The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
THE INDIANA PULSE.
The Preferences Of Prominent HOLSTERS OF
Both Parties for President and Gov

The Preferences OF Prominent HOLSTERS OF
Both Parties for President and Gov
erno.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6.-During the lat
ter part of January letters were sent from
this city to representative men, Justices,
Postnasters, Township Trustees, county
officers, merchants, Prosecuting Attorneys
and members of the Legislature, NOtaries
Public and nearly every prominent politician
in the State, without regard to party aililia-
tons, asking a 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 -four
thousand two hundred have been returned,
covering every voting precinct in the State.
A footing OF the answers so far received
shows the following results:
DEMOCRATIC PREFERENCE FOR PRESIDENT.
j. u. Mcdonald. "a, S5j Henry -, Payne,
Hancock .......... (Iirst choiceJ..... 46j
A. G. Thurman .. 2Henry -. Payne.
T. A. Hendricks. 10 Samuel j. Tilden 81
Ben Butler...... lD. W. VOORHEES, q
Morrison .......... d Holman '''....''.'
No chOlce......... 10
REPUBLICAN PREFERENCE FOR PRESIDENT.
Arthur...........l,l2 S Blaine. .............l0 H
A. G. Porter. ...... JOO Logan ...........,, ~
General Sherman. 5S7 Harrison, ......... III
Gresham ......... 2SI No choice........ ~
DEMOCRATIC PREFERENCE FOR GOVERNOR.
|. 7. Gray. .......2lR Holman. ,l2l
Manson .......... 572 Turpie. ............ ~
Bel. ............... ~ CoiirOth ........... l3
Ianders 80. ...... 2 Tom j. Wood ...... 40
j. II. Willard ..... l4INOOrhees ......... l2s
w. II. English 80. lINO choice .......... W
REPUBLICAN PREFERENCE FOR GOVERNOR.
Calkins. ...........l,5 G6 Dudley ............ go
Streight ........... Al gresham .......... 80
Porter. ............ 7U3 Scattering ......... -
No choice ......... l54 Calkins, I'd chocc.3,l6,
On the tariff the answers received showed
the following:
Tariff for revenue only. ................... u.
Protective tariff ........... ........,....... Ia
Tarin for revenue, aifording incidental
protection to American industries 2,O4
The Republicans are at SEA on guberna-
tOrial preferences. Cakins is the most gen
aral fav0rite and has following in every
county of the State. Dudley ranks next,
but as he refuses to be candidate his fol-
lowing will 60 to some Of the other candi-
dates, and when the second choice is asked
for 1t seems to run To Calkins. 1t looks now
as though their State ticket will be az fol-
lows: Governor, Calkins; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, llanna Secretary, some one from
Fort Wayne; Treasurer, RhOdy She'll Aud
itOr Bruce Carr; Attorney General, Robert
Evans; reporter Supreme Court, General
James r. Carnahan.
If the Democrats do not renomnate the
present State officers they will depart from
a time honOred custom, and it is not APP
pretended that they will violate the Gus
tom of years. Therefore, the only specu-
lation on their ticket will be on Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, and it IS pretty
clear now that the question is settled in
favor of Colonel Gray.