Evening star., 1898-11-07
INDIANA.

1hls state Will elect legislature to
choose a United States senator the term
OF Senator Turpe (dern) expiring
Ihe state senate hold-oVerS stand fifteen
republicans and nine democrats with one
vacancy TWenty-six are to be elected
BASED on the vote cast two years dgo the
reFunlcans ought to elect thirteen of The
t"thtS-s members OF the senate to he
voted for. and tifty-nine of the one hun.
o.ed members "f the hoase. bot the vote
o. tSo years ago cannot re relied upon us
q , criterion or what It Will be this year.
lhe republicans may reasonably expect to
elect one-half of the .ler- members Of tho
senate, which will give them a ma jority in
tHat BODY OF six. The democrats have the
best tcket, but the gold democrats will not
support it. They will not support for any of.
flee any man who is believer in free silver
any especially will they vote against any
re" silver man who may have {, voice in
lhe selection of a United States senator.
here is no longer any question rs to their
attH Hude on this subject
Conservative republican claims give the
refubilcans a fair majority on joint ballot
10 Senator Turpie
lne republicans have three ayowed can
1iatSS LOT United States senator-judge r.
5. Taylor of Fort Wayne, Col. Frank B.
fosey OF Evansville and J. Frank Hanley
of Lafayette.
1he candidates for representatives in Con-
srtsS by districts as follows:
First-Rep., James A Hemenway. Boone
L II.
can, Princeton; pop Rev. Josephus Lee
Second-Rep., Judge William r. Gardiner
Washington dem. r. W. Miers. Blooming
ton. Tenominated: pro, W. J. Trout, Rruce-
vile.
Third-Rep., Isaac F. Whi.esi>,es, Jeffer-
sonville: DEM, VIM. r. Zenor, Corydon
renomihated; pop. George T. Mayfeld,
Fourth-Rep.. c. w. Lee, Vevay: dem,
Francis NJ. Grifith. Vevay, renominatcd: !:
pop, Jasper N. Hughes.
Fifth-Rep., Geo W: Faris. Terre Haute.
renomlnated; dem, Samuel r. Hammill
Terre Haute; pop, A. J. Farrow.
Sixth-Rep., James E. Watson, Rushvflle:
dem, c. A. Robinson, Eouutautown; 1ro.
Henry G. Pitts; pop, Samuel Walker,
Seventh-Rep., Jesse Overstreet. Indian
apolis. renominated; dem, Leon o. Bailey,
Indiana polls.
Eighth-Rep., Geo. w. Cromer, Mrrcie:
dem, Orlando j. Lotz, Muncic; pop, James
Thompson. Anderson.
Nintn-Rep., Charles B. I.andts, Delphi,
| renominated; dem, J. b. Cheadla, Frank
fort: pop. G. NJ. Thompson. Frankfort
Tenth-Rep.. Edgar d. Crumpackar, VAL
paraiso. renominated; lem, John Ross, La
Fayette.
Eleventh-Rep, George w. Steele, Mar
Ion renominated dem. Prof u. w. Mick
els, Logansport pro- G. o. Fenton. pop
T.. l.. Wilson, Galveston.
Twelfth-Rep.. DR.. c. B. Stevens. Fort
Wayne; dem, j. NJ. Robinson, Fort Wayne
renominated.
Thirteenth-Rep., Abram l.. Brick, South
Rend; DEM, Montgomery M. Hathaway,
Winamac.
The republicans claim they will carry
the first, fifth. sixth. seventh, eighth ninth
tenth, eleventh and thirteenth districts, Civ
ing the democrats the second. third fourt h
and twelfth. The republicans say they have
some chances in the second and twelfth
while the democrats may carry the fifth
Their chances in the fifth are not as good
as those of the republicans in the twalfth
and no better than those of the republi-
cans in the second. Overstreet carrying the
seventh district assures to the republicans
the control OF the legislature on joint bal
iot' for the same vote that will be cast
Tor OVerstreet in Marion county will be
! cast tor the republican legislative ticket
The districts considered most doubtful
are the first. second, fourth, fifth, ninth
and twelfth. In 1896. in the first, Hen.en-
way beat Duncan the present democratic
nominee, by 1O51. In the second. Miers.
democrat, defeated republican card date by
9,S The fourth district represented so
| long by Holman, the famous democrat,
gave democratic plurality OF 1914 in 1896.
and the same candidates are now opposing
each other In the fifth, Fa-is republican n,
was elected by 365 over the fusion candi-
| date. and this year there Is NJ fusion, Like
| wise in the ninth. Lands, republican beat
Cheadle, demCcrat-populist fusion by o49
This year Cheadle is the democratic csndi-
| date and the populists have a candidate of
| their own. In the twelfth Robinson DEM
ocrat-populist fusion, beat the republican
by 556 no fusion this year