The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-10-28
IN THE THICK OF THE FIGHT.
Interesting Views OF n Correspond
emit on she Indiana Battie-Grounds
-Deniocrnttc Frauds Gossip About
Dudley and New.

emit ON she Indiana Battie.Grounds
-Democrnttc Frnuds-G0ssip About
Dudley ana New.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 81.
II is without doubt true that Hendricks has
shown himself to be tho strongest Democrat
In IndiaDa, although he has probably lost his
prestige In recent years. His strength before
the people was fully tested at tue October
election In 1872, whom he was elected Gov
ernor, while Grant carried the State in the fol.
lowing November. But Indiana is tho great
est Blaine state In the Union, and during the
pact eight years, since tho death OF Morton,
he has steadily become the favorite preslden.
TAI candidate. This was shown by very
thorough canvass made lust previous to the
Chicago Convention OF 1880, when Blaine took
strong lead In the State over Grant and
In 1872 Grant carried 80 counties out OF tho
O2, and was the only man who ever cut deeply
into the Democratic counties. There is no
reason TO presume that Blaine has lost any OF
his strength In Indiana. ON tho contrary, II Is
certain thathe has gained, and were II not for
the fact TINT Hendricks is before tho people no
would undoubtedly have little trouble In car
rying tho State. Tho history OF the RepuDll.
can party shows that while tho Democrats have
alwnye selected their most available man, the
policy.
The exception TO this line OF policy was the
nomination OF Grant, and, as no showed the
evory reason 70 believe that Blaine will like.
Wise develop the full Republican vote, mas.
much as the history OF the campaign thus far
shows him to DO tho strongest man IN the
party.
Indiana Safer Than New York.
IL is rather strange that New York has gone
Democratic only twice in the history OF the Re-
Democrats, following their usual policy, SO.
lected their most available men, In the per-
sons OF Seymour and Tllden. 1 believe thore
Is more hope for Indiana going Republican
than for New York.
The Republicans In Indiana Will undoubt.
edly carry seven Of the thirteen Congressional
dlstricts, namely, the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh aud Thirteenth. The
other districts are thoroughly Democratic aud
nothing but political revolution could give
the Republicans larger share OF the field
Messrs. Dc Motto, 0rth and Pierce showed up
badly IN 1882, and wero defeated, although
strongest Republican districts In tho state,
much stronger than those OF Messrs. Calkins,
Peollo and Steele, who. held their districts in.
tact In that terriby-of year.
The present outlook shows that the follow
ing counties are certainly Republican, VIZ:
Wayne, Randolph, Marion, Delaware, Henry,
ben, Tippecanoe, La Grange, Lake, Warren,
Porter, Kosciusko, Parke, Grant, Jefferson,
Elkhart, Fayette, Newton, Jasper, Lawrence,
Morgan, Union, vigo, Benton, 81. Joseph, De-
catur, Monroe, switzerland, Greene, Ohio, No
BILE, Boone, Jay and Huntington, while the fol-
lowing are probably Republican, viz. Pulaski,
White, Fountain, CLAY, Montgomery, Gibson,
Carroll, Miami, oass, De Kaib and Daviess,
fity-three In number.
The certain Democratic counties are Allen,
Dubois, Franklin. Sullivan, Adams, Dearborn,
jackson, Floyd, Shelby, Wells, Brown, Knox,
Madison, Clarke, Washington, Hancock, John.
son, Owen, Posey, Harrison, Putnam, Scott,
Marshall, Whitley, Upton, Bartholomew, Gin.
ton, Lnporte, Warrick, Crawford, Martin,
Blackford, Pike, Sterke, Perry, Fulton, Ripley,
spencer and Orange, thtrty.nine in number.
John q. New for Senator.
In regard 10 the Legislature, Il Will be a
diflcult matter for the Republicans 10 tide
over the eighteen Democratic Senators to only
seven Republican Senators now IN ONCE, and
tho three prominent gentlemen who are can
didates for the United States Senatorship
should not feel that the position is entirely
within their grasp.
one Of the gentlemen is already in posses
sion, as 1t were, and at present has the bulge II
the State goes largely Republican. 1t is
quietly understood that in the event OF the
Legislature being Republican the Hon. John
o. New Will be the next United States Senator /
from Indiana, and 1t is stated that Governor
Albert g. Porter Will be sent abroad, and the
remaining one Will BIS reluctantly compelled
to accept the position for which he is most
htted, the Circuit or Supreme Court Justice
ship. Such an arrangement would I'M
doubtodly be wise one for Indiana.