Evening star., 1896-10-26
HOOSIERS HOPEFUL,

HOOSlERS HOPEFUL.
DesefttOns From the Bryan Cause Too
Numerous to Count.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
INDIANAPOLIS. October p, 1885,
The political skies are surely Frightening
for the republicans in Indiana. The deser-
tions from Bryan are coming SO fast that
the leaders can hardly keep a committee
together long enough to give the members
proper instructions. In this city they re-
sign as fast as they are appointed. The
leaders are actually demoralized and know
not where TO turn.
If there is anything at all in surface in
dications Mr.. Mckinley will have very
large plurality in the state. The way the
tide Is setting is well shown by the drift
Of the German vote. In the state there are
O.OO0 German votes. For several years
past at least IS per cent of the Germans
have acted with the democratic party.
Leading Germans who are in a position to
know say that this year at least IS per
cent of the German democrats are oppos-
ing Bryan. In other words. that out of
the 5000 German democrats In the state
nearly or quite $4,000 will not vote The
Chicago ticket. The Germans are the most
active and outspoken enemies of free silver
In the state. and the leading Germans claim
that fully Is per cent of those who will not
vote for Bryan will vote for Mckinley. This
would give to Mckinley 25.0OO German
democratic votes in the state. There Is
but one German of state prominence who
is advocating the election of Mr.. Bryan.
while all the others are opposing him,
many of them using all their influence di-
rectly for Mckinley.
1t is said that there are but two whole
sale merchants in the state supporting
Bryan, and not single manufacturer
whose output amounts to $4,000 year.
With the democrats all the prominent
leaders, with the exception of half dozen
or so, are opposing Bryan. and many of
them have declared for Mckinley. Every
prominent railroad man Is engaged in the
same way. Among the leading democrats
who are stumping against Bryan or tax
ing active part in anti-Bryan clubs, may
be mentioned w. D. Bynum. ex-member Of
Congress; w. o. Pickens. Albert Lieber,
John r. Wilson, John P. Frenzel. Evans
Woollen Austin H. Brown. all prominent
as leaders in this county and in the state;
Charles l.. Jewett. ex-speaker of the house
Of representatives and ex-chairman demo-
cratic state committee; Rufus Magee. ex-
state senator and minister to Sweden:
John c. Nelson democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor in 1886; George
Cooper, ex-member Of Congress; c. A. o.
Mcclellan. ex-member of Congress; Col. w.
E Mclean, ex-deputy commissioner Of
pensions; F. H. Burke, United States dis
trict attorney; Sterling Holt, ex-chairman
of democratic state committee; S. p. Sheer
in. late secretary of national committee;
Pierre Gray. son of the late Governor
Gray; ]. o. Henderson. ex-auditor of
state; George w. Julian, eX-member of
Congress; D. p. Baldwin, ex-attorney gen.
eral: ex-senator Sarnighausen; Crawford
Fairbanks, member Of democratic executive
committee: John c. Robinson, ex-judge of
the circuit court; Emory Sellers, United
States attorney under Clevelands first ad-
States marshal: Llewellyn Wanner. candi-
date for Congress in thirteenth district in
1894; Henry Kramer, ex-state senator; ex-
State Senator Isaac Layton: ex-State Sem
ator Harry B. Smith; Mortimer Nye. lieu
tenant governor of the state, and T. j.
Wood, ex-member Of Congress
This does not by any means complete the
list, for In every county may be found
column and are actively opposing him. To
offset this list. the democrats can point to
but one solitary republican of state promi-
nence who is opposing McKinley-Joseph
populist ticket in the ninth district It
ought not to be understood that there are
no other free silver republicans in the
state. for there are but none Of them have
ever been prominent In the party The
Bryan leaders are still claiming that they
will succeed in electing several members
OF Congress. and In this their claims may
not be wholly without foundation. but yet,
in face of the known facts. some of the
claims they have sent out are ridiculous;y
absurd. For instance. they claim they viii
be able to defeat Henry U. Johnson in the
sixth. Early in the campaign both tho
democrats and the populists nominated a
candidate In that district. but few weeks
ago the democratic candidate was with
drawn and the one named by the populists
put up. On the strength of that fusion ALI
their hopes are based.
This Is the district that was SO long rep
resented by George w. Julian, and after
ward by Gen. Tom Browne. 1t is largely
settled by Quakers and long before the
war 1t was pronounced In its opposition
to democrscy. and for fifty years has never
been represented by any other than a
wing or republican. 1t was changed
somewhat by the last legislature. but at
the election two years ago it cast 22o4
republican votes, 1881 democratic and
1,201 populist. 1t will be seen that the
republican vote was more than 5000 great
er than the combined vote Of the opposi-
ton. In Wayne county, alone, the re-
publicans believe they will make a gain
this year of at least 1.OOO, and that they
VIII not lose In all the other counties of
the district anything like that number.
No candid man who has been in the dis
trict can see any danger Of Mr.. johnson
being defeated.
Where Democrats May Gain.
II the democrats gain any Congressman at
all 1t must be in the first, second third
fourth or twelfth districts. Had the fusion
been perfected in the first district, it might
have elected Bryan candidate, but there
the populists are Of the middle-of-the-road
class and have rejected all propositions
OF fusion. Evansville Is in that district.
and the sound money feeling among the
democrats Is very strong owing to the large
German element, and 1t is believed that
most of the sound money democrats viii
vote for the election of Mr.. Hemmenway.
1t may be that the election in that dis
trict is doubtful. it certainly cannot be
claimed as certain for free silver. The
came state or affairs exists in the second
district to great extent The populist
candidate will not withdraw. II the COM
bined free silver vote could be had for
one mar Mr.. Hardy would surely be de.
feated. but as 1t cannot be combined he
stends chance Of reelection Normaiiy
the district is strongly democratic, and
the sound money feel;rg is not SO pro-
nounced there rs in other parts of thu
state. The chances are in favor of the
democratic candidate.
Archbishop IreIand's Letter.
In the third district there is also a lack
OF fusion, hut its normal democratic plu-
raiity is SO overwhelming that race for
republican Is almost hopeless, but the
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