The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-10
In THE FIELD OF POLITICS.
The Republicans Serenely Confident Of
the Success of Their Candidates.
Where Gains Will Be Made-0pposition to the
Liquor League Observation-Disclosures
Disafiecton on the South Side.

Disafection on the South Side.
The public interest in the result of the city
election on Tuesday is growing intense and the
talk which may be heard on the streets among
business men indicates that the representative
citizens will be among the workers at the polls
for the election of the Republican candidate for
mayor. Probably never before in a local cam
paign in indianapolis have there been SO many
Democrats of high standing who have openly de-
clared that they would not vote for the party
candidate. II have been surprised" remarked
prominent Republican, last evening, who has
been working actively for the success of the
ticket, ''at the number who have said they would
vote for Mr.. Denny. Within the last ten days l
have myself heard dozen more daily de-
clare either that they would vote
Cor Denny or would not vote at all. They be-
long to the better class OF Democrats, and manv
of them are business men OF high standing. 1t
there is full Republican vote, and the Repub-
icans work at the polls on election day as they
ought. the majority of Denny will be not less
than !, 800. A number of influential Democrats
have declared that they would not only vote
against Cottrell, but that election DAY they
would work against him at the polls.
The better class Of Irish Democrats are
especially hostile to Ccttrell and from among
the Catholic congregations Of the city it is posi-
lively known that Mr. Denny will receive a
strong support. A prominent Catholic, who is
q business man on Washington street, and has
always been an active Democrat, has been zeal
ously working for Mr.. Denny, and has offered to
contribute money to aid in the campaign for the
defeat of Cottrell When asked the cause of his
hostility to the Democratic candidate,
he replied: II am tired of voting
for the candidates of bummersn This is
the fe cling among all Democrats of the better
class, and for the purpose of rebuking the Coy
Dinnin gang, who using the Democratic
party az a means of getting the city government
mnder the control of saloon keepers, they will
either vote for the Republican candidates or not
vote at all.
DISRUPTION IN A DEMOCRATIC WARD.
The indications are that John Herig, the Re-
publican candidate for Council in the Twenty
fifth ward, will certainly be elected by large
majority. The ward has always been Demo
cratic stronghold, but when William Curry was
nominated for reelection there was a split in
the party. and there are about as many Demo
Gratis opposing him as there are support
ing him. at the last city election Curry
defeated Herig by only a small majority.
The assurances of support which he received
from Democrats opposed to Curry induced Herig
to accept the nomination this time, and, from all
Indications he will be elected by large
majority. There are now ZIG Democrats who
most enthusiastic supporters are Democrats.
Curry isxery unpopular among the Irish, who
constitute large part of the wards voting
population. and the bitter feeling against him
was intensified by his saying to Herig, shortly
after his nomination, Il don't give a
- for the Irish vote but will get the Ger
mans and defeat you" There were two Irish
men present when he made this remark and
they reported it to every Irish Democrat in the
ward. The hostility to Curry has been bitter
that his supporters find it very unpleasant to
venture into a crowd of Herig Democrats Mr..
Cottrel has been spending the greater part
OF his time In the ward this week, trying to per-
suade Curry's opponents to vote for him, and he
is evidently much alarmed over the disruption.
Early this week delegation of Democrats
an the ward called at the Democratic committee
headquarters. and asked for 500 to aid them in
electing Herig. They were, of course, told that
they could not get money for that purpose
"All right, we will vote the entire Republican
ticket them" was the response of the leader Of
the delegation. One OF the active Democratic
workers in the ward said to a Journal reporter
yesterday: II am not only going to vote for
Herig, but for the whole Republican ticket We
are getting tired of Sim Coy and Sam Dinnin
putting up candidates for us to vote for. am
going to work for the Republican ticket, and you
will find me at the polls on election day as
challenger"
THE FINAL RALLY
The meeting to be held tonight at Masonic
Hall will be the final rally of the campaign, and
undoubtedly will. therefore, be very largely
attended. The speakers will be Governor Por-
Ter, A. G. Harris, N. S. Byram, William Bosom
and Caleb S. Denny The chairman of the
meeting will be William Wallace and the fol-
lowing named gentlemen have been chosen vice
presidents
Byron X: Elliott, James McMurry,
George w. Merritt John Thomas
Hiram Seibert Ferd Christman,
L. o. Walker, r. Lamb,
E. L. Conway j. p. Dunn. jr.
Henry Coburn, d. A. Richardso
George @. Webster. jr., A. B. Prather
Charles w. Fairbanks. H. u. Brown
Roa McCrea, Edward H. Dean
John B. Conner, Ii. HI. Hanna
William A. Krag, Chris HI. O'Brien
Louis Ludorff, w. D. mellow