The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-25
HON. WILL GUMBACK.
He Cannot Take the Nomination for Any Office
lie Thinks Holman Can Be Beaten.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, June PA representative of
the Journal had the following interview to-day
with Hon. Will Cumback:
Reporter--What is the news in your destrict2
Cumback-Nothing. We like the Irish
man who said to his friend: If its nethin' you're
lookin' for, you will find it in my jug. It its
nothing you are looking for you will find 1t in
our district.
Reporter-How about running for Congress in
your district. Some people were here from there
and said they were going to put you up and have
you beat Holman as you did once before!
Cumback-I have heen urged to take the race
but will not do it.
Reporter-Don't you think you could be
elected
Cumback-Yes. I think Holman could be
easily beaten this year.
Reporter-Why this year more than any othere
Cumback--Because there are several hundred
men who expected an Office from Holman who
have not received it, and because the aspirants
for his place have about come to the conclusion
that the only way to get rid of him is to have
him beaten at the polls. They realize now they
cannot beat him in convention. convention
composed of postal clerks, postmasters, revenue
officers and Indian agents. and those who expect
to be, will choose the man who has given, or
promised to give them some of these places. So
he will be certain to hold on as
long as there is Democratic President
/ saw in the convention at Greensburg any num-
Der Of men who were neglecting their official
duties, and who held the places Of men who had
been turned out as Offensive partisaus," doing
their best to nominate the man who had given
them place. 1t was as amusing as 1t was ridic-
ulous to hear Holman. on accepting the nomina-
ton, in addressing this crowd of Office holders
and office-seekers, speak of his love for civil
service reform, and to boast how the Democrats
had purified and reformed the administration of
public affairs There were great many honest
Democrats In the convention that could not con-
ceal their disgust. The convention was very
tame and spiritless affair, and when Holman
quotes his old speech about the high tax on
trace -chains'-an old chestnut he has been
using for the last ten years. do not anticipate
that the district will go wild with enthu-
siasm Some impairment Democrat may
ask him why the Democratic House, with oil the
committees, have not reported a bill to reduce
the tax on ''trace chains" They may even go
so far as to ask him why, in the last twenty
years in Congress, he has not relieved trace
chains" of this burden. But he may be saving
the ''trace-chain" to pull him into Congress, as
it has done before.
But with all that, If any body else but Cravens
had been put up against him, he would have
been beaten this time in convention. But in
two years more he will have every postmaster a
Democrat, and every postal-clerk, and every
whisky gauger, and then he will have conven-
ton that can beat any of them. His friends are
now playing the sharp game of putting him up
Ior CQe C6naJ6 10 get Tue OtuSF HSplrdutS 10 GET
him out of the way by promoting him. That is all
for effect. Everybody knows that dolman has
no grip ON the State. Even such man as Frank
Landers prevented his nomination for Governor
when Blue Jeans carried off the nomination.
Reporter-Then why not make the race your
self
Cumback--Because my lecture engagements
for the coming season prevent my taking the
canvas of the district and devoting my whole
time up to the election
Reporter-Then you do not intend to let them
use your name for Secretary of State, as has
been suggested in the Journal
Cumback-Certainly not. cannot. this year.
be a candidate for any Office. If l wanted to be
candidate, this is the year. We are going to
win this time. Put up first-class ticket and we
will put it through all right.
Reporter-Will you take an active part in the
canvass?
Cumback-You know / always have, and
hope nothing will happen to prevent my doing so
this time