The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-03
MR.. NEW INTERVIEWED.

While the Secretary of the Republican
State Central Committee stays at home to
instruct the rural Rad to put up 10 heavy
black type Blaine's dispatch to sue the
Sentinel the Chairman of the committee is
giving taffy to The Chicagonese in relation to
the condition of the State canvass Mr.. New
says:
II have an abiding faith that we will
carry the State for Blaine and Logan. n 1t
doubt of that result in my mind"
son what do you base your con6dence%
ION observation and reports received from
all over the State. There are no diss sons
IN the party no wounds to heal, and the R.
publicans are enthusiastic"
mo discussions in the party" says Mr..
New. Well, the Sentinel has witnessed
many Indiana campaigns but it certainly
never saw the 'g. o. pS so effectually split
up into kindling wood as at this time. Let
US take account of stock. The party organs
are snstching each other baldheaded; the
independent Republicans are in open re-
volt; the temperance wing is broken into
two factions; the decent German element
has kicked clear out of the harness. aud pro-
pose to vote for Cleveland; the Lafayette
Courier and the indianapolis News have
gone back on Doxey; the Times wants
the Chairmonship OF the State Central Com.
mittee and yet Mr.. Chairman New says
"there are no discussions in the party, no
wounds to heal" Taffy! Tafyl thy other
name is John c. New.
Mr. New continues:
The tariff issue is more prominent than it
was in 1880, and as much in our favor in the
influences the question exerts as it was then.
l do not think the Prohibitionists as a party,
will cast more than 1000 or 1900
votes, and the Geenbackers less than in
1889, when their total strength was II, 900.
The leaders of the Prohibition party, its
brains and force, as we'll as their organ-the
Prohibitionist-are strongly against the pol
icy of running a separate ticket, and will
heartily support the Republican nominees.
1t is only few impracticable fanatics who
insisted on putting ticket in the field, and
they will figure very lightly in the result.
Then there is an Irish detection OF at least
10000 which comes to the Republicans for
the first time. This accession is no wild
claim, but materializes and can be counted
With all of these factors working, the con-
! fidence OF the Republicans is founded on a
solid basis, and We have every reason to be-
lieve that we Will win.
"impracticable fanatics" is the name he
| gives the Prohibitionists. Perhaps they will
take kindly to the name. This is quite as
4 kind as Senator Harrison, when he ex-
claimed, in referring to the Greenbackers,
why, the idiots" The idiots always re-
membered this cheerful way OF putting it.
The Prohibitionists will probably remember
that the Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee called them 'impractica-
bic fanatics" There are a good many of
them in Indana-say $4,000.
Mr.. New thinks that an Ohio defeat in Oc-
tober for the Republican party will be "dan-
gerous;" yes, he added fatal" Right you
are, Mr.. New, and the indications are that
the October election in Ohio will settle the
case. There are many reasons for the
opinion that it will go Democratic. The
West Virginia diversion on the part
of Elkins is simply to attract the Democratic
attention from the Importance of the Ohio
election. Elkins is evidently afraid of Ohio
this year.
Mr.. New claims the Seventh, Eighth.
Ninth and Tenth Districts, all Of which are