The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-22
ale 9ntelLtqe1lter.
OPINION ON INDIANA,

Interview with Congressional Candidate
Chandler, oil IndlanhpOils-He tells why
In His Belief, the HoOSler STATE Likes HRr
rIaon, and why 1t DlslIkeS the BILLS Bill.
Speeidl Correspondence Of iss Iatelligeaea.
ISDiASAroLis, Oct. l6.-Thomas Z
Chandler is the Republican candidate
for Congress in the indianapolis district
He is self-made man-an iron founder,
and very popular. He has been all over
the State recently, and speaking of a
visit to Hancock, Madison aud Shelby
counties, says that there the enthusiasm
was Just us great as ut home. "These,
heretofore, have been strong Democratic
counties, but their majoritles this year
will be greatly reduced. Hamilton,
Howard, Grant and Delaware counties
have been Republican, and there the
majorities will be very largely increased.
The natural gas has brought n large
number OF new industries into Madison
county and great many new residents
froI.. Ohio and Pennsy lvania. These, OF
course, are nearly all Republicans, and
all will have considerable influence for
the good OF the ticket, asst is understood
that the maintenance and success OF
these new industries depends greatly
upon the protective tariff.
"Andcrson and Pendleton, in Madi-
son county, have received large access
sions to their population. In Ander.
son, always Democratic heretofore, there
is now q Republican plurality oEtwenty-
five or thirty. Hancock county isChang.
ing. For years it has been Democratic,
but sometime ago series OF detalcatiOus
were discovered in certain county de.
partments which disguised good many
people. At the last election OF county
officers two Republicans were elected.
In this county the Democrats will prob
ably hold n majority, but it will DO
great reduction upon the size OF former
majoritics. In Shelby county there is
no new population, but there are divis-
ions in the Democratic party which will
inure to our benefit.
an this county, (AGarion, OF which |
Indianapolis is the county seat, there
are many changes-more | think than
have been made known. OF these
changes ten are from the Democratic TO |
the Republican party, to one from the
to the Democratic party
according TO my observation. There are
great changes in the Irish vote from the
to the Republican side. In
a single locality in the South Side,
know OF thirty such changes. There
arc great changes, too, in the same di-
rection among the Instantaneous OF
Hancock county. A great many Of the
Irish citizens here who do not care to
come out publicly and announce their
change, in some cases, because some
OF their families or intimate
friends remain Democrats, will vote
what is called the west pocket ticket for
Harrison"
"How do the working men incline
SO far as you Observes"
1.-THE more intelligent of them will
vote for Harrison-in fact the majority |
Of them, believe, will vote the Repub-
lican ticket. The tariff question Is
subject they have begun to think about
seriously; and it is making conversions
every day. know good many Demo-
Gratis who will vote for Harrison in pre-.
ference to Cleveland, though they will
vote the straight Democratic ticket with
this exception. c.M.K.