The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
ONLY A FORTNIGHT OFF
THE GENERAL ELECTION TWO
WEEKS FROM TOMORROW.
Indifference of Voters in Both Parties
democrats Concentrating Eff
forts I'm This County.

Two weeks from tomorrow the general
election occurs in Indiana. Reports on the
sixty and thirty-day polls received from
all parts of the State indicate that the Re-
publican victory will be most gratifying,
providing the full vote is cast. The political
organizati ons of the Republican party now
see but one thing to fear. 1t is overconfi-
dence. From now on the bulk of the work
will have TO be done by the county and
precinct workers. Republican leaders are
predicting that Indiana will go Republican
by 10000 providing the voters do their duty.
The campaign now within fortnight of
its close is admittedly one of the most Pc
culiar that has ever been conducted on
Hoosier soil. The public has been charac-
terized by absolute Indifference to stump
speeches and has gone about its business
as though nothing unusual were going on.
The Indifference to the political speeches
has been discouraging to the party leaders,
who have arranged for meetings at con-
siderable trouble and expense. About the
only topics that have been listened to with
any degree of patience have been the war
and sound money, both of which have occa-
stoned enthusiasm when attention was
called TO the attitude and record of the par
ty on these points. Democratic speakers
and newspapers, which at the outset were
inclined TO abuse the administration, were
received with such GOODNESS that this line
of campaigning was dropped long ago. leav-
ing but little campaign material for their
use.
In Marion county the effort of the Demo-
Gratis is to pull through one or two of the
candidates on the county ticket and the
legislative candidates AS United States
Assembly meets in January and as the
party has committed itself to Senator Tur-
pie there is a strong effort to send Demo-
cratic legislators to the Statehouse. Last
fail Thomas Taggart, with the assistance
of his friends, built up the strongest city
committee the party has had for years. 1t
was not permitted to die cut, but early
in the spring was merged into the present
county organization. The Democrats cam
not complain that their county organization
is not strong. AS "a matter of fact it was
never better. Almost daily conferences of
the ward and precinct workers are held in
the Gray Club rooms, where the committee
has it's headquarters and on such occasions
ii looks as though a small army were dis
banding when they come out after a long
afternoons work. The Democratic state
committee is much interested in Marion
county and is giving more attention to car
rying ii than TO the State. The Democrats
are working desperately. Some of the can
didates who are in the midst of the strug-
gle and who receive reports from precinct
workers who have a personal interest in
painting things rosy hue possible
assert that they are confident of carrying
Marion county. They are not betting on
pluralities nor giving odds of any kind-just
asserting.
I'VE are going to lick you here in this
county,"
They wink when asked ''How about the
State?'
Chairman Saulcy has placed the Repub-
precinct workers evtnce a great deal of
earnestness and enthusiasm. at recent
meeting nearly all of them We're present
AS in state matters, the local Republicans