The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-27
MORE MUSIC FOR LOWRY.

An Old Breach Made Wider-Two Demo-
cratic Parties in Lagrange County.
correspondence of the indianapolis Journal.
LAGRANGE, Ind. April 24--The greed for
spoils has driven the Democratic party of La
grange county asunder The proceedings Of to-
day have demonstrated that there now are in this
county two fully equipped ana organized Demo
cratic parties. 1t is already known outside of
Lagrange. and especially by Mr.. Lowry and the
Democratic State central committee, that the con-
test the postoice here raised terrible temp
est in the waters of the unterrified of Lagrange
1t was the discord resulting from this tussle
over the postofice that brought State Chairman
Henderson here to pour oil upon the waters
early this spring. But the tempest be stlled
has broken out with renewed force and increased
violence. A brief resume of the situation may
not be Improbable. The veteran old Bourbon
Andrew Ellison, when Cleveland was elected,
had long supposed that he was the autocrat Of
Lagrange Democracy and officio sole dictator
of its policy and dispenser of its patronage.
But fighting along with him and under his ban
ner for several years past was j. Frank Snyder,
young America Democrat and proprietor and
publisher of the Democrat, the organ and only
Democratic paper published here in the interest
of Bourbonism. For year or two
past Mr.. Snyder had declined to sneeze every
time Ellison took snuff. This, of itself. was try
Ellisons very unfriendly to Congressman
Lowry, but Snyder, with his Democrat, warmly
supported that spokesman. This was almost ex-
asperating. But when the author of 'innocuous
desuetude" took the holm and opened the spoils
gate, Lowry stood in with Snyder and gave him
the postofice, despite the most bitter opposition
of the autocrat and his messy backed followers
1t was too much, and the flood gates of Eli
sons wrath were turned wide open and the bat
tle hitherto conducted under cover was now car
ria Mt fha m vyh nha,r
man Of the Democratic central committee, stood
in with Lowry and Snyder Upon this becoming
known to the Ellison faction they suddenly dis
covered-after many months of earnest party
sha. hs had not ' 6esn leral ~ e sssas
ed, aud they unceremoniously decaptated him.
That is, they had pretended proceeding to that
end, and proclaimed him ousted. They called
convention of the ''E!lison wing" nominated
delegates to the congressional convention, and
elected central committee That meet
ing was on the 10th instant The
regulars or "Kimmel wing were not
to be thus disposed of, and called q
mass convention for to-day the call being signed
officially by Kimmel as chairman When the
convention assembled at l o'clock the Ellison
faction, under the leadership of lawyer
Ballou. having assembled early by preconcertion.
took the bulge on the regulars and organized
the meeting by the selection of one OF their num-
Der as chairman. The Kmmeltes saw the
point, and promptly withdrew, to the number of
forty eight, and organized their convention in
another place, leaving the Ellison Ballouites. of
nearly the same number, and their Republican
auditors, to be harangued by their leaders The
regulars" or Kimmel wing, organized an order
ly convention, elected their delegates to the Con-
gressional convention and adjourned. Knots OF
the two factions met at various points on the
streets after both meetings adjourned, and en-
gagged in very warm discussions Both wings
are very determined. In fact many OF
them are shot" on both sides and
the breach promises to widen. Their
forces seem to be about equal numerically, and
the result depends upon the generalship Of their
leaders. There will be two full delegations from
Lagrange to the congressional convention, TO be
held at Auburn. May -, each claiming to be the
only simon-pure. unadulterated and duly author
ICED. The Ellisonites are ti-Lowry. and the
regulars are Lowry first, last and always. The
Ellison faction have the shrewder managers and
the orat1rical force of the party, while the regu
lars. Kimmel Snyder followers are perhaps, the
strongest numerically. So we may look for
music in the Democratic congressional conven-
ton for this district AS Lowry has steadily
stood with the Kimmel mon in dispensing the pat
ronage and steadily ignored the Elisonites in that
importantfac of Democratic reform" the war
will be hot. and bitter one. and will not end
with the Auburn convention. It is virtually
conceded that Mr.. Lowry has 30 effectually set
things mp as to insure his nomination, but his
] re- election is by no means secure The Eek.
posive force OF the postofiice In poticss will be
heavy weight on Mr. Lowry.
LEARNING MooRA