Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-04
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
Democrats Hope for Landslide
in Former State.
INDEPENDENTS ACTIVE
REPUBLICANS MAY GET IA OR 10
REPRESENTATIVE
Hoosierdom, It is Believed, Will Give
Another Substantial Plurality
for Republican Ticket.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, November 4.-The wish
may be parent of the thought, but many
astute democratic politicians are predicting
a democratic landslide today. They assert
that the independent voters whom the re-
publican poll takers have found so shy and
communicative. are almost to a man In
favor of the democratic slogan. Revise the
tariff, break up the trusts"
They declare that these independents were
first disgusted by the helplessness shown
by the administration in dealing with the
coal trust, and say that, while they give all
due credit to the President for his efforts
to end the strike. what he did do was not
done in his official capacity as chief execu-
tive of the nation, but simply as private
citizen.
They say the independent voters believe
President Roosevelt should have sought to
enforce the Sherman act against the opera
tors of the anthracite region instead OF
humbling his great office and sub1ectlng
himself to insult at their hands as he did
But, above all, they quote most often the
public speeches of some OF the most emil
nent members of the party, such as Hanna,
Lodge, Platt, Moody, Root and others, who
have, they say, condoned and bellttled the
trust evils and apologiZed for the rapacity
and greed of the great combines This say
these democrats of radical view, explains
why the republicans have failed to line up
the independents and get them to enthuse
for the ticket.
Independents a Mighty Power.
The independents are a mighty power In
this state The most of them in recent
years have voted the republican ticket In
national elections, which accounts for the
tremendous majorities Mckinley received
here A great part of these independents.
the dmocrats say, were included IN the
90 600 or more voters who failed TO register
and still a larger part will vote the demo-
cratic ticket.
II they do, the democrats will carry not
only all the doubtful congressional dis.
triets, numbering at least seven, put WIN
wine out some of the big majorities In
others represented by such leaders of the
! Illinois delegation as Foss, Marsh, Prince
and Warner.
eighteen members in Congress. and is un-
doubtedly entirely too optimistic from the
democratic viewpoint. The more conserva-
tive democrats would not be surprised at
landslide in view Of the peculiar conditions
of the campaign, but they do not expect It
and are satisfied to claim bare majority
OF the delegation. or thirteen members
Southern Illinois Democrats.
The whole southern end of the state, IT IL
now conceded by the republicans, Is likely
to go democratic This includes four doubt
| full and two democratic districts. To the
| impartial one it looks at this time as though
| the republicans would get fourteen or f1f-
| teen congressman. There is little doubt
| that they will elect majority of the MEM
! bers of state legislature, as under the last
| redistricting plan the democrats would have
| to carry the state by at least 10000 to con-
| troll the legislature.
| AS usual charges of fraud and corruption
| were rife the day before election. Lorimer
| and his allies were openly charged by the
| democrats and independent republicans with
| pouring 1000 into the sixth district In their
| efforts to avert the impending defeat of the
| boss. He is making a special effort to get
| the support of the more disreputable ele-
| ment of the democratic voters in the tough
| city precincts of his district, and, according
| to all reports, his barrel is having the de-
| sired effect.
| The Bath House John and 'Hinky-
| Dink' stripe of democrats are openly work.
| ing for him, and it is charged he is paying
| So a man for those democrats who wear his
| badge at the polls.