The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-19
THE BIG BATTLEFIELD
The Political Situation Down
in "Injiany."
UNDOUBTEDLY DEMOCRATIC
tOcraIic Ways-OIeveland and
New York-Etc.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Octoter II,
1885, Special Correspondence OF THE
HERALD All eyes are now centeled
upon IndiAns. the greatest political
battlefield of al the States.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
in Indiana Is the absorbing topic OF
conversation-discussed by everybody
even to the newsboys and bootblsc S.
Public speaking. torch light professions
and pyrotechnic displays are nightly
held in all of the important towns and
cities throughout the State. Each
party has organized clubs of all kinds
Railroaders' clubs, wholesalers clubs,
grooers' clubs, dry goods dealers clubs
young mems uniformed clubs. colored
! mems club, etc.. and banners indica,
ing their respective headquarters are a
common sight upon the streets of the
cities of Indiana
AS ar illustration of the great inter
est taken by all in the campaign. II
two men meet on the street and COM
mence talking over business matters,
| the chances are two to one that they
will close with a political discussion.
A week ago the Democrats were per-
fectly confident of carrying New York
State, but within the past week their
confidence is lessened in a degree by
the turn things have taken In local
affairs of New York City. While a
majority of Democrats do not think
that the local fight in New York will
endanger the national ticket, still they
have sense enough to know that an in
harmonious action of that KIDD in the
Democratic racks is not calculated to
do them any good Still, the char ces
are largely in favor of
CLEvELAND's SUCCESS IN NEW YORK.
One of the candidates for ell ctor-at-
large for Indiana has just returned
from New York. where he has been
making speeches for the past two or
three weeks. Democrats base their
claims carrying New York on these
facts: The Independents who voted
for Cleveland in 1884, will, as a whole,
support him at this election; 81. 00U
Irishmen who voted for Blaine will
return to their first love, the Demo-
cratic party; the Prohibition vote will
be largely increased over that of four
years ago; Cleveland will gain largely
from New York business men. who are
pleased with the Presidents honest,
conservative administration; the gain
| from the farming community in New
York will more than offset the defec-
ton among factory m IN in the Demo
cratic ranks. Bets in st. Louis are
posted as follows; $1,000 to $500 that
Cleveland is elected; in Chicago, the
same; while in New York odds of 10
| to are given on Cleveland.
AS regards Indiana, she is undoubt-
eddy Democratic. The Democrats vari-
ously estimate their majority at from
5000 to 15. 1000, while the Republicans
make no claims whatever; and many of
them reluctantly confess Their opinion
that Indiana will go for Cleveland.
The Republicans are badly discouraged
about Indiana. They are now, it is
said, going 20 concentrate their forces
in New York.
Democratic success in Indiana will be
due largely to the Republican detection
among the railroad men and working
men generally, who have always
HATED HARRISON FOR HIS AR1sToCRATIC
WAYS.
While the gain to DsV2oc rats from the
farming comm unity will b. very largo,
especially in Southern Indiana, where,
it is reported by travelling men who
have returned from there recently, Re-
publican farmers are announcing them
selves Tor Cleveland by hundreds.
illinois will show wonderful Demo-
cratic gains, though there are few
Democrats who claim the State for
Cleveland. They know that plurality
of 25 ,0G0 is hard to overcome.
Reports from California greatly en-
courage the Democracy here. They
regard California as surely Democratic
The Republicans undoubtedly have an
enormous quantity of fat" which they
have frieG out of the protected manu-
facturers, and good portion of it will
be spent in Indiana, Tor legitimate
campaign purposes" of course. per-
fectively legitimate-from Dorseys
point of view.
The Democrats have collected re-
spectacle sum from voluntary contrib
utors. of 81 and 50, m 4inly from work
Ing men and farmers.
1t is absolutely essential to success
for either party TO influence voters by
means of money-for while open brib-
cry may not be resorted to, aud is not,
as much as people imagine, still there
are other ways in which the "sinews of
war" are used. There is, in Indiana
what they call
THE FLOATING VOTE"
composed of loafers, bumm srs, thieves
and disreputable persons generally.
These classes of people are regular
''leeches" on both parties. AS election
day approaches, the,e cormorants al
ways show up at headquarters .'in
need of a little money" and if they are
lot accommodated, they declare them
selves for the opposition candidate. and
are usually accommodated with little
COiQn bV the OnnOsjtinn 'Fh.sa fol-