Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-02
GENERAL HovBY coNPiDEnr.


IspIAs AfoLIs, Oct. 2s.-General Alvin p
Horey. the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, came in to-day from the northern part
of the State for few hours rest with Cor
porzi Tanner, Of New York. He has been
addressing great crowds every day, some
about worn out Tanner 10 broken down.
The General, however, will remain in the
field another week, and if he doe sn't collapse
will deliver eight more speeches. He has
made remarkable canvass. While lying
down in his room tonight he talked at length
about the situation, which he understands
better probably than any other Republican
in the State, for the reason that he knows not
only what is being accomplished through the
party organization, but he has learned the
feeling Of the people by means of personal
inquiry in every county.
We are certain to carry the State, he
said. There can be no doubt about it. II
is not possible for the Democrats to buy
enough votes to defeat us now Wherever
go am told Of many Democrats who will
vote the Republican ticket For every one
that boasts Of a determination to change
there are two that do not say anything about
it. The number Of changes far exceeds any
thing Of the kind ever known in any previous
campaign. In Clinton county | was told of
an organization there known by the name of
THE Kickers," with 1879 members, all of
whom voted for Cleveland, but are opposing
him this year In Fort Wayne, where | adj
dressed crowd last night that filled the hall
so near TO suffocation that two persons faint
ed | was given reliable assurance that the
Democratic majority would be reduced 500.
Congressman White estimated that the re-
duction would be 1900. So it is wherever
go. There is, tell you, a Republican
ground swell in Indiana. Allowing margin
for all the votes it is possible for the Demo
Gratis to buy, General Harrison will still be
left plurality of 10000
What is the basis of your fguresp
VERY large gains will be made from several
classes. There are in Indiana 65, 900 ex.
soldiers, and about one-tliird of them are
Democrats. OF these Democratic soldiers
two-thirds will this year vote the Republican
ticket In many counties | think the pro
portion Of changes will be eight out of every
ten. The soldiers will help US in another
way. Sixty-hve thousand of their sons viii
vote this year for the first time and abou
two-thirds are Republicans. We are sure t.
get very large majority of the old Green
Prohibition movement is disinte grating " hicl
will be equivalent to a gain of 5000 for us
| also find that about three fourths of Ia,
men who have moved into the natural ga
region are Republicans. That is quite nat
ural, because they nearly all come from
Pennsylvania and Ohio. We are ganin,
many votes, especially in the manufacturin,
towns, on Protection. These are my reason
for believing that the State will go Republi
can With a fair election our puralit,
would be $4,000. The only thing that tn,
Republicans have to fear is the use of none,
by Democrats, but they can't buy enough t
defeat us. Their floating vote is larger thar
ours BY the time they have paid all of theil
own who must have money, and have giver
the agents 30 per cent for handling it, they
can not purchase enough votes to change tn,
result,