The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-06
THE HOOSIER PULSE.
POLITICAL SENTIMENT IN INDIANA,
Preferences Of tho People for Presiden,
aud doyernor--Their Views Regard
Ing the Tariff Questi0n--soIne
Interesting Facts.
THE PIVOTAL STATE.

tcr part or January letters were sent IRON
this city 10 representative men Justices,
Postmasters, Township Trustees, county
officers, merchants, Prosecuting Attorneys
and members OF tho Legislature, Notarles
Public and nearly every prominent politician
In the State, without regard TO party aliilia-
tions, asking 4 statement OF their prefer
ences for President and Governor for the
coming terms OF Office. They were also
asked TO give their views regarding the tariff
question. In all six thousand two hundred
were sent out, and OF that number fouI
thousand two hundred have been returned,
covering every voting precinct In the State.
A footing OF tho answers 10 far received
shows tho following results:
DEMOCRATIC PREFERENCE ron PRESIDENT.
], u, Mcdonald, .8,sO5 Henry u, Payne,
Hancock ,,,,,,,,, 81 llrst oholeel",, t0d
A, q, Thurman -, 2Honry u. Payne,
George lloadloy., second oholooD, i, ,lte
q A, .liondroks.,, lOsampol j, Tllden,, -
ben Hutlor,r,,-, I'D, W, Voorhees, Y
Morrlhon ''','''''' Holman ''''''''''' ~
NO oholoo''''''rs lDl
REPUBLICAN, PREFERENCE ron PRESIDENT.
Arthur, ,l28 Blaine, ,0A
a, u, Portor,uu,, 300 Logan ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ",
ucnprhl sherman, bH Harrison ,,,,,,,u ~
Gresham ,.,,,,,, 2HlI No ohOico,,,,,,., w
DEMOCRATIC PREFERENCE ron GOVERNOR
!. =, Gray y.,...",g,lR Holman, ,,,.",.,"l,l2 ,l2l
Manson, bIe Turpio, ,,,.,,",., n
Bell ll,r,,,,,,,,,,,,, IN CollrOth,,,,,,,,,," ~
l.andora 80, .,,,n, 2TOm j, WOOd,u,,, n
!, IL, willard, ,,,.,, NlNOorhcos ,,,,,,,,, ~
w. II, Englsh,.. -, lINo choice. ,,,,,," v.
REPUBLICAN, PREFERENCE ron 00vERSoR
Cnlklna, ,bOD Dudley ,,,,,,,,,,, ~.
hirolght "",,.,", w Gresham ,,,,,," w
rlur,y,,,.,,,,, iu3 SCntlcrinRun,,,, NJ
No 0hOl00,,,,,,, l6t Calkins "a choices, ,lOi
On the tariff the answers received showed
the following;
Tariff for revenue nly,,,,,,,,,...,,,.,.. o.!
Tarlir for revenue airofdingg incidental :"
protection 20 American industries, g,0N
The deductions from the foregoing are
clear The Indiana delegation TO the next
National Democratic Convention will bC
solid for Mcdonald, but on Payne tariff
platform, with Payne or some Ono repro
sentng his idcas on that Issue as second
choice.
Among Republicans II Is clear that there
Is no settled choice In favor Of any one fol
President though Arthur and Blaine arC
apparently In tho lead. A great many we'll.
Informed people arc not aware that Govern
or Porter Is ineligible, under the ConstItu'
tl0n Of the State 10 q second term, and,
when the mention OF his name for Prosl
dent and Governor are all added together
he Is mentioned by sIxty-Ayo per cent OF
all those who answered
For Governor, Ex-Governor Gray has the
lead over oil competitors combined among
Democrats, and In tlTce-Qnariers OF The
answers where second choice IL men
toned ho IL tho fay0rltc. II Democratic
sentiment remains unchanged, Governor
Gray viii bo the nominee on the first ballot
As tho Democratic state Convention ~ 10 bC
held In advance OF tho National Convention,
there will probably bo no change except III
his favor
The Republicans are At sea on guberna
torIal preferences, Calklns IL tho most gen
Oral favorlle, and has following In every
county OF the State, Dudley ranks next
but ~ ho refuses TO BIO q candidate his fol
lowing will 20 TO some or tho other candl
dates, and when the second choice Is ask0J
for II seems 10 run 10 Calkins II looks nov
rs though their State ticket will DO ~ fol.
lows: Governor, Calklns; Lieutenant Gov
emOr Hanna; Secretary, some one from
Fort Wayne; Treasurer, Rhody Shell; Aud
ltor, Bruce Carr; Attorney General, Robert
Evans; Reporter Supreme Court, Genera
james II Carnahan,
II the Democrats do not ronomlnntc The
present State officers they will depart from
u tImo-honored custom, aud II Is not ap
pretended that they will violate tho Gus
tom OF years, Therefore, tho only spocu
latlon on their ticket will be on Governor
aud Lieutenant Governor, and II Is pretty
clear now that tho question Ia settled II
favor OF Colonel Gray.