The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-27
DRIFT SEEM TO
Be TOWARD WATsON'S
Democrats Are Sorry that Elec-
ton Is Not to Be Held Tomor-
row but Republicans Believe Their
Cause Cause Is Getting Stronger
Every Day.
Especial to THE r1MEs.)

N1special to THE TIMEs)
indianapolis. Oct. 27.-The final week
of the campaign found the republicans
more hopeful than they had been any
time since the nominating convention
last April. They were more than hope
full today-they were confident. The
gloom which had existed was entirely
dissipated. Optimism reigned at the
state headquarters and good feeling
was uppermosf. The change in the gen.
eraI demeanor was wonderful to behold.
Many causes might he assigned for
the encouragement which made the
prospects rosy. Increased enthus-
fasm. tangible results from long weeks
of organization work, disappearance of
apathy, success in putting up defense
against attack, more money, mistakes
by the opposition, reunion of factions
all these things and others of equal
Significance contributed to advance the
republican stock.
Workers Are Now Busy.
Lack of enthusiasm had worried the
republican managers considerably.
Workers had refused to become
aroused. Many stayed at home and re-
Trained from getting into the thick of
the fight Jealousies. petty animosities.
IdCllOudl olIllo anu apathy iidu lcHd6u
to disrupt the party. But all this now
seems to be over. The whilrwind tour
OF Judge Taft stirred up the state from
the river to the lake. Workers sud-
denly got busy: new enthusiasm was
created; encouragement was banished
wobbly members were braced up-a
new and inspiring faith seemed sud
denly to have gripped all.
with fbfc "a ma daffnifo and fanO{hf q
results from the work that the organ
izers had been doing. Results had been
expected a week or two before but had
not appeared and this worried the man
ayers more than anything else. But the
results commenced to show early last
week and each day they multiplied un-
til the bosses were delighted. Daily
gains will be enjoyed. they insist
and by the morning of election day
they say, the state will be in prime
condition for a republican victory for
both the national and state tickets.
The republicans feel that they have
successfully defended their candidates
against the attacks that had been made
on them. Organized labor they say is
friendly now toward Judge Taft anc
fairly friendly toward Watson. Until
very recently it looked as if both can
didates were to suffer greatly at the
hands of unionists. The managers hope
that before the week is over, Watson
will be as acceptable as Taft now is
The drift seems to be toward him. In,
dividual members of numerous union.
have broken away from the domination
that held them and it is thought tina
the democratic sway over the ranks O
unionists win shortly be broken.
Funds are at hand to meet the heav,
expense of the windup and this is
gratifying as the state committee hao
been on the verge of bankruptcy. TIL.
national committee had failed to extenC
any financial help and the contribution,
received by state managers had Ions
ago been disbursed The committe,
would have had difficulty in keepins
things going to the end of the campaign
if the additional cash had not beef
forthcoming at this time. 1t is gen
orally thought that the national com
mittee finally came through" and of
fered the aid that had been importuned
Has Hurt the Democrats.
But ali these affirmative elements ar