Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-25
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
Interest by ALI Parties in the Contests in
Indiana.
The German Vote Against Bryan
Sound Money Democrats to
Make Nominations.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.


INDIANAPOLIS, September "a, 1885,
All parties are beginning to exhibit a
deep interest in the congressional race in
this state. Two years ago the republicans
made d clean sweep, electing all of thu
thirteen members. 1t was the first time
such a thing had happened in the history
of the state since it was entitled to more
than two members. The legislature being
republican 1t undertook to make things
easier for that party and redistr1cted the
state adding five to the reasonably certain
republican districts, and leaving themselves
q good fighting chance in two or three
others They took some of the democratic
counties out of the first and second dis
tricts and dumped them into the third,
making II to all intents and purposes about
solidly democratic. This relieved the press
ure on the first two districts named, giving
the republicans a little better chance OF
carrying them. Normally they are sun
heavily democratic, but in the first district
the play this year Is again with the re
publicaas, owing to the heavy German vote
which is declaredly for sound money
Representative Le1ghty's Opinion.
In the northeastern part of the state lies
the twelfth district. Its boundaries were
not changed by the redistricting. Usually
it is about 5000 democratic. In 1856 Capt.
James Il. White, republican, carried 1t by
2lo0, but two years later it went back to
its old love, and continued in the arms OF
the democracy with an ever-increas- ns ma
iority until 1894, when the landslide car
red 1t over into the republican camp by
$50. Congressman Leighty is a candidate
for reelection. He was in the city To-Day,
and when asked to the outlook replied
Il am very hopeful of reelection. IL
looks better now than II did this time TWO
years ago. but still may be deceived be
lieve / can go to Allen county with 2too
plurality, and IT then will rest win that
county In former years Ellen was al
majority. but two years ago We cut that
down to 1870 / do not believe it IAN
possibly give 1000 against me this year,
and Il is generally regarded in the county
that the democrats will not do as we'll as
they did two years ago. There IS rad
split in the party on the money question.
all the leading Germans being for sound
money, and many OF the American demo-
Gratis are holding VITA them The Ger
man vote in the county is very heavy.
They not only oppose the free silver doc
trine enunciated at Chicago but are very
decided in their opposition to the anarch-
iStc part of the platform
German Vote Against Bryan.
From the best information / can obtain
I am satisfied that at least 81 per cent of
the German vote il Allen county is OPP
posed TO Bryan. In some Of the ether
counties We do not stand quite so well,
although our polls show a decided increase
in each county, but the poll is d little too
good TO be taken seriously.
Il ,hInk il is probable we will lose some
in Lagrange and Steuben counties, but the
loss in both counties Will not be over i'D
or -asl In Whitley. Noble and Dekalb
We will hold our own. We have located all
the republicans who are likely 20 go for
free silver, and there are rot near SO many
of them as we had anticipated. The losses
we will have In Lagrange and Steuben
counties Will come from some of the demo-
Gratis. VINO voted with US in 1884 going
back TO their old party. l think very
decided change has taken place IN favor
of the republicans within the last two
weeks OF course / always hoped for the
best. but a month ago the prospect was
not SO very fattering- The farmers with
us are not for free silver
One thing is very evident, the demo-
Gratis in Allen county are having good
deal of trouble 1t is rot only over the
silver question, but the party has got into
a local wrangle that is making itself felt.
The county organization is in a bad way,
and the impression is general that the
trouble will result in letting the republic
cans again elect a Congressman. The
sound morey democrats have decided TO
make congressional nominations in all the
districts and the result is likely to be
disastrous to the republican candidates in
some of II EN-. In the first, second, fourth,
twelfth and thirteenth districts Ii will re-
quire the combined votes of the reDubli-
cans and sound money democrats to elect
over the silverites. and even in this dis
trict it may endanger Mr.. Overstreet- In
this district the popuists and free silver
democrats have combined on a candidate
The democrats are still making claims to
everything in sight, and are growing i'll
confidence from some cause.