The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13
THE OUTLOOK IN INDIANA
PREMoNITIONS OF DOOM.


PREMONITIONS OF DOOM.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS THINK 1T LOOKS DARK
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL Committee
THE sENATORSIIIP AND THE TEMPERANCE
ISsUE-OPINIoE OF AN ADMINISTRATION
REPRESENTATIVE.
Its correspondent in this city gives to the
Chicago Tribune the result of ahis investi-
cations among tho politicians: Writing
within one week of the day OF the State
election, the first thing to mention-the
thing most prominent in the minds OF
GREAT majority of people here now-is the sud-
den and almost inexplicable change that mas
come over the spirit of the republican dream
within the past four or five days From
the time of Morton's late speech on the
Touisiana question, and the skillful use he
made of the reported Southern outrages,
feeling of assurance was to be noted in re-
publican circles everywhere; but all at once
there has come change. Like the wind,
Won can not tell whence IL cometb, but the
effects are plainly to be seen. Thursday,
and FRIDAY, and saturday, the leaders were
in consult alton. and, when approached with
the usual questions, OrlinOus shakes OF the
head and Delphic prophecies superseded the
confidence of the past week: III cul-
minated in the Issuance of the following cir
cular TO two or three hundred OF the more
prominent members o. the party. IL may
be promised that Gen. Brady has extraordi-
narily bad luck with his private circulars.
The one to country editors, urging tnenl 20
keep the Southern Outrages "promlnentIr om
this time TO the day of the election" was
published by some of the ungodly opposi-
lion papers, while this last one gTaced the
columns of the democratic daily here yes
terday. Il ran as follows:
Rooms STATE CENTRAL REP. COMMITTEE.
INDIANAPOLIs, Oct. 2, 1874.
EaRSIR: It has been determined to call
a meeting of the prominent republicans of
Indianapolis, Monday evening, Oct. ., at
7:3O o'clock at the hall of the House OF KEEP
resentatives, for consultation in reference TO
the political situation.
You are urgently requested to attend.
Truly yours, THOMAS ); bRADf,
The meeting came off. The hall OF the
House of Representatives was we'll filled
Gen. Terrell, the pension agent, manlpu-
lated the affair; but am told py
one who was there that it slipped
away from him, and, instead OF love
feast, it was very likely beer-garden. The
temperance leaders berated the managers
for ignoring the Baxter bill; the Germans
present-one or two of them-declaimed
loudly against the tyranny of the party; the
colored men lnsulted the Irish, and the
Irish, in turn, spit upon the ringers" 1t
is stated that the different factions nearly
came into personal collision; and that one
OF the leaders, in a long speech, told the
meeting that the republican party might as
well prepare TO be buried under big ad-
verse majority next Tuesday. Find ingthat
the meeting was doing
MORE HARM THAN GOOD,
the chairman took the floor, and with an
exhortatory speech adjourned it before more
evil could be accomplished. The prominent
men of the party freely -concede that the
prospects are decidedly dubious; they find
more discomfort among the people than was
expected. Senator Morton started Tor the
Pacific coast fully impressed with the GER
taintv of disaster, and the mood of the chic
has impressed itself upon the subordinate
officers and the rank and file. great dea
Of hope is based upon the belief that the
Irish Catholic temperance vOte-0f which
there is much-will be cast for the repub
lican ticket; but, If this proves TO be &
broken reed republicans candidly confess
their Waterloo in advance, particularly il
this quarter OF the State. This county, al
wavs the republican Gibralter. Will do Nc
better than to elect mixed ticket, while the
chances are decidedly in favor of the dem
Ocracy carrying everything before them
Landers, the congressional opponent o
COburn, Is gaining every day, and the dis
trict is now classed IS doubtful by the re
publicans, while the democracy claim i
by 1000 majority. So far as th'
legislature is concerned, but few mel
of either party claim it. That the indie
pendents will hold the balance of power, anC
be able to make terms with the democracy
in division of the offices, is the judgmen
of all careful observers. In this case, thu
Hon. James Buchanan, of this city, formerly
of Fountain county, the craZiest-headeC
financier on the top Of the earth, author o
the Indiana plan, va scheme to issue TIVE
billions of currency based on the nationa
debt, Will be the candidate for United State
senator; and. if Voorhees, principles swal
go
will unite on him to punish Hendricks snt
Mcdonald, who have spurned the green
back party platform, thus doing Voor
hees deadly hurt. Pratt has beer
compelled to leave the stump, by reason o
sickness, more of tho mind than the body
Tor his meetings were rediculously small
and hurt his pride. Another combination
on the United States 'senatoTship talked o
is one of the temperance members. This
only INDUCED within the limits OF a ver'
select circle. The temperance people fee
very deeply hurt by the cavilier manner il
which the republican managers have treate,
them throughout the campaign, There i
little question thai the assembly will b
very strongly temperance in sentiment, 4n
it is proposed TO show their strength by IL
noriDg paTtisanship in the senatorial cleo
ton and electing man promi nently identi
fed with.
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.
The name most frequently suggested il
this behalf is that of the Hon. William Bax
ter. OF Wayne county, author of the Baxte
bill, though ex-Lieut. Gov. Cumback ant
Secretary of State Curry are both talked OF
In the same vein with the feeling that pro
duced the secret republican meeting f las
night, is talk currently reported with
leading republican member of Congress,
man who has stood at the very pinnacl
OF influence in the party, and who's
name is a synonym for fncorruptibility
He freely expressed the opinion tina
the State was very doubtful, and that b.
would not be surprised in the least at a per
fec5 Waterloo on Tuesday next. He reports
the disaffsction throughout the agriculture