New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-30
BRIGHT PROSPECTS IN INDIANA.
REPUBLICANS HAVE REASON TO LOOK FOR
PLURALITY WHICH NO FRAUD
CAN WIPE OUT.

CAN WIPE OUT'
indianapolis, Oct. 90 SpeciaD-Many OF the speaA'
ers who have been canvassing Indiana were az ''o
publican state headquarters to-day, and 1t IS cheer"p
news that they bring to General Harrison and the cam
gaIgn managers Several weeks ago Chairman Huston
instructed the speakers to make careful inquiries re*
tive to the situation while going over the ota'e anu w
report to him for his guidance whatever OIL s'gnnca
they might Their observations and Suggestions
have been helpful to him, and now they are bringing
him dngs such as he has hoped for not without some
misgiyIngs The reports that were brought In to-day
came from all parts Of the State, and they bear testl-
mony to large gatherings and unprecedented en-
thusiasm back OF which Is evidence Of gains from the
Democratic party. Mere assurances that there were
converts have not been accepted. The speakers have
insisted meeting the converts and have learned the
feeling OF these men, All agree that there VIII DO
large gains of exsoldlers, of Ishmcn, geenbackers
temperance people, and in manufacturing towns where
the imporan Of Protection IS appreciated These are
the elements constituting what Is called the drift, and
It Is estimated that II the gains reported from dozen
counties NAY be accepted as an average for the whole
stae. they will swell the Republican vote between
10 900 and IT, 900, enough TO give the part plural
lty, if the Democratic gains not large enough to
overcome them.
The Democratic campaign managers are an extremely
confident scr OF men, and assert positively that they
will carry the STATE, but they arc unable
unwl to give special reasons for the faith that
Is N tnem. Ihey say tnal lney expect largo gains
from tariff reform Republicans and from the working
IT, the cities, but these assertions were not
supported With any evidence that worth listen
ing to- They have faith I'm their money and the
fact that they had few thousand more votes than
the Republicans at the last Presidential election.
In significant contrast with this, the Republican
leaders ready with for their assertions,
and they talk like who earnestly believe al that
they say. Besides the political elements that are
certain to furnish gains, according TO the unyarying
testimony of the speakers and other Observers the
Republicans rely largely upon the new vote, estimated
at about 65 OO0 of which, according to the best nfor
nation available, they will get twothris. Chairman
Huston is now settling down to figures and In about
two days more he feels that he will be prepared 10
forete pretty accurately about what may be expected
The information gathered by General Hovey Corporal
Tanner, J. r. G.. Pkin, Oliver +. Morton, Major Cal
kns Paul vandevoort and others perienced in poll
tics, who at headquarters to-day indicates much
larger plurality than anybody has yet dared 10 pre-
Dict Mr.. Pitk;n says that the outlook Is much more
encouraging than 1t was In Maine whore he was active
in the canvass and where the plurality went above
10 900 when the most sanguine did not expect more
than IL 900.