The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-15
THE MAYORALTY.
Gossip Concerning the Several Candi-
dates for the once OF Mayor.

The rece for the nomination for the May
orally is developing an amount Of aorimony
among the respective aspirants that is rarely
witnessed go early in q campaign for an
cffcs whose honors are light aud whose
emoluments have never been regarded as
extremely heavy. Mayor McMsster is full
fiedged candidate end will ask the Republic
cans to endorse his work OF the past two
years by denomination for the position.
Harvey Stout is fixing the elements
in different parts OF the city with mastery
hand and does not hesitate to say that his
prospects are excellent. Brainard Rorison,
it is understood, will not be q candidate so
long IS Stout is before the people, bat the
fsct that he is arranging his candidacy on q
basis favorable TO Stouts withdrawal
sTskense suspicion in some quarters that
be is really manipulating the wires. The
only argument made in favor of General
McGinnis. outside of an active ability TO COL
lcct his fees is. that in common with
other Federal Office holders he will SOON be
out of Job, ard sheuld be provided for by
the party. In the language OF one OF the
other candidates. If this argument is to be
regarded as worth anything and Mr. Cleye.
lands administration follows in the wake
Of its Republican predecessors, there will be
a great many in the condition OF General
MCGinnis, and it establishes a dangerous
precedent to provide for him on that ground
as u matter OF fact. the General is only on
the outskirts of the race, and 10 Likely to be
nominated only in the event OF 8 dead look
in the convention. There are some who
think that the hercnlean lsbOrs OF n.
s. Byrsm sc & member of the commission
appointed to recount The ballots IN the late
oonteeted election caFes should BIS rewarded
with The Mayoralty, but others again think
the fees which were allowed on that occasion
were fully commensurate with the labor
performed. There is q lurking sus-
picion that George Spshr would like
20 be Mayor, but the we'll known modesty
OF that individual has 50 far prevented any
avoval OF bis candidacy. a large number
Of the So. callsd Independent Republicans,
however, are known to favor Mr.. Spahr. and
it is not st all improbable that he may appear
prominently In the race before the issues are
fully made Postmaster Wildman, who is
soon TO join the ex's, declares that he has ne
intention whatever OF becoming a candidate
for the Office, and in fact no thought OF such a
thing ever entered his mind. A postal clerk
who was decidedly anti French IN the al
legged investigation in which Postmaster
Wildman acted as a Commissioner remarked
TO Sentinel reporter some time ago that he
would be very clad for Mr.. WildmAn to be a
candidate. He had assisted in putting a
aDietus on Mr.. Peelle. and he was ambitious
10 show bis regard also for Mr.. Wildmau.
Thinking TO be the bearer of glad tidings,
thereporer mentioned to Mr. Wildman the
feet that possibly the postal clerks would be
elsd to see him candidate for this Office,
but he replied that nothing could induce
him to undertake the race, though he re-
Rrettsd the necessity OF disappointing any OF
bis friends.