The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
Tributes TO w. n. McKeen and the
Late Col. Thompson Especially APP
proved by the Rank and File.
MEssRs. HOLIDAY AND BARCUS
WILL MAKE EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNS
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES.
Incidents of the sixty-Day Poll Show
the Trend Of Political Thought
Other Indiana Politics.
stafr Correspondence of the Journal.

county Republicans are much pleased with
the success of Senator Fairbanks's meeting
in the Terre Haute armory Saturday night.
The close attention paid to the speech and
the generous applause, almost an ovation,
that greeted the senator as he arose to
speak, indicated not only that he Is close to
the hearts of the people of this city but
that the Republicans are aroused and are
prepared to go into the fight to win. Sena-
tor Fairbanks's gracious allusion to two Of
Terre Hautes great men--one dead and one
living-was particularly pleasing to the au-
dience. He spoke of the sweet memory Of
Col. Richard Thompson and spoke Of w. r.
McKeen as "a great man with a heart as
broad as the needs OF humanity"
There were many things about the Fair
banks meeting Saturday night that indicate
to the leaders in this county that factional
differences are rapidly disappearing. In
this connection it is fact worthy of COM
ment that in the six wards in this city
there are Republican clubs organized, the
presidents of which represent every faction
the party in this city has had in years.
These presidents. backed by the member
ship of their respective clubs, are now
working with County Chairman Cavins, in
thorough harmony and for the success of
the ticket. These are encouraging facts to
the Republicans of this county and in fact
to the whole Fifth district. Julian d. Ho-
gate,- member of the State committee from
the Fifth district, was here Saturday and
met some of the chairmen of the district.
In little conference at the Filbeck House
the situation in the different counties was
talked Of Mr.. Hogate thinks the election
Of James s. Barcus, candidate for joint
senator from the counties of Vigo, Ver-
million and ,Parke. is assured. In reference
to Mr.. Barcus, Mr.. Hogate made this state
ment: After canvassing the counties
where he is interested and going over the
ground closely. have no fear whatever of
Mr.. Barcus's defeat / believe that when
he places his personality in the campaign
which he will shortly do, the current in his
favor will be more strongly noticeable
MIR. Barcus's campaign was partly out
lined at a conference he had with the
chairmen of the three counties Saturday
night and some tentative engagements
were made. He probably will make thirty
to thirty-five speeches in his district. This
week Mr.. Barcus will be with Representa-
tive Holiday, and they will put in prac-
tically the whole week together On Sat-
urday, Oct 4, Mr.. Holiday is to speak at
Martinsvile, and he will devote the fol-
lowing week to Morgan county until Sat-
urday, Oct. II, when he will be in Vigo
county again. The week beginning Oct
l3 he will be in Parke and Vermillion coun-
ties; the week beginning Oct. 20 in Hem
bricks county, and the week beginning Oct.
q in Putnam county. Mr., Holiday has
just concluded campaign in Clay county
and expressed himself Saturday night as
being much pleased, although rain inter-
fered with several meetings. Conservative
| men in the Fifth district agree that Mr.
Holiday will carry the district by a plu-
rality that will be larger. in proportion to
the vote cast, than he received two years
| ago. In his own county Mr.. Holiday is a
vastly popular man, and he is especially
popular throughout the whole mining dis
| trict. He knows the men in the mines,
| and they know him and like him. 1t is
| unfortunate that Senator Fairbanks was
not able to fill his appointment in Mr..
Holidays city on Saturday afternoon, as
the people there were anxious to hear the
| gagement on account of a misunderstand-
! ing as to railway connections However,
Mr.. Barcus made the Clay county people
good speech. Senator Fairbanks has
promised to speak at Brazil later in the
| campaign
Owing to the growth of the city of Terre
| Haute in an industrial way since the last
election there will be a large increase i'm
| the vote and the Republicans think they
will get the best of this increase. The Re-
public. publican poItakers, =. relate ate numerous
| One of the poll-takers relates an interest
| ing incident of recent occurrence which
| SHOWS the interest the women of Terre
Haute, especially the wives of working
men, are taking in this campaign The
| poll-taker knocked at the door of a certain
/ cottage in one of the manufacturing neigh
borhoods Of the city. A pleasant-faced
woman, who looked to be about middle age.
| opened the door.
| MY husband is a Republican this wear. -
she said in response to the usual inquiry
| to the politics of the men-foIks i'm the
| family. He has not always been a Re-
| publican, them" suggested the poll-taker
No. SIR" she replied. ''he has not and
over there? My husband works there. The
first vote he ever cast was for Horace
| Greeley, and from that time until the sec
ond time Mckinley ran he was an out-and-
out Democrat. During the Cleveland ad-
mnistration he had work In that factory
perhaps two days in the week Two wears
| ago he was rather uncertain as to iust
| who he should vote for. But there's nc
uncertainty about Ii now. He's working
every day in the week at 50 per cent. i'm.
after him to work overtime We have
| paid off every dollar we owe, and we're
| getting along all right. Yes sir he's q
| Republican, and l want to say to Won that
he will be Republican as long as he
lives with me-"
Terre Haute poll-takers say they car
frequently tell whether the head of the
| household is q Democrat on not by the
l'evasive reply of the housewife III she
says: Its none of your business" wher
the poll-taker asks the politics of the mar
of the house, il is understood that the mar
is a Democrat Where the household Is
Republican there Is usually no hesitation
on the part OF the one answering the poll
| takers question. My husbands Re.
| publican-if he wasn't / would mt live witt
| him." is the not infrequent reply of Nh,
Terre Haute housewife.