Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-10
INDIANA CAMPAIGN.
WORK ACTIVELY BEGUN BY BOTH PAR
TIES.
The State TO bs Thoroughly Covered BY Ora
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An Indiana special of the Sth to the
New York Times says: The real work
OF the campaign is fully on as regards
both parties in this State, and Indiana
will be worked as il never has been
worked before. The Republican State
/ Central Committee has pretty nearly y
| completed its roster of campaign speak
ers. 1t has already made l4S appoint
ments for speakers from outside Of the
State, some Of whom, however, will not
be here until after the Maine election.
In addition to these outside speakers
there are over 1900 local speakers in the
State who can be called on for an al
dress on any occasion. They number
from three TO ffty-eight in each county,
and the State Central Committee has OBJ
/ tained the names of all of them.
On the Democratic side Colonel Mat
son started out to-day with a speech at
/ his home at GreeDcastle. On Monday
he goes on tour through the southern
part Of the State. As his pair in the
! IlOuet Will Attutful IlOhtN tAllAAto OA
the 10th instant no assignments have
been made for him 10 speak after the
18th. Governor Gray spoke to-day at
Greenfield, and next week will traverse
the northern portion of the state. Com
ment has been created by the fact that
| the Governor has been assigned TO the
| larger towns, while Candidate Matson IS
taking in the smaller places. The only
/ conclusion 10 be derived is that the
Colonel is not considered as able to fight
his own battles as Governor Gray Is to
| fight them for him.
The only date thus far fixed for Judge
Thurman and approved 10y him is for the
| barbecue at Shelbyvlilc October 18th.
Governor Gray, Colonel Matson, and
others will be present and speak. The
Democracy Of Miami county are pre-
pairing for a barbecue at Peru, at which
! it is expected thai Judge Thurman will
! be present, and he will probably be al
/ lowed to fix the date. The Democratic
State Committee will also endeayor to
have Judge Thurman participate IN a
number Of other meetings at the larger
points in the State. Senator Thomas +.
| Grady. of New York. will speak in this
city next Monday night, stopping on his
way 10 California, where he ia going to
take part in the campaign on the Pacific
Slope.
General Hoyey will not enter into Joint
debate with Colonel Matson. The Re-
publicans determined long ago not TO
have a Joint caucus on the ground that
it tended to draw party lines, and they
profess to believe that the effect would
/ be to check the tide of changes from
the Democracy to Republicanism.
At the last meeting Of the TIppecanoe
Club, Captain Isaac Taylor, who had
been previously giving the matter his
personal attention and had been i'll com
munication with numerous parties with
reference to its feasibility, suggested
that a grand rally Of the voters Of 1896
and 1910 be held at the Tippecanoe bat
tle-grounds at such date in October as
might be deemed advisable, the inyi-
tation to include not only Tippeca-
noe clubs and voters of 1886 and
1910. hut also Republican clubs
generally, provided the latter suggestion
met with the approval OF the state Cen
tral Committee. Captain Taylor has ad-
dressed number Of letters TO members
OF Tippecanoe clubs at various points,
and the members so far enter heartily
into the spirit Of the suggestion, which
is to be national in character. 1t is pro
posed 10 erect a cabin on the grounds
and to have the rally to continue three
DAYS. A similar meeting is proposed 10
be held in Yiacennes, the old post, the
capital Of Indiana Territory, where Gen
eral Harrison died when Secretary and
Governor of the Northwest Territory.
$. =. Sheerin, secretary Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, has re-
turned from New York, where he has
spent the last ten days. He says "The
indications are very favorable for the
Democrats, and our people are confident
Of success. The outlook is better than
it has been at any time. Still. / don't
want 10 be understood as saying that
there IS any improvement, for there has
been no change from the first. 1t is like
u sculptor said OF n piece Of his work,
when, pointing to figure OF an
angel, man asked him if he had
made it. No. replied the sculptor, Il
simply took the dirt from around it.. 1t
has been ascertained, not from critical
examination, because there has been no
time for that, but from surface obserya-
tion, that all the talk about Democratic
workingmen going over to the Republi-
cans is false There is nothing of the kind.
The campaign in New York does not
begin as early as in Indiana. The
Democratic State Convention will not
be held until the 18th Of this month, but
there is a good deal OF active work being
done now. Our people are very conf
dent of carrying the State.