Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-04

cent tnlS year 10 nelp along the Tree Sill
vel cause, and the chairman said that
he was being rebuffed by men all over
the county from whom he expected q
gOOd-SlZed check.
The Populists and Others
THE populists have a county ticket,
but it has almost fallen to pieces al
ready, and there will hardly be cor.
poral's guard supporting it when elec-
ton day comes. The prohibitionists
will poll about 200 votes in that county,
but they may fall short of that number.
They certainly will not run ahead OF it.
ter. it has about 5000 population, and
number of factories that are running
to the full capacity. The workingmen
there are apparently well satisfied
and ;the labor vote will likely 60
along with the labor vote in South
Bend. The republicans can count on
40 gold democrats in Mishawaka.
in Pulaski county the democrats ex-
pect to increase their vote, though there
are good many populists IN that coun-
ty. The populist candidate for congress,
J. III. korner, lives in Pulaski county.
1t is said that the democrats promised
Mr.. korner place on their ticket, but
failed to make their promise good, and
Mr.. korner got up ticket of his own,
with himself at Its head. In this in
stance it is thought that the populists
will not give much aid to the democrat
ic ticket, so far, at least, as the congress-
ional ticket is concerned.
Srarke and Marshall Counties.
"Starke is a small county, and both
sides are claiming it. The republicans
carried ii on the county ticket two years
ago because Of court house lrregulari-
ties on the part of democratic office
holders, and they hope for the same cause
to carry their ticket again. The repub-
liean candidate for congress carried it
by 20, but the democrats say that he can
not do it again, and are claiming loO
majority for the democratic nominee
"In 1891 Marshall county went repub-
lican for the first time in its history
On the whole ticket. The democrats
had been for years handing down the
county offices, from chief to deputy.
The republicans took charge of the
books and found a few errors, not of a
large amount, but enough to show that
there had been opportunities that had
been realized. They started the cry of
ring, and lot of democrats who for
years had been trying to break into the
offices for themselves or friends Joined
with them
"What the republicans called the
ring is making a strong fight, and the
others who want office themselves are
assisting the republicans. For that
reason, L think the democratic majority
i'll Marshall county will be reduced, but
there is no chance for the republicans
to carry it unless a political miracle
happens.
"The normal democratic majority is
between 400 and 500 and the republi-
cans hope to cut this down to $50 on
the county ticket. On the congress
sional ticket two years ago the demo-
cratic majority was 600, and | doubt If
it will be reduced great deal from
that figure. The few gold democrats
In Marshall county will vote the repub
lican ticket for congressman and repre-
sentative and the democratic county
ticket. There are one or two eXcep-
tions to this in the case of men who
have been made angry by the demo
Gratis, who will vote the straight repub-
lican ticket.
"The result in Fulton county will be
about the same this year that it was In
1893. The democrats will probably
have majority for congress of from
$50 to 200. There is no life in either
party in the county, and q good many
do not care a straw which way the
election goes.
"Elkhart county is attracting atten-
tion from the leaders in both parties
and both are claiming it.