The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-02
The Prospects il rndiana.

Chicago Tribune.
The Hon. John G. New, of Indiana, arrived at
the Palmer yesterday morning. He came up to
meet his family, who have been ~summerihg in
Wisconsin, and took them home to Indianapolis
last night Mr.. New called upon Gen. Logan in
the forenoon and had a long consultation with
him. In regard to the situation in Indiana; he
said: blaine and Logan will carry the State
by from 5000 to 10000 majority. I have no
fears of the result. Our people are thoroughly
united and wide awake. There are no defects
heard from. The Prohibition side-show, about
which the Democrats are. making such q fuss,
amounts to nothing. They will not poll 500
votes IN the State Theyshave divided into two
wings, and nearly all the influential men in the
party opposed running a separate ticket, and
refused to take any part in the movement Edo
not believe the Greenback vote will be as heavy
as at past elections. There is apt to be
q falling-off of several thousand votes, and we
will be the gamers by it. I think we will get IL, 900
Irish votes in the State. This detection will be
due to the tariff question, the labor question,
and the general feeling that Blaine will be more
of an American President than his Democratic
competitor. This is nc campaign talk. Every
indication points to a serious break in the Irish
vote of the State. The same influences are at
work all over the country
r the Democrats united and activeW
'"They are united on the surface, but beneath
IL al Is QOC SO lovely, Joe NlcOOQdlQ Is SluCeI0tJ
for the Democratic ticket and will do his best to
elect it, but many Of his friends cannot so soon
forget the shabby treatment he received at Chi
cago, and they will not oveFexert themselves.
How is the fight in the congressional dis
trictsq'
we now have four. districts and the Demo
Gratis have nine. They have gerrymandered the
State so as to retain this proportion of the seats;
but if the signs do not deceive me we will carry
eight congressional districts-a clear gain Of
four members"
What Ais Lieutenant-Governor Pound?
Madison wis. Special.
Pound has been. prominently identified with
the Republican party in Wisconsin, and has
been the recipient of many distinguished honors
from it, including election to the Forty-ffth and
Forty-seventh Congresses. Republicans here, men
VIII areintimately acquainted With Pound, assert
that the reason for his '.6opn is puerly of a personal
nature, and lies hidden in the fact that Blaine
was the immediate cause of Pounds failure to
get into Garfields Cabinet. Garfield, it is said,
always had a high regard for Pound, and
seriously contemplated rendering him the port
folio of the Interior, when Blaine interfered and
revealed to the former facts relating to Pounds
aside his wife and marrying q Chicago woman
with whom his name had been linked for some
time. Leading ladies OF Washington, who were
fully cognizant Of Congressman Pounds conduct,
and objected to being compelled to associate
with the present Mrs. Pound, brought their in
huence to bear also, as well as that of many
prominent politicians, and the result was that
Garfield abandoned his intention. Pond never
forgave Blaine.