The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
WASHINGTON.
Hon. william X. BIyers candidate for
Secretary of state.

" thc DcutAiicA SOTfcSpOuutut COuttiEiiS
the announcement recently made that
Hon. William r. Myers, late a member OF
Congress from the Anderson dis
trict, would be candidate for
nomination on the Democratic ticket
for scgetary of State. There seems to be
quite general feeling throughout The State
in favor OF Captain Myers becoming a can
didate, and inasmuch as he has not yet an
nounced himself as being positively willing
to enter the race the Sentihel to-day called
upon him for decisive answer The Cap
tain replied that he was candidate Tor Sec
retary OF State, at the suggestion OF . large
number of Democrats throughout Indiana,
and that there was now no doubt OF his con-
slusion of entering the canvass.
A well-known Indiana Democrat, recently
here, said TO the Sentinel correspondent
that he knew OF no Democrat who could
draw so heavily from the. Republican
counties in the eastern and northern part of
the State and yet carry so.fully the strength
of the ticket in the Democratic coa-ties as
Captain Myers; that he was the strongest
man for the place he coald mention, aRd
the soldiers throughout Indiana. of both
parties, would be delighted TO rally to his
support
The Shanks-Nen Contest Case Now an
Exhibit Case.
Indiana comes to the lore once again at
the Capital. Sentinel readers will wildly
(many of them) remember tue campaign OF
1872, in which John p c. Shanks and John
Enos Nef We're candidates for Con-
gress in the then Ninth Congress
sional District Conrad Baker, then
Governor, in making certificate OF cleo
ton, stated that Mr.. Shanlss received l.. .O6S
votes, and Mr.. Nef- IL ,Os2 votes. the latter
receiving q majority Of fourteen votes.
Governor Baker stated in the certificate.
however, that in his opinion Mr.. Shanks
had received the largest number OF
votes; that he truly believed that the vote
of Mr. Shanks should be l7,ll5 instead OF
IL, ,O6S; that in Wabash Township. Adams
County, forty-sevem ballots had
been thrown out because OF
certain phraseology of the print
ing on the face, etc. which the officers of
the Election Board, in his opinion. have no
legal authority TO refuse TO count for
Mr.. Shanks. Governor Baker, being
in doubt as to who should, le-
gally, receive certificate OF
election, made out certificate in duplicate
for each candidate and threw the decision
into the Houseof Representatives OF Congress.
The case was considerably complicated,
containing the reports Of the local Return
ing Boards" certificates ailidasits, etc. Mr..
H. T. Paine was employed as attorney for
Mr.. Shanks and Messrs. Julian, Bradbury *
Julian for Mr.. Nef,, and the case appeared
before the House Elections Committee.
The contest resulted, as predicted by Gov
ernor Baker. in favor Of Mr.. Shanks.
The case. in its many peculiar features,
was q standard one, and afforded many pre-
cedents to be followed in subseq ent con
tests. \ few days ago the merits of the evil
dence and decisions OF this contract
were called to the attention OF the
House, and resolution. order
ing it printed for the benefit of the Com
mittee Oh Elections and the people gener-
ally, prevailed. 1t has just been completed
and reached the House on yesterday The
case occupied thirty-eight pages, misoelane-
Gus document form, and is known rs an ex-
hibit case
scheme of the Woman Sufragi>ts.
Susan B. Anthony's letter to the House
Committee on Territories requesting that
they amend the bill admitting the Territory
of Dakota into the Union as a State. by add
ing clause granting the right of suffrage TO
women in that Territory, together with the
appeal from the National Woman's Suffrage
Association OF the same character. causes
considerable merriment among the members
of that Committee, and this merrment is
the extent of tne force of that letter and
petition. Ii viii avail nothing. The anti
woman suffragists consider this little move
of Susan's as piece OF strategy to get loot
hold for woman sulTragists. The inclina-
ton OF the present congress is anything but
warm toward the question OF woman suh-
rage, and there is but very little opportunity
for the woman of the country to even get a
fair hearing of their grievances and OF their
claims for rights. In other words. it looks
as though the time for move among the
lmen on this Issue has notyet arrived, and
the agitation they are making will not only
avail nothing for the present, but will cast
straws i'm their pathway in the future.
Brady and Dorsey Indicted.
WAsHISGToS, Feb. 20-The GRIND Jury
sent down a presentment against twelve
l.
persons for conspiracy in the Star Route
cases. Among thdse presented for indict-
ment are ex-Assldtan Postmaster General
Thomas J. Brady, Senator Stephen W. Dor
sey. his brother, j. w. Dorsey; his Private
Secretary, NJ. C. Roerdell, John Z. Miner, of
the firm of Miner, Vale x Co.; Captain W.
II. Turner, formerly clerk in the Postof-
flee Department, and John ". Peck, broth
fer-in-law of ex-senator Dorsey.
In the case OF S. p Brown, J. L. French,
#. I. Lille, l.. w. Vale and J. II. Sanderson,
whose names have been connected with the
Star Route transactions and some OF whom
have already been before the Court or a
United States Commissioner. the charges
were virtually ignored and dismissed from
consideration. On inquiry 1t was found
that there was only one presentment, but it
covers a number OF routes and contracts.