion. OF the t75O.Ooo which Mark
Hanna has agreed to dump into the
state through w. T. Durbin and the
anAnoe committee. 100000 was to be
used solely for the purpose Of preventing
fusion. Not only wa the state Popu-
list organisation TO be bought by whole
ssle brides Of money. if il were posi-
ble. bat the committee Of Is. which had
plenazy powers regarding the electoral
ticket. wss 70 be made the tool OF the
Republican state committee n the
rast of the none was 70 be devoted to
prsvsnttng fusion in the counties on
iaeislaHvs and county tickets This
vork hes been going on for fully siz
veaAu. snd in no Lees than 80 coz, tief
Il he seass agents Of the Republican
sHate committee have made oners OF
large Sums 70 the Populists to prevent
lf~doa, and In some counties this money
has been accepted. though without thu
Ikrcw,sdas Of the state Populist organ
.liuuou. In Pulaski county these brides
have been offered and L. w. Hubbell. thu
st>se committeeman from hat district,
he In his possession the facts which
win show how the Republicans went y
work there 70 carry ont their designs o.
means Of the wholesale use OF money
In Narshall county the same tactic
have been pursued and in other countie
! az the northern part OF the state thou
auds Of dollars have been offered tn
PopuNsts for refusing TO co-operate wit
he Democrats in the cause OF silver.
The whole scheme " now being grad
uallv Disclosed and il shows that ther
~ carly In the campaign m arrange
uans In the Republican COMMITTEE
needing eo Get aside as much money
vss necessary 10 buy the entire Populi'
'srsyty IN the state II possible. Tn
- monsy has been present at every COZ
Z ventaon and conference That II ha
been rslused In . large number OF cas-
n urovcd BY the fact that there hi
Already been fusion In ~ counties
The sests on n members Of the legisl
turs. eight senators and ave conRres
linen. In several other counties the
has been fusion on the county ticket
Astsops 10 Brtbs
Julius Roseuheiner Of Center. Ho,
q. ard county, chairman Of the Populi
- STATE committee. now tells the story
the attempt "a bnbe him. Mr.. Rose
Ihcinsr has been . prominent worker
r she Poputst party and was anoth
. member Of the committee OF ID
tnv that ON the Saturday night befc
! The meeting Of the committee there Il
10 Indianspolis On the midnight train
representative Of the Republicans W
went 70 Kokomo. took q carriage a
drove ont TO his house.
This man." said Mr.. Rosenhein
"came TO my house and represent
himself 70 be Q correspondent or
portse Of the Chicago Chronicle.
bsg>n in . rather suspicious manner.
ouidnR q 70 how I stood ON the qu
ess don Of fusing ON the electoral tic
with the Democrats. and ! frankly
him how I felt. He said the Chic
Chrouicle was interviewing the N
beu Of the committee and he desiret
orn ret fkom me my exact position an
uire smure himself that this WA how l
OF ecius 20 vote in the committee meet
two II had In my pocket letter. from o
IN member OF the committee telling u
- The efforts that had been made 70 o
them and scquaintins me with the
the bnbeu went about getting 70 "a
dsrstanding with the members OF
aon committee. felt night away that
nan va the pine sent IN me- IL
~ on. however. that ! suspected
shaus and listened to him talk.
srms. ~ - v-as,.-.a
barn.
ound There were some Poa
|, and he vas talking 70 me and this seem
hard. uahe him nervous. He asked 20
Ire : sericsly private talk with me.
AIRED. Aschncd 70 allow this. - ! felt &C
paris, iva what be wanted. He made
sgvsrsl iusinuasions which ! think
N1 derytood. but did not let on. u
;s.his AnAiue that he could not get . G
!. q talk privately to me. he LETT. I
-uoe make any oncr of money 70 ~
N think I know what he was after
WHO IVES this man. M. J
-. hslnorr'
0P' Esquire Fsibleman u this citJ
n.s. ..Have you inQuirod dpcs Q
.shcut. hsrS whstAee Ns. felbleman b.
!nIsns eaunsouoa With The Chicago Chror
IL Aavs, ed I have found tAaf
c. snd nsAhlag wha1svss - Do with sAa'