The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-24
House to House Polls of tho State
Have Been Made,
But the Respective Committees
Keep the Result Secret.
Both Sides Claim the State by $4,000
Majority-one OF Them Has En-.
oouraging News, But Which
One IL Is Is Unknown-
Political Talk.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 23.--Things
are very quiet these past few days around
political headquarters here, both Demo-
cratic and Republican, and in striking
contrast with the hustle and excitement of
a month ago. Newspaper correspondents,
who almost hourly visit both head
quarters, are politely but abruptly in
formed: "Nolhing today" aud TO the
uninitiated II looks as though the cam
paign was growing dull and unintercsting.
To any one, however, who has followed
the campaign in Indiana from its opening
II is apparent that the third and last stage
has been reached, at least at headquarters.
The specch-maklng or gaseous period" is
being superseded by the mathematical or
cuisines" stage. The political issues Of
the campaign are no longer dis
cussed about headquarters. They have
been beaten throadbare by the 1000
orators engaged nightly ON each side
throughout the State, TO say nothing OF
the distinguished speakers from the out
side like Thurman, llill, Mills, Blaine,
Foraker and others who have addressed
countless thousands in their canvass.
This new and silent stage OF the campaign
involves no decrease In the work or energy
displayed at both headquarters; on the
contrary, both State committees arc en-
ployinga a larger clerical force today than
at any time since the caia9aign opened.
Tons Of public documents have been dis
| tributed by each committee, yet every
train from Washington t1ntinncs 10 pour
In bag after bag OF congressional literature,
which is being disposed ol m fast ~ pos
sible. In addition 20 the large corps On.
gagged in this another aud larger force Of
clerks arr compiling the reports from the
county committees aud forwarding private
circulars giving instructions regarding the
election.
Never were 20 great political parties
engaged in moro serious and deadly war.
fare than the Democratic aud Republican
parties Of Indiana today. They do not
lest with one another, ~ In other years,
but each man speaks his convictions with
seriousness only parallclcd la war days.
Both State committees have thus FAR taken
two careful polls Of the entire voting pop
ulati0n Oi the state. The result OF these
polls IL kept n profound secret 10y both
sides, and while the writer believes lac
could state with reasonable accuracy tie
aggregate figures, ~ returned 10 each com
miitec, Il would be a violation OF conii-
dence TO say more than that one commit
tee seems highly olatrd over their
second poll, while tho other Tooicasca
itself satisfied at the showing.
There is reason for believing that
each committee N now engaged Ia taking
the third aud final poll oi the State, the
result Of which will scarcely be known to
the committees before the iih Of NOyom-
her. Never In the history of Indiana were
these house 10 house polls lakcn with such
frequency and care. From information
CLEANED from reliable sources on both
sides, Il may DO stated NJ a fact that each
party estimates thc floating yoi" Of Indiana
At hom 1900 10 1900. A large proper
ton oi this vote IL rcgar'ed by the mana
gcnOiboth parties ~ subject Ia influences
al the last moment, aud II Ia this floating
vote that now occupies the chief attention
Of both commiticCA a large prcpondcr'
ancu ui tllia vote, possibly two thirds oi II,
l. commonly credited with living south O
Indianapolis. County committeeman irUn
the five congressional districts occupying
: this territory are found In frequent consul.
taii0n at both htadquariom The lOsa
newspapers are bcginningt0 talk about TIA
arrival Oi large sums 0i money iOf political
use. The Republican organ, i1f Instance
charges, Ia ~ issue to-day, that the Dem
urmiic stats committee recently receive
$1,000 from tho National Democrat,
committee 10 DO used for clmpiisr
purposes during the remaining ~,
! weeks. Chairman JcWrti, however, 10
an interview this evening, uuphiticsllj
denied the receipt of auy such sum o
! money from iho national committee, az
complained that such a sintrni VT should
I have been Published without ale
p quite grounds This Republican pub
b | icaii0n, however. u about in keeping
with publication made by the Domo
cratic organ few days since, to die Cilrc
I that Chaunccy VI. DrIew aud Cunciiu
Vanderbilt. willie hero Last Friday, lyl
! their ag.rgito checks with thc krpub
: lirin committee for slO1tuD THIS story
which ha. bocn widely circulated, will ap
pear amusing when II lA stated, on gup
authority. that the last gentleman namg'
Il said Ia bo an ardent supporter Ol ti
u Democratic national tichut
q Both parties apparently seem 70 bc max
q Ing great effort ! o. nos toward sccnrin
=. a falf election and an honest count. Ihre
- distinct organizations nov exist lpt ~
I. achievement Ol this cni The oldest an'
/. perhaps iho most nun.p1ui4ln, b. the citl
!. zcrs committee ol 100. 4. " 60 dui
n president, IN w. II Hobbs, SECRETARY
This committee N Practically lucnl 10 IN
dIanltols and Marion county and W
J.. Organized two years ago ny rom % o
bcu, Gratis and llepul rna 500, iN
81 week. pro this coinin &c collected hn q
10 cinl md from tto E"puI On ih
d. Dcm0cbtic and ihc Pf'lhDlt
sac committees. Chairman b'A