Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-01
FIELD OF POLITICS.
fypihNRs CRAVE FfGAE
The state solid for the Democrats Aaain''
Every Opposition.


| The same desperate and INSCRIPTIONS gang
| Of politicians. with the exception oil sWpncn
| " porsey. that debauched Indiana In 1850.
are a, work In this state. and hope W repeat
the same infamy by applying the same
! methods. In this, however, they VIII DE
mistaken, | feel cou6dtnt That INDIANA
| viii east lis electoral vote for Cleveland
/ and Hendricks next Tuesday. and ] VIII
| tell you why.
| Inoiara ~ ~ natural and ne firm Demo-
cratic State as Ohio is Republican state.
In fourteen wears in seven stlte elections
| II has only gone Republican once. m lSsO.
/ and then IL was bought by the enormous
expenditure of over half million dotiar..
/ TLen in that year the Democratic cahui-
/ dotc for Vice President brought no
s,ronoth "a the ticket. nor did the Demo
/ cratic candidate for Governor. They were
beth personally unpopular in their own
na,ty. and utterly failed 10 arouse the least
/ enthusiasm among the masses. This year
il is entirely different. Mr.. Hendricks
Is the idol 81 the Indiana Democrats,
and they work harder and shout
louder when Inc is leading them. He
was elected Governor in 1872, when the
Democratic party was dcm0ralized with
/ fbc Greeley adventure. one month later
/ Grant carried the state by 10000. In 1876
Nr. Hendricks was again on the ticket for
/ Vice. President, and the Democrats carried
/ the state. lie Is not only a brilliant ana gal-
| liant leader in the state. but the most power
mi stump-spcaker in the West. HIS clnvisS
| in Indiana H. this campaign has been won
derfnlly effective. Wherever he has gone be
| has created the widest enthusiasm AMI
created in his followers settled deiermi-
nation 10 win the fight "ior Tom Hen
dricks's sake" And LET me tell your thou-
sands OF New York reading Democrats thlt
| the Indiana Democrats are the best p0lifi-
cal fighters in the country, and that they
arc to-day bard nj work and determined TO
/ carry the state for Cleveland ana Hen
| bricks.
/ Colonel Isaac =. Gray, the Democratic
( candidate for Governor. IS also popul II
| man. lie is fine orator and ncryy
! lerder. Major Calklns, the Republican
! candidate. only met Colonel Gray twice in
! Joint discussion. That waS enough for
/ Callins, for Gray actually wiped up The
| Hoosier soil with the kid-gloycd congress
| man. Calkins failed 10 turn up at the next
! place Of meeting. He sent word that ne
! was sick. and has since kept ont Of Colonel
! Gray : way.
"Bip" Dudley is here with HE pension
| agents. and John {. New j. in charge on
! the monev-hags. The corruption lund IL
/ 10 he distributed tomorrow and next day.
/ New told the National Republican Com
i mittee in New York the first OF week before
/ last that II they would put up 100000 aud
4 send Blaine 10 the Ntate he would carry In
/ diana. A compromise was finally Effected
( lv the committee promising 10 furnish
/ $40. 600. or $4,000 10 each district. One
| bali 81 this large sum has been received
/ and the other half is expected tomorrow
! night.
! The Democratic managers say that II
/ will take mole money for the Republicans
/ 10 carry the state than they can raise. At-
! diiOr.of. State Rice told me Yesterday that
/ he did not think The Republicans could
| carry the State even II they spent s2jO.OO0.
| The Democratic ranks are close and firm.
| In This district the Hon. w. ID. Bynum is
| the Democratic candidate for Congress
! against Stanton j. Pcelle. Mr.. Bynum is a
Young man Of brains and energy, and has
! made close and careful canvass of the dl'-
| tricl. He is confident Of his election by
| GOO majority. and SAYS that Cleveland and
| Hendricks will carry Marion county.
wherein is located the city OF indianapolis.
