Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-14
Leading Republicans Do Not Desire Mr..
Julian's denomination.
INDlANApoLIs, FEB'Y 5, 1868.


INDIANAPOLIS, FEB'y 5, 1868.
70 he E'd;ser Of fhe American,-
Il neiIsgid your issue Of the 5Ist ult o
letter from Ais city written in the interest
Of Nh. Julian By a gentleman whose Gear
marks" are readily distinguished as hav-
ing been engaged in that business for a
number Of years past. ! do not take ex-
ception to v hat he has TO say of that gem
tleman, except where he claims that the
leading Republicans at this place expect
and desire the re nomination of that gen.
tleman as The Republican candidate for
Congress in the Fourth District. / hop
pen to know that such is not the case.
Every Intelligent man 10 the State who
knows anything OF Mr.. Julian's history
knows that Whenever he has been ia poll.
tics there has leen disofIeciion in the
ranks OF the Republican party, and that
it has continued TO increase ia each year
until il assumed formidable proportions,
and came near threatening the success of
tho party IN the District if not ia the
State IL is only necessary TO point 10 the
fact that Mr.. JULIAN quarreled with every
man in the old District whose name was
ever mentioned 10 connection with the
race for Cousress FROM 1862 to 1867, and
il is only necessary TO mention the names
Of Smith, Parker, Newman, Test, Elliott,
Morton. Liddell, Holloway. kilgorc, Nor.
edith, Caypool, Bennett, Farquhar, Mel
lett, Colgroyc aud others whose names
cannot now remember, to bring It 10 the
attention Of those who remember anything.
Of the history Of the quarrels Of the "O.d
Burnt District" Nor we've these quarrels
the result of any prejudice or envy Of Mr..
Julian, but were 'he result Of his own
conduct
In 1917 lie was a candidate before o
Wing Convention in Wayne County for
Senator, and was defeated by the Hon ID.
l.. Holloway. The next year he again
went into The County Convention, and
falling to control il. bolicd with u few
iiiends and organized a separate Conven-
ton aud nominated separate ticket,
which was known as the Gree Soil Tick
ct" This forced him into the ranks Of
the Dcmocrecy and in 1910 he was nom
inuied by that party as Us candidate for
Congress, ard by their support he defeat.
cl The Hon Samuel w. Parker for Con.
gress. 10 1851 he was again nominated
by tic Democracy but was defeated that
year by Mr.. Parker In 1852 he was
nomiaated ior Vice President with Mr..
Hale on the FREQ Soil ticket, aud from
that time up TO 1857 he continued "chock
by iowP' with tho Democracy. La 1856,
when Gov. Morton was nominated ns tho
first Republican candidate for Governor,
Mr.. Julian wrote letters over bis own sig
nature to the National Era, an anti.
slavery paper then published in Wash.
ingion, ID. g., In which he called upon
tho people OF Indiana "to oreypheim he
ticket wM oR iHgioriops def,at."
The fact is, Mr.. Julian is for himself
and while no IL always boasting about his
devotion TO principle, ho never hesiiated
to violate any principle or abandon any
party he could not control. lie has never
TO my knowledge Except in 1880 sup.
ported a single ticket, of any party, upon
which he was not himself candidate, and
tho threat Of your correspondent "piea,"
"TLal IN order 10 secure the State ticket,
Mr.. must be placed In tho field and have
under his control the political affairs Of biz
new and old Congressional nislricls There
Is no denying the fact lhn, BIO has II Ia his
power, ns nm iulgenlial Union man, 10 defeat
or elect The Republican State ticket NJ the
coming October election
Is only carrying out lis programme hero.
tolore praeiicod 20 successfully in the old
Fifth District, aud IL remains to bo seen
whether the Republicans of the new Dis
irict will allow candidate TO threaten
thcm with dolent unless he Is given life.
lease In Congress,
The idea that tho name Of Mr.. Julian
will add strength TO the State ticket is
absurd, aud any gentleman who will take
the trouble TO examine the vote for Con-
gress and compare IL with that east for
State oilicors In tho old Fifth District, |
during the past six years, will readily sec
how much that ganileman has run behind
his ticket, o,on in times of great poliiiea /
excitement, when every effort was made
by the members of both parties to poll q
Iull vote for oil the candidates The
Republican majority in the present Dis.
irict is less than ] 400, and II may DO we'll
10 look into the question Of popularity
before a nomination Is made, us IL is con.
idently stated by the Democrats that
should Mr.. Julian bo nominated he will
lose enough votes in Wayne County alone
10 defeat his election. Now II is well
Known that Wayne County, who're Mr..
ulian has resided for years. has been and
i bitterly hostile TO his nomination, and
las always voted for his opponont at nom.
mating elections, except In tho second
rear Of the war, when be had no opposl-
ion; aud notwithstanding his name was
printed on all the tickets, orer nineteen
ladred Republican voters scratched his
lamo from their ballots aud voted blank,
which was equi,aIpht 10 saying that they
gould prefer no one TO Mr.. Julian.
Mr.. Julian belongs TO that class OF pol q
Iicans who are never happy unless they c