The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-28
CLARK'S BARREL OF COIN
STRONG RUMORs OF ITS USE To HELP
THE INDIANA DEMOCRACY.
The Montana Man Wants to Get Even
with Senator Fairbanks,
1t Is said.

'Did you notice the sensational report in
the Sunday Sentinel about the Republican
State committee having a secret poll of
Indiana. which gives the State to the
Democrats by 1S.000?'' Chairman Hernly
was asked last night.
Yes. / read ,ha story with a great deal
of amusement and pronounce it the para
mount lie of the campaign" Mr.. Hernly
replied. at simply proves that the Sentinel
is maintaining its reputation as the cham
pion Ananias east of the Mississippi river.
Any person that knows anything about
politics knows that there has been no poll
made by either party The sixty-day poll
is not due until the 9Th of September and
the result of it will not be received, proba-
bly,, for a few days after that, although
our committees throughout the State are
working very diligently, getting ready TO
take that poll.
II realize that the Democrats have had a
great advantage of us in the campaign in
one particular continued Mr.. Hernly, land
that is they nave had a great deal of money
and the activity shown by them through
out the State has been brought about by
their liberal use and expenditure of money
~ 1hCh III olAiNathth' - SOpP
share of this fund is going to the Indianap-
oils Sentinel for gratuitous circulation
of hat paper throughout the State,
and a great deal more of their
campaign fund is being expended in
circulating what is called the National
Rural, which purports TO be a free silver,
anti-expansionists, agricultural paper, but
in fact is a paper published in Chicago
under the auspices of the Democratic ma
tional committee, and a large amount of
this Democratic campaign fund is also be-
ing expended in Marion county, in holding
their tent meetings around the city and for
other purposes. for the reason that the
Democratic managers in Indiana are more
interested in carrying Marion county han
any other point in the State. 1t is appar-
ent that the story that was circulated at
Kansas City that Senator Clarke. of
million dollars isreed to to the d0n Democratic Dhe
campaign fund in consideration
that he be seated in that convention as
a delegate, and that his faction in Montana
should be recognized by the Democratic
party as against his opponent. Marcus
Daily, is true, and that a large amount
or that fund has already been placed to
the credlt OF the State committee in In
diana. 1t is well known that Senator
FAIRBANKS voted against seating senator
Clarke, and for that reason the latter is
apparently DESTROYS that Indiana should be
carried by the Democrats this year as a
vindlcat1on of himself and TO punish Sem
ator Fairbanks for the stand that he took
III declining 10 vote to seat a man who
had been convicted of purchasing his cleo
ton to the United States Senate. 1t will
stand every honest. liberty-loving voter in
Indiana to be on his guard and be active
and diligent to see that the Democratic
managers In Indiana do not so use this
corruption fund as to c~ontaminate Indiana
politics and thereby install Montana
methods in our State.
This man, Clarke. who was unseated
by a Republican Senate for having pro-
cured his election by corrupt and dishonest
methods, is the leading Democrat of Mon
tana, and is now the candidate for re-elec-
ton for the United States Senate i'm that
State. and is said to nave an income of
$4,000 per month. He believes that he can
not only buy his way through Montana,
but has undertaken. i'm this campaign. to
punish the Republican party for having I'M
seated him. He is a thorough believer in
the idea that with his money anything
can be accomplished In politics."