The Delta independent., 1888-10-30
THE INDIANA CAMPAIGN.
A Careful Review OF the Situation q.
II Now Appears.

A Careful Review of tho Situation ~
II Now Appears.
INDIANAPoLIs,O Oct. 24.-Things have
been very quiet for the past few days
around political headquarters, both Demo
cratic and Republican, in striking contrast
with the hustle and excitement Of a month
ago. This new and silent stage in the cam
paign involves no decrease in the work or
energy displayed ut both headquarters. On
the contrary both State committees are EN-
pIoying larger clerical force today than al
any time since the campaign opened. Tons
of public documents have been distributed
by each committee, yet every train from
Washington continues to pour in bag after
bag of Congressional literature, which is
being disposed of as fast as possible. In ad-
dition to the large force engaged in this
work another and larger force Of clerks are
compiling the reports from the county com
mittees and forwarding private circulars
giving instructions regarding the election.
Never have the two great political parties
engaged in q more serious and deadly war.
fare than the Democratic and Republican
parties of Indiana to-day.
They do not jest with one another, as in
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viction with seriousness only paralleled in
war days. Both State committees have thus
far taken two careful polls Of the entire vot-
ing population of the State. The results OF
the polls is kept profound secret by both
sioes. and while the writer believes he
could relate with reasonable accuracy the
aggregate figures as returned to each com.
mittee, it would be . violation Of confidence
~ say more than that one committee seems
highly elated over their second poll, while
the other processes itself satisfied at the
showing. There is reason for believing
that committees are now engaged in taking
the third and final poll of the State, the re-
su 1t Of which will scarcely be known to the
committee before the 4th of November.
Never in the history of Indiana were these
house to house polls taken with such fre-
quency and care.
From information gained from reliable
sources on both sides, it NAV be stated as
fact that each party estimates the floating
vote of Indiana at from 5000 to 1900. A
large proportion Of this vote is regarded by
the managers Of both parties as subject to
influences at the last moment, and 1t is the
floating vote that now occupies the chief at
tention Of both committees. A large pre-
dominance of the vote. possibly two-thirds
Of 1t, is commonly credited with residing
south of indianapolis. Committeeman
from the five Congressional districts oc-
cupying this territory are found in frequent
consultation at both headquarters.
The local newspapers are beginning to
talk about the arrival of large sums of
money for political use. The Republicans
organ, for instance, charges in its issue to-
day that the Democratic State Committee
recently received SAC, 900 from the National
Democratic Committee to be used for cam
paign purposes during the remaining two
weeks. Chairman Jewett, however, in an
interview this evening. emphatically de-
MED the receipt of any such sums of money
from the National Committee and COM
planned that such a statement could not
have been published without adequate
grounds. This Republican publication,
however, is about in keeping with the
publication made by the Democratic organ
few days since, to the effect that Chaun-
cey NJ Depew and Cornelius Vanderbilt,
while here on Friday last left their aggre-
gate checks with the Republican committee
for sloo, 600 This story, which has been
widely circulated, will appear amiss when
1t is stated on good authority that the last
named gentleman is said to be an ardent
supporter of the Democratic National
ticket