The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-22
TALK OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Encouraging Outlook for the Republicans
in the Fifth Congressional District.

There will be less noise and display in the
campaign this year, according TO present indica-
tons, than ever before. There wilhbe no grand
rallies, no torch-light PROFESSIONS and none of
the other customary demonstrations. One of
the reasons for dispensing with these
features is doubtless that the limited
supply of funds for conducting the
campaign will not permit any expenditures for
such purposes, but stronger reason is that the
political managers have reached the conclusion
that the results of such campaigning are small,
and, in an off year, are not worth the trouble in
volved in the work. Chairman Henderson says
that the Democratic canvass will be in the
nature of still hunt Meetings will be held
throughout the State, but there
will be even less speaking than
usual. No prominent speaker will
be brought here from other States, with the ex-
ception that probably Ex-Governor Hoadly. of
Ohio, and Senator Beck, of Kentucky, will fill a
few appointments The distinguished speakers
of neighboring States will have to devote all
their time and attention to their own people.
The canvass of Republican speakers promises to
be more active than that of the Democrats,
and there are many good reasons why IL should
be. of which the most comprehensive is that
people.
The local canvass will be opened by the Re-
puDllcans in all the townships outside of the city
on Saturday evening, when speeches will be made
at the following places by the persons named:
Lawrence, Hon. A. c. Harris; Southport. Gen.
Jas. r. Carnahan; Irvington, Col JAS. B. Black;
West Newton, Hon. Stanton j. Peelle: New Au-
gusta, John B. Elan: Broad Ripple, w. L. Tay-
lori Acton, Hon W. e. Calkins; Mankedick's
school house, on Churchman'S free gravel road,
ovid Tohn T., Inf he
Mr. Harris will speak at Brightwood Friday
evening
The reports from the Fifth district regarding
the canvass of Rev. Ira j. Chase, the Repub
lean candidate for Congress, are very encour-
aging to members of the party. letter re-
ceived yesterday at Republican headquarters,
from prominent citizen of Gosport, says: Il
have just returned from a weeks campaigning
with Mr. Chase. / have lived in this county for
thrty-one years. and have been in every polit-
ical fight in, it from Fremonts campaign till
now--excepting four and half years / was In
the Union army fighting Democrats in differ
ent way-and want to say for your encourage
ment and in simple justice to our gallant cham
pion and standard bearer for Congress- that he
is working a most wonderful, even phenomenal
canvass. Owen county next to Brown. is the
Gibraltar of Democracyin this district, and outside
of that Mr.. Matson has counted this for the
most of his success. My judgment is that Mr.
Chase will cut his majority down more thar any
former opponent has any other man in this
district could l think you need have no fears
about Hendricks county's favorite in this fight
He will more than meet all OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lead the fullest hope. IL he is not the next
congressman from the Fifth district my best
judgment may count for nothing. AS anx-
ious. earnest soldiercitizen of our district de-
sire to both thank and congratulate Hendricks
county for giving US this gallant and worthy
leader this year"
Mr. Chase was in the city yesterday after
noon. He had just come from Owen county
where he had spent a week, having made two
speeches day during that time. His audiences
had been gratifying, and he felt greatly encour-
aged. AS the campaign progresses he grows
more confident of his election. Wherever he
goes he finds that Mr. Matson is especially unpop-
ular among the soldiers, and there are in every
county in the district many Democrats who
are7unfriendly to the Congressman. A number
of letters very discreditable to Mr.. Matson. writ
ten by him TO Democrats whom he supposed to
be his friends, have been sent to Mr. Chase, who
is using some of them in his speeches. with very
damaging effect to the writer. Mr.. Chase left
last evening for Boone county, where he will
spend several days. From information that he
has received he is warranted in believing that he
can reduce the Democratic majority of 900 there
to 700 or 600
The Sentinel on last Saturday editoria,ly
quoted an extract from q letter written to DIR.
Thomas, by Albert layer, former inmate of
the Insane Hospital regarding the investi-
cation of that institutions affairs by
the civil-servce committee for the pur-
pose of making it appear that the committees
work was done wholly for political effect Sen
ator Foulke has received from Mr. Thayer a
communication in regard to the matter in
which he says: "Since they have published an
extract from one of my letters in their own de
Tense let demand be made to have all the
correspondence between myself and Fletcher
given to the public They are few and short
Let Dr. Thomas be asked to publish the letter l
wrote to him concerning the treatment he gave
me when l visited that institution on the TIN.
inst. The letter written about the 10th
inst, and / never wrote but one. DR.. Thomas
will not want it published"