The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
INDIANA SENTIMENT.
Is Runnisg in Favor of the Democratic
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 Indianapolis Special to Louisville Cou-
 rierJournal.
 One of the interesting phases of the Indiana political situation is the drift of sentiment among the leaders of what is known locally as the Benjamin Harrison school of politicians. In the latter years of General Harrison's life he did not hesitate to make known the fact that he was out of harmony with the modern trend of the Republican party on several important issues, par ticularly its colonial policy. In one of his public addresses, anent the ad- vent of the military power of the United States in the Far East he said: We hold no commission from God to police the world" At another time he wrote concerning the ship subsidy bill, which was being pushed in Congress by Senator Hanna: q consider it a serious departure from correct princi- ples." That General Harrison's views have lived after him is evident by the opinions expressed by his closest friends in connection with the present W. H. H. Miller. who was Attorney General of the United States under him. has already been quoted quite extensively in vein that has been far from pleasing to the partisans of MT. Ter, who Is an anti -expansionist of pro nounced type professes to see a gloom prospect ahead for the Republican par
 
 Following MT. Millers statement, Smiley N Chambers, of this city, who was United States District Attorney under General Harrison. and who form erly was one of the principal managers of Indiana Republican campaigns, has just given out an interview in which he says:
 country. No one Republican or Dem ocrat. can object to him. The person. ality of President Roosevelt is obnox- ious to many of the business interests of the country. The personality of the two candidates will cut a large figure in the campaign.
 "The Republicans are confronted by the same conditions as in the Blaine campaign of 1SS4-a very popular can didate with many classes of people who failed to command the confidence of certain conservative and influential clements.
 "In many places at this time the trend of sentiment is very much with the Democratic party. ] can see no division in their ranks, and l do see many accessions to them from the gold Democrats who have recently been CO., operating with the Republicans. Per haps 1t may not truthfully be said that there Is division in the Republican ranks. Nevertheless it is true there Is not the enthusiasm within the Repub- lican party that is to be found with the Democrats.
 The Indiana Democrats are very hopeful of eleCting majority of the State Legislature. It has been several years since the Democrats made a real fight to secure control of the Legisla- ture. Two years ago they gave the General Assembly to the Republicans by default. The Republican managers without any serious opposition. "set up the pins" in many close districts and succeeded in electing members of the Legislature, although the same dis tricts two years before had gwen ma jorities for the Democratic candidate for Governor, showing that they are normally Democratic.
 The Democrats have started in this year to win back every such district, and also to wage battle royal with the Republicans for districts that are usually Republican. by small majori- l ties. The Republicans have eleven l hold-over State Senators, while the 1 Democrats have nine hold-overs. Five l hold-over Senators have died since the l last election.