The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-14
Nothing Short of Removal of All Republican
officials in or Hailing from the Fourth
District Will Satisfy Him.
Indications that Senator Malone Will
Again Be Prominent Figure.
Rapid Growth of the Idea that America Is
the One Great Country of the Earth
The FOster-Dulles Wedding.
HoLMAN's RAID.

Assisted by MIR. Springer, He Goes In Search
of Republican Scalps.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, JAM 3.-Representative Hol-
man has began an offensive partisan" raid, and
threatens to take the official scalp of every one
of his constituents who holds federal position
and who has voted the Republican ticket In
this work he has, by some mysterious arrange
ment, enlisted the aid of Representative
Springer, of Illinois What business it Is of Mr.
Springer to demand the removal of men who
hold places under the government from Mr.. Hol-
mans district is not known, and probably never
will be.
About month ago Mr.. Holman went to the
Treasury Department and demanded the removal
Of Joseph M. Dufour, of Vevay, Switzerland
county Dufour was a SO, 600 a-year clerk in the
office of the supervising architect and has such
good record that Holman met with a refusal
The only thing alleged against Dufour was 'that
ne went home last fall and made some speeches,
and voted the Republican ticket" Hol-
man, however, yearned for Dufour's
official life. and within a few days
fled charges Of offensive partisanship" against
him. reciting that he made Republican speech,
during the campaign, at Fairview, Switzerland
county. The treasurer in whose Office Dufour
was employed refused to remove him; but Hol.
man continued to demand his removal, visiting
the Treasury Department almost daily, and final
ly Mr.. Springer began to come with Holman,
and he lent his voice in demanding the removal
of Dufour, whom he had never seen. To-day
Dufour received letter from Assistant Treasur-
er Smith, asking for his resignation; this Dufour
promptly furnished, and when he asked for an
explanation was given the facts above stated
II never had greater surprise in my life," said
Dufour to a Journal correspondent to night
Holman and have been on the very best terms
socially, for years. Often have met him on the
street, and lent him my aid in going to his home;
and. when Holman's son got into disgraceful
row at a ball here, last winter, interceded for
the Holman family and suppressed, as far as /
could, publication of the affair The father
seemed grateful, and has steadily continued to
appear to be my sincere friend. Why. he even
professed friendship after he had preferred
charges against me and had demanded my re-
moval. / suppose, though, that he thought
did not know who was doing it. Last Septem-
ber," continued Mr.. Dufour, "a special to the
Journal stated that Editor Hartford, of Vevay,
had preferred charges of offensive partisanship
against me. through the Jefferson Democratic
Club of this city. AS soon as it was read at my
home, some of my old friends got together,
without my knowledge and prepared this letter
and sent it to me:
"'VEvAY, Ind. Oct. 81, 1885
"I have known Mr.. Jos. Dufour the bearer
of this, since his early youth, and take great
pleasure in recommending him as courteous
gentleman. of good moral character and high in
tegrity, and worthy of any confidence that may
be reposed in him. Respectfully,
"J. H. NETHERLAND, ROBERT A. KNOX.
.'B. +. SIMMoN, SAML E. PLEAsANTs,
own. HALL
1.-THE men who signed the above are all among
the most influential Democrats in Switzerland
county"
Mr. Dufour says he will not contest his re-
moval, but will accept lucrative position with
the firm of Lewis g. Murry. yentilator manu-
facturers of this city.