The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-27
The Dem ocratic Leaders Say Their
Forces Never Were So Well
in Hand.
Evidence That the Republicans,
Already Demoralized, Are
Getting Desperate
Editor q. II. Morse Has No Doubt That
Cleveland snd Stevenson win
Carry the state.

New York, Sept 26.-Demooratic plans
in Indiana were discussed at the democratic
national headquarters to-day. Several con-
spicuous democrats of that state have been
here during ths past few days, comforting
with the national leaders and going over
the situation in tho various counties of the
state. Most of these gentlemen were at
headquarters, In confidence with s. r.
Sheerin, she member of the national COM
mistee from Indiana, and the secretary Of
the national committee. The 1ndianians
also saw Chairman Harrity, ex-Secretary
Whitney, Don N. Dickinson and Gen.
Smalley. Ex-Gov. Gray, OF Indiana, was
at the conference. He had just returned
from Gray Gables. where he had been the
guest of ex-President Cleveland. He ex-
pressed great delight with his visit and
said that the interview he had with the ex-
president was of q very satisfactory charae-
ter. He says that Mr.. Cleveland is in the
bsst of health and ia feeling very confident
of demoeratio success. Thomas TaRgert,
chairman of the democratic state commit
tee in Indiana, and Samuel L. Morse, edi-
tor of the indianapolis Sentinel, were also
at the conference. The situation presented
by the decision Of Judge Bunely in the re-
APP ortionment cases in Henry county, In
diana, WAS considered.
After this confer ence Mr.. Sheerin. who
only returned from Indiana on Thursday
night and has been formally examining
the progr eas the CANVASS ia making out
| there, said that he never knew tho pros
poets for the democracy to be better than
now. The democratic state and local COM
mittees are awake to the requirements of
the situation, and u Q hard at work. When
| it was pointed out that there was evidence
that the republicans in Indiana were be-
coming desperate. Mr.. Sheerin said:
1.-THE best evidence that we have of the
desperation with which they view their
| prospect in Indiana is furnished by the
| present attempt TO force the republican
judges to invade the legislative pre- ogative
and overthrow the most recent apportion-
ments for legislative purposes. All good
lawyers agi se that, unlike the Michigan
ease, in Indiana the discretion as to the ap-
rortionment ia clearly conferred on the
| legislature by the constitution and in such
cases the legislature is independent of the
| Judiciary. 4 he charges of unfairnesa made
! by the republicans as to these appo ton-
| meuts may be classed with what attorneys
call state claims
| "If we acqulesced in the judicial usurpa-
ton of the powers of the legislature. il
would take us back to the apportionment OF
! 1879 which the republicans themselves have
frequently denounced as unfair; yet, under
this apo tionment they elected Mr.. Harri-
son to the senate i'll 1881 by small major
| ity, and under the same Rpportionment we
| elected Senator Voorhees, to tho senate i'll
1883 by forty-six majority on joint ballot
| These facts will conN ince any fair minded
man that something besides a desire for re-
appor tionment is at the bottom of these
suits, and that something is a deep-laio
plot to entangle the existing order of things
in such a manner as to st angle the Aus
tralinn ballot law in the drift"
Mr.. Morses talk was quite in line with
Mr. Sheerins.
The democratic organization in Indiana.
| Mr.. Morse said, is in magnificent shape.
The republicans are already beaten on the
tariff question. and are irving to substitute
state issnes for national ones. Mr.. Morse
said he could see no reason for anything
but confidence in the belief that Cleveland
and Stevenson will carry Indiana by a
handsome majority.