St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-29
IN A PIVOTAL STATE.
The Gossip at the Hoosier
Capital a Week Before
Election.
Many Men Of Both Parties
Back Their Convictions
With Gold.
General Apprehension That
Blood Will Be Shed Sat-
urday Night.
An Attempt to Be Made to
Keep the Paradeps From
a Coflict.

Harrison and his household passed a
quiet Sabbath, attending church in the
morning. Russell 3. Harrison, the gem
erals son, returned from New York this
morning. He came as messenger
from the national Republican commit
tee to his father, bearing important in
formation obtained by the national COM
mittee regarding the coming election in
Indiana. From reliable authority it
is ascertained that the communications
from the national Republican commit
tee are of a character warning and adj
vising Gen. Harrison of the alleged dis
covery by the committee of project
contemplated by the Democrats to col
oniZe certain districts in Indiana with
nonresident voters on election day.
Sundays about political headquarters
have come to be days of rest. No day
laborer could look forward with more
eager gratefulness to the Sabbath than
the weary, talked-out politicians of In
diana. Speakers on both sides run into
the city to spend Sunday and pass the
day in bed, many of them treating their
thrOatS for chronic hOarseneSS. Not
few OF them are
UTTERLY BROKEN DOWN.
Tonight they are to be seen congre-
gated in the lObbies of the Grand hotel
and the New Denison, respectively, the
Democratic and Republican headquar-
terS for speakers, discussing the proba-
bic outcome on election day. 1t is
noticeable that considerable money is
beginning to be wagered on the result
in Indiana. As the last days of the
campaign approach party feeling grows
stronger and hotter, and confidence in
the result with thousands upon both
sides, is hardening into a mental GER
tainty. One hears good deal nova
days as to the prospects and probabili-
ties of conflict and blood-shed in this
city next Saturday night, and on election
day. Both parties, through their
county organization, have announced
their determination to hold a grand
closing rally and street parade on the
night of Nov. 8. Efforts of citizens to
prevent double demonstration have
failed, and have only served to redouble
the zeal of each to get out every voter
in the county who will march or carry
torch. Mayor Denny has taken cog
niZance of the situation and make an
effort tomorrow to get
THE TWO COUNTY CHAIRMEN,
Harding and Taggart together, and
bring them before the board of police
commissioners for friendly discussion
of the situation. The mayor has no
control over the police force of the city,
and both the board and entire force are
equally divided politically. Several
little incidents of the campaign have
aroused strong partisan feeling among
the police, so that the public place
small reliance in their efforts to pre-
vent riot should conflict occur. 1t
has been suggested that for Saturday
night the city be divided into two dis
tricts, one exclusively for the
Democrats to parade through.
the other for the Republi-
cans. 1t is probable this course will be
adopted, bat it only lessons, by a few
degrees, the chances of conflict, since
it does not prevent the meeting of the
hundred ward clubs en- route home
after the breakup. In this connection,
Chairman Huston, of the Republican
state committee, in conversation this
evening, said that while he had no di
rect control over the local city and
county organizations Of this city. he
would certainly advise against any
course that looked to the bringing OH of
conflict. Mr.. Huston also discussed
the
PROBABILITY OF TROUBLE
here and at other points in the state on
election day, and exhibited a letter
touching upon this subject which he
received to-day from prominent and
influential citizen of Kentucky, whom
he vouches for as man of known in
tegrity. The letter in part is as fol-
lows:
Paducah, Ky, Oct 26, 1SS3.-To Hon. J.
n Huston, Chairman Republican State Com
mittce-Dear Sir: Last Saturday night. Oct.
90, at the city hall, the speakers were Hon.
NJ. C. Afford, chairman of the Democratic
state committee of Kentucky, and c. j. Bron-
son, collector of internal revenue, appointed
by President Cleveland. In his remarks,
Bronson said: ''FelloW Democrats: l have
been through Indiana and l want to say to
you that the Democrats of Indiana are going
to carry that state if they have to carry it in
blood up to their knees"
The writer, concludes: II thought
you ought to know of this" and states
that ten or more members of the local
Republican league were present at the
time. The sentiment accredited to the
orator in this letter is not confined ex-
clusively to Democrats, and the circum-
stance is chronicled in partial explana-
ton of the prevailing and growing ap-
Drehensions regarding trouble in In
diana ON the day of election.