Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28
PATTY IN INDIANA
Democrats Likely to Be the
Greatest Sufferers.
BRYAN DID NOT ROUSE THEM
Managers Were Dilatory in Trying to
Get Out Vote.
ANTI-TAGGARTS ARE VENGEFUL
Indications Now Are That the Repub-
licans Will Have a Majority of
Not Less Than $4,000.
ANTI-TAGGARTs ARE vENGEFUL
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of The Star.


| Encouraged by the presence and speeches
of William Jennings Bryan, the leaders of
| the dsorganized democratic forces of In
diana have begun a movement to rally
| them for a final effort to carry the state on
November g. The indications are, how
| ever, that nothing they can do in the short
| interim before election day will bring about
| the success of their ticket.
| Up to this time the democrats have not
| conducted a vigorous campaign. They were
| not even on the defensive until few days
| ago, when the state leaders began to show
a disposition to make organization to
get out the vote. 1t seems to be the gen.
eral impression, however, that they have
| waited too long to start things and that
| there is nothing that can keep their ticket
| from being showed under by a majority of
at least 5000.
The republicans, on the other hand, have
been setting a fierce pace for an of year.
They have much better organizati ton than
| they did in 1892, when they carried the state
by $4,000. In fact, many of their leaders
| believe that conditions are even more ia
| vOrable than they We're at the outset of the
| last national campaign, which resulted in
the overwhelming defeat of the democrats.
Republican Majority Large.
| 1t was learned today from inside sources
! that the thirty-day poll taken by the
| publican organization shows the state to be
| republican by over 10000. Two years ago
| the thirty-day poll taken under the direc-
| ton of Chairman James P. Goodrich of the
| state to be republican by 3l,000. A revised
| the republican state committee showed the
| estimate obtained by him fifteen days be-
| fore the last election indicated that the
| maximum ma jority for the republican ticket
| could not exceed 81 eco.
| The fact that poll taken this time with
| just as much care should show over 10000
Pleads the republican leaders to feel con-
4dent that their ticket will win by at least
| G0,6oD. The democratic campaign managers
/ understood that they have accurate
| figures at this time indicating what the re-
| suit may be. The methods pursued by
| them this time have been so loose that 1t
/ has been impossible for them to get q
| thorough poll showing the relative strength
| of the party and furnishing the necessary
| information for the building of an organiza-
/ ton to get out the vote.
| The republican leaders would feel sure of
| their ground ii they could tell how the vote
is coming out. Never before has there been
| among the voters. General apathy" has
| had such control Of the field that even
| Bryan. with all his eloquence and magnet
| ism, was unable to arouse old time en-
| thusiasm. His trip from every standpoint
/ was a failure in comparison to the others
he has made in Indiana.
Addressed Large Crowd.
Two years ago when he spent ten days in
| the state he addressed enormous crowds
| and at every point was greeted with great
| enthusiasm. But this time the crowds, with
| two or three exceptions, were no larger
than the local speakers have had. On the
| re publican side no one except Gov. Hanly,
| Senator Beyeridge. Representative Watson
| and Mr. John L. Griftiths have had large
| meetings and even in their cases the en-
| thusiaSm was not great.
| Throughout the entire state apathy exists
i fI,A 1ifn ion n QY0
! afraid that it cannot be dispelled before
| election day. If it could, many of them
would be willing to go into print with the
prediction that their majority would not
| fall far short of 100000.
| The republican leaders, however, are con-
| fdent that the democratic ticket will suffer
| q greater loss because Of the apathy than
! theirs. They point out that there is less
| incentive than ever before for the demo-
| Gratis to go to the poles. as thousands of
| leadership and with the government owner
| them are dissatisfied with their present
| ship idea advanced by Bryan. 1t is the be-
| lief of many politicians that thousands of
| democrats will remain at home on election
day with the deliberate purpose of helping
to bring about the defeat of their ticket
/ by such overwhelming majority that
National Chairman Taggart and his lieu
| tenants will pc forced to retire from con-
/ troll of the democratic organization.
Hanly Leading Fight.
| There is not much doubt but that the
/
polls will knife the ticket. feeling in their
| own hearts that they are doing their party
| q service by assisting in putting the pres
| ent management in the hole. 1t Is esti-
| mated by some of the republican politicians
| that Taggart's success in retaining control
of the democratic machine will cost his
party's ticket in the neighborhood of $4,000
votes.
| A weak effort is now being made by the
| democratic organization to reply to the
speeches Of Gov. Hanly who is leading the
| republican fight. On the republican side,
| however, 1t is believed that the democrats
have fallen down badly in their movement
to discredit the governor, and that their
| attacks on him will result in thousands of
/ the reform element democrats voting to
| sustain him. Gov. Hanly is asking for the
| election Of a legislature that will enable
him to enact measures for more stringent
| enforcement OF the laws and for a number
of reforms, the most important of which
are a two-cent fare law, law compelling
private bankers to submit to state super
vision of their institutions, law giving
the state interest on public funds and sew
| eral laws looking to a reorganization of the
plan now followed by Indiana life insur-
ance companies.
There is strong public sentiment In ia
vor of these reforms, and 1t Is believed by
many politicians that the governors ap-
peal is the strongest card that Is being
/ It, fo, lob ~,