Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-18
lNDlANA,s FLOATING VOTE.
An EBeWemt Whsch fs said - Causo
CO0ssaerable Doubt n 90 Resalss.

An Indianapolis special to the New York World
to-day says: The campaign has reached that point
where both political parties are concentrating
on the floating vote. The respectable vote OF In
diana Is one tning, the floating vote Is another,
and while the respectable vote will have great
deal TO say a. TO who viii be the next President
OF the United States and governor Of Indiana, the
fosting vote In this state VIII decide lndlapas
vote. II Is variousy estimated. Both republicans
and democrats have polied the ninety-t coun-
ties OF the state with a. much accuracy a. is Oh
tainable at such time. Both state committees
estimate the noarng vote at from 100 20 200 10
each county, Conservative democrats place the
number at 1900; conservative republicans az
b0ooOo the iufiuence OF these 1900 maraudes 10
seen when it Is remembered thai Mr. Cleveland
ana Mr.. Hendricks, the latter OF whom was very
oniy 6.5I2. fhe democratic party IA beyond
question, IN excellent shape 70 90 battle IN TINS
state, but it Is not 30 much lear OF oeiecuon an
party organization and party Discipline hat y
causing unessiness to-day As the -nOaterA
The snoaIer" An Indiana Is creature totally ar.
be = land-owncr, a taxpayer, not q hummer or
saloon hanger-on, as In the East Inere are nun-
dreds OF IArns IN this state that barely PAY thear
lmpecuniosity. They hail election day As child
nails Christmas They see nothing oeoasing or
cSsSomed % tnas rom infancy one q the most
prominent men In Indian IA said 70 me to-day:
40 Tell you the IrulA Wnlle OOln n<ote are co.,
ndent OF carrying the state, the leaders OF both
are very approhensivr OF the noating vote say
II wiLh regret, but our state has been oebaucbed
20 often on eieclon day that The eneducated peo-
Die think no more of selling tneir v0ee tnAn any
merchandise they might have on hand We have
no Law governing primary eiecuone ~ you have
IN the East and corruptlon begins there aad =
continued al the way through 70 the national
electson. No state In the Union has been bought
by both parties 20 frequently as Indiana, and In
none does money now more openly and gensroosay
on erection day.
Tnere are republicans who concede that @ eorU
Indiana n Q oemocrsuc state, but who, IN tne
same senJepce declare that Harrisou y a. carry q
next month. The noating vote b heav1est N the
Onlo kiver and white Cap Counl1eA s0ch % Perf,.
Orange. Lawrence Crawford, harun, harrisoa
and vaD0eroufg- In the latter u Evansville,
which, VIA popuiation of $1,000 contains merc
oolored voters propef1xoDatsy lhsn any toun
norm u the ONO River. and n b chained that -
Per cent Of kyanssilte's coiored ts pul chas-
able In eouth Bend, 81 Joseph oounty, the osd
home OF Schuyler Colfax, In the n0ft0crn part OF
the state. over 2o0o swedss are working IN ths
plough and waSon-workA and - per ccnt of thess
are clAnneo - anoaterN"
The labor VOC. however d not gotng % -
swung Tor any one candidate. Roth 49, -
frank enough 70 clnkm that they wtn - 49,
oNn snare q th1s v0le ! hAve noe UD<Q0nD -
ma toe o1tter hostility that I expec<e0 omo14
wOrkinGmoo 10 this sta1R againW 90 uog1n1
Cor ~ aL1sHo1 usloeAnce ehaS q ~ wo9 49,
eoooGo pay 81 . workin1mAn- - - . 444
fac(, but Gue, tha6 ~ co6vesss eao11o1 - -
par0se eze eAnegoo - - es~nonoss -