, 1874-07-13

man, who will bo tho candidate shls year az bo-
toro, fB representative of that Gorlnan1o aohool
t:st auoh legislation M hls party has Endorsed.
mr.. HOLMAN, a. u German Representative, and
POPULAR ablo. and wsalthy cltfzon. could prob
ably hold the Toto hs aoou1od two yoara ago;
but am inclined to the belief that tho rational
mud F''cl hsit und rooht 9ern1ana-ot whom ttoro
aro largo numbora in Evansville, aud Yaudor-
burg County generally-witl cut him as a Ropub-
lican candidate. aud voto for tho nun put for
ward BY tho Democracy. on platform rooogntz-
iK aconSs systom IN tho Liquor,
to the opinion TINT tho Democracy will carry tho
First District. Tho ,nost probabls oandilateB
arc Bonont 8. Fuller, Of Warriok County;
AFRO Dyer, Of Evansvlllo; Col. Charles 8. Derby,
County. Chances favor tho nomination Of Full
Ter, who hes boan membor OF tho General Az
aembly for ton years, and has good record for
ability and integrity. Gardner would BE-, and
ventloi,, but ha is Cashier Of tho National Bank
Of hit. Vernon, and tho Democrats OF "tho
Pocket have not yot abandoned thoir 1ovb for
greennacks'and corresponding hatred Of Nation
nt-Bank notos. Dyer is . fair lawyer, Of tho
to his running qualities developed In 1872 Con-
gress r7ill gain hard-headad, practical, sound
man in osery respect, who will be credit to the
State, mud an addition to tho working" forco
Of tho House a. contraaistlpguished from Its
tAlkers.'
TIE SECOND DISTRICT.
!, Tho Second District iB composed Of tho Conn-
tios Of Crawford, Dubois, Martin, md Orange OF
tho old district, a'rith tho addition Of Kuoz,
Daveas, and Pike, ot tho old First, aud Greene
! and Sullivan, Of tho old Sixth. It ia reliably
Democratic, theHe counties giving, at tho last
election, majority Of 31Ds Tor HoudrckH, aud
III tho Congressional election OF 900. 4 oloBo
aud exciting conteHt the nomination ia raging
IL this district botwcen State Senator Jan,ea u
Williams md I'm (or. TnS1b h7t1
lca'ling Democrats. Mr.. Niblack Inns givcn out
that ho 1s not 4 candidate, mud thu opportunity
tempted Williams to tllo aatlation Of long
cherished ambition, Tllifo Cobb hRa been socret-
ho tlsst tostod pnblio life as u member Of tho
Legislature. Wilama is Bhrowd md able, whi1o
Oobb is the moro plausible and prosoutabie, and
! ranks as n fair lawyer. Williams has beon for
President Of tho State Board Of .Agrionl-
turo +; whorofore he is accounted to carry
tho "Grango" strength, Tho bntt1o Is nearly
oyor, and tho tally stands thus far, IN tho cour-
tios which have instructed: For Williams 30,
instructed In thib condition OF afrairB, it is the
gueas Of inaiie,s that Mr. Niblack will ne ronom-
inated,-t lartiBans Of each Of the two loallng
contestants vastly proferrlng him to their ro-
nominee, might bo lofoated it popular Demo-
crat or Liberal could be pitted against nims but,
at present. nothing of that sort ls hntod and tho
nomination promises to bo equivalent to MI oloc-
mentioned for the, hnpoless contest arc: Con.
Lazarus Noble md tho Rev. B. j. Rawllns, both
Of Finccunos; and tho Hon. Aaron 1fonghton.
OF Martln County. Tho formor was Ad-
{utant'oenorsl Of tho - stnto ~, during tn the
| il Presiding Elder Of the Methods, Epluoopnl
| Church. md i man Of fair ability. Afr. Hough-
| ton has desro to run against Cobb, for nomo
| personal considerations. aud would nut particu-
larly care to mako ths raco except Cobb be tue
| daleat Cobb,- deluBlon that no ono Hharoa with
INN that know OF.
| THIRD p1sTR1cT.
