New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-17
THE INDIANA CAMPAIGN.
REPUBLICANS WE'LL ORGANIZED THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
ARGUING on BANKS AND TIE TARIFF TO
CROWDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY SCHOOL

ARGUING on BANKS AND TIE TARIFF TO
CROWDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY SCHOOL
HoUsES-DEMoCRATIC ESTIMATES BASED
on THE POPULAR ERRORS OF 1890.
indianapolis, Oct - (specaD. Nothing is more re.
marked In the campaign in this state than that this
Is truly n campaign OF education. 1t is remarkable
for the absence OF the old style Of PERSUASION This
freedom from that which would arouse the passions
prejudices Of has made the campaign ex'
ccedingy quiet Compared to four years ago. the In
preston IS one OF contrast with wide differences.
The Republican canvass began when General liarr'
son wa, nominated. There no cessation until
the ballots cast Every man. woman and child
became n politician for against the Republcan
candidate The State generally satisfied with the
result and stated with campaigning. The result was
a reaction which still pregnant with force when
the campaign OF 1870 opened. 1t was Impossible TO
arouse any interest in the Republican party Personal
disappoinments had alenated many OF the party
workers and the prejudice against political ACTIVITY on
the part Of oiice-holders largely nuilihed their III
nuonce The passage OF the Mckinley bln as yet
productive of no results, and the nature OF the
lodge bill although defeated. put the party on the
defensive here as In other States. The Republicans
then as now had the best OF State issues put ewos
issues cut no figure In the campaign Eiecuoh
day showed the Administration party defeated py al
average OF nearly 81 900 votes. The vote was 49,
ONO lighter tnan tndt cstsp ioi S'ehS'tA
The Democratic vote fell of only $4,000. Had tnese
90 900 stay.athome voters participated. the Repuon
cans would have carried the State by 1000.
Tho burning question now is, VIII these stayat-
homes come ont and vote next month! VIII cam
po,cn OF education impel the usual number ID fres
Dental years TO vOtel Chairman Oowdy' Oh tue
Republican committee believes that his party viii do
Itself credit. In speaking OF the coh"uon VI '"0
party he said
There Is not a sign OF factional spirit anywhere
In Tho State The Republicans Of Fort Wayne ana
Alien County, where the opposition to General farri
son was most pronounced. have Organized IN me
STYLE and three large campaign clubs are giving NE
to politics in that county. There are huhareNs VI
Lincoln League clubs In the state, and even more OF
tho usual political club organizations. We are con-
Quoting a schoolhouse campaign. and not lar rom
600 or 10 900 speeches will be made In Indiana be-
fore el.ctlon day. Our state speakers report large
ind enthusiastic meetings. We have been Q'aSly
Informed Of thousands OF changes In our favor oy
Democrats who will utilize the secret ballot to rebuks
their Marty for It's declaration for Free Trade and m
nomination Of Cleveland Cleveland is distrusted BY
the soldiers and hated by Od-time Democrats, who DO
no. forget his treatment OF Hendricks. AT this time
1 can see nothing dscouradng In our prospects Tor
success The full Republican strength VIII be shown.
The Increase In the voting population OF the State as
shown an the official estimates Is about 1000. "
his Marion County has Increase OF 1000, prob
counties in which has been the bulk OF the increase
mostly Republican Madison County alone shows an
Increase equal TO Marion County and owes II to ne"
manufacturing enterprises. indiana Is safely Kepuo
can in my opinion by from 5000 10 10000 majority
Chairman Taggart OF the Democratic committee
reasons differently The Democratic vote he says, Is
more responsive vote. II does not require so much
OF whoop and hu-rah campaign 10 bring 1t out, while
the Republicans have always depended upon such
methods 70 bring out their votes. Indiana, ne holus
is naturally Democratic, and when the voters are nos
won with money they Will prove the state TO De 80.
II IL evident the Democratic managers are depending
greatly upon such evidences OF Democratic strength
as the election Of 1890. Republicans here. however,
hold the result years ago 10 have been ndai
wave and expect to the ebb as long as the nood
They base all calculations upon the records OF 1880
There is evidence 10 show that the Democratic Ma
tonal Committee really expects nothing except tha'
Indiana will 90 Republican. Chairman Iaggart ha'
made two trips to New-lork presumably 10 secure
money and speakers for the campaign IL Is believed
that he could no money or promises OF money
becanse when I'm 1888 as much $3.50. 900 was sent
into the state, It st gave q Republican purallty.
Chairman Harrity Is reported to have told him thas
Indiana being the home OF the PRESIDENT could NOV
reasonably be expected to give ts electoral vote 70
cleveland and that II Is therefore Useless to waste
money on Indiana. Il is certain that the Democrato
managers are sending few National speakers into the
state. A. T.. Stevenson, the Vice-Presidenta candi
date and John Dewitt Warner OF New York, have been
the only Democratic speakers OF note In the state
pourke Cochran was assigned to Indiana but he couio
not see his way clear 20 come. The State managers
however are holding out that he wi, be here later
IN the campaign. IL is said that Senator lfin
viii speak in Indiana. Except for these four Nauou
Al Characters the Indiana Democracy has no prospec'
~ hearing any but local speakers.
on the other hand. the Republicans have ether hesss
or will hear Governor Mckinley Chaantey NJ pepewm'
Governor Foraker senator Frye General george ~
sheridan, Congressman Burrows ex Governor ~
bert G.. Porter and the Hon Patrick Egah. lie nss
includes many others Of lesser note al ACTING uue'
direction OF the National Committee. 49, ,A
This Is one OF the conditions showing the hepuys
lcane animated with the hope born OF possession ~.
The Democrats gwen over to practical abahaohoss
Another influence acting to arouse the indiana nepuy
lcans is the prosecution Of the gerrymander sur. -
successful as oh feel II will be, there VIII BE- chan.
OF electing Republican Legislature, ana hepu.ca.
United states senator. The was set Tor nenns
hy the Supreme Court Tuesday, OctoDer ~, ~
argument upon the motion OF the Attorney Oenerh ~
dismiss the suit II this motion Is overrueo u.e
Plaintiffs will move advance the case on the
There will then DO only seventeen days lcit IA
which to argue the case. get q decisoI, nominn.S
under the apporonment Of 1873. and report me nor
nations TO 6e printed the law requir.s TINS 70 %
done two weeks before the election Ihere is umo
enough for all this. but none 10 spare u inc sa'
successful. the party will need nothing more 10 III
cite II TO the supremest EFFORT IN NoVemoei'