The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-31
watson People working the Brother
hood Revolutions for All They
Are Worth.
RALLY DAY In NEW CASTLE
MORE EXCITEMENT TO-DAY THAN
A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
Bands and Delegations from Every
Seat-Specchcs by Both Men.
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NEW CASTLE, lnd., Marcn o0-Ine
Watson-Johnson contest has been compara-
lively quiet here to-day. but 1t is the lull
before the storm which bursts tomorrow.
There have been crowds on the streets, Ii is
true. and tho congressional matter has been
the sole topic of conversation, but every
body was saving their best energies for
tomorrow. The eventful day will open up
with street canvassing. Watson will drive
in from Mount Summit tonight and get
out early for work i'm the morning. john
son has had hard day of it to-day, having
addressed large audience in Hoover's Hall
at Spiceland this afternoon and then trav-
eled to the extreme northeastern corner Of
the county to deliver final talk to this
people of Blountsville. He. too, will arrive
in town early in the morning, and the con-
test, which has penetrated into every cot
tage and mansion of the county, narrows
down to the limit of this city. where the
last effort to turn the tide Of votes will be
made and when the last word of the last
speech will be spoken tomorrow night No
one feels certain enough to predict results.
Everybody is expecting tomorrow to be
one of the greatest days the town has ever
experienced politically, and it will be equal
to dozen presidential campaign rallies
and parades and it is hard telling what
else Johnson will begin his address at
1:S0 o'clock in the Alcazar Opera House.
and he is scheduled to close in time for Wat
son to begin from the same platform at 1880
O. clock. These last efforts win probably be
the best either champion has ever had occa-
sion to make A special train will be run
from MidiIetown, and Irondale workers, who
have been for Watson from the start, will
be out in a body with banners and Watson
badges and streamers galore. Every town.
ship village and town in the county will
send large contingent and the crowd will
be swollen by a large delegation Of Johnscn's
personal friends from Richmond who will
come over on the noon train 10 hear the
great speech of their fellow-townsman. After
his address tomorrow afternoon Mr.. john
son will go to Ashland. where he winds up
the campaign. He has been billed to speak
at Knightstown, but on account Of the dis
tance to DRIVE it was found to be impos-
sibility to do so. There have been many
grave phases to the present congressional
race but these viii ali be cleared up by the
election of Wednesday, and harmony will
prevail.
The Watson people have been using with
telling effect the resolutions passed by the
Central Labor Union, of Indianapolis, de-
nouncing Johnson for some of his votes on
bills affecting the interests of labor while ne
vas a member of the Indiana Legislature.
The friends of Johnson are seeking to coun-
teract the effect of this by charging that the
resolutions passed by the Central Labor
Union were written here by Watson's man.
ayers and passed by their procurement, and
that the matter would never have been taken
| IQliaUaDOliS
had IL not been for the agitation from this
end of the line. 1t appears, also, that an
Endorsement or the action of the Central
Labor Union has been secured from the lead
ing labor organization of Logansport, and all
this has been printed in blue book and
placed in the hands of every man in the
county who is a member of labor orgahi-
zation. The place where this issue will be
most effective Is at Middletown. where the
over 100 or $50 of these, however, are Repub-
licans This is not a great manufacturing
otherwise be very % close 'e the labor question w
raised will not cut any considerable figure
AS the two candidates are approaching the
wire and the situation becomes the more
strained all sorts of charges are being set
afioat. To-day there were charges from
both sides that voters from outside counties
and Union, and friends of Watson from
Rush, Hancock and Shelby-will endeavor
to vote at the primaries to be held Wednes-
day; also, that men of doubtful Republican,
ism, residents Of the county, will be voted
on the claim that they are going to vote the
Republican ticket next fall. The cooler
headed ones declare that this talk Of voting
imported repeaters is the veriest trash. In
the several voting precincts the voters are
so we'll known that 1t would be useless for
more. while the Republicans of this county
are terribly In earnest about this election,
there Is sentiment for fair play that out
weighs any prejudice In favor of either
candidate and ii Is safe to say that any
attempt on the part Of either side to intro
duce into this contest Southern Democratic
methods would meet with summary and
| effective resistance.
Any information here to the showing
| of any poll is OF the most meager character.
| Both sides have polled the county and the
| claims that are made based on the
| showing these polls make, but the leaders
| on both sides are too good politicians to
reveal what their books show. 1t is safe
| to say, however, that these two polls would
show some very glaring discrepancies and
| 1t is also safe to say that both polls are
/ far from correct. Men engaged in making
| the polls agree that 1t is a much more diff
| cult thing to make a accurate poll as be-
| tween two candidates within the same par
| ty than as between the two parties. So far
as the betting shows, the chances of the
| two candidates are about even.
One bet of $50 even was made last Sat
urday and several wagers of from ten to
| fifteen dollars have been made, all at even
| money.
| Grand Wfnd-Up at knightst0wn.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| KNIGHTSTOwN. Ind. March se-Perhaps
the largest crowd that ever assembled in
this city will be here tomorrow. The con-