Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-23
INDIANA.


The Situation OF Affairs in the Hoosiss Stat,
The Canvass at White Heat-The Pros
poets Favorable to Democratic Success
ITerre Haute Special, Sept. 20.1
The situation here is full Of interest. Tht
canvass is going on by three parties, Demo
cratic, Republican and Greenbaok-called Ma
tional here. This last element Is nearly nm
movable and unguessable. but refuses thur
| far to fuse with either of the other parties
holding power to "trade off, at the last mo
ment in Just such way as to perplex predic-
ton. The Democrats tell me they have been
supplied we'll with speakers, but complain that
counties having minorities on our side need
more money than they have been able to get, and
less than they need to defray actual expenses.
Thsy do not hesitate to complain that Mr..
English and Mr.. Lsnders are too close in
money matters, and the change lately made
placing Hon. Jos. Mcdonald in chargeof the
central committee gives general satisfaction.
But am inclined to think there are too many
men who make money at election times, and
for one / dislike the idea Of nominating men
merely because they are expected to 'put up."
I am not sure that the use of money would at-
feet the result much here, for it looks as if
every vote in the State will be canvassed by
the speakers have stirred up. Ike newspapers
in the State are rather poor, and the people rely
moro upon public meetings for news and upon
circulars for information. Every village has
two or three political rallies week, and some
of them every day and night.
The roads, streets and fields resound as you
pass along with shouts for the different candi-
dates. Landers is a pork-packer who has ac-
quired fortune. He Just pounds away at Por.
ter, who is said to be sort of stick on the
stump, although somewhat of a lawyer, and in
their Joint discussions Landers has 80 far ham,
mered his Republican adversary numerically.
Landers has abundant confidence in himself
and the democratic cause, and though he uses
bad grammar he has good common sense, and
has way of saying: Now, ! know all about
that, " and going ON to tell what he does know,
that creates a favorable impression.
It is the general estimate of those Democrats
who have studied the State most carefully that
Landers and Gray will carry it by majority of
ten thousand. On the other hand, the Repub-
lioans claim that they have imported negroes
enough to overcome Gov. Williams majority,
which was only about 5000, and they oontinu-
ally preach their curious doctrine Of undying
hatred toward the South, and proclaim their
belief, that if the Democrats carry the cleo
tion, rebels and traitors alone will have any
chance to 'rule the country" They regard
all ofice.holders as rulers of the people, In
stead of their public servants, and
they yell for Porter, as if they ex-
pected to elect him. Both lparties assume
great Indifference as to the State officers at the
State election. It is Hancock against Garfield
all the time. The candidates for vice-presi-
dent are rarely discussed. Tt is sHurrah for
Hancock or tHurrah for Garfield" on every
hand; but notice that the Hancock boys have
q smack of enjoyment in the way they utter it
while Garfield seems to stick in the throats of
the roosters who crow for him.
The fervor of this canvass is at white heat.
In this Congressional distrist Hon. Bayless W.
Hanna has been making magnificent canvass.
He started in his campaign with majority to
overcome of about 1900. The district com.
prises Vigo, Parke. Montgomery, Fountain,
Warren, Vermillion and Clay counties. Han.
mas speeches are masterpieces of argument and
reasoning. and his ponderous, rather massive
style, is relieved by the aid of Dol. Rogers, the
famous ballad tenor singer, who sings
campaign songs to the delight of the natives.
Judge Hanna thinks his chances Of election are
good, and believe myself that if Vigo county,
and particularly its metropolis-Terre Haute-
will do their duty Hanna will carry the dis
trict. His opponent is Mr.. Pierce of Craw-
fordsville, who can no more match Hanna
than fox could match an elephan5.
All over the State each party has it's speak
ers. Those are most in favor with the Repub.
icans who skin the Democrats and those
are most acceptable to the Democrats who
Skin the Republicans. There is great deal
of chin music" not much drinking and very
little fighting. Stillsthere is good deal of
hard talk and ''jaw." At Waveland Republic
can was abusing Hancock outrageously as q
traitor. rebel and scoundrel generally. ''You
ought not to talk that way about a man who
bears the scars of wounds received in the SER
vice of his country upon his person. said
Democrat. 81 wish he had received it in his
skull" replied the loyalist. This fairly illus
trates the spirit and temper of the campaign.
The radicals are desperate and sulky since the
because they think the usual cheat in the
count is foreshadowed in the way Blaine has
been ''monkeying'' around over the returns.
Indiana, take it altogether. is lively State
to be in just at this time.