The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-02-06
Lensthenins Political Campaigns
in Indiana.
THE CONTENDING ARMIES
Impartial Wicw of The SituotlOn-Re-
pubIiC0nS in Cheerful Spirits Demo-
Gratis Wonder 'ag How Tar Their rec
OnCi|afiOn Has ReConCiIed-pODullSfS
Uneasy

OHlCAGO, Gu O-A lOCtI l1d-
per publishes an interesting re-
view of the political situation in
Indiana from an impartial stand
point 1t says in part:
The calling of the republican
state convention for April % and
"A, and the certainty that it will
be closely followed by the noml-
nation of a democratic state tick
ct, possibly, not later than April
80 or May 1, indicate a radical
change in the views of the re-
spective party leaders in regard
to the length of the campaign,
for in recent years the nomina-
tiOns have been made late, and
the campaign thus inaugurated
has been limited to six weeks or
two months at most.
1t has been the announced pur.
pose of the democrats to enter
upon the campaign early and at
tempt to perfect the party or
ganization in every county be-
fore speechmaking began, and ii
was felt that the state candidates
should be nominated before this
work was inaugurated in order
that it might be facilitated
by men who would have some
thing more than a mere parts
an interest in it. The republic
ans were guided by practically
the same reasons, and the cam
paign this year will extend over
a period of six months instead
of two
The republican leaders say
that there is little need on their
part for missionary work among
republican voters, for there is a
general Endorsement of the party
principles. very little soreness to
be healed, and, so far, but a few
minor places in which factions
have been created. They admit
that there may be some distur-
Dances in the eighth congression-
al district. but the party MAORI
ties are so large in nearly all the
counties that there is little prob
ability of losing any of the local
tickets, and, no matter what
may be the outcome in the con-
gressional fight, there is a GER
tainty that the legislative tickets
in these counties will not be af-
fected. As a United States SEN
ator is to be chosen by the legis-
lature elected this fall, care is
being taken TO select the strong
est men Us candidates for the
lower and upper houses.
Interest for the time being is
centering manly in the action OF
the democrats and is confined
practically to the Forthcoming
declarations of the platform, for
it is felt that there is to be a
complete change from the tenets
of the past six years, and re-
turn to the old principles upon
which 1t made some winning
fights. Though men who were
prominent as leaders In the free
silver movement are now in a
majority on the state central
committee, the election of Mr..
O'Brien as chairman is a guaran-
tee of conservative policies in
the campaign and, indeed, no one
is raising voice against what is
known to be his policy.
ALI democrats have felt for
several months that there is but
one hope for the party, and that
is to get together by dropping
the money issue, which has be-
come obsolete, and returning to
those old-time principles which
constitute the bedrock Of all dem
ocratic formations. They feel
that the cooperation of gold
democrats with free silver demo
Gratis is absolutely necessary to a
successful campaign in Indiana
this year, and to a successful
national campaign in the country