Evening star., 1896-09-11
Neither Party Satisfied With the One
Just Taken.
ADVANCE IN SOUND MONEY MOVEMENT
Republicans Say the National Com
mittee is Rainbow Chasing.
A SWITCHING AROUND

Special Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. September 8, 1906
Indiana Is in a sort Of political chaos tust
at present. It has been the custom of both
Of the great political parties to take two
polls OF the state prior to each election.
The first Is taken about sixty days before
the election to determine as to the resi-
dence Of the voters and also to get some
indication as to the preferences Of each.
The second poll is taken about thirty days
before the election. and that Is mainly de-
voted to determining what political changes
have been made. Both parties have COM
pieted their first poll, and, strange to say,
neither is satisfied. The republicans are
absolutely alarmed at the magnitude OF
the gains reported. II the Indications Us
shown by their books are true they will
carry the state by a plurality reaching
nearly 100000. This the leaders do not be-
lieve and they candidly admit that the
polling has been carelessly done.
The Democratic Poll.
The democratic poll undertook only to
determine the number Of democrats, re-
publicans and populists, without dividing
the democrats into two classes-gold and
silver. They have counted on getting prac-
tically all Of the $4,000 populists, and have
stu they find themselves in the minority.
They had confidently expected the poll
would show such gains from silver repub-
licans as to put them largely in the lead.
large enough to be able to spare to the
Palmer ticket all the gold democrats and
yet have a very comfortable plurality. In
this their disappointment is very keen and
they blame their poll-takers, accusing
them of being careless in searching out the
silver republicans. They had been led to
believe that the silver republicans would
average about fifteen to a precinct, or 49,
600 in all. Their poll shows only about
four. ana even this number is double what
that of the republicans give.
Advance in Sound Money Movement.
There has evidently been very marked
advance movement in the sound money
feeling among the democrats since the late
convention. number OF very prominent
men. who have hitherto kept their own
couEs ell are now openly talking for sound
money. 1t looks now as if the feeling will
be very much stronger than was antici-
pated even by the most hopeful. Take one
example: A quiet poll was taken in the
little city of Columbus. about forty miles
south Of this city. In two precincts alone
the sound money democrats numbered for
ty-eight, of whom twenty-five have openly
declared their determination to vote for
Mckinley, to make his election sure. The
others will either vote for him for Palm
er. They will also vote for the republican
candidates for Congress and the state leg
islatLre. 1t Is claimed that a poll of the
whole city will show like results. In this
city 1t is believed that at least forty per
cent of the democrats are for sound money
and will so vote.
A Switching Around.
There seems to be q switching around
in the whole state. Four years ago the
towns and cities were against the republi-
cans, while the farmers stood steadfast
Now the towns and cities show large gains
for the republicans while the losses are
among the agricultural classes. The re-
publican leaders realize this and are now
devoting all their attention to educating
them on the money question.
The democrats admit the state will go
republican, but they expect to hold the
legislature. and are addressing themselves
to that work with great deal of energy.
They also expect to gain back at least
five of the congressional delegation.
Complaints of Rainbow Chasing.
While the outlook is so fattering for
the republicans there are still many heart
burnii gs. Just now they are finding a
great deal of fault with the national COM
| mittee. 1t will be remembered that four
years ago Chairman Carter went rain
bow chasing down south and lost Indiana
/ and Illinois. 1t is charged that the ma
tional committee is now doing the same
thing. few days ago, just when Indiana
was begging for money to apply to legiti-
mate purposes, setting up the fact that
they could not pay clerk hire or printing
bills, Texas republican or two called at
Chicago headquarters. and told great stor-
les about what could be done in that state,
If money was forthcoming, and al once the
committee appropriated $4,000 to carry
the state and sent James N. Huston of In
diana to oversee the disbursement of the
funds. The republicans here say that with
even cne-fourth of that amount they could
make Indiana certain and carry at least
four democratic congressional districts, and
with the addition of few thousands more
the state legislature could be secured
They are loudly condemning rainbow chas-
ing. and accusing the national committee
with incompetency. There is no disputing
the fact that the republican commit
tee Of this state is hard up for money, nor
can 1t get any. 1t is said that outside of
the assessments on the candidates for
state officers less than $500 has been
raised so far. and that no more is in sight
Rainbow chasing is not the only com
plant against the Chicago branch Of the
committee. 1t is said that in the giving
out of places at headquarters Indiana has
been practically ignored. 1t is true that
large number of the clerks and EMPLOYEES
are charged up as being Hoosiers but II is
said that most of them long since lost their
identity with the state These things are
being discussed quite widely and much
soreness is the result,