New-York tribune., 1869-01-20
INDIANA-WM. CUMBACK.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19.-The vote in the Leg
isre to-day for United States Senator resulted s fOl-
Dem. 49, scatterinS. o. In the Honse-Cumback. a; ;
Hen &hendTIcks 4S scaternS Inc sesterng r hnsd yO,9s ~
the caucus nominations
VIM. Cumback was born in Franklin County
Indiana Gath March, 1922 He was educated. though
we believe he was never graduated, at Miami Uni
versity, Oxford, Ohio. Subsequently he taught
school several years to pay the expenses of his edu-
cation, and to funds to carry him through the
Cincinnati Law School. Mr.. Cumback rose slowly
in the practice of his profession in his native State
until during the Kansas-Nebraska excite
ment by which time he had attained
sufficient prominence to be elected to the XXXIVth
Congress. Here he made no special figure, although
be stood well and was esteemed as man of ability.
He failed of reelection and passed measurably out of
PnDne notice tlil IN lSoo ne was made one Oh the
in the general scramble for offices at the breaking
out OF the war. to attain the compara-
lively inc0nspicu0us place of Additional
Paymaster. Here his capacity for faithful work adj
yaneed him in the character Of the trusts coniided
to him. and at the close of the war he had large
corps of paymasters duty under him IN the region
about Cincinnati and Louisville. He was a candi-
date for Governor of Indiana before the State Con-
vention met. and by his great activity, since the
close Of the war; in political matters he had
won such position among, the Republicans that
his chances once thought TO be good. While
engaged III the struggle he began the following cor
respondence, which we print in full as a matter of
record, though we think more noise has been made
about than it really calls for. 1t was certainly
marked by great indiscretl0n; but such arrange
ments as it proposes too often made Though in
less formal fashion, III both parties to excite great
surprise:
BAkER-Dedr Friend II Ihid thousand thngs
demand my this week would asd will
Ss i % 5.
Will other things being equal stand The best chance to be chosen BY
draw from the any position ticket
position Of Beor at the State Convection II this proposition does
reply early day do most earnestly hope for the unity
Of tie Republican party Am a. ever your TREND
"rsDIAsAPoLIs Jan. g. 1903
" The Hon. Will CrxBicK Gr,,ns1'rg, Ind
Your communication OF the 9th instant received and
asseacs from ih H "a T: Tns %n eo"p IDs
BY low standard Of eommoa morality as to make II hase TIE
honor to be Jour obedieni servant CoSE1p BaKEA go
Gov BaKER-Sr As engaged cause aud
ticket Of the utmost importance that relations should
withdraw the reply you made will then, desire 4 make
foil explanation Of the reasons ih, induced me to write IT, that will
hope breach between No yet knows from
feeling Of unpleasant character between US am
your obedient servant, WILL CVABAGE
" tn, Hon. WILL CrxRAcK, Grs,nsburg Ira'@-a.
beg leave the relations Of the parties alluded to not such
uy Judgment prevent either Of them from dOng bis whole duty
believed 10 be sassspbs Of erpnslos explanation
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The o. the other S. no; change G n & s SI. r.us % ne ne
serSsst CONRAD BAKER"
Mr.. Cumback withdrew from the contest against
Baker for the Governorship, was nominated on the
ticket with him for Leutenant-GOvernOr. and was
largely instrumental in making the canvass active
enough to save the State Since then he has had a
hot contest for the Senatorshp, and the above let
tiers have been used with great but insufficient effect
against him.