The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-09


candidates, and support for the measure had
grown without reference to party affiliations.
Thus voters who intended to support the
Republican ticket enlisted for the move
ment with voters who intended to support
the Democrat ticket many of them doubt
less not thinking how it might affect party
interests. An attack on the movement
| from either party would have threatened
alienation of at least a portion of their
strength Both parties accordingly kept
hands offand the movement went along un-
impeded. 1t soon took op threatening pro-
portions
DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.
At Cleveland, two or three weeks ago,
a Democratic project was launched for en-
snaring the Prohibitionists and dumbfound-
ing the Republicans by means of the propo-
sition. Free liquor had been secured under
the constitution of 1852 by the support of
the liquor interests for the no-liscense
clause Before that license system had
been in operation. The Prohibition
lists thought to destroy the traffic
by making license unconstitutional
The liquor interests saw in the proposed
clause chance to carry on their business
without restraint or burden, and the Prohi-
bitionists were not more earnest than they in
| urging the adoption of the clause The re-
suit was as the liquor men had anticipated.
The Cleveland scheme was based on faith in
repetition of history, in that the adoption
of the pending proposition would nullify
the tax law, thus restoring a free liquor
traffic, and that even il the coming Legisla-
ture should dare pass prohibition laws, their
enforcement could be effectively resisted
every interest affected by the manufacture
sale or consumption of liquor, the same con-
stituting an overwhelming majority of vot-
ers, combining in such resistance and over
throwing the party responsible for the laws
Practically, the scheme contemplated disas-
ter to the Republicans if their Legislature
should pass such laws and public support of
the Democratsif, in the majority they should
fail or refuse to do so Should the proposition
carry, on Tuesday, it will be with the help
of good many Democratic votes cast for it
pursuant to this idea. The reasoning in
volved therein is little complex, or else too
speculative for the brewers and liquor deal
ers generally, who are working with all their
strength against the proposition. They have
started vigorous agitation among the Ger
mans, holding up before them the prospect
of actual prohibition, should the amendment
carry and a Republican Legislature be chosen.
The Democrats, with a platform declaring
expressly against sumptuary legislation
which prohibition legislation would be, now
dare. and can consistently join with the
brewers in this warning and exhortaton.
Mr.. Oglevee comedies that many Germans
who are Republicans at heart, and who fort
night ago might confidently have been
counted on for the Republicans, may, on
this account, stay with the Democrats over
the coming election, although many who
went over to the Democrats
last year, notably away from Cincin-
natl, will return to the Republicans.
| With regard to the Cincinnati ticket Mr..
Oglevee expects that the reformers, or bolt
ers from the Mclean ticket, will poll 1000
| votes, possibly 5000, and while the party at
Cincinnati will give full strength for Hoadly
and the State ticket the Mclean legislative
ticket will suffer to the extent of the bolt.
| Mr. Bargar says he shall expect majority
there for the State ticket of 7,000 against
| 1000 conceded by Mr.. Oglevee, and that the
| falling off on the regular legislative ticket
| will not endanger the election of that also
| He will not give figures to express his idea of
the reform strength. Mr. Oglevee is conf
| dent of the election of two of the ten Repub-
| lican legislative candidates, Messrs Peet and
Stryker, who are experienced legislators and
strong men, even should the reform
ers be unable to check Mclean. The
| Democratic ajority at Cincinnati last year
was over 5000 Mr.. Bargars figures allow a
falling off of 1000, and Mr.. Oglevee's make
it 1000 with the Democracy united. He
considers union possible only on the State
ticket.
CLEVELAND AND THE sTATE-AT-LARGE.
At Cleveland Mr. Oglevee will look for Re-
publican success. The Degenerate majority in
that county last year was $500 More than
that number of Republicans stayed at home,
vino will come out ON Tuesday to vote for
Mr.. Rose, and at the same time for the full
State and county tickets. Mr.. Bargar says
that the scratching in Mr., Roses favor will
affect only the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant-governor but will hardly touch
Hoadly, and have no influence on the legis-
lative ticket which will carry by last years
majority. He agrees with Mr. Oglevee that
there will be heavier poll there than last
year. but thinks that the Democrats will
fare as we'll as the Republicans by it.
Both chairmen cite instances wherein poll
ing in the interior counties promises gains to
their respective sides or changes in last years
vote A complete poll of the State, except
at Cincinnati and Cleveland, where it was i'm
possible reveals some Jealous. lying in the
figures of the polling agents, if the conclu-
sions of the chairmen are honest. Mr.. Bar
gar says that the Democrats will go to Gin
cinnati and Cleveland with an increased ma
jority over last years 5000. He counts on
1,S00 Democratic gain in his own county,
which fell last year that much behind the
highest Democratic poll. Mr.. Oglevee is as
sured of 1890 gain for the Republicans, rep
resenting last years Republican stay-at-
homes, in Clark county, where he lives.
Neither chairman will commit himself to
figures on all the counties, but Mr., Oglevee is
certain that the Republicans will come out
in sufficient force to overcome not cnly last
years interior vote of 6,00O, but also the
best majority that the Democrats claim
for Cincinnati. All that can be said for the
legislative prospects is embodied above.
There are 105 members of the lower house
and thirty-three senators to be elected,
making severAy a majority on joint ballot.
The joint ticket at Cincinnati numbers
thirteen and at Cleveland eight. The party
that can carry both cities is reasonably sure
of the Legislature. That has invariably hap
pened so far. Mr.. Bargar claims both Mr..
Oglevee will not concede more than eleven
at Cincinnati or a majority of one from the
two cities, to the Democrats, while he is hope