The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-13

The polls will be opened at O'Clock this
morning, and will be closed at O'Clock this
evening. Many of the precincts are large.
The Republican party workers admonish all
voters to go to the polls early
The most hotly contested municipal cam
paign in the history of indianapolis will
be rounded out with the election to-day,
at which the voters will. according 10 the
Republican leaders. either Stand up for
indianapolis, or lie down for the Indian
apolis News" The Republican leaders be-
lieve that the voters will stand up for
Indianapolis"
Il have every confidence that the vefdict
of the people will be overwhelmingly in our
favor" said Mayor Bookwalter last even
ing In fact, L was never so confident OF
success as L am at this moment We have
had hard campaign, and il has had it's
unpleasant features, but have run on my
record. with the indianapolis News as the
issue. and have never lodged my record
nor permitted the News TO dodge the issue
1t is up to the people, and I firmly believe
1t IS even stronger than a belief il is my
conviction-that the people are with us"
In truth, the very atmosphere about the
suite of rooms on the third floor OF the
Denison, where the men who are directing
the Republican campaign have made their
headquarters during the past few days.
instilled similar confidence in all callers.
Victory was i'm the air, and there was
nothing half hearted about the optimism OF
any of the leaders.
BELIEVES IN VICTORY.
Il don't care to give any figures. or to
go into details as 10 why believe as do. .
said Chairman Edwin ID. Logsdon. but L
feel absolutely sure that victory will be
with us tomorrow. The organization was
never SO complete nor so effective: the
party workers were never so willing and
anxious to do everything i'm their power
and there has never been fight when all
the workers were SO confident. The per-
sonality of candidate was never felt as
Mayor Bookwalter has made his personal
ity felt, and we have gained every day for
the past ten weeks.
Republicans are Republicans when IL
comes right down TO the polls, and the Re-
publicans of Indianapolis are not going 90
turn the city over to the Democrats just
to assist a newspaper i'm venting its spite
and venom.
The others about headquarters were
equally confident. but more tangible evil
dence OF their confidence lay in the fact
that they were sending large Sums. OF
money into the poolrooms 10 be posted on
Mayor BoolSwalter at the odds Of 100 TO 80.
at the best odds they could secure.
About Democratic headquarters the air
of confidence was noticeably artificial. The
leaders talked confidently, but they were
not convincing. Chairman James l.. Reach
gave out a statement yesterday afternoon,
which. he said last night, he had no reason
To change. He said:
II am relying on my organization 10 do
its work honestly and see that no frauds
are allowed TO be worked I'm the election. I
stand by my declaration that I'm a fair eier
ton Mr.. Holtzmsn will receive a majority
of all the votes cast and that Bockwalter's
vote will not exceed 1900. And the cleo
ton will be fair. too.
Mr.. Hoffman. the Democratic candidate.
had no statement 10 make, he said. other
than an expression OF his confidence that
he would be elected
Reading between the lines of Chairman
keach's statement. IL Is seen that he docs
not expect TO defeat Mayor Bookwalter
and that he does expect TO set up cry or
fraud MS soon as the result is known. In
the last sentence OF his statement. too.
there is apparent the confirmation OF
report that gained general circulation yes
terday afternoon and last night-that the
Democratic organization and the Indian
apolis News have imported a force OF
Pinkerton detectives TO watch about tire
polls to-day for a chance 10 pick up an
election official or Republican worker On
charge of fraud. This story could not
be traced 10 its source, and no one could
be found to stand sponsor for IL. but IL
was going the rounds OF the hotels ani
downtown places where men congregated
last night. The closing sentence Of Chair
man Keach's statement. And the election
will be fair. too is suggestive OF threat
that the Democrats have "A trump card. such
as the Pinkertons, 10 play to-day.
NEwLIN is OPTIMISTIC.
Charles T.. Newlin, chairman OF the Pro-
hibition committee and the manager OF
George IIitz's campaign, is nothing IL
not optimistic. His statement is as fol-
lows:
Between twenty-five and thirty thousand
voters of Indianapolis have said they wished
George Hitz to be elected mayor Oct. l3
Mr. Hoffman will likely get about fifteen
thousand votes. l cannot figure out that
Mr. Bookwalter can possibly get over
eighteen thousand. In a campaign like this
| the stay-at-home vote will surely not be
| large enough among the remaining voters
TO defeat George Hitz. The politicians are
against him. but the people are with him.
and we feel very confident or his election
Chairman Newlin persisted In his optimism
| even after he was told that bets were posted
| ON several boards OF even money that Hits
will not carry a precinct. and that there
were no takers Tor the pets
DR. Henry w. Ridpath. the chairman OF
TIE -Bookwaltcr organization. issued .
| statement through the columns OF the anti
| Bookwalter organ that was at once another
| long arraignment OF Mayor Bookwalter and
| a prediction that Hoitzman VIII be elected
| by large plurality.