The sun., 1896-10-05
THE OUTLOOK IN INDIANA.
REPUBLICANs CONFIDENT OF At
LEAST $4,000 PLURALITY.

The Popocrntic Figures show the same
Result, and That IL WAY Chnirmnn
Jones Is Said to Hnvo Hurried 20 New
York for n Conference with Brynn.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 2.-Littlo more re-
mains to be done In the Indiana campaign than
to count tho votes. Marcus Aurelius Hanna
has made list of the gold Democrats of the
State, and this shows that Bryan will be de-
featod by q plurality OF moro than $4,000. In
fact, tho National Republican Committee, al
though neither its Chairman nor its other
mem bers will say SO, confidently looks for a
Republican plurality so largo that to mention
1t at this time would cause the workers in
the field to fold their hands, close their
mouths and substitute hilarity and rejoicing
for labor. This 10 not Chairman Hannas
method He will not for one moment relax his
efforts. At first Mr.. Hanna worked for bare
majority in the electoral college. That time.
however. has passed. 1t ended three weeks ago.
Now he 10 work ing with an ambition to roll up
for the champion OF sound money majority Of
the popular vote unprecedented in the history
of Presidential campaigns.
In Indiana the sound money forces have been
directed by master hand In politics. The effec-
tive public speakers. perfect organization and
complete information of the situation In the
State. They are opposed by tho Popocratic con-
glomeratiou, devoid OF real leaders. poverty
stricken. and possessed alone OF information
which brings nothing but gloom to the hearts
OF its directors.
There still hangs together in Indiana q sort
OF wheeIy and creaky Democratic machinery
and this erratc Popocratic machine is grinding
out sort OF mechanical campaign. So far as
effective work in tho State is concerned, there
is none. The organization does not now con-
tain any real leaders. Hendricks, who once
could arouse the State to enthusiasm, 10 dead.
and SO Is Isaac Pusey Gray. Voorhees,, a giant
of bygone days, but now divested of his
strength by wasting disease, can no longer re-
spond to the call. In the place OF these leaders
no new ones preeminent over the rank and file,
have arisen. Compared to them, Claude Mat
thews. though vested with the powers of the
On the other hand in the Republican organi-
Zation. those who were once Harrison men,.
Gresham men, Fairbanks men, and Mckecn
men. arc now all worrying together. Indiana
has host Of railroad men. IT is also full of
Indnnspos Is ha the biggest railr"nd centre en in
the State capital as Q State railroad centre
Evansville. La Faye.te Fort WAYNE. Nun.
Gle: and and, lot Of other towns. every
population dependent 70, living in some way
ra@ay I s' men in the state who ' viii w vote I for
Bryan. but n traveller in the state at the pres
ent time would unehsitatingly affirm that such
q asuppositiOn must be based upon theory rather
than upon investigation. The railroad men
who are going to vote for Bryan may be here
but they cannot be found.
And when the man who seeks them has got to
the other end OF the road. he has passed them
route. Warner Miller has been out here for
a week. leaving the State three days ago and
although he tsVked to railway men every chance
he got. on tho esis of an ordinary. every day
traveller. he a, Nly had to go away without
finding the BrS ? railroader for whom he was
The farmers carry on their business at home.
They can be found right there. seven days in
the week. They are oultivatiug thoughts as
ell as corn. and are furnishing samples OF tho
new crop application. Mr.. Miller also met
some farmers and he said OF them:
II can say. without fear OF contradiction.
that the farmers of Indiana are all right. aud
will vote almost solidly for Mckinley."
What Is true OF the farmers is also true OF tho
business men. During tho past three weeks tho
change in the feeling OF the people in this state
has been marked and en- phatic In every town
the Republican leaders now have lists OF tho
Democrats " no will support the sound money
platform and candidates. and similar lists of
Democrats who will support Palmer and Buck
Gratis has been partially effected This. how
ever, brings no terror to the heart OF tho Re-
publcRns.
The chief work of the Popocrats In the State
thus far has been the taking OF a tolerablY ac-
curate poll. which Is understood 10 show n
plurality for Mckinley OF about $4,000. Tho
exact figure is one Of Jones's secrets. He took
Bryan. and what Mr. Bryan said when he saw
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