Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-19
TIE FIELD OF POLITICS.
ABoUT THE INDIANA CANVASS.


rnsres or vigorous csn'ess In III, Hoo
ser s,sse-An Advantages with the Demo-
cssn.
An indianapolis special says: The cam
r.isn Of Issl orens with the Germans
arrived sIm,st solidIy under The ban.
Nor Of the Democracy, and. slngulirly
enough, too. with the only orsanlzed fac.
ton OF the temperance party bitterly op-
posed 10 the Republicans, and either sup
nort,pe their own State ticket and ST. John
ar acting openly with the Democrats. The
Republican loss from the Germans Is per-
pan,nt-one that years OK persuasion aud
argument will not restore. The liquor In
tere.t will be against them sran this year
va well. being apprehensive that plank In
,be martyrs platform declaring IN favor OF
convention to revise the Constitution IL In
resliiv another declsratlon for prohibition.
Thcn, too. there II some disailection in
the Marty ranks which will not be without
lis ,fIecr, particularly In the IL shth aud
Eleventh congressional districts. Major
Cn,kins has been devoting his energies 10
u,c,syIpe the kickers ever since his nomi-
nation, but apparently without the desired
result. The Democratic meetings are every.
where larger and more enthusiastic than
those Of their opponents, and the party 10
splendidly organized.
RgPUBLIcANs OUT OF FUNDS.
Tie Republican Committee finds itselr at
the outset almost bankrupt, and sadly
misses the money which It hao IN such
abundance four years ago. In 1880 there
was No YER a day, from the opening OF the
campaign until all bills were settled after
the election, that the committee did not
have sufficient funds in its safe 10 meet all
demands and requirements; but this year
| happen TO know positively that 1t IL Sc
riously embarrassed for lack OF funds.
With the Democrats the opposite Is the
case. Four years ago the party was closely
pinched, but now they are, st least to all
appearances. in afliuent circumstances. In
diana Is n State that cannot possibly be
thoroughly organized and canvss'ed with
out copious output OF cash. From time
immemorisl money has been sqnandered
| In the State so layishly that II il now not
only expected, but Is absolutely necessary.
| Lack of 1t hurts the Republicans much
more seriously than il dee, the Democrats.
| and now that the money II In The hands OF
| the latter party they enjoy an advantage
| that they have rot enjoyed before in great
| many years.
Mr.. uENDRICRs's CANVASS.
Governor Hendricks is making person.
| al canyass Of the State. OF course with due
| regsrd TO the dignity Of bis position. ana
| Is everywhere received with the greatest
| warmth and enthusiasm, his meetings. be-
| ing the largest ever held in the SCAT, not
| even excepting those OF the first cImplign
| after the war. Republican strongbolds
| furnish him audiences OF twice the size
| given their own speakers, and his canvass
| so far has partaken mOIe OF the nature oil
continuous loyc-ieist than OK campaign
| ing tour, certainly proving his great popu-
| lariiy among the masses.
! The Republicans have taken great conSo'
latioD from rumors that ex-senator Me-
! Donald was .pouting" and would take nc
hand in the fight, but their hopes have been
dispeled by an unqualified declaration by
that gentleman Of his devotion 20 ms party
and denying In most pointed terms that he
has any grievances. He has volunteered
his services to the cOmmittees and begin
ming within the next few days Will spcat
in every congressional district and two
thirds Of the counties Of the State IN the In
terests OF Cleveland and Hendricks.
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
The detection from the Republican
among the Independents will amount Z
considerable. In Indianapolis they nave
| an organization, Of which John L. Dye Il
president. and several prominent attorneys
and manufacturers are active members
They have been busily IT work for some
! time-eyer since BlaIHe was nominated, II
fact-nnd ale paying particular atten
ton to distributing suitIble literature
among the doubtful voters all over thu
State. They have raised a campaign
! fund OF sufficient magnitude TO establish ;
paper, The freeman, which il edited by
Louis Rowland, a son OF former clerk o
the United States Court here, and Is "a very
| crCd,table sheet, which will have no littl.
influence, and has already attained very
comfortable circulation. All the promi
nent men among the eastern Independents
including Carl Schurz. have been invited
to canvas the State, and the last-named gen
tl,msn will deliver his first address In th'
State in this CITY Monday evening.
In short, TO summarize. Indisna's Demo
Gratis, aided, as they are, by the Germans
the liberal element. the Probibitionists, ant
the independents, are reasonably certain o
carrying the State. Both parties have abOu
compl ted their first poll, and claim to b.
sbundsntIy satisfied with the revelations
made by them; but, while the Republican
| express confidence in q satisfactory out
come, the foundation for their boasts can
not be discovered by the unpfejudiced oh
| server.