The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-06
INDIANA FOR BLAINE.
POLITICIANS AND THE PRESS SAID
TO BE AGAINST HARRISON.
His Icic1e Course Has Alienated Many
of His Former Staunch Friends
Hovey LIS Choice for Vice President
Mckinley in the Race.

Mr. Charles Il. Marvin, of Indiana, has just
returned to this city from visit to his native
State, chuck full of political information. He
is well posted on the situation there aud is
qualified to speak authortatively In conver-
sation with HERALD representative he said:
'Can Harrison carry the Indiana delegation?
No, sir, nor can he hope to get more than
small portion of it at best. Four years ago
the opposition to him was of no consequence,
the great bulk of the party being for Harrison
with no second choice, but by his icicle
coursehe has alienated at least two thirds ofhis
following, among whom are such men as Alvin
F. Hovey, Governor; Ira Chase, the Fighting
Parson, Lieutenant Governor; Major Hous-
ton, ex-United States Treasurer; Captain j.
3. White, who beat Judge Lowery in the
banner Democratic district of the State: "Pri-
vate Joe'' B. Cheadle, who received more Re
publican votes than any man in the last
House; Johnston, of Charlottesville; Frank
Posey, General Rube Williams, and, in fact,
every man who rendered him especially
valuable service, including Colonel W. W.
Dudley, who did more toward Harrison's
election than any other one man In the country.
Add to this list two-thirds of the most in
fuental Republican newspapers in the State
like the Evansville Journal, Terre Haute
Eapress, Fort Wayne Gazette, La Fayette Call,
Logansport Journal, Wabash Plain Dealer,
Rensselaer, Republican,, Michigan City Ne,Us,
Delphi Journal, Warsaw (Indiana) Republican
in fact, every Republican paper in the State,
whose editor or proprietor does not hold some
Government position, and you can judge how
near he will come to getting the delegations
vote. But l do not think he can be made to
see it. l do not think Mr.. Harrison could be
made to believe that he is not the Great l
AM the one altogether lovely, and the only
one for whom the old Republicans sigh and
young ones cry.
'sIndiana is for Blaine and Hovey. Hovey is
Governor, soldier of two wars aud advocate
of service pensions, and the strongest man
personally in the State in either party. Blaine
and Hovey can carry Indiana by handsome
majority. Blaine has always been a great
favorite with Indiana Republicans who are
naturally political fighters, and Rovey is now
the favoriIe son. He defeated the strongest
man in the State for Governor four years ago.
Two years ago the Democrats carried the
State by twenty-odd thousand in consequence
of 60,0 600 Republicans staying away from the
polls. They were determined that Mr. Harri-
son should not claim Republican victory as
an Endorsement of himself, ast they knew very
well he would do should the State go Repub-
lican. Indiana is Il protection State, and uext
to Blaine Mckinley stands as well as any Re-
publican in the country.
'sThe Development of natural gas has added
largely to her manufacturing industries and
placed her among the leading manufacturing
States of the Union, as you will see by refer
ence to the late census reports. A great help
to the Republicans there is the immense wheat
crop just harvested. The largest ever grown
In the State Oats hay, and vegetables were
better than the average, and fruits of all kinds
bore beyond the expectations Of the most
sanguine. so there will be nothing to fear
from Indiana il Blaine is nominated, but a
wooden man can carry the State against Har.
rison
''They are now forming young Republican
clubs in the interests OF the Blaine and Eovey
movement all over the State, but their war
cry will be anybody to beat Harrison, with
G. w. Fairbanks, the millionaire, and q. w,
Allen, of the Terre Haute Erpress, son.in-law
Of Riley McKeen, the railroad magnate and
banker, as general supervisors Fair
banks and Allen are husclers from way
back, and supported as they are they can
be set down as sure winners. AS early
as last winter every postmaster in In
diana was furnished with blanks and each
one exerted himself to form clubs, family
Disgusting ihe fact that they We're to indorse
Harrison. The effort was a fiat faiure.n