The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-12
ON EVE OF VICTORY.

In this connection point may be cited
illustrating the care taken in perfecting
the organization. At headquarters map
stuck full of pins Is an object that meets
the eyes of those who penetrate the inner r
office. The Indianapolis News, In Its
efforts to show that the Republican cause is
preoarious, overreached itself Saturday by
advancing the following explanation of the
map and pins:
IA large map showing the wards and
precincts has been cut into wards and the
ward maps are stuck full of pins. The
polled on the Bookwalter poll books as
doubtful or outspOken against Bookwalter.
There are hundreds of the pins in the
various maps, especially those on the
North Side"
AS matter of fact the pins mark the
residences of the numerous Republican
precinct committeeman and precinct work.
ers. Each pin represents an active party
worker and marks the exact place where
he can be found at any and all times. The
map, or, rather, the number or pins, grew
slowly as the organization was perfected.
and the map to-day shows the result of
long. hard and systematic work. The plan
for locating and working with the doubt
full Republicans, and one about head
quarters represents that there are no
doubtful Republicans, has been entirely
different and the evidences have not been
left about in plain view OF visitors to the
rooms.
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
Considerable doubt is expressed, on the
other hand. even by Democrats, concerning
the efficiency of the Democratic organiza-
ton. Chairman Reach has conducted the
campaign along his own ideas and his or
ganization is a personal one. He has more
at stake than the mere election of the DEM
ocratic city ticket-he seeks to retain con-
troll of the party machinery. and with that
end in view has built organization that
is for Reach, first, last and all the time.
and for party success incidentally.
Chairman Reach is not stalking his all on
the election Of the man nominated for
mayor. His political fortunes depend on
his remaining at the head. of the party in
Indianapolis indefinitely. He has en-
throned himself as boss. and purposes to
gained The first tf thing he promised himself
and his friends when he was elected chair
man was that he would never be caught
mapping, as Thomas Taggart was caught,
and ousted from control of the organiza-
ton as Taggart was oUsted. Consequently
he proceeded to weed out the city committee
until to-day he has committee every
member of which is a Reach man, who
will be Reach man for all time to come
and will vote to retain Reach as chair
man.
OF course Reach is working for Demo-
cratic success at the polls. 1t will aid not
a little to his prestige as an organizer and
boss If he can win his first fight. How
ever, he looks beyond the city election this
year, and the men who are behind him
Sterling r. Holt and John r. Wilson
likewise have their eyes to future and
greater things. Reach sees a mirage OF the
day when he will be State boss, as we'll
as boss of the local Democracy, and Wilson
is credited with ambitions to succeed
Thomas Taggart as member Of the Demo-
cratic national committee from Indiana.
Under these circumstances the personal
equation enters so largely into the problem
the local Democrats have to solve that the
party workers who are not part and parcel
of Keach's personal machine are filled with
doubts and questionings. Under cover they
predict freely , that ksaeh,s orga ami alton
tomorrow, and, what Is still more to the
point, they are inclined to sit back and let
Reach run things" so that when the crash
comes, they will be absolved of response
bility.
AS has been said there is some Republican
disaffection, but the trouble in the Repub-
lican ranks Is not marker to the trouble
among the Democrats. A few Republicans
who were opposed to the denomination of
Mayor Bookwalter last spring, or who at
least insisted that the convention be de-
ferred some weeks, have lined up with the
Hitzites and the Democrats to bring about
the defeat Of the Republican ticket. But, on
the other hand. not a single one of the cam
didates against Hoffman for the Demo-
cratic mayoralty nomination has lined up to
work for Holtzman. James F: Mccullough.
Robert NJ. Madden and w. A. Moore and
their thousands of friends have not stirred
a hand to help the Democratic ticket A
half hearted statement was wrung from Mr..
Moore early in the campaign to the effect
that he would support the ticket, but all
the pressure that could be brought to bear
on Mccullough and Madden failed of like
result, and there have been no evidences
that Moore Is Zealously working for Holtz-
man.
Democrats who resent the domination Of
their party by the Reach Holtz-Wilson ma
chine are Outspoken in declaring that where
there may be one Republican who will not
vote for Mayor Bookwalter, there will be
three Democrats who will not vote for Holtz-
man. Furthermore, many OF the discon-
tented Republicans
the Democrats, almost to a man, will vote
for MAYOR Bn0kWalter.