The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-27
THE CONGRESSIONAL CON
TEST.
A Survey of the Situation in Indi-
ana by Districts.
INDIANA IN CONGRESS.

THE BATTLEFIELD OF REFORM.
The following from the Indianapolis cor
respondent OF the Cincinnati E. qUirer is a
general glance at the congressional situa-
ton in Indiana: The Indiana Democracy
at present have Congressman out OF the
Is, and survey OF the congressional dis
tricts will now give the best possib bic in
sight into the probabilities of the sp.
preaching election. & few words OF ex
plsnation: During shat crusade move
ment OF 1874, when the Democratic ma
jority from Indiana was obtained W tn the
help of the German and Liberal vote, the
Republican poll was mucn lower tnan II
Will be this year. They hal no coura ze
then, and knew the fight was a fOrgone
Waterloo for them. They will not ONLY
have their full vote out this year on con
z ressmeD, but the Democracy can not RELY
with the same confidence on hsvit 2
an undivided German support. We shall
nave vast maj 1ri y OF this impor, snt
element with us, bu. 1t will not be 40 un
broken phslsnx exs,tly, and in some 10
cslities certain losszs will bs experienced,
owing to local issues entirely, and these,
while Uncle jimmy will Dos feel them,
will have to be allo we'd for when calculs
ing the state Oy congressional districts.
The Democratic nominee for Governor
will almost certainly carry some Districts
which the nominees tor Congress
Will almost as Certainly lose.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Bsnoni s. Fuller has got his enemies into
q family fight, where Currsn DeBruIer,
Republican, has to engage in mortal COM
bat with Tom DeBruler, bis uncle, Ipde-
pendent. In 1872, Hendricks beat Browne
in this Distric. by 696 votes, and Fuller's
majority in IA was about $50. He has made
good Congressman sne is extrema ly pop
ulsr. The Independent nominee will get
some votes in Gibson, Perry and SpAucer,
scsrcely any in WarTlck, and about 500 in
VsDderburg. The nephew is clever, on
TOO young and mex perieDced. Fuller has
been making a splendid and successiuI
canvass, ana reliable private sdYic. place
his majority this time a. 800 to 200.
SECOND DISTRICT.
As the RAIDS say, this is h0pelessly Dam.
ocratic by 4 500 majority, so Judge Tom
Cobb of Vincennes, and Andy Humphreys
OF Greene county have the dead wood on
Congress for the long and short terms res
pectively. This being y Dcle Jimmy's dis
trict, both the nominees will inherit some
of his increased msjority, bus will hardly
get the iull 5000 which Is Or smised down
there for b ne Jeans. Loveiees and Spice
ley, the Repu olicsns, are up for the sake
of keeping "open house."
THIRD DISTRICT.
Judge George A Blcknell, of New AL.
bsny, is another safe man by large ma
iority. For nearly quarter Of century
he has been an ornament to the Circuit
Bench, and is perhaps the most acceptable
nomination that could have been made.
HIS reputation. ability and IL teg risy are
unblemished. Being a man of more green
back proclivitles than the late Speaker
Kerr, be will com mand the Iull Demo-
cratic vote aud secure strength from Il -
pu0.icans on personal grounds. He will
run ahead of his ticket p-rhsps as much as
800 votes. Jesse r Ntwson is the Re
pu bl can nominee, and Judge Carr the To-
dependent. Colonel Ma Carr is no for the
snort term, tn succeed Speaker Ksrr. The
Tnird is A $40 ID mocratic.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Here we have two Democratic counties,
Ripley and Scout, serrymsndered iG with
six which have been pretty re isbly Re-
liably Republican by small maj 'rities. the
two northern, Rush and D. catur, recently
being considered doubtful. Leonidss Sex
ton is running against Dr. j. woollen of
switzerland county. The mrs. Is Re-
puOhcsD, oeef-esting, poker-plsying flee
81 eker, while DR.. WOolienis profes-h nal
gentleman of fine attsinmeuts. Judge
New would have whit ped S xton out of
his district, buG il ffsrson c,uhty veri- |
fies he good reports from her borders, sD0 |
jennings does her du Y, Wuolleu ~Ill |
go % Washington. The district is claimed |
f,~r aat
doubtful.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Holman VS.. Browne. Here is the baili- |
wick of the Indiana watchdog of the
treasury, and he never had more genial |
and valiant foe than Tom Browne. The
LswreDceburg statesman, who has held
the laurels from a Republican district for
years, can co so again. He has been the /
vict, IN of systematic lies from the CIncin-
Daa Gszstte, but they never lex. His
D 4ople know thu man. Dearborn prom
ises 20 roll Up 2,20 ior her sou this time;
Franklin will ioIiow sui; Wayne will be !,
and Browne cans fight those
figures with his maiorities from Randolph.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Here is beautiful combination. Inde-
pendents put up a good Democrat, Dave
chambers, of New Castle; Democrats in
dorss at once, wbereupon handful OF
r publican Independents meet aud ele-
vste Peodleton "a their man. Dsmocra ic
Independents rtpudiste this sham, and
will abide by Chsmo.r rs. The fight Is nsr-
owed down to Chambers anu "Straw-
atackn Robinson, whuse valuable ~ ser
v ces in wsr and pesce have been July
de- siled by the Eequirer. much TO ROOM
sons injury. witu this tidal wave OF
RI orm t0 brsr him on, and the splendid
M ior ii les OF J,hps N, Shelby and Morg n
Cnsm bers v ill Certainly overcomE X DbiD-
sons last msj 'rity to two hundred and
q lty and sail in He is not brilliant man.
bus ia neirher f3isnonest nor a coward