The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
POLITICAL NEWS.

THE Eleventh congressional district of Texas
contains eighty-one counties
THE total number of votes in the Republican
national convention will be $780, necessary to
choice, All.
THE Logansport Chronicle announces the
name of Rev. w. D. Owen as a candidate for
Congress.
LIBERTY Herald: Drop all side issues and
go to work for grand Republican triumph next
November.
THE Iowa House of Representatives has voted
down an amendment to the constitution granting
female suffrage.
THE first duty of all good citizens is to attend
the primary meetings of his political party, and
make politics pure by putting honest men in
charge of the machine"
Mr.. E. H. STALEY, editor of the Frankfort
Crescent, has been nominated by the Democracy
of Clinton county for Representative in the Leg
islature. Staley is as good man as Democrat
can be-
clines peremptorily to be considered as candi-
date for either position the presidential ticket
But the fact remains that he would honor either
end of it.
JAYHAwKER: Mr.. Holman told me that he is
not candidate for President, Vice-president or
Governor of Indiana; but that he is candidate
for Congress, and that he reads the Enquirer for
the news.
THE New York Graphic says: 1.-THE fairest of
the dark horses in the Republican Derby are ex-
Governor Fairchild of Wisconsin, Benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana, and General Hawley, of
Connecticut.
MUNo1E News: 1t is stated that Hon John
Overmyer will not serve longer as chairman of
the State central committee We respectfully
suggest Hon. George w. Steele to the position
He would make splendid chairman.
THE Fowler Era says Major Calkins is
gaining strength every day as gubernatorial
candidate. His candidacy is the exemplifcation
of honesty, frankness and manliness How
ever, as between CalkinS and Dudley no mistake
can be made, as either will receive the hearty
and earnest support of the best element in the
State
ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat: No man since
Lincoln has held warmer place in the affections
of the people of Illinois than plain, sincere, elo
quent old ''Dick" Oglesby and his assured
unanimous nomination by the Republican con
vention leaves no room for doubt as to what the
State will do in the next election. Oglesby and
a big Republican majority always go together in
Illinois.
COLUMBUS Republicans The Valparaiso Mes
senger, the Plymouth Democrat, the Goshen
Democrat and the Michigan City Dispatch are
dissatisfied, and show signs of following in the
footsteps of the Wabash Courier into the Repub
lican ranks 1t is not strange that sensible men
and papers grow discouraged and disguised at
the shilly -shallying time-serving course of the
party and want to leave it forever.
PROF. AMI ATwArER is urged by the
Bloomington Telephone proper man for one
of the delegates to Chicago from the Fifth CON
gressional district Prof. Atwater is lifelong
Republican, gentleman honored in every rela
ton of life and. as the Telephone says, would
represent the great mass of intelligent indie
pendent voters who do not make their living by
politics. the voters who are going to elect the
President.
EX-SENATOR CoNKLING wrote as follows to
the editor of the Pittsburg Penn Commercial
under date of the 22d inst: Thanking you for
your note and kindness, am compelled to say
as l do in answer to all communications pro
posing word or act in politics, that am wholly
out of political movements and affairs, and
wholly absorbed in professional work. which
taxes all my energies Apart from preference
it is impossible for me to participate in or be
drawn into discussion at this time"
ELKHART journal: In private letter to a
friend, some time ago, in reply to the question
whether he were candidate Major Calkns
says: II am candidate for Governor, not in
the sense of setting up committees, or beating
about the border to get delegates to vote for me-
but l trust, in the higher and better sense. l
simply say | am candidate then let the dele
gates when assembled do for the best, and go
for the best man. IF they decide for me, we'll |
and good: if for another, my voice will be heard
for him wherever | can get an audience"