The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-14
INDIANA POLITICS.
A NOTE FOR GENERAL ooBURN.
lFrom the Morgan County Gazette

| lFrom the Morgan County Gazette
The SAM papers that chronicled the death
of Charles p, Hogate, collector of internal
revenue for this district, contained the ap-
pointment of his successor, which causes us
to exclaim, in the pathetic language of Rip
Van Winkle: "Are we forgotten so soon
after we are dead?" Fred Bsggs, of Indi-
annapolis, is the new appointee. Who is Fred
Bags? He is the cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of that city, and is reputed to
be worth 100000. Baggsis classical name.
1t means to seize, capture, or entrap. Right
well has the job been done, with the assist
ance of Gen. 90 Coburn, NJ. c. from this dis
| trict, who has hitherto undertaken to bear
upon his shoulders the cognomen of the "sol
diers' friend" Now, let us see how well
Johnny is entitled to that appellstion. For
a number of weeks before Mr.. Hogate died,
he was walking skeleton, and his decease
was only question of time. Right here the
political ghouls came in. 1t was . contest
between capital and labor. James M. King,
VINO had been in the employ of Mr.. Hogate
since the office which Mr.. III. held was
created, was old soldier, and had honor
ably discharged his duties. He was compe-
tent, in every respect, to be the successor of
Mr.. H, but he was modest and reserved,
and did not push his claims. Consequently
brass came in, and General Coburn, true to
his natural instinct as a time server, with
the name Of Fred Baggs in his pocket, even
before G.. f. Hogate was dead, appointed
Fred Baggs. Mr.. King, poor soldier, was
} a candidate for the same office, and his
, friends urged his claims, but he had not the
ghost of chance, because the presumption
of the rank and file of the country Is mimi
cal and detrimental to the best interests OF
, the Grant administration. And this is what
is termed popular government.
POINTS OF CANDIDATE.
From the Kokomo Democrat
We are requested to announce that Mr..
! Hughes East, of Bloomfield, Ind, will be
candidate before the democratic state con-
, vention, next July, for the nomination of
| treasurer of state. Personally we are en-
tirely unacquainted with Mr.. Fast, never
having had the pleasure of meeting him.
He is quite we'll known in this city, and,
indeed, has general acquaintance all ever
the state. He is a wealthy stock dealer,
and is largely engaged in ag-
ricultural pursuits. He is said to
be very popular with both political par
t ties where he is known. Many republicans
5 of this city who know him, will vote for
I him if nominated. He is a very congenial
. gentleman, and possesses an abundance of
5 that peculiar magnetism which renders him
8 universally popular. The following
is capable, deserving, a true democrat,
is not politician, is popular with tn Q
masses, and, best argument of all, is gen.
tleman of sterling integrity, and is strictly
honest. These are the qualifications
5 coming campaign, and if Mr.. East possesses
them as he is reputed to possess them, he
will stand strongly, if not successfully,
before the July convention.
DONE FOR
! (From the Danville Indanian.l
/ We we'll remember Coburn's eulogy on
Grants civil service humbug in 1872, that it
, was the fairest among ten thousand shams
: to dupe the people; and altogether myth;
j but the people were sadly taken in and done
for. Coburn intended to dupe the people
and the first chance he got, did it. Tried by
q the rules of civil reform, Mr.. James M.
King, Mr.. Hogate's deputy, who had almost
: entire control of the collectorship for a
= twelvemonth, should have succeeded the
: lamented head because he was best qualified
: to efficiently discharge the duties of the Office,
f as a special commission after examination
\ could have attested. But Coburn understood
$ the sham, and he nominated Baggs and had
b him confirmed before Mr.. Hogate was cold in
his grave!
i COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
: johnson county democrats have gone
through the motions of primary election
: to nominate candidates for thecounty offices.
There is some comment on the fact that all
l the candidates except three who could not be
2 taken from franklin are from that town.
: The Jeffersonian says: We do not intend to
o make an attack upon the candidates, for sew.
\ eral of them we look upon as our personal
! friends, but we must touch upon facts. In
t the first place is it not quite significant that
g the ticket should be about all made up out
o of those who are known to be inside
: of what is commonly called the
q these candidates are men who are in
C the court house and reside in Franklin. The
ticket nominated is the following: Clerk-W
o HI. Barnett; auditor-E. N. Wooden; trea-
/ surer-Jno. w. Ragsdale; sheriff-Jas. H.
n Pudney: representative-Wm. SNYDER: re-
$ corder-S. A. Wilson,; ASSESSOR. @. Nc
II Claim; surveyor-W. L. Hough, jr.; COM
u missioner-lst district, Warren Colman; End
y district, w. A. Gardner.
% IN THE TRACES.
k (From the vncennes SUM-
The advice that we would earnestly and
! sincerely give to each and all of our Demo-
cratic friends is to lay aside all personal
prejudices and objections of every kind and
p vote for the entire Democratic ticket. There
a is nothing in the circumstances attending the
II primary election, or in the character of the
Of nominees, which justifies the adoption of q
disorganizing spirit, which must necessarily
+, exert very injurious influence upon The
1 future prospects ofthe party in Knox county
Of We have as much reason to be dissatisfied
with the result of the primary election as
the worst ''sorehead' in the county, but we
intend to give the ticket nominated by thu
primary election our unqualified support
and we urge all Democrats and the bette
IL AZ "a do thu