Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-22

fought to arouse the members of the party
from the feeling of security into which two
victorious campaigns have plunged them.
They have displayed every argument to
demonstrate the fact that the republican
control of the state must be again proved If
Indiana is to be held from once more re-
turning to the 'doubtful' list of states.
Democratic Organization.
Chairman O'Brien has devoted much OF
his time to making tours throughout the
various counties of the state. building up
the county organizations encouraging "har-
mony" and securing the assistance In the
actual and practical work of many Of the
discontented party leaders of the localities
visited. He has overcome much animosity
by forcing the malcontents to labor In the
interests of the party, and, in this manner,
an effective and powerful organization has
been erected.
Chairman Goodrich, determined to main
tain every advantage. has followed In
Chairman O Brien.s footsteps and, wherever
he found former adherent of the Bryan
element at work in behalf Of the present
leadership. some republican speaker was
sent hastily to the point to do all In MS
power to reopen the old wounds and tumble
down Chairman O'Brien's reorganiza ton
structure about his ears. OBrien. however,
insists that he has not met. during his state
tours. with as much opposition as he had
expected. He asserts that harmony pre-
walls in the ranks Of the party and that, If
he were to make any predictions at all,
they would undoubtedly be most favora BILE
to the success Of his party.
What the Chairmen Say.
''I do not see the wisdom of talking about
what we are going to do he said recently,
until 1t Is too late for the republicans to
undo it. l will very cheerfully subscribe
myself to an assertion however, to the eff
feet that the republican leaders will never
be more surprised in their lives than they
will on the morning after election day
This speech was reported to Chairman
Goodrich
"Never mind" said he. THE republicans
have nothing whatever to fear. We are GER
tain OF large majority In the legislature
and We sure of holding our own"
Would you call holding your own main
tanning the majority that was given the re-
publican ticket two years ago. or would
you be content If you received the same
majority that was voted it four years ago
at an off year campaign?'
I'VE won't be content with less than we
ought to have" and, further than this,
Chairman Goodrich will not say.
Other republican leaders. however, &C
tually engaged in the campaigning. among
them Senators Fairbanks and Beverage,
who have delivered speeches in every nook
and corner Of the state, assert that the re-
publican majority will be large. Both sena-
tors have asserted that the republican ma
number of other leaders who assert that
the majority will be even larger. In 1898.
the year of the last state campaign, 1t
amounted to only 1888.
Basis of Republican Hopes.
The republicans base their hopes of sue
cess upon the general feeling of satisfaction
which, they declare, is everywhere preva-
lent. The democrats, on the other hand,
assert that much discomfort has been
aroused by the increased cost in commodi
ties and look to this feeling to assist them
in winning the election.
However the situation may appear upon
the surface, 1t is a most difficult matter to
judge 1t unless the congressional districts
be separately visited and the feeling, as
expressed and evidenced in each individual
district, be made a basis for the prediction.
1t is distinctly a district campaign, with
everything practically dependent upon the
district.
Senator Fairbanks is active In waging
his own campaign for reelection and Sem
ator Beveridge is giving him hearty sup
port. Senator Beverages influence In the
campaign has been most powerful and it
Will be largely through his work that the
predictions of majority of 10000 votes will
be realized IL, indeed, such proves to be the