The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-24
Between This Time and Election Day
Much Active HustIing Will Be
Done on Both Sides.
STICKING TO THE AGREEMENT
VERY LITTLE FREE BEER Is BEING
USED BY MANAGERS.
Republicans Are Working Hard. Not
withstanding the Great Indi-
cations of Success.

Yesterday the scenes in both the Repub-
lican and Democratic city committee rooms
indicated that both parties are preparing
to make a hot finish during the last two
weeks of the campaign. The chairmen of
both parties were busy all day instructing
their lieutenants and precinct committee
men in the duties which the executive COM.
mittees have mapped out for them. The
big force of men employed by the Repub-
lican city to tabulate the thirty
day poll has not yet completed its labors
and they, with the big crowd of visitors,
make the commodious quarters OF the cltV
committee look like a beehive of Industry.
At the Democratic city rooms Chairman
Tanning was in consultation the greater
part of the day with his ward committee
men and it is understood that before they
left they received their share of the Demo-
cratic campaign fund. The plan, 1T is said,
is to have the ward committeemen scatter
a little Of the money in the various pre-
cincts so as to work up a little enthusiasm.
The campaign has undoubtedly been the
dullest in years. The Republicans, who
have a majority in the city, rather like the
situation and the Democrats can't change
il. The total lack of enthusiasm among
the Democrats is attributed by some of the
party workers TO the fact that the party
managers have been very close with their
money and, as one of them said last night,
You can't work ur any enthusiasm among
the old-timers, especially in some of the
South Side wards, unless you let go of a
little booze or the stun to get it with"
LITTLE FREE BEER.
The agreement between the chairmen of
the two parties not to give away any free
beer has been. in the main, lived up to and
as a consequence there has been much dis
satisfaction expressed by a certain class of
voters in both parties.
1t is said that the Democrats feel that
they haven't been treated well by some of
those from whom they expected financial
support. Crawford Fairbanks, the Terre
Haute brewer. who has always been one of
the largest contributors TO the Democratic
ampaign fund, is said to have gone away
from the city at the opening of the cam
paign without leaving his donation in the
hands of the committee.
The Republicans have apparently been
much more active during the campaign
than the Democrats and a feeling Is stead
lily growing among the party managers
that they will win at the coming election
with such a big majority as will conclu-
sively prove that the citizens of 1ndianapO-
last week Mr.. BOOkwalter. Republican
! nominee for mayor, Charles Elliott. candi-
date Tor city clerk, ana n large HuI1DtT OI
the councilmanic candidates have been
holding noon meetings at most of the fac
tories in the city. All of the candidates de-
clare that these meetings are productive of
much good and say that they will be con-
tinued during the remainder of the cam
paign. These meetings are also very bene-
fetal TO the cigar stores, as Mr.. Book
walter alone daily gives away an average
OF 600 or 700 cigars.
THE FINAL PLANS.
At a meeting of the Republican executive
| committee yesterday afternoon the final
| plans for the campaign were decided upon.
I'VE feel assured of success" said one of
the committeeman after the meeting. land
believe that all we have to do is to hold
things as they are
1t is now certain that there will be no
independent ticket in the field as the time
| for the filing of petitions to nave the names
| of independent candidates put upon the
ballots expired last midnight. The law re-
quires that petitions shall be filed not later
than fifteen days prior to the election. The
friends of John X. Allen announced several
days ago that he would not be a candidate
and 1t is understood that the Gauss move
ment died at the same time.
The names of the fifteen candidates for
| school commissioned were yesterday certi-
by the board of canvassers, composed of
| Mayor Taggart. Controller Dunn and
Treasurer Koehne. The Prohibitionists
city ticket has also been certified and the
election commissioners will order the bal
lots to be printed at once.