Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-04
ID EDITION.
In FOUR MORE DAYS.
The Closing of the Presidential Cam
paign.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS ARE CONFIDENT
What is Said at Headquarters in
New York.
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS ARE CONFIDENT
INDIANA DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT.

They Are Offering Odds of Five to Three
That Cleveland VIII Carry the State.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ISDIASAPoLIs. IND. Nov 4-The politica
fight is getting very bitter in Indiana There
are charges of attempting fraud, stealing bal
lots. buying votes, &C.. made by each party
heve any Of them.
The republicans are holding meetings morn
ing. noon and night in public places and have
engaged all the halls and theaters for the next
three days. They would probably use the
churches for campaign speeches on Sunday il
they could get them.
Yesterday the chairmen of the republican
county committees throughout Indiana came
here to get money that Is to be given to each OF
them for uso in their respective counties
Many of them returned almost empty handed
with instructions to come back tomorrow CT
SUNDAY or If they could not do this the money
would be sent them i'll time for use.
Only few thousand dollars was on hand for
distrlbution yesterday. but the committee has
positive assurance from national headquarters
that thew will get all they need for legitimate
uses within the next two days.
II the republicans really have no tangible
and definite information On which to base their
claim that they will carry the state they are
making orc OF the hardest and best-sustained
bluffs on record. They draw the line on bet
tin, any considerable sums however.
All over the cities posted offers to bet
any amounts Mt odds of TO and even TO s
that Cleveland will carry Indiana.
This morning Editor Norss of the Sentinel
called upon Harry New, editor of the Journal,
and said: Il will bet You s2,500. and put the
money up now, that Cleveland carries Indiana.
No you won't said young New, '.but will
bet You a new hat"
Chairman Taggart of the democratic state
committee said to The STAR correspondent
this morning:
Our poll is complete, and all our routine
work is through. You may place absolute re-
lance on my statement that Cleveland will
carry Indiana by good big majority. There
il not the slightest doubt about it. for
know what l am talking about.
| understand the republicans giving out the
Doodle to the county committeeman today. 1t
will do them no good for they can neither buy
nor steal the state away from ''us"
The prohibition and peoples parties are
both very active The former are holding
meetings this week, covering eighty-nine
counties. Ii has county tickets in ninety-twO
coanties and 2lS speakers at work and a roll
of 2. 500 persons who contribute from 10 cents
to 81 each per week. making a campaign
fund OF $500 per month. Secretary Shiel of
the prohibition state committee says the party
polIod 1900 votes in Indiana in 1888 and 10. 900
in 1859. but il fully expects to poll 1000 or
more this year.
The peoples party polied $500 votes for
Streeer in 1858 and 800 for its state ticket in
1880 1t hopes TO poll q, 900 votes this year for
Weaver. Both Of these estimates can be greatly
reduced with safety.
Attorney General Miller made his first speech
n. ElwoVd Yesterday. If he had stayed in In
dianapolIS he would have heard very uncompli-
me ntary remarks made about him, for the dem
ocrats are redhot over his instructions
allowing deputy marshals and supervis-
ors around the polling places. There is
n very birter feeling in Indiana about the use of
marshals nj the polls. and with good reason.
Col. W. ". Dudley started it when he was
L. $. marshal of Indiana in 1880. and the demo-
cratic marshal In 1856 and 1883 followed his
example. Az a rule the deputies employed
were ward heelers. loafers and hoodlums. who
were insolent and overbearlng at the polls and
were frequently guilty OF outrageous and IN
warranted interference with voters.