New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-16
INDIANA NO LONGER DOUBTFUL.
CONGRESSMAN CALKINs DECLAkEs IIIAr THE STATE
WILL GO REPUBLICAN NEXT YEAR-HIs VIEWS
on NEGRO IMMIGRATION.

CONGRESSMAN CALKINs DECLARES That THE STATE
WILL GO REPUBLICAN NEXT YEAR-HIs VIEWS
on NEGRO IMMIGRATION
The Hon. w. III. Cakins member of Con-
gress Xth Indiana District has been in this
city recently. A TRIBUNE reporter calling on him at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, cordially received. and
Mr. Cakns consented TO give his views the poilcal
outlook III his Stuie.
' First and foremost" he remarked. "you may
that am inclined TO take Indiana out OF the list Of
doubtful States. aud put her squarely In the
Republican column. The calculations that che
is doubtful have been founded the old
census and recent State elections, in which local
issues had much weight; the distinctivcy Greenback
or National element separate factor and personal
questions had their weight. For the heads OF the re-
specve tickets 1873 the Democrats pollod 10000,
and the Republicans 10000, while the Nationals
in with little over $4,000 That would leave the DEM
ocrats about 25.OoO behind the total vote On
purely State issue the relation in greater rcspec
tive figures be about the result of purely state
election next FA but the Presidential contest coming
on aud the dsactOn tue Liberal Democrats feel over
the course Of the Democratic majority in Congress- to-
gether with the failure Of Hendricks to
get ViccPresdency the last Presidential contest
Will take very respectable body OF the most Intelligent
and liberal Of that party 10 the Republicans next
year"
"Will the negro colonization so much talked about
have any feet on the election"
mo. That of talk is rubbish. Nothing like
10000 coored people claimed have been introduced
into the There IL concerted action on the part
OF the prominent Republicans of the State or leading
men of the National Committee 10 COLOMBO the cOlored
men In Indiana. Ii had been talked over Informally in
Republican councils That could not be helped the
influx Of colorcd people IN considerable numbers is
fact that has to be recognized and the effect 1t may
have must not be lost sight Of"
How many, IN your judgment. have come into the
slatel"
THAT f. "a difficult matter to decide. don't think
we can make even approximate estimate. Certainly
nothing like exaCness can be arrived at But should
think from what ! nave and heard, that 90. 600
would be an exray aant figure for the immigration past
and in progress"
In regard to distributing the negroes. Mr. Calkns do
You know OF any definite plan for settling them IN
particular lOcalitiesi"
81 know that 10 has been asserted that the Repnb-
cans are trying coonze the incoming negroes in the
counties giving such small regular Democratic MAORI
to be susceptible OF change by sending the col
coored people 20 where their interest or personal pref
dictates The very counties they would ne most
surely select are rather close, except one. when
likely tosplbcan Thes. cJuuties are Putnam ana
shelby, with less tendency 10 Marion County. In which
indianapolis. The capital and chief industrial city OF the
WHAT has caused the movement, If 1t has no political
in my judgment the colored immigrants have been
induced 10 come Into Indiana by correspondence De-
tween OF he prominent coOrcd men or our State
who have lived there for with @ ne ,S soG Ss
I
comers from that State This interchange OF views
led the Carolina people 10 believe that their con-
ditiou would bcttcrcd In Indiana. and TO take
advantage of the opportunity. They have come,
but the movement has special political III
terest In fact = free from political bearing Is
the movement that NO attempt has been made to
locate them, thought there has been any Its effect
Nigh. nave been felt. Naturally enough tho southern
and river tier OF counties Will attract more OF the
coOrel people than the northern portion OF tie State
for there the condition OF SOIL climate and production
are more like what they have been used To. lndanapo
lis as the largest city and largest manufacturing district
will gam some but for the most part they are agrcu
tural aud prefer the country"
VIII the wheat-growing districts afford them favora-
BILE opportunities for location T.
ayes The wheat crop Is harvested In the hottest
mart of the year. and put IN while IL Is still warm In ths
FALL tor little Spring wheat Ia grown In Indiana
So ven the northern part OF the state VIII attract sumo
bu the great bulk viii settle IN the southern portion OF
the state And because happens 10 be rather Dem
ocr.ric In compile the natural advantages II offers
10 the coorcd pile Is ignored and the political cry Is
get up." .
dence that they can vote III lsSOf.
Yes. Our law requires a Elk months residence bnt
there "A situtional amendment Ia be voted on IN
April which extends the time To ytuf u thht IN ear
red none coming IN after November OI this year VIII
he able tu gain u residence. But anyhow II would not
in my npiuOu make any decided Inference IN the cleo
ton one way or the other Indiana Is going Rcpubli
can" ,., 81,
Whom do Indiana Republicans prefer for the Repub-
lean candidate Tor PresidchLT ma ,
ooh can't say as 10 that YOU know That's other peo-
pcs Lookout Hut AS lar as my personal pref
personal Imagination than any dozen otherh VI our