The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-22
State Politics.

The Republicans Of the Twenty seventh judi
cial circuit met at Wabash on Saturday and
nominated E. T. Rasener for prosecutor.
The Republicans Of Union township. Mont
for trustee; Jesse w. Cumberland and Chas. e.
Davis for justices Of the peace; j. Ell. Gilkey for
assessor; for constables Loren Miller, James E.
Hamilton. jr., Harry Conrad and w. G.. Hanna.
The recent Republican primary election in
Randolph county was one of the most exciting
in the history of the county. and resulted in the
following nominations: For treasurer, John
Turner auditor, A. j. Cranor; sheriff, Benjamin
Hawthorn; commissioner, N. III. Philips; sur
veyor, G. G. Yunker; coroner. j. j. Evans.
At the Republican primary at New Castle, on
Saturday, 668 votes were polled resulting in the
nomination of John w. Foutz for trustee, and
John G. Murray for assessor
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Howard
county Republican central committee was held
on Saturday. The committee completed its per-
manent organization by electing j. G. Leach
secretary. The friends of Captain W. H.
Sumption and Mr.. Isaac Wright, both of whom
are claiming the nomination for the Office of
sheriff. were present and thoroughly discussed
the result of the recent primary. The matter
was finally disposed of by the committee agree
ing with the candidates for recount of the
ballots on sheriff. Mr.. Sumption claims the
nomination by majority of three, and Mr.
Wright by majority of two.
Southern Indiana has never known a Demo
cratic convention to surpass the one held at
Bloomington on Saturday. 1t began with
quarrel and ended with quarrel, supplemented
with resolution introduced by John r.. East.
denouncing civil-service reform. The fight was
by the Matson men. VINO simply bucked and
gagged the meeting and carried off sixteen out of
seventeen of the delegates. though the majority
of the convention were plainly for another
man that they instructed for Hon. j. w. Buskirk
for Congress. The fight was led by one John
McGee, henchman Of Matson. holding po-
sition under him at Washington City, and who is
in Monroe county setting up the pins for his
master, while the master, in speeches from his
seat in Congress, is denouncing COL Dudley for,
as is alleged. doing the same thing in 1884 The
fight by the opposition was led by d. 0. Spencer
and Captain Dollan but without avail. 1t was
half an hour before a chairman was elected, and
the bowling. yelling mob that then took posses
sion is beyond description. The fight was on the
method of selecting delegates. A circular that
had been issued by the anti -Matson men during
the morning, finding fault with the chairman of
the committee, came up like red flag. MCGEE,
holding it in his right hand, in most cowardiy
manner charged the Telephone, the Republican
paper, with being responsible for its appearance,
and d. o. Spencer remarked that this emigrant
(McGee) from Washington City, at the behest of
his master, had come here to throttle the suf-
frage of the native Democracy. BY this time a
dozen men were on the floor, all demanding to be
heard, each questioning the others Democracy
or charging fraud and effort to defeat the will
of the meeting. 1t was a remarkable specimen
of modern Democracy. and goes to show that the
hungry and thirsty are going wild over the
spoils, regardless of the party it's principles
G.. c. Matson, by the most gross and shameful
methods, packed the congressional delegation,
r. A. Fulk by a like majority. No circus ever
afforded half the amusement for Rep blicans.
The instructions for Buskirk are like threads
of straw and worse than mockery.