Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
INDIANA SENTIMENT
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Expressed in Letters to E1-Attorney
General Kitchener.
CORRESPONDENCE ERoM ALLcoUNFlEs
General Trend isslsimn Favor of Re-
u.E
publican Success.
P E R SON ALTO OPINION

Louis T. Kitchener, formerly attorney gen.
eral of Indiana, and an expert In the poll
tics of that state. has had letters from
IS personal and political friends In different
counties describing the situation as they
see 1t within three weeks of election The
letters were written in the frankness of
personal confidence, and intended for Mr..
Mchener's eye alone; but the substantial
unanimity Of their writer's on certain points
gives them value as straws showing the
direction OF the political wind. Mr. Niche
ner has permitted extracts from some of
the communications. with the understand
ing that no identifying names should be
used. OF the thirty-eight only two ex-
press any apprehension OF Indiana's going
for Bryan. In one case this Is based upon
iuconsequential precedent. An Indanapo-
lis man writes:
MY own personal conviction has always
been that Indiana is debatable ground
whenever everybody votes, and | know of
no time in the history of the state within
the past forty years when any party has
carried the election four times in success
SION"
And in another place, referring to con-
versations he has had with republicans in
all parts of the state:
Each man expresses himself as entirely
confident in his own locality. but as ap-
o
ties. Whether this is simply natural anx-
iety, or whether underneath 1t there is a
feeling of apprehension about something IN
his own locality, you can judge as well
as l."
And still again:
IF the situation in the anthracite coal
regions should. between now and the cleo
ton. result in a serious conflict between
troops. and strikers. In which any consd-
cradle number of the latter should be in
jured, wholly without reference to whether
they were the aggressors and brought it
upon themselves. l should say that that
would absolutely preclude the possibility of
our getting the state
Nevertheless:
while l not one of those prepared
to claim that Indiana is not one of the
doubtful states, I also believe that she will
go republican by reduced plurality and
majority over '94, SO and '9S.'
Feeling a Little Blue.
Another correspondent, who feels little
blue. writes from Elkhart county:
Our county is not in as good situa-
ton politically as it was four years ago."
This man gives several reasons for his
fears. such as that the county committee
is not making a strong cooperative pull;
that one o. the electors at large has sown
dissension among his party associates; that
disgruntled candidate for judge is suing
local paper for libel. backed by another
prominent candidate, and that the demo-
Gratis seem TO nave plenty or money from
outside, and are feeling st1nguine. Finally:
Our committee. at a great expense of
time and work and money. got up a grand
demonstration on the 10Th for Senator
Goshen. AT the last moment he sent US the
contemplate excuse for not coming that he
had missed the train at Chicago. So far
he has not seen fit TO make any explana-
ton, but has left the committee to meet
the sneers and erssofS the opposition as
best they can. 1t has made scores of our
dc l1lka Nd ,rnJ, III Toe ,,,-
several hundreds of votes in this county;
and, besides, the committee have spent
about all their money C..
However. this writer feels some comfort
in the fact that the local gamblers are bet
ting even on the state results.
Quakers Won't Vote for Bryan.
Nearly all the CORRESPONDENTS in the in
terror of the state have something to say
about the Quakers, concerning whom the
politicians appear to have been in doubt
The cause of the alarm was undoubtedly
the bellicose utterances of the republican
candidate for Vice President One OF them,
writing from. Hendricks county, says:
There are few republican Quakers who
object to Roosevelt on account of som thing
he should not have said in his books, and
they will perhaps not vote for him: but
there are not many OF that way Of thinking.
They will not vote for Bryan, but will vote
the prohibition ticket. l have more fear Of
the labor vote especially some of the train
men on the railroads Republicans general
~ are very Sanguine.'a '.-
A letter from Howard county says:
we have made gains with the farming
element. The factory employees are begin
ming to come around all right. If there Is a
Quaker In Howard county who is going to
support Bryan have not heard of him and
We have large Quaker vote. Some few of
them will support the prohibition candi-
date.
correspondent writes from Wayne coun-
You can rely upon the fact that there ia
nothing In the report that the Quakers will
support Bryan. L believe a Bryan Quaker
would be curiosity. l think the DETECTION
from the republican party will be more
than offset by democrats who are in favor
OF retaining the financial results Of the
war"
Farmers Are for Mckinley.
The bulk of Mr.. Michener's correspond
ents devote most of their attention to the
labor and farming vote. From Fulton coun-
ty comes this report:
1 have no doubt whatever that Indiana
will give at least as large republican ma
)orlty as 1t did in 1896. The farm vote is
strongly favorable to our side, and if there
Is any weakness in the state 1t is in the
gas belt and the section hands of the rail-
roads, but L am assured by those VINO have
That phase OF the campaign in hand that
our loss from this class OF voters will be
snght, II loss at ALL
from delaware county this:
I'VE have quite large number of glass
and iron industries here. and most of them
are in the recently made combinations.
Some difficulty has been had and some de-
lay In starting these factories on account of
the sca.e OF wages. Some of the men have
been inclined to hold the republican party
responsible for the new organizations but
most or these industries are in full opera
ticn. and think by election time all the
dissatisfaction will disappear"
A correspondent in Vigo county says:
Mckinley will carry 1ndiana by larger
majority than he! afds foar years ago The
political outlook was sAoff so suspicious at
this time four years ago We made our
gains in the memorable fight in the later
part of the canipaigne Yhkrs bas been con-
siderable change here IN the last ten days
In our favor. The trust Question is the only
thing that IS huriihsDds n.aSJh
From Marion county. comes fffs:
I have heard reports from all over the
state, and especiailyntn the close agricul-
severely in 1896 thpasghcthe detection of
the republican ,farmeysi on the silver ques-
ticn. have not yet heard anywhere Of
a nv IL 70 Ia thar, ts,l &c.