The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Popocrats Losing Ground Despite
Their Extravagant Claims

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
If the Bryan party in this State is de-
pending on such reports as the one made
by p. j. Kryer. of the Thirteenth district
for their information on the political condi-
ton of things they will do well to revise
their poll book, and do it at once. Kryer
says that lone man walked thirty-eight
miles to see Bryan at South Bend" but he
failed to say that there has been a judg-
ment of insanity against this same man for
many years, and that he is and has been
for years county charge Again he says
that Bourbon township sent fifteen Re
publicans to see Bryan at South Bend. and
that they will all vote for Bryan" The
fact is that few Republicans went from
that township to South Bend the day Bryan
was there, but they went on other business
and there is not a single Republican in
bourbon township that will vote for Bryan
or any other candidate except one William
Mckinley.
Again he says that 'in Pulaski, Marshall.
Elkhart and Kosciusko there will be large
democratic gains" which is probably true,
but he should have added that it was the
Palmer Democrats that he expected to
make the gains. 1t is sure thing that
the Bryan Populists are losing ground
every day. and it is now considered doubt
full whether the Bryan party will be able
to elect their local ticket in Marshall coun-
ty, although they. have about 250 votes to
their advantage in the start out. Their
not even remote chance of election in the
Thirteenth district. 1t is true that a num-
Der of curiosity seekers come out to hear
him at most of his meetings, but this is
accounted for by the fact that he has been
member of every political party that has
ever had an existence since he voter,
and 1t is said on good authority that he
cried because there no other parties
in existence that he could join. He has
been on all sides of all questions. and it is
foregone conclusion that he will not win
this race. Is it any wonder that the people
turn out to see this political chameleon?
To show their belief in this Kryer report
week that they appointed a committee to
wait on j. s. Bender, Populist candidate for
Congress, to try and get him to withdraw
from the race in Kellison's favor. The sig
nificance of this move will be better under
stood When you are apprised of the fact
that Mr.. Bender does not expect over 100
votes in the entire district, and Kellison
was so sore pressed that he wanted even
this small number to help him out. The
fact is, kryer knows nothing in regard to
the political condition of this district. He
was defeated in the county two years ago
for county clerk in a Democratic county,
and to sweater him up he put in
a position for which he has little qualifca-
ton He has never been at one of Royse's
meetings. or he would know that he was
not correct when he says that his meetings
not well attended The whole report to
the State committee (see Sentinel, Sept. H.
1867 looks very much like whistling while
passing a graveyard to keep up courage,
election is hurried up there will not be a
majority in d single township in this dis
triet for the Bryan party X RAYS.
Plymouth, Ind, Sept. IL.