The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-17
Dispatch to New York State
Shows Encouraging Reports
Are Heard From All Parts of
The State.
| REASONS GIVEN FOR
THIS CONDITION.
Reports From States Farther
West Doing Much to Arouse
Spirit of Confidence in
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Indiana. a.

New York, Oct. IA dispatch
from Indianapolis to the Evening Sun
is as follows:
The work of the republican nation
al committee in this state is beginning
ing into the state headquarters. 1t is
said at state headquarters that Indi-
ana would be safely out of the doubt
full column before the end of next
week. The state committee has been
for several days sounding the business
men and manufacturers of the state.
They find that the business interests
of Indiana are just as much against
Bryan as they were eight years ago.
II Speeches Count.
The state managers here say that
the campaign has reached the stage
where speeches count If speeches ever
make votes. Bryan is to cross Indiana
on Tuesday. making twelve speeches
uiiHS llS Iioolfy III uldlu-
featuring towns where there are many
idle workmen. Republicans here say
| that his speeches will influence a
good many votes.
But while Indiana and Ohio are
still classed as doubtful and close
states there is not republican In this
| section OF the country who believes
for a minute that Bryan has any
chance of election.
! 'In the several election betting
rooms in this city total of more than
| $4,000 cash is offered on the election
of Taft at odds of to /. The bets
are offered in amounts ranging from
5000 down to 50. and during the past
| two days not one bet on Bryan has
been made. A few small wagers of
21a to 1 on Taft have been offered
without takers. Ii is predicted here
that IL the reports from the state con-
tinue good the betting, or rather the
offers to bet, will be at to / on Taft
next week. At the same time the
~betting on the election of Marshall
the democratic candidate for governor
is at even money.
'One reason for the confidence felt
here in the election of Taft is the
news from further west All reports
received here from West OF the Miss
issippi river are to the effect that Taft
will carry all the larger Rocky Noun
tain states, including Colorado and
1 Utah; that he will carry both Dakotas.
Kansas and Nebraska, with fair
fighting chance of carrying Missouri
Speakers and newspaper CORES
pondents who have been through the
state say that Taft will carry Nebras-
ka by at least 1900 to Il, 900 plurali-
ty. They say that Bryan was clearly
afraid of his home state, because he
put in a hard week of campaigning
there.
Pacific Coast Safe.
TT does not appear that the Demo-
Gratis have made any serious campaign
on the Pacific Coast and all the states
out there are classed as safe for Taft
Republican campaigners here who are
J willing to wager money at 2 to 1 on
not possibly win, ever il he should
carry Ohio and Indiana.
THE general feeling OF certainty in
the election Of Taft, will it is expect
J ed, influence many votes in this state,
because Indiana voters love to be on
; the winning side. The apathy and in
! difference among Democrats here is
! much more pronounced than it is
among Republicans. because they share
in large measure the feeling that no
! matter what Bryan does in this state
he cannot be elected.
Former Mayor Seth Low of New
, York, who has been speaking for Taft.
, has good report of conditions in this
state. He has spoken in half dozen
: towns and cities and he says that
everywhere the audiences were large
! and enthusiastic