The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25
STIRRED BY TAGGART'S' VISIT.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS GLAD HE
WENT HOME FOR A TIME.

uls Stay OF a Few Days in Indiana Stirred
the Republicans to Renewed Action
They Now Expect Larger Plurality
Than They Had Four Years ago.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 24.-The sudden
furry Of activity shown by the Demo-
Gratis during the presence OF Democratic
National Chairman Taggart In this city
last week, and the certainty that 1t was
planned by the chairman and his Indiana
friends to induce the national committee
to apportion large part Of the campaign
fund to Indiana. have had the effect of
awakening the Republicans, and their Or
eanizaton has gone to work in a spirit
Of earnestness that has not been mani
tested in the present campaign. Party
conferences have been held in many parts
OF the State, the organization has been
perfected in some OF the close counties
where legislators are to be chosen, and
each of the district chairmen has been
ordered to make thorough canvass Of his
district. with view to discovering weak
places II any exist. oil,
The direct result OF the visit OF National
Chairman Taggart has therefore, been to
Increase Republican zeal and get elements
to work that but for his visit might have
not have been 80 earnest. Not that the
Republican managers have ever doubted
that Indiana would be Republican in this
campaign. That thought has not entered
into their minds but they realized that,
il money is to be poured into Indiana from
the national Democratic committee and
TO be used in the close counties it might
leopard the election OF some Republican
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prevent this that the new energies have
been called into being.
While the Republicans are thus active
the Democrats seem to have fallen away
from the enthusiasm that was manifested
in the meetings which Taggart attended,
and something Of the old listlessness has
again overtaken the party. Democrats
and Republicans alike have wondered that
the enthusiasm should 30 soon subside,
and have attempted to find reason for it,
but so far it is unaccounted for except by
the general statement that the defeats
that the party has sustained since 1892
and the general prosperity OF the farmers
and laboring classes of the State have COM
bined to convince the local leaders that the
times are not ripe for a change.
This seems to be confr med by the re-
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the State to the Republican headquarters
In this city. Almost without exception
they show that there is no discomfort among
Republicans themselves, and that all the
indications point to an increased plurality
over that OF four years ago. This is the
result Of two separate factors that are now
at work in the State. The first Of these is
the strong tendency In Democratic counties
and in large cities toward the Socialists.
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vigorous campaign, and there is little ques-
ton but ita vote will be increased over that
of two years ago, when the combined So
cialist and Socialist-Labor vote was In eI-
cess Of 1900. The increase two years ago
was from Democrats almost exclusively
and whatever gains are made this year
will be from the same party.
The second factor at work for Republican
success Is found In the rural districts and,
paradoxical as It may appear, among the
Of Bryan In his two campaigns for the Presi-
denoy. Possibly among these, to a greater
extent than among any other class, exists
the fear that a change Of administrations
through which they are now 30 prosperous
The Democrats have tried to counteract
this feeling by speeches and BY enormous
distributions Of literature, but it is admitted
by their managers that the farmers have
come to look upon Republicanism and
prosperity as synonymous terms and that
there will undou btedly be some losses to
the party in places where the vote for Bryan
was largest four and eight years ago.
The Republicans are expecting to gain at
least one member of Congress from this
State, and they will not be surprised if the
delegation is increased by two The Twelfth
trict in the State, has been coming up year
after year with smaller and smaller ma
jority, and two years ago Congressman
Robinson was elected by less than 500 ma
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gains In the city OF Fort Wayne, and this
means that Robinson's vote will be smaller
this year than two years ago, while the vote
for Gilbert, the Republican nominee, is
Like Robinson. he is young and energetic.
popular with the people of the district and
Is making an unusually earnest canv ass.
The Fourth district is also regarded
as doubtful. Two years ago it was carried
by the Democrats by less than 1000 ma
io-ty, and Congressman Griffith, who has
represented the district for four terms,
be anne convinced that 1t was only -ques-
ton Of time before he would be defeated
aan+ he retired from the race. Lincoln
liz y. bright young lawyer OF North
vernon, is now the party nominee, but 1t is
couo.ded that he Is not as strong candi-
date as Griffith, and the Republicans are
looking to the district as an inviting field
for effort.
The only menace to Republican success
In the State, and that Is not a menace to
the national ticket, is in the feeling that has
come out Of the contest for Senator Fair
banks's seat In the Senate Congressman
Hemenway is confessedly in the lead for
the place, but some Of his friends have been
very injudioious in their. efforts to select
candidates for the Legislature favorable
70 him, and in some places serious fractional
feeling has resulted. 1t is known that Con-
gresham Charles B. lands. Congr essman
Crumpacker, State Senator Hendee and
Gov. Durbin have Senatorial aspirations
and that each has friends in the party
To run over them roughshod is CALLING
invoked in the interest OF Hemenway have
not been such as to concilate those whose
interests are alike at stake.
Republicans. while admitting that the
Senatorial contest is an element to be re-
GREETED, believe that the success Of the
party Will not be endan gered by it, and they
are confidently looking forward to a ma
jority In excess Of that Of 1900.