The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-01
THE OUTLOOK IN INDIANA.

An indianapolis correspondent OF the
New York World, referring to the recently
published estimate of John c. New, the
chief Republican manager in Indiana,
claiming the state for the Republicans by
from 5000 to 5000, says:
Mr., News estimates are manifestly not
intended to apply to the relative strength of
the parties as they stand today, but merely
represent what he hopes TO accomplish by
Ohio methods between now and November.
Discussing this subject Gov, Hendricks said
this morning;
81 cannot conceive of anything the Re
publicans can do during the next ten days
TO get the state away from us. have been
through many exciting campaigns in lndi,
ana, so that ! know her people well and
every foot of her territory. But ! assert
most emphatically that | have never seen
the Democratic party in better shape for a
fight than now They have never been so
thoroughly organized or more perfectly
united, and never manifested the same en-
thusiasm have witnessed during the past
few weeks. We will surely carry the state"
Gov. Hendricks certainly speaks from an
honest conviction, as does Gov. Gray.
Moreover, the argument is all with them.
In the first place, Indiana has never failed
to honor Thomas A. Hendricks when the
opportunity offered, and both parties con,
cede him 10 be the most popular man in
the state today 1t is really an imposing
! sight 70 witness one of the monster recep,
tons which the people are giving him
wherever he goes. The characteristic spirit
of these receptions Is not ordinary political
enthusiasm, but IL is real love for the man
who has had their confidence and admira-
ton almost since his bOyhoOd, and who has
never done anything To even suggest the
forfeiture of either This feeling Is eXem.
plifed in the fact that at Sullivan and
| Princeton Yesterday were delegations which
came by wagons twenty. eight and thirty
miles TO see him and hear him speak for a
few moments That means seven long
hours of riding In the raw air oi the morn
ing and seven more on drizzly night, all
on account of man whose face and voice
| have been familiar TO them for years,
One young man who had no personal &C
quaintance with the Governor drove eight
| cen miles before daylight, in order TO ask
| tne great HolluI vi nitNuiuS HIS spicii'lu
team OF Norman grays TO "Tom Hen
dricks's karrdge" He was accorded the
privilege and was the proudest man In the
state Again WAS this spirit eXemplified al
Evansville, when more people assembled
to greet the man whom they had probably
seen hundred times before than could he
gathered 10 see the greatest curiosity now
travelling, the most magnetic" statesman
of the age Such enthusiasm as this surely
augurs well.
In 1880 Garfield secured but 5000 plural
ity in Indiana, when the man who then held
Hendricks place on the ticket was greatly
lacking in popularity In this state. The
state has been showing steady Democratic
gains ever since Again In 1890, the Green.
back vote was nearly $4,000 in the state
while the indications are that this year IL
will amount 20 little or nothing. Ii is stated
here that the larger part Of that vote has
reverted 20 the Democracy. In 1880 there
was no Prohibition vote, while very few
estimates place that vote under 5000 this
year, most, If not all, will come from the
Republican ranks Finally, of the $1,000
German Republican voters of the state, II
would appear very moderate claim that