The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-13
A GREAT ARMY OF ORATORS.
Four Thousand SPEAKERS On the
stump In Indiana -ProhiDi-
tionists Jubiiant.

The public may gain some idei of the mag
nitude of the great political b itt!e that is juss
getting fairly under way in every township
and county in the Stits of Indiana, when it
is learned that the Democracy has 800 loc,l
speakers throughout the state VIII, h I'VE al
ready cinvasssd their own counties
and are now exchanging with ad.
joining counties Tn, majority OF
this army Of orators are assigned for speec tes
every night in tho week for two or three
weeks ahead, when new assignments will he
made The Democratic State Commit 70 fa-
cilitates the work by arranging assignment
for local speakers through district and county
committees.
The list of local speakers on the books of
the Republican State committee is not com.
plete as yet, but $50 names are listed, which
Is an average of nearly IL to each of the 90
counties, The work of assigning dates aud
places for this host of speakers is largely done
by and through the State COMMITTEES The
Republican plan of conducting the c,mp ,isn
seems more centraiz ii than that of the Dem
ocrats. This difrereuce in methods doubtless
accounts for the larger clerical force en-.
ployed about Republican headquarters.
Both committees have large document
rooms, where campaign congressional lit,ra,
ture may be seen by tho ton. These docu-
ments arrive and depart aim )st daily by tue
wagon lcai. Neither committee h,s yes ar
ranged its dites for the distinguished outside
speakers who will cinvas Indiana The only
date thus far fixed for Ju ige Thurman is Oc.
tobor 10 at ShelDyvlle, whore n grand lar
becue will be held. Colonel Matsoa, Cover
nor Gray aud many other distinguished Dem.
ocratic orators viii attend. The Democracy
of Peru, Miami county, are also arranging
for great barbecue, such as was held in 1884
at that point in honor OF Governor Hend-
rcks. Judge Thurman will also participate
in this demonstration, and the date will bc
fixed to suit his convenieuce. II is expected
tGat Judge Thurman will attend about "a doz.
en- other BIZ meetings in Iudilna
At the prohibition headquarters Secretary
Dickie is in high spirits over the prospects Ct
the party as the balance of power in several
OF tho critical st ties. Contributions to the
amount Of 900 have been ma e to the
national campaign fund, and it will be spent
to the best advantage. His assistant. DR.
Funk, gives the following estimates of whit
.hey hope the vote will be: 1--WE calculate
that our vote has been treblcd sincs 1SSi In
New York in that year st. John p1llci 2j,0JO
votes. From careful calculations it appears
that we sh vi have 1900 votes in New York
State next November. The Prohibition vote
will absolutely decide tue result of the con
test in New jersey
"In 1884 st. John pollel only 6 900 votes in
that State; to-day we have 25, 900 out.and-oui
Prohibtionists, AID from recent advices |
can safely predict that our vote there will run
up to 5000 or 1900 The incresse is due
first, to the ju ,gling W th temperance mat
ters by the Republican Legislature, an | sec
ondly, TO General F.sk's great popularity in
New Jersey. The increase in our vote in
Connecticut is alSorcmarkable. In that State
st. John received 1905 votes; now we have
about 200 earnest Prohioitionsts there
The hottest canvass in tha New Il igla1 d
States will be made in Connecticut. Our
best speakers will start for Connecticut next
week. Ia Indiana our voto h IS trebloi since
1854 when st. John polled 3,02S In the stat
election two years ago wa hid 5000, and this
year weexpect at lea 1000 Governor ST,
John will look to Indiana"