The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-10-20
INDIANA IS DOUBTFUL
REPUBLicANs HAVE EVERY REA-
SON OF LOSING THE HoosIER
STATE.
ifominent and Able Wash
ington Correspondent In
Indiana Writes Conserva-
lively Of the Outlook and
Dives Democrats Much
encouragement of Carry
ing the State.


encouragement of Carry
in. .ha S.ata
''0 '4
MT w.st one of the fore,post corges,,oo.
|..It,,ts h wash,og,op. aud president q
,l.1 t;fiairou Club. Is writing i series ol
js<lr,a on tho progress Of the campaign
!. W. fhe atlanta Journal. He il now in
ll'llh,n.,, state wavering in the pollticaI
KaIa.asee aud cla,u.sd by both parties,
Iyi4 Impartial resnmo Of the situation h
axgtrneiy Interestingly
indianapolis, Ind, Oct, 12.--
Upon the rural vote the Republi-
xan managers rely to save this
fjfate for Mckinley. Ii the far
Alets make good the present ex-
pcnfations of the party leaders,
indiana will be counted In the Re-
puhlican column. If not, the
state Is lost to Mckinley.
The conditions in this State re-
senble very closely those in Ohio
INIT year. 1t will be remembered
that on election night one year
eG0, the early returns from Ohio,
a9hlch naturally came from the
larger cities, indicated great Re-
{1ublican losses and consequent
)emocratic gains, and for q few
hours il seemed almost probable
that the Democratic candidate
would be successful. From the
zupment that the agricultural
'ounties began to be heard from,
however, the tide turned, and It
syas not long before these rolled
ill' 1 majority of $4,000 for Nash,
the Republican gueernatorial no
1llnee. This, IN brief, is what the
<ndinia Republican managers an
tlcIpate in this State.
Itis worth while now to analyze
the chances for and against them.
have not yet made an extensive
tonr OF the State, but it seems to
1ne very probable that the reliance
Walch the Republicans place upon
the farmers " not in vain. Near
Everywhere ! have found the
farmer to he for Mckinley and |
GAIL readily accept as plausible the
ktatement made to me by the Re-
tytftaican managers, ,including State
{Shalrman Hernly, that the poll
shows a Republican gain OF from
elghtto twelve in each rural pre-
cliict. This would not be enough,
however,, were it not for the fact
that the rural vote in Indiana Is
twice az large as the city vote.
This gives the Republican, q mar
gin of safety.
IN addition to this, the Repub-
Leans rely upon the numerous
eIass known as the first voters. 1t
would appear az If these young
men proposed in large degree, to
aligu themselves with the Repub-
lioan party, attracted to it ny sem
tlnlept for the flag and by the al-
furinp prospects OF expansion.
They have not yet had to encoun-
tor The evils of trusts, and being
mostly unmarried, do not appre-
iate the increased cost of living.
The farmers and, the young
YAlers therefore.are the the mann
S<'ty of the Republican party in
The State. Let me now show the
ether side of the shield. Its not
nav point of view. II is the ex-
neeSsiOn of opinion given me by
khe Republican leaders Of the
State Senators Fairbanks and
e&eridge, State Chairman Hern-
md Vice Chairman Keeling,
4 NAlional Committeeman New,
National Secretary Perry s. Heath
408all the other Republicans with
whom I have been travelling for
is4n days on the train which
a swiftly borne Governor Roose.
FIf from point to point.
f;jrst Of all. the Republican au-
tIl<aities concede losses all along
8 ilne. Here in Marion county,
HI aich Indianapolis IS situated,
<inley received nearly 5000
sz.S 0rity III 1896. This year he
receive 1900, the highest es-
inmate not exceeding 1000. The
axH IN this one county alone will
IA AZ per cent. Marion county is
es:Ix one Of many. Elkhart shows
A I8as s,f 500, the county in which
os albany is situated shows T.
911 Iccrease, and Daviess, Clark,
iNnsrcance, Delaware and Others
;1fa 113nalIy certain to roll up an