The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-01
THE FIELD OF POLITICS.
Bright Republican Prospects In the First Dis
trict-Meeting of Nationals-Notes.

d. A. Lemcke. Republican candidate for State
treasurer. yesterday, in conversation with a
journal reporter, expressed his satisfaction with
the political situation in the First District I'm
Knox and PoseY cour.' .oa Mr. Iemcke
''the De- oe' e"'o
-..vcratic disaffection strikes me as al
rest phenomenal 1t is continuing and inereas-
Ing from day to day. and has long since passed
the period when there was a possible chance of
fixing things. In Knox county it is openly pre-
dicted by many Democrats that the Republican
county ticket will be elected. From the condi-
ton of things in Posey county it is thought that
General Hovey will carry the district. Hell the
most popular man in southwestern Indiana and
attracts the soldier vote to him, regardless of
party, while with others not soldiers his upright
ness and general worthiness bring him the sup
port Of many Democrats who admire him as
man and want to see the district properly repre-
sented."
The National central committee held a meet
ing at the Grand Hotel last night 1t had little
to do beyond ordering the printing of State
tickets, talking over conditions and arranging to
make an effort to get as many votes as possible
I'VE want to get all we can" said Mr. Gregg,
but there is no hope of doing much this cam
paign. Farmers are dissatisfied with the condi-
ton of affairs. yet It is difficult to judge how far
this dissatisfaction will go. Democrats out of
office. and mean those who do not desire ap-
pointments, are disappointed In the administra
ton. They feel that they have not OBJ
tanned what they voted for If we
were we'll organized as we ought to be and had
plenty of means to conduct an aggressive cam
paign think we could get large vote from this
class"
The convention in August nominated man
out of the district for Supreme Judge. This was
rectified by the committee last night in withdraw
Ing John o. Green, of New Albany, and giving
the nomination to John l.. Miller, of Lafayette
Mr. Green is the National candidate for Congress
In the Third district Congressional nominations
will be in the field in every district but the
Fourth and Eleventh. The central committee
will not meet again during the campaign.
'Do you know that W. D. Bynum was arrang-
ing to remove from this city in case he should
have been defeated for nomination to CongressP
remarked gentleman to the reporter. The
listener knew nothing about it.
YES" continued the gentleman, 'he was
never identified with any interest in this city.
and could leave here without regret; in fact
said as much. He came here rs a political ad
venturer, with nothing to lose and every thing to
win Had he blown in anywhere down South,
he would have been called a scallawag and car
pet-bagger. Here, by chance turn, he got the
nomination and was elected to the Legislature
at time when the Democrats had little hope of
success. Shortly before his recent nomination,
he was looking into the merits Of an icemakng
machine. and told friend of mine that, if de-
feated for the nomination, he would go South
and enter upon the manufacture of artificial ice
l suppose he thought he could thus carry with
him the recollection of cold day. Perhaps he
he can go into the ice business after the election
ut is about time to caution voters," remarked
a candidate last evening, against moving until
after the election. A change of residence in the
city after this week will cause the person moving
to lose his vote"