Evening star., 1896-08-25
OVERSTREETS CONFIDENCE
he Declares That Republicans Will Sweep
the Middle West.
He Says the Silver Sentiment is on
the Indianapolis Convention.

Representative Overstreet of the Indian
apolis, Ind, district, arrived in the city
last night, and was closeted with Chair
man Babcock at republican headquarters
for some time this morning Mr. Over
street is a member of the executive COM
mittee of the republican campaign COM
mittee. He is one of the youngest end
brightest members of the House, and is
considered a sagacious politician.
Mr.. Overstreet expresses more conf
dence In the success of the republican
party in the middle western states than
has been heard from any of the visitors to
headquarters for some time. Mr.. Over
street said to Star reporter this morn
ing that he had perfect confidence In the
republican party's carrying every one Of
the middle western states, as we'll as Ken
lucky. Il haven't the slightest doubt
about Indiana, or any of the other middle
western states" Mr.. Overstreet's s
words. And the talk about the demo-
Simply amusing" Then Mr. Overstreet
went on to say: THE republicans out my
way are aggressive, and there is an I'M
provement all along the line. The cam
paien in my state was opened last week.
The only issue is that of money. Silver
sentiment is manifestly the decline
Under the flood cf republican literature
which is being sent out there, it will al
most entirely disappear We have reached
that stage in the middle west where the
republican farmer can no longer be con-
s:dered prey to the free silver talk and
we are surprised at the large number
of democratic farmers who declare that
they will not support Bryan or any other
man on a silver platform"
Mr.. Overstreet said that General Harr-
son would make a number of speeches in
the northwest, and that he was tower of
strength to the party. The people of the
west, Mr.. Overstreet said, have great con-
fidence in General Harrison, and his
speeches will change thousands of votes.
The Indianapolis Convention.
Asked about the Indianapolis convention,
Mr. Overstreet said: THE convention is
going to be large and representative one.
1t is estimated that 10000 democrats will
attend. My belief is that the convention
will name ticket" Mr.. Overstreet be-
leved that the nomination of a ticket by
the convention would help Mckinley. 1t
would take few votes from him, and he
was satisfied it would take thousan nds from
Bryan.
Il know many of the men who are prom
inent in the movement" Mr.. Overstreet
said, land they are good men. Indianapo-
lis is the storm center of this movement
The business men of the city are unan-
mously opposed to the free coinage OF sill
YER, ana none are more heartily opposed
to 1t than the democratic business mer.
They are the ones who are leaN ing the old
party for the new one'
Mr.. Overstreet said that THE Germa ms
of Indiana are almost sofidly against the
Chicago ticket. AS to ths congressional
fights, Mr.. Overstreet thought that what
ever way the districts went for the ma
tional candidates they would go for the
congressional candidates. Everything is
absorved in the; national fight The con-
gressional districts have also been changed
since the election two years ago. Only
one retains the same counties it had be-
fore.