The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-05
AT THE HEADQUARTERS.

Prominent Democrats Suddenly Disappear
Chairman Henderson's Biuffing.
At Democratic headquarters. yesterday fore
noon, the temperature became slightly warmer
and the frost was thawing little under the op-
Marion county count 1t was seen that few
Sold changes in the TALES would dispiace Re-
publican ard add a Democrat to the General As
6embly rol-call, and the knights of the round
table were genial over the prospect. The news
that the joint senatorial district of jeff erson and
Clarke had zone Republican temporarily
annoying but Chairman Henderson soon ar
ranged matters so that telegram was read as
coming from e. V. Staley. chairman of the
Democratic committee of Clarke county. This
telegram announced that ''McClure is
slected by two majority. Taggart gives
st up Mcclure is the Democratic candidate
for Senator from those Counties and the asser-
5ion that Mr. Taggart, the Republican candidate,
has ''civen it up" has since been authoritatively
denied The township Of New Washington, in
Clark county, is long -settled, staid, old-fash-
toned township, usually reliably Democratic from
Toto 80 1t would require majority of l3l in
shat precinct TO give Mcclure one majority
This unexpected loss, together with the uncer-
sainty about the ST Joseph county districts and
the representative district of Vigo, Vermillion
and Sullivan. not to speak of others, caused
a sudden exodus of distinguished Democrats.
Among the missing are State Auditor Rice,
Clerk of the Supreme Court Sheerin and
Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald Mr. Rice is well
acquainted in Clark county, which adjoins his
native county OF Floyd 1t was given out that
MI It'd 40 Woc rrrknv,
bot his departure was so hasty and mysterious
that he Is liable to turn up almost anywhere
The counties of Crawford and Orange were also
to be looked after, and an adroit person has also
been dispatched thither.
After these affairs had been attended to-,
Chairman Henderson became the incarnation of
bluff. He claimed everything sight unseen. 1t
was then he gave out that the election of Nc
Clure was certain, and that gave thirty one
Democratic Senators. sure. Added to this he
made the claim that the Democrats had elected
4orty-ive members in the House. He gave the
following as his list of districts that had elected
Democratic Senator'S:
Posey and Gibson
Knox ard Pike
Dubois and Perry.
Sullivan and Green.
Orange, Crawford and Harrison.
Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland.
Ripley Franklin and Union.
bartholomew and Brown.
Morgan, Johvvson and Brown
Adams, Jay and Blackboard.
Wells and huntington.
Allen.
Whitley and Allen
St Joseph and Starke.
Clark and jefferson.
Daviess and Martin.
Warrick and Spencer
This makes seventeen. 10 which is added four
teen hold-over Democratic Senators, making a
total of thirty-one.
Chairman Henderson claims the following rep
resentatise districts to have been carried by
Democrats:
E E2ssy.
Sullivan.
Dubois and Martin
Lawrence, Dubois and Orange.
Jackson.
Floyd.
Clark.
Floyd Clark and jefferson
Dearborn.
Dearborn and Switzerland.
Franklin.
Ripley Franklin and Union.
Monroe and Brown.
sullivan, vigo and vermillion.
Putnam.
johnson.
Shelby.
Adams and Jay
Adams. jay and Blackboard
Madison.
Upton.
Miami
Gass.
Wells
Allen ca
Allen and Huntington
Whitley.
1aporte.
I.aporte, Starke and Pulaski.
Bartholomew
Montgomery, Putnam and Clay.
White and Pulaski.
Cass and Miami.
St. Joseph (2.l
Clay.
Marion 90
Vigo.
Scott and Jennings.
Harrison. Total. 45.
In addition to these, Chairman Henderson
al Hnra nd R.,nh and Gnn