- Tho M Third Distrct comprises the Counties Of
iho old Second District, with the exception OF
Bartholomew, Of tbs Third, and Drown, Of tho
Fifth. This Ia tho Gibraltar Of Democracy. The
Legislature sort Of piled thiuga up III this dis
trict, to get clear Of cartaiu Uncomfortable DEM
trietB. For Gov. Hendriolts those counties gayo
4,G19 majority. Tho Republican candidates aro
not humorous, aad tho isa1o Is well defined
al TO- contestants for tho election. aud
tho latter, there is Just ehade Of doubt.
| Michael @. Kerr has just been nominated By the
Democratic Convention, on \ platform built by
tile nominee, which tahoa ground in favor of q
return at m oar|y day to specie pRymenth, 11r.
Kerr made an elaborate address, arguing the
apocle.basla theory ct currency, aud there ia
very considerable dfBaataiaution among tic
faithful per consequence. Mr. Korr formerly
represented tho Second District III Congress- ;
but, aftor serving tllree terms, was dereated for
renolnination BY nobody named Wolfe, be-.
cause he had made oinlsulf too prominent in the
House ag a " hard-tnoney man." Iu this en,er-
gency, Col. James A.. Crayons. OF Washington
County, good. reliable limitation !" Democrat
1r4 n. Il "n~ {o3ro Eot5
an independent candlduto. aud may giya Mr.
Kerr cloeor push than seolnB poasblo to III
outsider. But Mr.. Kerr's election IL beyond Q
reasonable doubt.
| THE FOURTH DI6TRtoT
embraces the Countcs OF Decatur, 1clforaon
Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Switzerland, ant
Scott. This a tho old Third, with the exception
OF Bartholomew, lott at homo HusI, which il
takcn ous OF tho old Fourth aud Scott, borrow
cd from tho old Second. For Gororllor. these
on Congressional candidates Of 49I Tho lead
ing Republican candidate for tho nomination it
judge JOHN G. l}orkshi,o, of Ripley County
for many years Common Pleas Judgu, and ali able
and honest man. There are also mentioned
Archibald Kennedy, OF Rush County, a Grange,
aud bridge-buihior; tho lion. ID. q. Dranllnnl, o
Jefferson, lste Speaker OF tho House Of REPRO
soutatiyeH, aud q well-knowu anti-Morton Repub
lican T. j. Ballamy, OF Switzerland County
and William ]. Robinson, OF Decatur. The lat.
In tho Gonoral Assembly, the o,lo in tho Senatt
and tho other III tho Houso. Nfr. Kennedy vii
ho Judge Dorkahirea most prominent opponent
but tho rnca Is gonofhlly conceded to tho t. Big
Judge" T1a Opposition do not aeom to hayt
oryhtalizetl their views 10 far aa 10 warrant at
expression. Judge Now. Common Pleas Judge
Of Jonnings County !; tho Hon. John Il. Oravens
Liberal Republican Of Jo1foraon County alst
Col. John s. 6robey, Of 0rconsburg, are tux
moro frequently mentioned. Judge Now seelns
to be tho MuHt talked about, aud it may there,
fora he BAd that should le be nominated, ht
will mako III earuost cauvasa, and give tho Ro'
publioan candidate liB hanlla full. But tho dla
trct is Republican beyond doubt,
| THE FIFTH ,>1arNiCY.
This district was originally designed as the
slaugltor-pen OF William y. Uolulan but tile
luc]t Intending that gentleman does not Heela tc
hayo dessrtod him, aud tho CHANCES aro non
that ho will enter tile llat with M eyou ha,lt
aSainst Ills Republican oompotitor. The Coun'
loa Of Dearborn, Fayotto, Franklin, Randolph
Unlou, and WayNo compose tho dlstr!el
Thiy is tito old Fourth with tle excol-
ton of Dearborn, takon from tho Third
aud Randolph, from tho Ninth. ln tho days o
George ". Ju!ian, thoao c0untlos formed what
was funtliarly known ~ " tue Burnt District.
tho banner Republican district Of tho State
| Two yours ago, tteHo coulltioH gave lnaj joslty
Tor Drawn ot 1,l0D, and under all ordinary cir
cnmstalcoa, tho reBnt for CongraHs this fal
would ba beyond question:. Tla lion. J. III
Wilson, tho champion Investigator, il now tlat
! norrn6gt.taffga nt nv nil mHann Hflcl11tl bo r0