The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-07
Last Nights Dispatches.
POLITICAL.
INDIANA SOLID.
Chicago Times Snecial

| Chicago Times Special.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct 6.-The Iinae'
correspondent took occasion 20 interview
large number of prominent Democrats
VINO are 10 the city tonight on the situa-
tIon. They were free in the expression oi
opinion, and the results of the conferences
are appended Some were enthusiastic
over the demonstration and the probable
result in the state. Others, who we're dis
posed TO look upon the demonstration of
| to-day as failure. were unshaken in their
confidence that the state would give a
handsome Democratic majority Senator
ID. w. Voorhees, was prominent among the
latter class. The senator thinks the state
will 90 Democratic by a; least 8. 900 major
ity, and viii not be surprised if it reaches
$1,000.
| Ex Gov. Hendricks says: TIE state
certainly in good condition. The demon
stration to- day warrents me in saying that
Indiana will give Landers "a majority of at
least 10000. This will insure Hancock's
election
Judge T. Scott, candidate for reelection
to the supreme bench, said The
demonstration to day shows the condition
of the party, l IN
PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOOK.
1t means that Landers will have 10000
majority, and Hancock a plurality of
| 20. 900,
Hon, Franklin Landers, candidate for
| governor, says: The success os the pa
tlonal Democratic ticket depends entirely
upon my election. Mr.. Hancock will
| double my majority if am elected. IF |
am defeated he will be beaten by twice as
cer tainty as to the result No one can tell
how it will be. | am, khowever. confident
that will be elected by from five to ten
| thousand majority.
IF THEY DON'T USE TOO MUCH MONEY
against NE. IF l am evsn defeated by
ever so small a majority the party will not
| endeavor to carry the state for Hancock.
Such an attempt would be the worst kind
of foolisbnes3,"
Gen. FraDz Sigel: II can give no
estimate. The state is very uncertain,
and it is folly 10 make an estimate or claim
a certain result until after the election.
Neither party will have decided majority
| am. however, OF the opinion that Mr.
Landers will he elected"
Gen. NJ ID. Manson. candidate for
auditor of state: Il am pleased with the
de nonstration, 1t insures the election of
Landers by probable majority of 10000.
j. I. Shankling secretary of state:
The Ipeople are Itired of hearing abuse
upon the south, and will give Landers a
majority of at least l0O 900. Some por
tons of the ticket may run to II, 900, out I
apprehepd little scratching"
L. w. Woolen, attorney general: India
ma is sure of a democratic majority of TO-
600 for the state ticket. and the election
of the national ticket will depend upon
subsequent events, though I do not think
it will be defeated"
Senator j. d. McDonald: 'Landers
will be elected by 1000 majority. Other
parts OF the ticket may run to $4,000, but
there will not be much scratching. The
legislature will certainly be democratic
Gen Whitaker. Of Kentucky" Indiana
is as sure for the democracy as Kentucky
is"
Hon. Wm. Fl. English; Il was con
fined to my room all day, and ,could nos
view the demonstration. | have
NO OPINION
as to the result of the state. All letters
to the committee concerning the canvass
have been turned over to W. FL, Fleming,
and | don't know how the work is going
on,
Gov. Williams: Il cannot fix an esti-
nate for Landers' majority. but it will
certainly be good one The people are
aroused and will do good work one week
from to day. I think the republicans
will actually be astonished at the results
Hop. W. H. Fleming: The state will
at least 10000. have not tie least ap
pTehepsions as to the result"
Hon. Eb. Henderson, ex-auditor of
state. ciings to the opinion that Landers'
msjorityswill not be below eight thousand.
and he still has numerous thousands OF
dollars to back bis views"
Hon, John Z. Irish: Il was in the
state for month during the campaign of
1876, and guessed the result within tTo
hundred votes q week before the election.
This year | find the democrats in better
shape 10 every way They are more uni
ted and there is less dissatisfaction with
platform and candidates.
LANDERs HAS THE STATE
by ten thousand votes to-day and think
that majority can be held TO the 18th,
The republicans may perhaps. reduce il
somewhat. but they can't wipe it out"
j. L. Lamb, Dan Voorhees, man Fri
day: I'VE will carry the state by not less
than ten thousand majority. In 1876 we
won by FIVE thousand. with Tilden bearing
it down like dead weight. This year
We do not have to persuade democrats 90
vote the ticket. IDey are uulteQ Inc
state was never surer for tho democrats
thsn poy."
Ben Havens. mayor of Terre Hante;
eve have 'em where they live. We may
lose our congressman in the Eight dis
trist, but we will carry the state"
State Senator Peele: Il place the ma
jority between seven and eight thousand"
Austin III. Brown. member of the nat
.onal cammittee 'Landers' majority can
not DC less than six Thousand, as9 it may
be considerably above that figure.
A BIG RALLY,
PRINCETON. H.. Oct. 6.-Tbis ancient
Eot-bed OF abolltionism has been stirred up
10 day as il has not been in years. Dem
ocracy is confident, and Repubicanism is
correspondingly down in the mouth. The
cause of the revuision is the strong con-
trast between the great Democratic mass
mesticg of to-day, addressed by Judge
Lyman TrumbuIl aud the Hon. Thomas
Hoyne, of Chicago, and the dlminutive and
the comparatively sickiy gathering which
greeted Gov. Cullom here only week ago.
| But five days notice had .been given, and
yet there were five thousand assembled in
the park or public square. thousand for
each day. Shortly alter noon Judge