John J. Klciner, the Democratic cnndi-
| date for Congress i'm the Evansville dlS-
! trict. writes me that Blaine's visit there has
not hunt the Democracy in the slightest.
| and the district can he counted safe Tor
l.j00 majority.
Congressman Cobb. OF the Second dis
! tiict. is enthusiastic over the outlook. and
saws his district will give 5000 Democratic
majority.
Jonas G.. Howard, Democratic candidate
for Congress in the New Albany district,
places the Democratic majority at not less
than $500, and says it may 90 10 1000.
Mr. Howard is one oi the best posted poll
ticianS in the state
Judge Holman expects 5000 mai ority IN
the Fourth district.
Congressman Watson il counting on
800 majority in the Filth district.
The sixth, or "Old Burnt District"
viii give Brown Republican, about G,jO0.
The Tcrrc IIaule dstric, will probably
90 Republican 10y 1000 majority. The
district is now represented ny Mr.. Lamb.
The Lafayette district, now represented
, LV Judge " God, i, close and doubtful
The same can be said Of The Tenth dis
trict
The Republicans will carry the Eleventh
by about 200 majority. rejecting steele.
Judge LOwclv: Cleveland and Hen
bricks will carry the Fort Wayne district
by $500 majority.
The Thirteenth, or Michigan city dis
tIici. j. doubtful. This district Is repre-
scented in the present Congress by Calkins.
Republican.
10 sum up. Kleiucr. Cobb, Howard.
Holman, Watson, Bynum. and LOwtry
DCmocrats) are reasonably sure To carry
T their districts 10y the mai0ritlc. indicated,
and The national ticket will not fall behind
them. Their combined majority VIII be
1880. A9Iins, tins the districts Of Brown
and steele will 20 about 100 Republican,
and the Eighth and Tenth probably 1000
additional. making $500. This gives the
state 10 The Democrat, by 5000 majority.
These are bottom figures. obtained from
The candidates themselves and from we'll
informed gentlemen In The districts.
TIE vote in 1850 was a. follows.
/ rcp. vote pc ea2llGl Total yolc..... 47oc5S
GrccnDk vote 1886 D,m......... G.Gi
TbccOmbinoh oppo,iiion vote Na- G.o45 great
7 or ih,u tie Republican vote.
sECnFTARY or sTtTE. 1852.
Dem. toio....... 22O.924l Total ;c..... Az 5jH
/ G1t,nb'k vote. 1868 Rcp.......... 1921
Tie combined opposition vote W.. Only @'O'l
I pCttP iLan the Democratic 'Oic.
TlPe is u" ..iil,h di,afcction in Indiana
worth speaking Of. TO give youa point IN
proof OF this. viii state that Hon. william
Fleming, one Of the best posted igishmcn
in he state. told me The other evening That
lie did not believe Blaine would rtceiyctdc
votes Of 100 Irish Democrats in the entire
state.
The most encouraging sign here j. tac
enthusiastic support Cleveland aud Hen
bricks are receiving from the Germans.
many Of whom supported Garfield IN ESQ.
Carl Schur2's few speeches in THIS state
did power OF good.
The talk about New aud Dudlcy's aspirI-
lions for senatorial hOnoIs makes intclli.
gent Democrats here laugh. The fact, art
that IL the Republicans were to carry the
State 10y 10000 they could not secure thC
Legislature. Two-thirds Of The hold-oycr.
in the Senate are Democrats. Ii i dollar.
TO cents that Daniel W. VOORHEES, viii bC
his own successor. That reminds me that
senator VOORHEES, i doing good work anC
clair"s that the state will 90 Democratic by
10000.
Dir. Hendricks is not at al alarmed. and
told friend the other night THAT il Mr.
Cleveland held up his end OF the country
.Wcll, can shake hands with HIM Over
mine. Indiana is all right. in spite OF thcii
corruption fund and bulldOZlng tactics
Governor Hendricks AT Work.
was in this city four yeai> ago. says an
other indianapolis special, and the contra,
I between now aud then is marked ant
s..N Il. 1T