Evening star., 1898-11-07
BRIGHT FOR REPUBLICANS
Party's Prospects of Carrying Indiana Has
Improved Greatly.
Claim Now Made That the State
Ticket and Eleven Congressmen
Will BE Elected
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


INDIANAPOLIS, November g. 1885
be cast and counted to settle the political
contest in this state. The committees have
ended their work. and both are confident
of success and both place their claims very
high. The republicans have not abated one
whit of their claims, which are for a plu-
rality of more than 10000 on the state
ticket, eleven of the thirteen members of
Congress and a majority of twenty-eight
on joint ballot in the Legislature. The dem
ocrats have fallen from their claims of a
week ago, and now only claim six con-
gressmen and a small majority in the leg
islature.
The last three days have shown some indi-
cations ofa landslide toward the republicans
owing to an increased aggressiveness on
the part of the gold democrats and the
labor element, This is peculiarly notice
able in this city. Two years ago, more
than 700 gold democrats voted for a con-
gresslonal candidate of their own, but
they have about all declared this year in
favor of the return of Congressman Over
street The democrats no longer claim his
defeat, and bets are freely offered that he
will carry this county by 300 plurality,
and no takers are found. Such a plurali-
ty will make the election of the republican
legislative ticket certain, and a conse-
quence give that party the control of the
election of a United States senator.
the only republican congressional dis
trict that is new in danger is the fifth.
Congressman Faris is having a hard fight
and the indications are now against him.
If he is saved at all il will be by the
populists. A convention of that party NOM
mated the democratic candidate. This by
no means suited some of the populist lead
erS, who have steadfaStly opposed fusion,
and a means Of breaking forever with
the democrats they have announced them
selves for Faris. If they can control one
hundred votes for him he will be elected.
Republican prospects in the second and
twelfth districts have frightened UP dur
ing the last days of the fight, but still there
is but the faintest prospect of their sue
cess. The general impression among the
conservative men of both parties is that
the republicans will elect nine members of
Congress, and will control the state legis-
lature by a small majority.
There are many indications, however, of
a landslide, and it need surprise no one
If the republicans reach their victory of
two years ago. They have the votes in
the state, if they can get them out, and
all the evidences now point to pretty nearly
full vote. Several things have operated
in favor of the reoublicans-the fear Of
free silver, the desire to give President
Mckinley a Congress favorable to his poll
cy, and the fear that a return of the dem
ocrats to power would cripple the growing
prosperity of business. While wages have
not been increased to any great extent
in the stae, and In some instances have
been reduced. there are many thousand
men now employed who were idle two
years ago. The factories all have orders
far in advance, and this promises steady
employment for the winter, and the work.
ingmen are afraid that democratic success
might imperil these good prospects.
All these points have been industriously
worked for the past few days. and have
had a marked influence.