The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-01

Republican party in Vigo county Isl in better
condition than it has been for many years.
There are many causes contributing to this
which it is not prudent to make public, but there
Ia no eainsaying the statement that while the
county ticket nominated by the Democrats is
palpably weak, ours is particularly strong They
entirely ignored the laboring men, the Germans
and the soldiers. Our ticket is a great one.
Our candidate for treasurer is one OF the most
popular Germans in southern Indiana and three
of the candidates are active members of the or
der of Knights of Labor The young Republic
ans were literally provided for, also, and there
is no place on the globe where there is
more loyal set of young Republicans than
those of Terre Haute. don't think there is any
doubt about our ability to elect our entire coun-
ty ticket by handsome majority, and | am
quite as certain that Hon. James Johnston will
defeat John e. Lamb for Congress.
Hon. S. n. Chambers. of Vincenues, who was
clearly in the lead for the nomination for Secre-
tary of State up to the time of the unexpected
announcement of his withdrawal fow weeks
ago: Ii was my ambition to head the Republican
ticket this year. but when Democratic scheming
made it necessary for US to head the ticket with
candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | was not
DESTROYS of making the race. Besides, became
attorney for case involving $200000 which will
certainly occupy my undivided attention for
weeks before the election, and, in justice to my
self and the party, decided to withdraw I have
been over the State great deal, and my obser-
vations lead me to believe that theRepublicans
have every reason to hope for success this year.
In my own county ne have nominated first
class ticket and we expect good results from it.
One favorable indication is that the independ-
ents and mugwumps who drifted away from US
two years ago have returned to man, and ore
of the strangest features of the Circumstance is
that they are now among cur most active and en-
thusiastic workers. There is no good reason why
Republicans of Indiana cannot carry the State
next November and my honest conviction Is
that they will.
Ex-Congressman Mark L. DeMotte consider
the chance of success Of State ticket very
fair. There is not general satisfaction with the
administration. Even Democrats dissatis-
fled and growing There is greedness for of
fee. both appointive and elective. and
they do not think the President is do
ing his duty by the party. regard the Tenth
district as thoroughly SAFE The last Legislature
reduced its majority little by the transfer of
Benton county, but L think can more than
gain what was taken off. Our Republicans are
in the best of spirits
r. A. Black of Greenfield: Hancock county,
so far as the Democracy is concerned, is all torn
up on the Bynum and Bailey matter It makes
no difference what next Saturdays congressional
convention may do, there will be falling off in
the Democratic vote. If Bynum is nominated
there will be very respectable per cent of Dem
ocrats who will not support him, and others will
give very Indifferent support. Republicans have
a splendid organization. On the Bailey and By
mum business it will push either one or new
candidate to carry the county. On the county
ticket the Democratic candidates were
nominated by the court-h house ring
by the fragrant. open and outrageous use of
money. Votes were openly bought The better
class of Democrats are very angry. Not more
than three possibly only two of the Democratic
candidates the county ticket will be elected.
We have chance of e.ecting Mr. Kennedy
joint Senator from Rush and Hancock. The
Democratic candidate is a lawyer, and opposed to
the common school system. Mr.. Kennedy is o
farmer, who has twice ably represented Rush
county in the Legislature and is deservedly pop
ular among the farming element.
DR.. W. Wilson, of Warrick county, The Repub-
licans in our county, which is pretty reliably
Democratic, have very encouraging prospects
for the election of at least three of the candi-
dates on their county ticket, and think the out
look is very favorable for US.