The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
Popocrats Have Made Strong Fight
and Hope to Keep Republican Ma
jOrity within bounds.
CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN
THOMAS b. REEDS FINAL ADDRESS
TO HIS CONSTITUENTS.
Plea for the Honorable FuIflIment
of Oblisations-MisceI1a
Political News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept 10.-The next State
election. and the one to which the great
est interest centers, will be held in Maine
next Monday AS goes Maine goes the
country has been a political watchword
SO long that in every national campaign
Maine'e vote for Governor is always studied
with the utmost care. This year it
possesses unusual interest because it is the
first State in which any results can be
learned of the effect of Populism the
Eastern farmer. The vote in Vermont
showed that the Vermont farmer, if he was
affected by the free-silver craze at all, was
driven away from it. but it has been
claimed by the Populists and the free-silver
men that they made no organized fight in
the Green Mountain State But in Maine
they have made a tremendous campaign
The Democrats have put forth every effort
because of State pride, the vice presiden-
tial candidate being a resident of the State
The Populists have made an equally ener-
getic campaign because they are anxious
to show that Mr.. Watson, the Populist vice
presidential candidate, is far stronger than
Mr. Sewall, and because they hope to find
in the vote cast unanswerable argu-
ment for Mr.. Watson's plea that Mr.. Sew
all shall come off the ticket.
Chairman Babcock at Republican head
quarters, has received from Congressman
Dingley. the editor of the Lewiston Journal
the largest daily paper in Maine, the results
of a canvass made by the Journal, with
view to approximating the results of next
Mondays election. On the basis of Mr.
Dingley's returns Chairman Babeock claims
the State by 10000 for the Republican tick
ct. The Journal sent out queries to the
town committees, asking whether any Re-
publicans had been converted to free sill
yer, and, if SO, how many; whether any
Democrats were refusing to vote for Bryan
and free silver, and how many, and wheth-
er the Republican plurality would be larger
or smaller than four years ago. All these
questions applied to the town where they
were sent. Democrats who will not vote
the silver ticket were found in almost ev-
cry town. ranging in the smaller towns
from one to ten and in larger places from
fifty to seventy-five. Very few silver Re
publicans were reported Most of the town
committees predicted an increased Repub-
1ican plurality. It is estimated from the
returns that the free-silver Republicans
will number less than three hundred in the
five hundred towns and cities of the State.
The Journal also predicts, from the figures
received, that more towns and municipali-.
ties will go Republican this year than ever
before.
1t is believed that the Journals estimate
is far below the majority which the Repub-
licans will obtain next Monday. Two years
ago the Republican majority about
$4,000. The Journals comparisons are, of
course. based on the figures of 1892, when
the Republican plurality was about 1000.
In that year there were about 20 900 Demo-
Gratis who remained a. home, and next Mon
days Republican vote Will OF course, be
largely affected by the action of these for
Iner Stay-at- homes. 1t is among these men
that the PopuliStS and the Democrats have
been hardest at work. 1t is safe to predict
that the stay -at-home vote next Monday
will be practically nothing, and that every
man in Maine will cast his vote. Hence the
interest in the election.