The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-27
GOSSIP OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Republicans Encouraging News
from ALI Parts Of the State.
Arranging for Mr.. Blaine's Visit to Indiana
Mr.. Hendricks Remarks at Columbus
Col. Gray's Know NOthingism.

The reports received daily at the nepuViaSeh
headquarters are of the most encouraging cnar
acter indicating that effective work is being
done through the party organization, and that
gains are. being made everywhere in the State
letter from one of the Republican speakers,
who has been canvassing the central part of the
State, says that "a larger per cent. of Demo
Gratis attend Republican meetings than in 1880
In the small portion of the county visited 1
was informed that thirty-two former Democrats
would this year vote the Republican ticket and
was shown the names of eighteen such Demo-
Gratis who would vote the Republican ticket. l
personally met thirteen who said that they
would vote with us this year" Mayor Glass. at
Jacksonville, writes that the Democrats there
"are working hard, but there is not much enthu-
siasm among them The Republican meetings
are good and our people are sangulne OF sue
cess A report from Columbia City, in the
northern part of the State, says: We know OF
several converts to our cause, but not single
renegade The only Efforts have
known to circulate the Monitor-Journal have
been made by two young Democrats.
An the speakers remark upon the wonderful at
tendance at schoolhouses, where we formerly
had trouble to get an audience. We are feeling
good and we are keeping the Democrats looking
after their own ranks so that they have little time
to look after ours" From the town
OF Spencerville, in a Democratic stronghold,
comes the report that This precinct is in the
Isaet shane II has ever been. We have all the
doubtful voters hurraing for the ticket, and at
work We also have two Democrats that viii
vote the Republican ticket" Writing from
down in the southwestern section OF the State,
where the Democratic maioritieS have always
been large and solid. N. r. Peckinpaugh says:
81 have inst returned from a trim through Craw-
ford comfy. and am pleased to say that found
Republicans wide awake and in earnest. =
and o,Iite a contrast between the Republicans
and Democrats The Republicans are enthusi-
astic and aggressive. their meetings are large
and fnll of earnest interest The Democrats are
0uiet and evidently discouraged: their meetings
are not large, and are void Of the usual enthu-
s;asrn I am fold that in almost every commu-
nity there are Democrats who declare that they
viii vote for Rlaine and LOGAN and most of them
viii vote the entire Republican ticket. The Re
publicans who left the party a few years ago and
vent into the National, or Democratic parties,
nave returned TO lne hepuoncans nau.a g G1l
~ s4I,a4;o bat+er fban ay man in tba
county-and he said that, in his opinion, there
would be at least one hundred Democrats &; vote
o ~ on, rsns
! know of but one Republican who has left us,
Blaine and Logan. There are no dissensions in
the Republican party, and at this time the out
look is very lattering. The Democrats are in
tending, in my Judgment, to make still hunt,
a' 81 y - 80 -. i4
week and discussed the situation, am told, and
gave such expression as leads to the conclusion
that they are now beaten"
IeRors 70 ele nepuolcail -
was the third largest that he has addressed,
saws that lsAbout three thousand persons gave
close attention to him for one hour and a half
After some plain and sensible talk on the tariff
question, he paid his respects to parties eulogiz-
Cleveland, Hendricks and the Democratic party.
This part Of his speech was received with shouts
Of approval. Heretofore Republican speeches
have been entirely argumentatiye while Demo
sratic sneeches have been entirely abusive.
Hence q little turning of the tables was refresh
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