The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-27

Ohio, New Jersey, and Elsewhere.
Democrats of national prominence who
are in Washington were gr2tifed but not
elated at the report from the Republican
State Committee CT Indiana that a Repub-
Iican poll shows that State to be Demo-
cratic by $4,000 majority The Democratic
managers say that their reports from In
diana have Indicated that the party there
is solidly for Bryan and Stevenson and
that the old line Democrats have been
reinforced by many converts from the
Republican ranks-men who have changed
their political allegiance because of the
imperialtstic policy of the Administration
of Mr.. Mckinley, the trust issue, or the
more commonplace political reason of dis
appointment in the distribution OF patron
age.
A leading Democrat said today:
we do not give unqualified credence to
reports such as this from Indiana when
they emanate from Republican sources. 1t
is al old Republican trick to make vigor-
Gus claims for districts OF States which
they have no hope of carrying, and TO
abandon the hope of carrying those dis
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theirs.
1.-The object in this is to divert the at
tention of the Democratic managers ana
have them misplace their energies But
in the matter of this report from INDIANA
1t agrees in d general way with reports
received from Democratic sources, though
so far as known in Washington no COM
ylete poll Of the State has been made
One of the particular points OF agreement
between this report from Republican
sources and from our own, is that both
represent that the greatest change from
the Republican to the Democratic column
Is in the counties comprising the gas belt.
1T may be uuly said that this is due
to the operetiCn CT the trusts in that part
of the State Many of the largest and most
important manufacturing plants IN lndiana
are in the gas belt, and many OF these
have been closed within the last two years,
and thousands of men have besn thrown
out OF employment II is announced that
in Anderson, Ind, the home Of Colonel
Durbin the Republican candidate for Gov
eruur there is a strong detection IN the
Republican ranks"
Both parties in Indiana are making spe-
ciaI efforts to secure the German vote.
Carl Schurz . going to Indianapolis in a
week or two to speak for Bryan IN that
and other large cities OF the State
Reports received ct Democratic hz&d-
quarters say that nearly all the leading
Germans in Terra Haute Fort Wayne
Richmond, New Albany, and other large
cities are breaking away from the RepIb-
ucans on account OF Imperialism. These
reports have caused uaeasinsss at RepEhi-
can headquarters, and the Republicans
have determined to send prominent Ger
man speakers TO Indiana 10 address their
countrymen on the imperialistic issue
It Is conceded lis Washington that the
prompt discovery by the Republicans OF
Ez-saA. Eft-
the efficiency of the party organization,
and the discovery made at this early p
riod in the campaign Indicates that heroic
measures will be taken if possible TO over
come the adverse majority. This mea-s
that the Democrats will put forth equally
as energetic measures to hold their Lad
Thus. it is said. tha contests II Indiana
will be especially fierce erom nov Eli the
polls close
Cheering Prospects in the West.
The Democratic politicians at the Ma
ticnal Capital are cheeTed by the pros
poets in West Virginia. 1t is claimed thai
the exodus of negroes from that State to
fill the places OF white strikers in other
States has so reduced the number Of Re
publican voters IS 10 make West Virginia
Democratic even were campaign issues not
involved. Then again there is 4 bolt
among the permanent cOlCred population
against the iLSDuDllCdl party
Such men as Rev. Daniel W. Shaw, pas
tor of the largest colored church in Char
lesion, a college graduate and man Of
much influence with his race; Prof H c.
Barnett Of Huntington, 4 successful col
ored educator. and others of their standing
are taking the stand this year that the
negro must cut loose as a race from The
Republican party. Prof. Barnett is editing
a paper with a large circulation among the
c0iored people Of the State, and their work
will make a great change in the negro
vote this year.
George ]. Thompson, lawyer at Alder
son, Monroe county, who is prominent
citizen and lifelong Republican, "a out in
an open letter in which he asserts that he
cannot support the Republican ticket He
SAYS the party in West Virginia is princi-
pally controlled by men who left the Demo-
cratic party in search Of offices, and that
the sons of rich men and the relatives
OF those whom fortune has favored have
been largely selected to fill official posi-
tions, regardless of fitness, while desery-
ing Republicans have been turned down.
Meaning of the "Apathy'' Cry.
1t is taken for granted by Democratic
politicians that the repeated cries of SEN
ator Hanna and other Republican leaders
about APATHY" indicate that they are HeT-
yous about the result of the pending cam
palgn ana LndL Iney HIe uolHs IASlI VI
most to beat and spur their faithful par
tisans into the greatest possible activity
From all Republican headquarters comes
the same cry OF APATHY" From some
States the Republicans are advised that
the voters appear to be waking up but
that they are waking up on the subject of
Imperialism and not on the subject of sill
yer coinage.
1t Is reported from high Republican
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