Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-30
SHERIFF FIGHTS MOB STATE T|CKET|AOOUBT
Negro Lyched in Pensacola Parties in Indiana Divided on
After Determined Battle. the Liquor Question.
TWO KILLED. MANY HURT LIKE THE OHIO SITUATION
Victim Ridded by 1900 Bullets in Republicans Fighting for Local
Public Park. County Option
COMBAT LASTS FOR HOURS STRUGGLE FOR LEGISLATURE
Finally for Governor Strong
mower omcers Force
Into the Jail ords-Taft Very Strong.
Parties in Indiana Divided on
the Liquor Question.
LIKE THE OHIO SITUATION
Republicans Fighting for Local
County Option.
STRUGGLE FOR LEGISLATURE
Candidates for Governor Strong,
Resourceful Men With Clean Rec
ords-Taft Very Strong.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

ords-Taft Very Strong.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
! INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 30-It is
the opinion of some we'll posted political
observers in this section that IL the cleo
tions were to be held tomorrow Indiana
would go democratic on the state ticket
The men who express this belief add that
they think it will be possible for the re-
publicans to change the situation between
now and election and bring victory out
Of what seems at present the possibility
Of defeat.
| The republican national ticket Is not re-
garded as In such straits. In this state
Mr.. Taft Is stronger than his party, while
Mr.. Bryan is weaker than his party. The
gloomy outlook for the republicans ap-
plies only to the state ticket, and for
reasons purely local.
| The issue between the parties in Indiana
Is the liquor question: Here Is found a
situation in some respects similar to that
| which prevails in Ohio. although more
acute The republican party has indorsed
local county option. freely and unequivo-
cally. and is making a strong campaign
on it. The democrats favor township and
ward option. which Is a subterfuge, since
! there Is already law which gives prac-
tical ward option by providing for
! tablishment Of saloons.
| Representative James E. Watson is the
| republican candidate for governor, and
Mr.. Thomas r. Marshall is running for
| the democrats.
Both are strong, resourceful men, good
campafgners, with clean personal records.
Mr.. Watson Is manfully backing the re-
publican platform on the liquor question
% aHwfok HAR Ian
people. Many republican leaders are
sorry that the party committed itself so
| strongly on the liquor question, but they
are in the main agreed that, now that
| they are In the fight, they will see 1t
through.
Large Democratic Fund.
The first effect Of the alignment of in
| terests growing out of the struggle is
| seen in the equipment of the democrats
with large campaign fund. The brew
ers, the liquor men, the allied interests,
such as glass makers, cigar makers ETC.,
are likely to be drawn into the contest
and to the support OF the democrats. The
democrats have ample headquarters here,
whore In past years they have been de-
cidedly hard UP.
1t is said that the brewers and the
liquor men are not confident Of carrying
both branches Of the legislature. since
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senators and only seven hold-over demo-
cratic senator's. They do think, however.
| they can carry the lower branch Of the
| legislature. and thereby tie UP legislation
and prevent the enactment of the laws
which threaten their business.
The state and national tickets are on
the same ballot. 1t Is question whether
| the democratic state ticket will drag
republican state ticket. The democrats
| are united on the national ticket. This was
the birthplace Of the gold democratic move
ment In 1895. and all those who went out
with Palmer and Buckner in that year
are now indicating a disposition to Loyalty
| suppotr Bryan.
| Effect Of Kern's Nomination.
The first question you probably will ask
n. Has the nomination Of John w. Kern
for the vice presidency brought great ad-
ditional strength to the democratic
ticket?" My Information is that 1t has
not Mr.. Kern Is regarded as q wheel
| horse of democracy in Indiana, but he
has never been unusually magnetic or
| strong In mis- own state. The selection of
| an Indiana man may help in other states
| ticket. but they say here that 1t will make
but little difference at home.
! Mr.. Kern's nomination Is declared to
have been the work of Mr.. Thomas Tag
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| his coming to the Senate in case a land
slide should give the democrats the legis-
lature. Mr.. Kern's association with Mr..
| Taggart will not help him, 1t is said, with
the element of citizenship opposed to Mr..
Taggart.
"Will the resentment of republicans
against the treatment accorded Vice
! President Fairbanks be manifested at the
polls?" Ny information also answers that
question in the negative. There is no
doubt that right after the Chicago con-
| vention there was much bitterness among
| republicans here. and there were some
ugly mutterings; but that feeling Is wear
! ing of and 1t is confidently predicted that
1t will have disappeared entirely by elec-
| tion day.
There is practical reason why it should
| be dissipated. The machine to which the
| Fairbanks men belong Is thoroughly
bound up in Mr.. Watson's candidacy. and
| in the carrying Of the legislature Senator
Hemenway has been Endorsed for the Sen
| ate by the state convention and his
! friends are under the necessity of work
ing for the state ticket in its entirety. II
| they felt disposed. they would be taking
long chances to cut the head of the ma
tional ticket.
No Radicalism in Indiana.
There is no question that the republi-
| cans are pretty badly scared over the
outlook in Indiana, and they are reaching
f! out hands for mutual support. In this
| state there Is no radicalism, such as Is
found in Iowa, in Wisconsin and other
| states farther west. There is no pro-
| nounced wave of sentiment about any
thing in particular: it's just politics.
| The republicans took up the liquor ques-
ton because it looked good to them as
winning issue. Now they wish they had
| not The are finding they got the hot end
| of the poker and would like to drop it,
but are ashamed to do 30. There is no
great furor over the Roosevelt policies in
Indiana. He Is popular enough. but the
republicans are not obsessed by Roose-
veltism as are the people in some of the
states to the westward. They would
rather have Mr.. Taft for what he Is per-
sonaliy than for hts allegiance to another
So 1t Is just mostly plain politics out
here, the ins trying to stay In and the
out to get In. Bryan has created
little enthusiasm among the democrats
but the possibility of winning a fight Is
creating enthusiasm among them of a
genuine character.
There Is disanection among the republi-
can labor men. The negro vote is waver-
ing at this time, but the republicans are
counting on the same old theory prevail
ing elsewhere, that on the last day the
negro will vote the republican ticket be-
cause he Is not and never has been a
democrat.
Mr.. Wilson was to have addressed q