Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1894 — TO ELECT BEN HARRISON. [ARTICLE]

TO ELECT BEN HARRISON.

Republican Plan to Forestall tha Beault In 1890. While the Republicans are "not saying a word” about 1896 this fall there is every reason to believe that they regard the fight of this year as more likely to determine the presidential result than that of two years hence. In fact they are laying the ropes to that end. The national Republican committee, while apparently remaining quiescent in the present campaign, is in reality directing every detail. It is not paying much attention to the election of state tickets but is looking after the congressional delegations from every state. The idea is that in 1896 no candidate is likely to have a majority in the electoral college and that the election of president and vice-president will be thrown into the house. Orders have been sent out to the Indiana committee that at least seven representatives of the next house must be Republicans—a majority of thedelegar tion. In both Indiana and Illinois the Republicans will make a tremendous effort to elect a majority of the representatives to congress. The Republicans are certain of electing a majority of representatives in 15 states, viz: Maine, Oregon and Vermont (already elected), New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, lowa and Washington. They have a strong pull in New Jersey. If the Republicans should carry the majority of the members of Connecticut, New York, Indiana, Illinois and New Jersey they would need four more states to give them a clear field in the house if the election of president is to be decided there. They would have Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, tfew Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Idaho, California, Nevada and several others to draw upon, and they figure that they can easily capture the four necessary states. In view of these things the importance to Indiana Democrats of voting for their congressmen cannot be overstated. By voting for a Republican or Populist candidate for congressman this fall they are directly voting to put Ben Harrison back in the white house in 1897. The presidential fight is now on and Democrats in Indiana should not lose sight of that fact for a moment.