The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-25
c. w. Miller. Representative Cromer,
Judge Letter and Gurley Brewer
Address Meetings at Muncie.
BREAK IN WATSON'S CAMPAIGN
SICKNESS IN HIS FAMILY PREVENTS
HIS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.
l.. s. Baldwin Speaks to a Big Crowd
at W8shingtOn-A Democratic Re-
cantatiOn-Other State Politics.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. A.-The cam
paign in this part of Indiana, especially in
the Thirteenth congressional district, can
hardly be termed spirited. While consider
able interest has been aroused, the vigorous
spirit of a national campaign is absent ex-
cept, perhaps, in few instances. The rea-
son for this, at least one very potent rea-
son, is that men are too busy to devote as
much time to campaign work as they
ought to.
In such manufacturing cities as South
Bend, Mishawaka and Elkhart the effect
Of good and bad national policies Is likely
to be felt with particular force. Just now,
under the powerfully stimulative effect of
Republican policies which have produced
prosperous times, there are so few idle men
In these cities that the seeming lack of in
terest may not create much surprise. A few
years ago, when South Bend, Mishawaka
and Elkhart, as well as other cities
throughout the country, were suffering the
evils following the passage of the Wilson
free trace bill there were plenty of idle men
on the streets of South Bend Elkhart
Mishawska, Goshen and Warsaw, and other
leading cities of the district were afflicted
in similar manner. When the 1896 cam
paign came on these cities were soon at
fever heat and the result is we'll known
There we're enough idle men in those days
who were prompted to enthusiasm by the
bitterness of the situation and the prospect
of better times if they could elect Repub-
lican President and be given vigorous Re-
publican policies. Consequently there was
great enthusiasm and the Republicans won
aft rlx
chimneys. buzzing wheels. open factory
doors and busy workmen were the results
and even since they have been busy This is
one of the great reasons, undoubtedly
why more interest and more enthusiasm are
not marked features of this campaign
In spite of this, however Representative
A. L. Brick, who is, for the third time be-
fore the people for election is making a
splendid campaign and talking to large
audiences. few evenings ago he spoke in
Kewanna to very enthusiastic house. He
was announced to speak the next evening
in Akron, to which place he proposed to
drive Overland. The citizens of Athens
heard that Mr.. Brick would pass through
their village and organized an impromptu
meeting in the largest hall in the place.
When Mr.. Brick arrived he was stopped
and Informed that the people wanted to
hear him and would refuse to take 90 for
an answer. He responded to the request
and that afternoon meeting, with Congress
man Brick as the central figure, will go
uOWH lh the HlstOTy OF AtnenS as a great
event. So thoroughly were the people
pleased with the speech that a number fol-
lowed him to Akron, where he spoke i'm the
evening TO another large audience
1t has been very much the same story
wherever Mr.. Brick has spoken this cam
paign. OF course, there have been times
when he has not had large audiences. but
usually he has been so favored, and a num-
ber of times the gatherings have been rec
ord breakers. On Wednesday night Mr..
Brick spoke in Wakarusa where he had a
fine audience, a number of people from
Nappanee being present. His appearance
in Rochester, Warsaw and nearly every
other place has met with similar receptions
and there is every reason to believe the
ThirteeIth district will return him to Con-
gress.
Ever since the campaign opened the op-
ponents of Congressman Brick have been
making every possible effort to kill him off.
From the first he has been target for
abuse by the Democratic press, but up to
date that press has not hit the bull's-eye
Probably no congressional campaign in this
section has been marked by the founess
charactarizing the Democratic press this
time, and most of il has been aimed at
Mr. Brick. He is the central figure in the
district campaign, and other candidates
seem sometimes TO be almost forgotten.