The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-31
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.


MAJOR G. V. MENz1Es declines to be consid
cred candidate for the Democratic nomination
for Lieutenant governor
w. W. CoTTERAI ex-auditor of Henry county
and member of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, will ask the Republicans to nominate him
for Auditor of State.
SENATOR MALONE is not the first, second or
third senator who has been requested to resign
by the Legislature of his State but if he resigns
because of the request he will be the first to
comply with such demand.
THE Logansport Journal says: 'If, as Gen
eral Hancock thinks, the tariff is to be the issue
in the coming presidential canvass it is plain he
can not be the Democratic candidate unless he
has read up on the subject since 1880 ,"
THE Muncie News says: "Hon. Asbury Steele,
of Marion, is talked of as a candidate for Gov
elnor Mr. Steele is a powerful speaker, and
would make a red hot canvass. He would poll
a tremendous vote in his district where he is
best known
Hon o. NJ WILSON, of Irvington, is candi
date for the Republican nomination for Leuten-
ant-gove1nor, and is the subject of frequent
complimentary mention in the State papers, his
abilities as pariamentarian being the subject
of special commentator.
THE Springfield Mass. Republican says the
strength of Senator Edmunds as presidential
candidate attracts general attention in the East,
and It is probable he will have much larger
delegation from New England and more strength
in the Middle and Western States than he did in
1880.
THE Peoria Transcript says: ''This is about
the time Of year when the prominent Democrat
and the prominent Republican are being extern
sively interviewed. The prominent citizen of
either party is like the shadow of a rock in
"A. III i
emit in these days when cautious public men are
avoiding the interviewing scribe
THE Terre Haute Express says: The Rock
vile correspondence of the Express has an
nouneed, on the authority of the gentleman him
self that Mr. Aired F. White will not be candi-
date for the Republican nomination for Congress
in this district A letter from Mr.. White to
gentleman in this city makes positive announce
ment Of the same fact Mr. White has very
many admirers in this district who Will regret
this step or his part"
THE Peoria I'LL National Democrat has been
looking around for candidate for President,
and has finally settled on Hon. w. r. Morrison,
who is vouched for by the Democrat as being
''rock rooted in the principles of Democracy
Mr. Morrison's credentials not satisfactory.
He will have no chance in Democratic conyen-
ton until he is known to possess "a bar1:H in
the meantime it might increase his availability
old Roman"
THE Columbus Democrat of Tuesday says that
the Democrats of Owen county yesterday in
structed for Hon C. c. Matson for congressman.
Owen county had candidate in the person of
Dr. Williams, and the Democrat does not like
the treatment he has received in his own county.
It SAYS:
eve were present at the convention where
Colonel Matson received his last nomination.
He then said, unequivocally, that he would not
ask a further nomination, and that he would re-
tire from the field at the expiration of the
term for which he was nominated. We person
ally. know that this declaration of his, thus de-
hberately made. did influence and largely shape
the course, politically, of several of the leading
Democrats of this district. We believe, and
shall continue to believe until Colonel Matson
drives us from it by act of his that he
meant what he said and that he will be true to
his word. Until that time comes we see no
good reason for undertaking to kill off other
good men to crafty either the personal jealousy
of other politicians or to boom the chances of
some who has expressly declined to be a can
didata