Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-24
I'd EDITION.
Latest kilograms to The Star.
MORE FIGURING ON INDIANA.

The Republican Management the Best
me Democrats will Gain Some from
the Labor and Prohibition Vote and
from the Railroad Men-The s.FiOas.
ers" Will Decide the Result.
Special Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
NDIASAPoLIs, Oct. 24-The Indiana campaign
has progressed to this stage with all the old
nourlsh OF trumpets, Of public meeting, and OF
oombast. But, beginning with this week, there
Is decided tendency 10 lay aside all methods that
result only In enthusiasm and TO resort to ways
That are equally welI-known In the state-the
hardest kind OF silent and personal
fight on each side to achieve the narrow
majority that turns the tide OF affairs
II the democrats win they will win by main force
and strength OF numbers. The democratic organ
zatlon is confessedly loose and inferior to "a The
night now stands as 1t did In "a, a contest Of
parties with the republican chances frightened by
superior organization. Organization In this state
means more than the polling OF the party vote; 1t
mense float" which is estimated at 10000.
The democrats find cause for hope in the claim
that Indiana is naturally democratic. They say
II was lost In 80 through dudley and his $500 OOO
and that IL gave a republican majority OF 1900 IN
s6-an on year-oecause OF democratic quarrels
In four congressional districts, In each OF which
they made great losses. II Is q fact that OF a
shortage OF $4,000 In SO, 1000 were democratic
votes. The republicans have been making some
present democratic harmony over the state there
does hot appear to be the best foundation for
these IL is probable that not all Of the republic
can majority OF that year came from democratic
dSSenslOnS as these were state issues In the cam
paign decidedly favorable to the republicans, and
these same issues, In amer, still exist. As
result, all other influences aside, such as third
party and later gains TO the democracy, fair eS-
innate would seem TO put the relative strength OF
the parties about equal Aside from the floating
vote, the democrats affirm that twO-thrds OF the
probable increase in the prohibition vote will
come from the republicans. This vote in SO was
about 1000 Chairman HuStin, OF the republican
committee, estimates the increase at 100 per CT. The
chairmanofthe prohibition committee puts at the
same Inquire. The prohibition candidate for gov
ernor says the total vote will be not less than
1900 nor more than %, 900. IL is question what
portion OF the labor vote will oppose Gen. Har.
rison, but 1t Is thought Gouds labor circular has
reacted IN u measure. The opposition will be
strong in this quarter, however, as there Is no
organized labor ticket in the field this year, whose
following will cut any figure in the result, and much
OF the old union-abOr and greenback vote has
been turned against the republican candi-
daJe and Will vote with the democratic party.
In SO this organized labor vote numbered
about 5000. This year IL Is thought
the labor Candidate VIII not receive 900 votes,
the remaining dividing between the three other
parties, with the greatest proportion In favor OF
the democrats. Republicans who cOncede prohi-
bition and labor gains TO the democrats say that
Gen. HarrisOn's gains from the other party will on
set them. If this Is true, and IL Is not improbable
the contest resolves itself into one for the floating
vote. Organization and a feeling OF victory count
Tor much, and The republicans have 1t.