The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
The result of the election tomorrow is of as
much Importance to the good citizens as it is to
the bummers.
II Cottrell is elected mayor, the saloon keepers
and gamblers claim that they will have things
their own way
The Democratic corruption fund, contributed
by the saloon keepers and brewers, amounts it
is said, to $4,000.
There is a very encouraging prospect for the
election of DR.. Moore councilman from the
Eighteenth ward over Sim Coy, the hummer
boss.
Voters should be careful to notice that their
tickets bear the name of Caleb S. Denny, the
Republican candidate, instead of Robert Denny,
the Prohibitionist.
The bummers will all vote tomorrow. Good
citizens should 60 to the polls and use their
influence to prevent the Coy Dinnn gang from
getting control of the city government
Aquilla Jones, the Democratic candidate for
Council in the Third ward is making his can
vass as an advocate of saloon license of 500,
which he declares he would vote for if he should
be elected
If the good citizens do their duty at the polls
tomorrow, and work as hard for the success of
the law and order ticket as the saloon keepers do
for Cottrell, the majority of Mr.. Denny will be
not less than 1900.
The gamblers and saloon-keepers are working
for the election of Cottrel because it is to their
interest. 1t is. therefore, to the interest Of all
citizens favoring law and order to do all that
they can to defeat him.
In some of the South Side wards the friends
of NJ. F. Shields, the Democratic candidate for
city clerk, offering to trade Cottrell in his in
terest. The friends of George Bruenig should
not lose sight of his interests while working for
| the success of the Republican ticket.
In their services. last evening, DR.. Mcleod,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. and
Dr. Jeffrey, of the First Baptist Church, strong
| ly advised the members of thac congregations
| to vote against the candidate representing the
Liquor League, and to vote for the candidate
| representing law and order.
| barkeeper, on Saturday, brutally kicked to
death an old man. who was a confirmed drunk
| ard, because ne failed to pay for drink of lq-
uOr. For this act of criminal lawlessness the
barkeeper is detained at the police station simply
| as a witness If Cottreil is elected mayor there
| will be no restrictions upon the saloon business
Under the provisions of the Campbell election
| law, any person suspected of being party to a
| bargain for influencing vote may be summoned
before either the grand jury or the Circuit Court
| and compelled 20 testify, and they cannot then
be prosecuted, while the other persons concerned
in the crime may be made to suffer the full pen
| atty Of the law.
1t is reported that W. H. Tucker and some of
| the Democrats in the Twentieth ward are going
| around telling that John L. Mcfarland the Re-
| publican candidate for Council in that ward. is
| evasive on the saloon-license question In con
tradiction of this report Mr.. Mcfarland last
night authorized the Journal to state that he is
| emphatically in favor of high license, ard. if
| elected, will vote to increase it to 500.