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Show HUGHESlS ill CONFIDENT Or HflOSIERSTATE All Meeting's Held Highly Successful and Great Enthusiasm En-thusiasm Manifested by the People. HOSTER SIZES UP PRESENT OUTLOOK Betting Favors Taggart to Beat Watson; Much Political Po-litical Activity and Result Re-sult Not Certain. By WILLIAM HOSTER. By lutermitio.ial News Service. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Sept. 24. Charles E. Huphes is carrying away from Indianapolis tonight nssurances from the Republican leaders thai Indiana's eicc-toral eicc-toral vote will be given to him in Novem-f Novem-f her. Mr. Hushes, not ordinarily of a pnncuf ne disposition, is Inclined to believe be-lieve them. Both State Chairman William H. Hays and A. T. Hert, western campaign man-ni?rr man-ni?rr for the Republican congressional committee, issued statements this afternoon after-noon of a confident nature, based upon the results of the presidential candidate's three-day torn- of the state. "Indiana Republicans," said Mr. Have, "moved by the magnetism of his presence pres-ence and fired with the entlmsrism of I his sincere purpose, are ready to put into the strufisle all the labor and energy nec essary to conclude a successful cam-palsn." cam-palsn." 500,000 People See Hughes. Mr. Hays asserts that 5"0.000 people saw Hughes during the three days' hurdle of the northern section of the state, 200,- 000 licaul him while he spoke. lie is convinced when Mr. Hughes has covered the southern half of the" state m the next lour "a Republican majority in November Novem-ber will forever set at rest the aspersion that wo are a doubtful state." Mr. Hert said: "At the close of a week of travel through Illinois, "Wisconsin and Indiana with the Republican presidential nominee, 1 do not hesitate to predict that Mr. Hughes will carry each and every one of these states by lar;-c majorities." Sets (he Pace. In all fairness, it is to be said that Indiana In-diana has set the pace for the campaign us regards both crowds and enthusiasm. It will he difficult, however, for any city in surpass t lie lndianapolt3 demonstration of Inst night, when t'uliy 75,000 people ! .iani:iieil the streets and cheered the- candidate's can-didate's progress. Nor does It detract from the Hughes demonstration to record that a well-organised Democracy both parties have superb organizations here lined the route of the procession with hecklers, who, with machinelike regularity, regular-ity, cheered for Wilson, while from fire escapes and windows along the route men v 1th megaphones droned stentoriously, "What would you have done If you had bp en president, Mr. Hughes?" Fly in Ointment. There was a fly In the ointment, however, how-ever, friends of Harry S. New and James Watson, the Republican senatorial candidates, are complaining today because on not one occasion during his three days' tour of the state, in which he made thirty-two speeches, did Mr. Hushes mention men-tion either candidate. The Watson men have a apeclnl grievance grie-vance In the fact that New was permitted permit-ted to call to order last night's big demonstration, dem-onstration, thus entirely blanketing their man. And inasmuch as Watson made an effort to travel on the Hughes train the final day of the trip, but was practically ordered off by A. T. Hert, Watson feels that he has been badly treated. Interest in Senators. It is no exaggeration to say that in the public estimation, here at least, the Interest in t he senatorial canvass lies closer to the hearts of the Indianans even than the national struggle. Consequently, Consequent-ly, folks here cannot understand why Hughes neglected' to mention the two men who hope to be able to hold up his hands in the senate if he should be elected. (T course one of the rea sons is that Watson, objectionable to the Progressives hrause of 1 1 1 s activity as floor manager oi the Kcpubluan convention, is not i he son of ma n 1 1 ugl les likes to t rai n with. And hf could not mention New and pointedly igr.ore Wa; sun. ViX on lioth Tickets. Tii" fight be i ween Watson h nd Tom YagD rt. Wfi t .-- on's on'"OTKMi t . is assunii rig bluer proppL'ti.cis. And if Watson is a liiiig oo t ie !:epub i. ans. -:o !s Tagg:.rt i a uras on the Iiemocrais. It is a curious !. t. bv the way. that there is legal doubt the candidacy of bo til. In the pri-: pri-: i a : y : i k t f.ir 1 1 1 e nomination to s u c - ce i John W. Kern. New was Watson's opponent at id bo I) cat him badly. Then v. hen Sena-lcr Shively died the Repuhlic- I an, vvliiio':'. go:nsr to the bother of holding hold-ing nnotsi':." i.rl.-.iary to nc.'rnnaie another 1 ' n j :li i ') :-mif ed bins, si in ply dc-sigfiH I rd '.Viii'-vm, Tiif-r(-.;:.'in the Democrats fo'- 1 louli.u- ib? i-;'u;;ic of the Hf piibllat US, ! d.---n-"ikt.-d Tnotgnrr., who bad ben naed 1 n nd f hp n ! 1 n i i ; m :,;..': or of H hi vcly. jiis ri.r-ir - annul,-:!'.. r.::'0 without the for-i for-i mailt of .i ptin a-- . The lega-itiy of iluse I pI'iJi-ri-iiiligK is Si'i .OUril 1 1 UtS t. toilfid ilfjfO, j but both p;irt.i.-s haw; decided fo fak a '!!:irc. bet!. VV'at-on and Taggart are tiMbting 'or lhf-ir roliti.al iw-s. But l he case of T.tgarl is peculiar, lie is looking lor ulc-tloii by popular vote to v indicate . bis position in the state; to give him re-I re-I sp.-- Libllkv. ho to upeak, bv- putting the i nf.i I of public a ppruval on his con nee t Ion 1 witli the Institution at French lAck j Springs. I Betting Favors Taggart. It is a lOs.up 'ehifh il win. thoush J irifii'-a i iocs us well as th bluing nr. Fr-ricij 1,1 k as elev. here, favor Taggart. Ah to til- ifsult In the state at large, neither fjernocrats nor republicans a;e san;;ii'ne m rl'-aro conversation, finches has Rone big. There was a ccrcerted eflort her to atone for the misters of the far Wf;-'! e: n trip- to blunket thai com- pa rat ice laibire with a big success, and it ha.H su'-'eeded. But Indiana isn't hog-bound for Hughes vet. The Demo-rat ic rampalyn is Just beginning to open up. A. T. Hert, never a rainbow t haper, coupled his prediction of Hughes's success in Illinois, Wisconsin Wiscon-sin and Indiana today with a note of warning against over-con tidenee. Hughes goes to Hayton tomorrow, whore his pi ogra mine will lti'dude a vfsic to the OM Soldiers' home, a speech before the convention of the I .ensue of Republican clubs, a review, but no speech, at the fair grounds, and an address at the city auditorium In the evening. |
