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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1888
Page
1
In Indianapolis, Harrison managers resort to aggressive, questionable methods to swing Indiana for Harrison. Rumors claim importation of African voters and forged circulars to buy floating votes, with Democrats vowing vigilance. Gleanings note illegal voters, local oddities, and civic notes across the state, including school and crime items.
In New York, the Democratic majority is expected to grow with Cleveland and Thurman leading a strong ticket in the city and Brooklyn. Reports of a 15,000 to 80,000 range across the state note Democratic gains, while Republicans face tariff and monopoly scrutiny. A wheat exchange surge causes a floor crush and crowded galleries as market volatility shocks observers.
Compiled items report an Americus Georgia woman waking after a three day church lockup rescue, a St Louis exposition poll showing Cleveland ahead of Harrison, and a tricycle duel in Berlin. Also mentioned are T V Powderly snub by Republicans, pension-lawyer backed National Tribune, Cleveland favored by Boston soldiers, tariff bill debates, Old Ghoul the tame porpoise, Joe Jefferson set to back Cleveland, Hugh McCulloch favoring Cleveland Thurman, a 1706 Rowan county Virginia stone house, Antarctic absence of flowering plants, polar flowers in the Arctic, Jane Shaw’s Portland divorce for church and temperance, an abdominal abscess in Portland girl, and a Chicago Tribune prophecy of Cleveland’s landslide victory.
Reports from across California say President Cleveland's stance on the new anti-Chinese bill boosts Democratic hopes. Mass meetings and parades in San Francisco celebrate the position, with forecasts of large Democratic majorities in the state, while Harrison struggles to gain traction. The article notes anti-Chinese and anti-Monopoly sentiment, Thurman’s strength, and expected losses for Republican congressional candidates.
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