Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-03
Political News From Massachusetts,
to the Golden Gate.
MUCH UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS.
States Generally Claimed by Chair
men of Both Parties.
THE OUTLOOK IN INDIANA.
INDIANA.
Both Parties Claim to he Able to Garry the
state.

Correspondence OF The Evening stsr.
ISDIsSAPoLIs, Nov. 2, 1892
The most significant development of the last
two weeks Of the campaign in Indiana is the I'M
deniable increase in republican confidence and
enthusiasm Whether or not there is tangi-
BILE reason for it is difficult to determine, but of
the fact there Is no doubt. Since Mr.. Harrison
was renominated at Minneapolis the republicans
have been hopeful that he would carry this state
but at no time sanguine. although the party
managers professed q confidence which they did
not really feel Within the past fortnight
there has been a steady increase IN enthusiasm,
and the belief that Indiana will surely go re-
publican has grown until now IL is generally
prevalent among the followers Of that party.
There have been no outward Developments In
dIcatIng any considerable changes one way or
the other. There have been no facts made pub
lie that would justify a reversal Of public opin-
ion The democrats still claiming an I'M
doubted victory but in spite of all this the drift
has evidently been republicanwsrd, fact that
many candid democrats themselves admit
But IL does not necessarily follow from this
pertinent fact that Harrison will carry his own
state. and the ultimate result In Indiana Is
almost a. much in doubt n il was three months
ago. In the opinion Of conservative men there
l. doubt that on a strict out-and-out party
issue Invested OF personal or local favoritism
Indiana l. democratic, but by a small margin.
This wear there will probably be $50, 900 votes
east In the state. and the change of a very few
thousands. possibly hundreds, of them might
change the result. With all the enthusiasm
caused by the nominee for President being a
hOosi.r. with n 'hurrah campaign the like of
which had never before been seen in any state,
and. With strong. well-handled organization
back Of him Gen Harrison carried Indiana
b. only 1890 plurality IN 1888. In 1890 an of
year. II more WAYS than one. the democrats
came TO the front with nearly 20, 900 plurality.
which gave them control OF every department
81 the state government. including the election
machinery. which can be used most effectively.
They entered the campaign well organized and
with no serious dlsaffections among them. The
defeat Of ex-CrOy. Gray at Chicago did not
weaken or disorganize the Indiana democ-
rscy in the least The republicans went
into the campaign with serious discord
In the Fort Wayne district and scat
tered dissatisfaction here and there
account of the distribution of the federal
patronage But, In sporting parlance, they
have been making the running" and SO fast at
that that now, at the end of the campaign, DEM
ocrats who were most sanguine two months ago
have become verify eaJful Of defeat very curious
thing about 10 IL that they have nothing definite
on which such an apprehension is based. but it
seems 20 be in the air. The state committee
and the speakers are doing all in their power to
restore and inspire confidence, but some Of
eaclr io1ohlnS clt1rAg
THE VARIOUS PARTY CLAIMS.
I asked Chairman Gowdy Of the republican
committee for an honest opinion as to the out
look Harrison will carry Indiana by
greater plurality than he did in 1855" he said.
SCI am inclined 10 be conservative when place
the plurality ct not less than 1000. This is not
. mere claim; II is an honest opinion, based on
the polls and the reports from the various
counties We have gone closely into details
and know what talking about. The en-
tire republican state ticket will be elected The
state 10 more strongly republican today than it
was in lssS. in spite Of the landslide two wears
ago. We expect TO carry six n not seven Con-
gressnen out Of the thirteen. in spite of the
outrageous gerrymander Of last year"
d. NJ. Ransdel, marshal Of the District Of Co
lupbis, who has been here a month comforting
With the state committee, IL equally confident
lie bases his belief on the alleged fact that there
h general satisfaction among the republicans
with the administration, and because the large
Influx % population In the gas belt is largely
republican. Harry ;. New of the Journal. in
an interviev. said. From nv own observation
I believe that all indications point 10 victory
In the gas belt counties 81 Grant. Madison,
Delaware and Howard Mr.. Harrison will gain
more votes than he bad plurality in lso6. In
diana u doubtful state. Since 1872 when Grant
carried u by 1900 no presidential candidate
Of either party has carried it BY 1880.
Garfield hal 8, 900 and Harrison 2.3i3. There
never was time when the democrats md not
g. to the polls claiming large majOriSy. The
people party organ claims 50 900 votes for
them IN the state IL they get them Harrison's
plurality will be 10000. Ths German-Ameri-
cans sho left us IN l-,2 are coming back and
will vote for Harrison"
IL isa curious fact that IN the past fifteen
years neither party has ever had full and com
Ile;s poll OF the state. -Four wears ago the re-
Iublicau- had polled returns before the cleo
hon Of all the counties except seven. while the
democrats only had poll Of seyenty-nine out
OF the ninetv-twO counties IL can be said TO
the credit Of Chairman Iaggart OF the demo
cratic COMMITTEES that he has the best orgsniza-
ton any chairman has had for wears and he
has poll that will be absolutely complete BY
tomorrow night Only three counties are vet
90 hear from. and they will be- in within the next
tWentv-four hours There l. therefore something
more tangible back Of Mr. TsgYarts claim than
OF Mr. tiowty's. Indiana. SAID the demo-
cratic chairman. Is "a democratic state and IL
!. gong to remain 50. | have not the slightest
doubt that Mr.. Cleveland will carry il by at
bat u. 600 plurality. and NV honest opinion is
That ~ will be m excess Of IL. goo. There l. re
publican disafecCOn in various parts OF the
state. particularly in Fort WAYNE district where
Harrison sLl get fully LOO votes less than he
Did Tour years ago. The democrats well or
gAnizcd. harmonious and industrious and de-
terminsd that the republicans shall neither buy
nor steal the state from them. Money has al
ways carried the state for the republicans
shen they carried IL at all This wear they
haven't thu money 10 buy votes and the
Australian ballot law would keep them
from making wholesale purchases even If
hey had the means lou NAV put this down:
The democrats will carry Indiana BY fully
WV They VII elect ten and possibly eleven
OUT ~ thirteen Congressman. and they will
have majority on Joint ballot in the legisla-
ture 10 re-el-ct Senator Turpie of at least
twenty-five. The peoples party vote will not
naIt u any more than the prohibition vote
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