New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-29
GENERAL HOVEY CONFIDENT
ASSURANCES OF VICTORY IN INDIANA
GAINS FROM AMONG THE DEMocRATs-EsI1
MATING THE PLURALITY OF THE RE-
PUBIICANs AT TEN THOUSAND
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.)

GAINS FROM AMONG THE DEMoCRATs-ESIL
MATING THE PLURALITY OF THE RE-
PUBIIcANs AT TEN THOUSAND
IBY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUSE.)
1pd,anauolis. Oct. cs-Ceneral Alvin p Hoveys
the Republican candidate for Governor came I'D To-
day from the northern part OF the state LOT 10"
hours resi-, with Corporal Tanner. OF New-York he
hos hccn addresslnr great crowds every day. soma
times both af ernoom and Ght. Tonight he gave an
account OF the situation, which he understands oe'er'
probably than any other Republican In the sa'e' ior
the reason that he knows moi only whai Is accom-
plished throu Oh the party organization bt has earnea
the feeling OF the people by means Oh pc'so""' ''
Quiry in every county.
I've are certain to carry the state ne sao.
There can be no doubt about t.. IL IS not possiba
for the Democrats buy enough votes to deicaf US
now. Wherever go am told o, many r"'s
who will vote the Republican ticket. For every one
that boasts of determination TO change there are
two that do not say anything about r. The nnnoer
Of changes far exceed anything of the Kind evcs
known in any previous campaign. In Clinton county
I was told of an organization there known as Tho
KicLers' with 1870 members, all Of whom voted ION
Cleveland. but are opposing him this year In Fore
Wayne, where | addressed crowd last night th"s
filed the hall near suifocation that Two persons
tainted, / given reliable assurances .na' 'h'
Democratic majority would be reduced to ooo. Soh-
gresham White estimated that the reduction would %
~
a RenubIican ground swell in Indiana Allowing
margin for all the II IS possible for the Demo-
Gratis to buy General Harrison VIII stli nave
plurality of 10000"
hat is the basis OF yout figures" ,
very large gains will be made rom several "
There are INDIANA 10000 eX-sohiieIs anu aoous
onethd Democrats OF These Dem9era,ie sol,
ders two thirds will this year vote me Hepuoncan
ticket In many counties, l think, the pfoporumppn
Of changes Will be eight out Of every Ten: a ais
soldiers will help us In another way. sxy-nve
thousand of their sons will vote this year ior inc
first time and about thirds Of them are kepun-
icans We sure to get a large majority OF the
old Greenback VOTE and find the Third party Pro
hibition movement is disintegratIng, which VIII p
equivalent to a gain of 5000 for us also mig
that about three fourths Of the men who have moves
into the natural gas region are Republicans Inas
ia natural because they nearly all came from Ohio
and Pennsylvania. We also gaining many votes
Especially in the manufacturing towns, on Protection
These are my reasons for believing that the state wiu
90 Republican. With far election, our pluranty
Should be $4,000 The only thing that Republicans
have to fear Is the Of money by the Democratss
but they can't buy enough to defeat u.s. lneR
floating vote is larger than ours by the time tney
have paid all OF their own men and have gwen inc
80 per cent for handling II, they cannot purcnsss
enough votes 10 change the result