The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-17
SATISFACTORY OUTLOOK
State Republican Leaders Are Pleased
With Initial Results.

Indianapolis, Sept. 19.--With two
weeks of the speaking campaign gone
the Republican leaders are expressing
satisfaction with the outlook. At the
state committee headquarters il was
said today that the meetings have been
well attended and that unusual inter
est has been shown from the start
1t was feared that old General Apathy
would not be shaken of, Int ii is the
opinion of the managers of the cam
paign that he is already trailing in
the dust and that from now on every-
thing will be smooth sailing and full
of ginger. The meetings addressed by
j. Frank hanly, candidate for COVER
nor, have been very largely attended.
according TO the reports that have
reached headquarters from various
sources. 1t is generally conceded that
Mr. Hanly is making very strong
campaign, as was predicted before his
nomination. His meetings have been
unusually large for the outset of the
campaign. James E. Watson, Sixth
district congressman, and other state
speakers, have also been speaking to
large crowds, while Uncle Joe Cannon
has had immense audiences. During
the coming ten days most of the spell
binding will be done by Indiana speak
ers, as it is evidently the plan of the
national committee to withhold its big
guns till October However, there will
be lot doing under the direction Of
the speakers bureau, so that when the
national committees speakers do come
they will find the state in good shape
for their work.
The Democratic conference yester-
day was conspicuous for the number
of old-timers present. Among them
were Colonel Eb Henderson of Mar
tinsville and Colonel Charles l.. Jew
EFT of New Albany. Colonel Hender-
son is now an old man. but he is still
full of life. In 1884 he was chairman
of the state committee. He was audi
tor of state and under Cleveland held
good federal position. He has not
been taking part in politics of late
years until few weeks ago he was
nominated for treasurer of Morgan
county Colonel Jewett left the party
in 1896, not caring to vote for Bry-
an. He was state chairman in 1888.
He was warmly welcomed by the Dem
ocratic leaders. Another old-timer at
the meeting was Major ]. r. Simpson
of Paoli. He, however, has not missed
many Democratic gatherings here in
many years. Since Taggart became a
partial resident of Orange county,
where his French Lick hotel is located,
Major Simpson has hopes that it will
give Democratic plurality. He wants
it to land with the Democrats as a
compliment to Taggart, and he pre-
dicted today that it will, although it is
normally Republican by $50.
No matter how much "hot airing"
was INDUCED in at the conference yes
terday, it has put new life into the
Democrats. Their campaign has been
tagging woef9lly, SO much so, in fact,
that the Republicans have been count
ing on an easy proposition. But the
intimation from Chairman Taggart
that what the national committee does
for the state will depend largely on
what the state does for itself has
aroused the party workers, and i is
quite likely that they will go after
things hammer and tongs from now
on. 1t is the understanding that there
will be whirlwind finish. but 1T may
be- stated authoritatively that Taggart
put the party on probation. The next
thirty days will be the making good"
period. If by the end of that time
Chairman O'Brien and his associates
can show that they have a good or
ganization and that conditions are ripe
for victory, then the national COM
noittee will come to the front with the
necessary goods for election day.
Otherwise it is not likely that Indiana
will get much from the barrel at the
rational committee rooms.
II is quite likely that the Democrats
will make a special effort to carry the
First and Fifth districts in addition to
the four they now have. The party
leaders have never ceased to regard
the First as fighting ground. even
though Congressman Hemenway won
there two years ago by over 5000.
They are going after him hard this
time. 1t seems quite likely, however,
that the hardest fight will be in the
Fifth. Congressman Holiday, Repub-
ifcan, won there by about 1000 two
years ago. but it Is good fighting
ground. A few years ago the Demo
Gratis came within $50 votes of winning
there. Claude Bowers, the Democratic
candidate is young and a good mixer,
and In addition Is fine speaker. and
1t is said that he is giving his veteran
opponent an interesting race right now.