The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-05
DEMOCRATS MUST
MAKE GREAT GAINS
Republicans Are Happy Since Special
Session Is Over and Democrats
Feel Sure Of Carrying State By
Small Majority and There You
Are.

Indianapolis, Oct. 5.-Republfcans and
democrats throughout the state now
taking their thirty-day polls and the
officers of the two state committees
are doing a lot of figuring in an effort to
get a straight line on the situation. The
present activity is calculated to reveal
rough places and weak spots. Then the
ironing out and bolstering up will be
started I'm earnest.
THINK TREND IN THEIR WAY.
Though the democrats insist that
there is a decided trend in their direc-
tion this year, the republicans declare
that Indiana is normally $4,000 repub-
lican on national issues. If that esti-
mate is correct, the democrats must
gain an average of eight votes to the
precinct to carry the state for Bryan.
The republicans assert that the demo-
Gratis will never in the world be able to
do this
| HAVE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.
The poll takers this year have specific
| Instructions TO. ascertain not only a
mans politics but how he is going to
vote the national and state tickets. Dis
affection in the ranks of both parties
makes former political Affiliations un-
reliable as indicative of this years out-
come. The temperance issue and the
attitude of organized labor are respon-
sibe for many men of both parties
| breaking away from their organization.
ISSUE UPsETS THINGS.
The temperance issue has upset
things in the state until the party man
ayers hardly know what to expect 1t
ic q cipo11 fI,at rapuhlipap in Tho largo
cities is shot full of holes. But it also
is cinch that the county option has
set the rural communities to rejoicing.
| The proba BILE harm and benefit to re-
| suit from the enactment of the option
/ by the special session is so problemati-
cal that campaign managers are in the
air.
HARD TO FIGURE OUT.
The disaffection among unionists is
as hard to figure on as the option.
There are more than $1,000 members of
organized labor in the state and prob
ably many of these belong to state fed
Grafton which adopted resolutions de-
nouncing Watson. But the federation
also condemned the temperance move
ment and this is thought to have driven
from the organization hundreds of re-
lists are far from united and the politf-
cal trend among them is indefinable
One half of the $1,000 are known to be
democrats or socialists, but what the
remaining 10000 or $4,000 composed OF
republicans, independents and temper
ance men will do is not known. The
machinery of the organization is con-
trolled by the democrats. but it is
enough to hold the members in line.
FEEL MUCH BETTER.
The republicans are feeling much
better since the special session ad-
journed. They insist that the crisis
through which they passed helped them
1t is pointed out that the party has
more enthusiasm and more aggressive
ness than at any previous time since
the campaign opened. 1t is declared toe
that the party is more united.
The return of republican confidence
is reflected on the betting boards abour
the city. During the special session
odds of 10 to 9. were offered on Ton
Marshall with no takers. Even none,
was in sight. With the passage O.
the option bill, however. that odds O.
Marshall and much of the even none,
| on MIN was SoDbieu up. There Is Still
a death of Watson money, but Marsh
all hackers offering odds or willing I,
take even money can now find takers
TWO TO ONE ON TAFT IN STATE
Taft is touted on the betting boards
as a two-to-one winner in Indiana ant
a three-t -to-one winner in the country a
large. Even money is offered that th
republican candidate for president will
run 15,e00 ahead of Watson Taft il
also staked to carry Marion county
while odds are offered that Marshal
will be the winner here.
The republicans are counting mucl
on their ability to make whirIwinC
finish This has been their ,mainsta,
in years past. There is a handica-
this year. however, offered by lack o
funds. The national committee hai