The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-28
THE LOCAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. English Not To Be a Candidate, but
Mr.. Bynum Is-Other Notes.

Captain G, P, vanosdal, Of Madison, the mem
Der of the Republican State committee from the
Fourth district, was in the city yesterday.
The Plumed Knights of Columbia will be re-
viewed inthis cityby Hon. w H. Calkins on Sat
nrday night. Sept, 6, when grand turnout may
be expected.
County Republican committee was in the city
yesterday, and called at the State committee
headquarters.
A telegram received by the Republican State
COMMITTEES states that Hon. VIM. B. Chapman,
of Pennsylvania, is sick at Conneaut o., and will
not be able to fill his appointments in Indiana.
Major Peter Platter, Of Seymour is in the
city. The Republicans of jackson county are
awake and in earnest, he says and will, In his
opinion, gain largely in that Democratic strong.
hold
Hon. R. B. F. Peirce, ex-member of Congress
from the Eighth district, is in the city He re-
ports the Republicans in that district as in ex-
cellent working trim and confident of good re-
suits in November
The Seventh ward Republicans will meet at
No 294 Massachusetts avenue, on Friday even
ing, at $50 o'clock, to complete their organiza-
ton of Knights Of Columbia Good speakers
viii be in attendance.
There will be a meeting of first presidential
voters held in the United States Court ROOM
Postofhce building, for the purpose of or
ganizing Blaine and Logan club, on Saturday
evening, at 7:30 o'clock.
It is announced that a delegation of Ohio
Democrats, from Hamilton, are coming over to
call on Mr.. Hendricks tomorrow evening, and
they will urge him to deliver few speeches In
Ohio during the campaign.
Rev George w. Pepper, the agitator who adj
dressed an Irish meeting in Indianapolis few
years ago, at which Mr.. Hendricks was present
r.ysH ~ I'D, o. Of
Blaine and Logan, about the 10th of September.
The following note addressed to Marshall c.
Woods, high muck-a-muck of the Democrat
"Autocrats, was found yesterday:
Mr. Martial G. Woods Kind Sir Please come over
ito the jail waunt to Sc you Friend and comrade,
G. w. RAINS
Senator Harrison's appointment at Corners
vile for next Saturday afternoon will be filed
by Hon. John NJ. Butler, as he has gone East
and will not return for ten days or more. Dur
ing his absence he win deliver few speeches in
Maine.
Hon Robert Mitchell the Republican candi-
date for Secretary Of State, and president of the
State Board Of Agriculture, was in the city last
night He is attending the county fairs through
out the State, and is making vigorous personal
canvass.
In an interview in the Sentinel yesterday, w.
d. Bynum states that under no circumstances
win he allow his name to go before the Demo
cratic congressional convention on Saturday If
Hon. w. r. English is candidate. As the last
named gentleman is not a candidate, Mr. Bynum
viii probably secure the nomination.
Hon. w. H Calkins and Hon. Charles L.
Hol9tein will speak at Columbus on Sept 9;
Vernon, Sept 10; Greensburg, Sept. IL Brook
vile. Sept IL Mr.. Holstein will go to Ohio
about the middle of September, and the follow
ing week Mr.. Calkins will speak at Franklin, on
Sept Is; Nashville, Sept 16; Morgantown, at
night, Sept. l6; Bloomington, Sept IL, Green
castle. Sept 18; Fowler, Sept. %, Goodland,
An agreement has been reached by the friends
Of W. e. English and w. D. Bynum by which
the former is not to be candidate for Congress
before the convention on next Saturday. This
practically insures the nomination of Mr..
Bynum, whose friends threatened to slaughter
English at the polls, if he forced himself on the
convention as a candidate after repeated assur-
Rnces that he would not run. The agreement
was reached after numerous consultations, late
Tuesday night, and it is understood that its
terms were dictated by W. HI English.