The New York herald., 1876-11-01
How Will the Hoosier State Vote
in November
GOVERNOR HENDRICKS IN ANSWER
Views Of a Prominent Repub-
lican Politician.
A VICTORY FOR HAYES PRESAGED
Opinions Of q Liberal Republican Sand.
Wirhtd Between.
ixpIAyApoLis, Oct. 90. 1870

fxDIAyAPoLis Oct 90. 1879
While II was generally conceded during the recen,
contest In this that the decision OF the guberna
toria question would constitute practical deernina
ton OF the election here In November some difference
Of opinion has since arisen concerning IT, In order 10
get at the present both sides on this impor
tant pom, your recently called repre-
sentatves OF both parties, opening the intorrogative
campaign with that eminent statesman whom his
friends confidently hope will bo the next Vice President
OF the United States. After the usual courcses the fol-
lowing conversation ensued:-
VIEWS GOVERNOR HESpRicxs
"Governor, what do you think the Western October
elections presage9" asked your correspondent
'Ccrtanly November victory Tor the democratic
party" responded the Governor. ''You see tho peo
pie have fears that all promises OF reform made
persistentiy by tho republican managers unsup-
ported by the record and cannot be fulfilled"
.what will be the vote Of Indiana in Novcmber"
~ think at least IL, 900 Tilden The election Of
Mr. Williams to the Governorship has In itself popu-
arzed the democracy and paraiyxed the republicans.
| Thousands Of men who have heretofore wavcrcd will
now openly attach themselves 10 tho winning side
| This is natural"
"what will the mass of the Germans do in Novem-
| bers"
"A much larger proportion Of them will vote Tor
| Tden than for Williams The Germans are deter
mined to support the party OF reform. They have q
high idea OF Governor Tdeu's honesty, as shown by
his splendid record and they don't like the record Of
Governor Hayes in connection with the Native Amer
| lean Alliance business"
''Governor you have been to Illinois, see since
the October election What opinion do you form OF the
status OF parties there and the probabitics2"
"Thc democracy OF Illinois were never more hopeful
| While victory for the party OF reform there would
seem, from past republican msortcs rcsu. difcult
to obtain, yet LOOKING 10 the vast changes frequently
transpirlng in, for example, New York and other aree
| and p0puous Commonweahs, II would and should not
be surprising II Illinois cast ts ballot for the democ
racy by ION, twenty or thirty Thousand"
''rhen you really believe, from your observations In
that State that Tiden has large possibilities there In
! Novemberr'
''And understand you to express tho opinion that
the OF the Blue Jeans State ticket the 10Th
inst in Indiana augments the democratic and reform
probabilities in the country at large and augurs the
election Of Mr.. Tildcn and yourself next month to the
Presidency AMI Vice Presidency To what peculiar In
nucnces acting on public sentiment do you Ascrbe this
:Wel, !" said the Governor, as l observed before,
partly to that potent organizer Of party invncib.
Ivy, the tide that 10 the winning side; partly
what It indicates 10 other populations that had tho
wish but not the courage break IRON ntrsnched
party IN power though OF It's manifold corrup
tions You see, success in Indiana being victory
Of the people Official corruption intrenched IN the
| respectability OF power, behind which and within
which, unuer attractive ana patriotic dsguises. the
great rings operated has inspired and given courage
strongest In the November election due TO lndi
victory The administration forces were superbly
mobtlized and ably commanded and nothing left
undone even KilpatrcA's "bIoody shirt and money!
request was complied with, and tho "poor and necdy'
independents we're betrayed oy tasr candidate Tor
Chairman in the hope OF adding largely
to administration ascendancy. But for this action or
their chiof doubtless TO- 900 men who voted for
| General Harrison would have voted The Independent
ticket thus giving Williams nearer 20 900 than 10 600
Il perceive, Governor, I" remarked, sthas you arc
very sangune Of success in November"
'En,rely SO. basins my hopes on what looks 70 mo
10 DO a solid foundation"
The conversation az this point branched on upon
other subjects and soon afcr closed
| next sought ous the Hon. T. b. Martindae, whose
prominence Tor many years in Indiana public AFFAIRS
and position chairman OF the Republican State
oarna the State organ OF the republican party gives
exceptional interest 10 his opinions As he Is u genu
Inc partisan OF course his views bear their appropri-
ate share of partisan bias, but his judgment, from
| republican standpoint, is unimp peachabla
| r. 4. xARTINDALE's VIEWS.
In answer to my general inquiries Tor his views on
the results OF the late campaign and their effect the
pending Presidential race Judge Martndas gave mo
his OPP mons In continuous statement, as follows
| "rne result in Indiana cannot be safely counted on
by the democracy indication Of their success
November Blue Jeans Williams was a granger and
an avowcd inhationist The people oi Indiana be-
hind all The other Western States in their willingness
to resume specie payments, ana In both tho Cincin-
natl ST. LOUIS conventions found themselves badly
OF time and they will be found SO in the Novcm-
Der elections. The grangers and tho greenback men
voted Tor Williams Will not all vote Tor I1dcn ana
| Hendricks and tho strong probability is that Hayes
| Will carry the State by small majority. While tho
intelligent republicans Indiana feel deeply mortified
the result of the October election, their comb
dencc not shaken. and there - scarcely doubt in
| the minds OF any that Hayes and Wheeler will DO
elected believe they will carry Indiana and every
one oi the Northern Statos. The people Of the North
vote differently in a national contest from what they
do In State elections, wncro I'm the latter case) they
| are largely Influenced by local issues"
From TINS hrm aud iorcblc supporter Of partisan re-
| pubicanism l turned 10 tho neld Of liberal
| pubicaBism 10 get ~ the true inwardncss OF
the situation from that sort Of signal station. made
q TO tho Office OF Hon. John A. Finch, In one OF
the many splendid blocks here bearing the Of tho
proprietor The possessive case. Mr. Finch is law
| yer OF good standing. who has gained more than
State celebrity by his exposition OF growing evils In
the vast business OF lifc insurance In the Greeley
campaign Of 1872 he chairman OF the Liberal Re
publican statc Committee In our conversation Mr..
Finch clearly and succnctly exposed hts the
owing brief analysis and statement He Said
| VIEWS OF LIBERAL.
"I seemed to be understood before the October ecc-
| tons that Indiana should decide the contest Ger
tainiy the baltic fought here desperately as II
the fate OF tho world depended on H. Tho demo
cratic majority IN Indiana is almost clear
democratic gain OF that much The republican ma
jority In Ohio republican loss oil than 10 600
Each calculation is made by comparison with 1871 II
these October elections show anything at all OF the
feeling OF the country II Is that change demanded
from the atmosphere Of Bu,lcrisfn that prevails at
! Washington to something better. Tho military rule Is
longer needed except as party necessity, and ss
| such Il ~ a disgrace 10 the country. Tie October
elections that tho country will place upon
Mr. Tiiden personally tho duty and responsibility OF
| making new government, OF re-sstablishing
the rule by the law for the rule Of the bayonct II will
not be much party triumph as personal triumph
TO ifr. rilden he will have work 70 do second to no
civil work imposed on a man. Indiana will show
her belief in him by majority o from 10, 900 TO
Is 600 OF this feol confident" At the timc Hon
George W. Julian openly gave in bis adhesion to tho
ca Of Mr. Tildcn logical and iorcblc address
the Grand Opera House In this city IN the carly part OF
the campaign. Mr. Finch also announced In a brief