Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-29
Political Conditions Encouraging to
the Republicans.
EXPERIENCE OF SENATOR BEVERIDGE
Says That Mckinley is Making
Gains Among Germans.
DOUBT ABOUT NEBRASKA


fOltlCdl COnQlllOnS III the Hlluule West al
most encouraging to the republicans. The
democrats are concentrating their strength
just now in Indiana and Illinois, and are
putting up royal fight in the latter state.
Alschuler, it is predicted by the democrats.
will be elected. 1t looks very much as II
he would run ahead of the ticket. He will
draw heavily on the Jewish vote, and
great deal of cutting of the national ticket
by this element for the purpose of electins
their man is expected. There have been
plots and counterplots on the part of both
parties to capture the Jewish VOTE A re-
publican speaker not long since made the
bunder of referring to Alschuler in a vile
way, and the democrats took it up lmme-
dately and circulated the speech. The re-
publicans are fortunate in having Rabpl
Hirsch perhaps the most prominent divine
in the west, on their side. He has spoken
the sentiment of his race in no uncertain
terms and has been abused by his own
countrymen. 1t is figured, however ina.
a large percentage Of the Jewish vote VIII
be cast for the republican ticket 1t is ar
gued in support of this that the Jew is a
natural merchant and believes in SOUND
currency. This, it is claimed, will always
prevent him from voting for party that
seeks to diScredit the currency.
Indiana Safely Republican.
The Star correspondent took short trip
into Indiana this week and had an oppor-
tunity of feeling the pulse OF the people
Indiana this year is safely republican Inc
workingmen are taking a liveler interest In
the campaign than ever before, and many
of them are working for Mckinley. The
farmers, satisfied by the prosperous condl-
tons of their farms and the country
pleased with the work OF the admihlstIalloh
in giving them rural free delivery anu coh-
tented with the general prosperity OF the
will give the reDuDllCdH llChtt
their hearty support. In places, however
there was a strong democratic sentiment
and if Bryan were not the candloate LII
diana would be in the doubtful column
Senator Beverdge, passing through chi
cago from Evansville to northern points In
Indiana, said that the indications are that
Mckinleys majority In Indiana is more
likely to exceed 10000 than to fall below
10000 1.-The republican majority Will be
by far the greatest in the history of the
state" said he. THE present campaign is
not like political campaign at all 1t Is
not a political campaign, either. 1t is a
great political uprising. 1t is an awakening
of the people such as occurs only once in a
generation or more. Therefore the niue
tape measures with which we have been
accustomed to measure probable pplltlcal
results do not apply to this campaign. The
method of reckoning adopted by politicians
for the last generation, OF counting on this
bunch of voters and that bunch of voters
is made obsolete by present conditions. Inc
spirit of the new and more powerful Amer
icanism is sweeping over the country
Therefore our political meetings are great
patriotic outpourlnSs. l have not addressed
country rally in Indiana where the at
tendance has not exceeded ten thousand
The young men are fiocking to the republic
can standard in battaliOnS, utterly regard
less of former political connections There
is not a precinct in Indiana in which we
will not get the immense majority of the
young men vote. l have met personally at
every meeting in Indiana several young
men, whose families are democrats, who
frankly and gladly declared that they We're
not only going to vote for Mckinley, but
that they had. Joined the republican party
for their lives.
THE gold democrat vote will be practi
cally solid for Mckinley. Nearly all of
those who voted for Palmer and Buckner
will vote for Mckinley. Practically all
who voted for Mckinley before will vote
for him now. Fully one-half of the recep-
ton committee of Evansville citizens who
met me at Princeton to accompany me to
Evansville were business men who all their
lives have been democrats; they are more
earnest for Mckinley than they were four
years ago for Palmer and Buckner
Instead of the Germans leaving US, our
vote will be greatly increased wherever
there Is a German community In Indiana.
mans of the state, living in one of the
western cities of Indiana, entertained me
for considerable time the other day giving
me names of German democrats who voted
vote for Mckinley this year, and who ex-
pect to vote the republican ticket perma-
nently, as they now understand national
political divisions. This influential German
has always been democrat. All over In
diana men who four years ago declared
themselves gold democrats are now openly
declaring themselves republicans and IN
structing our poll-takers to SO count them.
In addition to these elements our party
will vote its full strength.
A TremendOus Moyarnan+
Il do not think anybody yet understands
the tremendous movement that is sweep
ing over the land. 1 think the elections
will astound and confound the politicians
who are viewing this campaign as an or
binary political campaign. AS l said it
is an awakening of great people. Our
policy OF expansion, of advance, of cap
turing new markets is only the expression
in concrete form of this general and Won
derful awakening Of the nation. This is
manifested In the wonderful interest taken
by the women in political meetings. In
the great country rallies in our state many
hundreds of young women always attend
dressed In the national colors. They are
intensely American, intensely for the flag
intensely for the soldiers, you might al
most say intensely militant. singular
thing which shows how profound the move
ment has reached is with the school chill
dren in the public schools of our state,
who have democratic parents are declaring
themselves to be republicans and refusing
to wear Bryan badges. This is of value
as showing the profound clinical nature
OF the present campaign. 1t Is a cam
paign of Americanism. Yes, wild as the
opinion may seem. viewed by the standard
of former elections, think that November
will show republican majority in In
diana exceeding 10000. Our watchword
has been to keep the mills open and keep
the flag flying. 1t has been a campaign of
patriotism and prosperity. But even these
particular words do not express it.
know Of nothing that does express 1t ex-
cept that it is the arousing Of a great peo-
pie to the consciousness of their greatness,
their power and their opportunities.
From the best obtainable Information
there Is no doubt as to Wisconsin Nc
Kinley will carry the state by as large a
majority as he did in 1896. In the eastern
end Of the state, where there is a large
German element, the tide sets Mckinley
ward.
Both Parties Claiming Chicago,
Oouside of Chicago Illinois is repub-
lican. One cannot tell even from an asso-
citation with the people how the city Is 60
ing. Both parties claim Cook county and
both national committees will show a poll
Of the city. each giving a majority.
There LIS growing strength in Chicago
for Debs, and 1t looks as If he would draw
a great many labor votes. In Chicago there