The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-28

porsant, Il VIII not be conclusive unless both
ohio and Indiana 20 nike. Indiana Is net
| The pivotal state. The real pivotal State Is
New York.
DnNocRATic EHTuusIAsM.
Lacking more than all else the command.
Ing leadership, res.stless will, and hardihood
in great crises which made Governor Nor.
ton supreme over his party, the RepubIi-
cans are now threatened at every point by
an enthusiasm among their opponents never
equallcd since 1860. Their field work from
the commencement OF the present campaign
has been notably inferior 10 that OF the De-
mocrats, those most trusted State leaders
Hendricks, Mcdonald, aud Voorhees-wll-
llngly assisted by distinguished speakers
from the Middle and Eastern States,
have been laundering all along the line
like the artillery ct Gettysburg. Since
three weeks ago Hendricks. whose great
Garfield speech Gas IL Is cslled) at lndianapo-
lis lifted him of the fence aud into the
restored confidence OF people by whom
he has always been greatly beloved, Is hot
at II before immense audiences in select
localities. Senator VOORHEES,, who fairly
" took the road " and for the past forty days
has spoken once or twice every day In the
townships OF the eastern, northern, and
middle counties. arrived ut Indianapolis
this evening on his way 10 complete series
OF engagements which might sap the
strength OF a man less robust and less earn
est in the cause than be.
Voorhees, CONFIDENCE.
In conversation with your correspond
ent he expressed las does every other Demo-
crat one meets) unbounded confidence in
the success OF the Democratic ticket.
"Well," said the Senator, the peculiar
thrilling twang OF whose voice peryades II
in conversation as well as its loftiest pitch
over the heads OF a multitude, 81 have
been through many campaigns, but l find
that my hfart must be- enlisted before feel
ing the delight OF a campaign like this. |
guess 1t is because love Hancock. He Is
pure, noble, upright man-the very idea! OF
President. [ have been hoping for bis
nomination and election for the past eight
years and more. When the Cincinnati Con-
vontion met 1 hoped it would be for Hen
bricks, but IL IL was to go outside OF Indi-
ana hoped it would 60 to Hancock. The
result satisfied that second hope and also
my expectation. / was convinced he would
be elected, and IL Indiana is to have voice
in the matter he will surely be.
HANCoCK's POPULARITY.
"Why, | tell you that in this State to-day
Hancock is stronger than the whole State
ticket, and stronger in any congressional
district than any candidate for Congress:
stronger in every county than any candi-
date for sheriff or what not, no matter how
populsr the local candidate may be. IT'S
amazing the magic OF his name and fame.
Utter the former and Immediately an au-
depce will rise and sway and cheer as IL
some great, good news bad suddenly been
told them, and all the audiences are im-
mense. never before saw or heard OF such
crowds and such enthusiasm. Wherever
| the meeting, il is swelled by thousands from
near and far. II seems az il everybody in
! Indiana wanted to hear something about
the new turn in the political tide--Some-
thing about the great Union soldier upon
whose reputation there is no faint. It's
wonderful; it is campaign OF the people !,
| ii is not made campaign; it is not an en-
gineered campaign; it's not campaign
over which State committee or county
committees have an appreciate influence.
| These spontaneous gatherings OF thousands
III smoke to one audience OF more than
| ten thousand This afternoon), what do they
know OF leaders or committeeSI AOso-
lutely nothing. IL half the men making up
the committees throughout the State should
die tomorrow they would never be missed,
never having been beard OF by the vast
body OF the people who have already deter
mined TO vote the Democratic State ticket
in October and the Democratic national
ticket in November. IL Ianders is elected
by less than ten thousand majority shall
be at loss 10 account for the dellnquen-
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