Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-14
THEY FEAR LOSSES.
REPUBLICANS OF INDIANA E<-
pECT A SMALLER CONGRESS
SIONAL DELEGATION.
Correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
Gives Out Plain Talk from Headquarters
-CoDeressman Landis Much Worried
This District Considered Very Doubtful
Apathy is Very Marked.

An indianapolis correspondent writes
as follows regarding the political situa-
ton In Indiana.
Chairman Charles Hernly of the re
publican central committee has been
warning the workers In Indiana of
threatened danger to the state ticket
from overcOntidence and possible
falling off in republican votes this year.
The news from eastern and southern
states at the autumn elections showing
heavy falling If in the total vote has
suggested possible danger In Indiana.
A republican congressman has been
elected in the Fourth district only
twice since the party was organized, ex-
Lieutenant Governor Will Cumback
and James E. Watson being the only
men who ever beat Holman during the
36 years when he was continuous can
dIdate.
The Fifth district is largely COM
posed of coal miners who have been at
work fer some time and have felt the
prosperous conditions more in the two
years since Congressman Farls went to
Washington than for some years be-
fore. W. l.. Taylor, candidate for at
torney general, has been holding meet
ings with Faris and Samuel Hamifs
chance of winning back Senator Noor
a n, - to
garded as probable.
James E. Watson is conducting a
single handed campaign in the Sixth
district, now represented by Henry \.
johnson, and has republican majority
of several thousand, according TO the
poll books, to work on. Watson is be-
lieved to be the most popular man in
the district and may be counted as sure
to return to congress after term In
private life following the redlstricting
of the state that took him out Of the
Fourth. Congressman Johnson's plans
for the future are not known. His
health is said to be impaired.
Hard Problem in the seventh.
One of the hardest propositions for
the republicans in the state is in the
Seventh district. Congressman Over
street, of Indianapolis, is unable to be
here and do any active work, and the
Marion county organization Is expected
to carry the district, which includes this
and Johnson counties. Here Is where
the democrats slipped up on the repub-
llcan organization, by making deal
with the populists, who refused TO nom
mate ticket on a promise that they
would be given two places on the dem
ocratic ticket in this county.
Although betrayed by the democrats
who met and refused to nominate the
populist candidates, this direct slap IL
the face after an open and shut dea
with Leon o. Bailey, has not shaker
the loyalty of the pOpulists to fusion
They still refuse to nominate, claiming
that Bailey represented their views OF
free silver, and tnat the county legisla
tive ticket, selected by the democrats
is In favor of free silver United State,
senator.
fixed fact in this district between dem
ocra and populists and the friends o
Congressman Overstreet realize tha
600 votes have been lost.
Some of Congressman Overstreet'
friends profess to believe he will have
wslk-over, but those connected witt
the organization do not believe any
body can tell who will be elected unit
the votes are counted.
The executive committee of tn
monetary conference, located here an,
widely advertised as the headQuarter
OF the Bankers association, to furthe
its legislative plans for control of tn
national currency, is being blamed fo
driving the populists into the demo
cratic camp.
Differ as to Issues.
The monetary people have been Civ
ing republican leaders more worry tha
they are willing to admit. Chairma
Hernly announced that the none
question would be the sole issue of tn
campaign, but the monetary committe
has been making an appeal to keep th
money question masked. Democrat
learned this as soon as anybody and ar
using it.
The monetary commission bill
give the national banks control of tn
United States circulating currency wa
introduced in congress by Represents