The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-17
INDIANA POLITICS.
General HOvey's Chances-The Prospects of
the Legislative Ticket

the Legislative Ticket
Correspondence Of the Indianapolis Journal
BooNvILLE, Sept. 16 TO visitors to this con-
gressional district politics would seem on the
stand STILL and perhaps they are, AS far as the
masses of the Democracy are concerned ABBOTT
the most important officers to he elected down
this way are the Congressman ana several mem.
bers to the next General Assembly.
Two years ago. when it was evident that Mr..
Kleiner would never make another race for a
seat in Congress, several Democratic aspirants
came to the front Among them was Major
Gustavus Menzies, who had come before nomin-
ating conventions for that position and was
each time set aside for n more abler and
better" man, but when it was apparent that Mr..
Klener could not get the nomination in 1886,
Major Menzies came out openly for the place,
and worked in an honorable and conscientious
way for the nomination. About the same time,
James E. Mccullough, then member of the
State Senate from Posey and Gibson counties,
also thought he was the man for the place, and
accordingly entered the race, with the determi-
nation to win at all hazards From the summer
of 1884 up to the time of holding the nominating
convention, July 10. 1856, a continuous warfare
had been kept up against Major Mepzies by the
Mccullough henchmen, and to cap the climax,
Kleiner, with dozen postmasters, entered tho
Mccullough ranks. In addition. early last
spring, William F. Townsend, chronic office
seeker, came out as a candidate. but he sold oat
to Mccullough and transferred his small follow
ing to his ranks
As time passed on, county conventions and
primary elections were held in the different conn
ties, and when July 10 came delegates from the
seven counties composing the district met at this
place for the purpose OF making nomination
for Congressman. Warrick county was instruct
ed for Mccullough, as also were Spencer and
Gibson, while Perry and Posey were instructed
| for Menzies. Vanderburg and Pike came unin-
| structed, but majority of the formers
| delegates were for Menzies, while ma
| jority of the latters were for Mccullough.
| The convention was duly called to order by the
| district chairman, George w. Curtis. of Mount
Vernon, Menzies man. There were two can
didates placed in nomination-one By each fac
| tion-for permanent chairman OF the conven-
ton, and when the ballot was called the trouble
| ty vote unit, whereupon the Mccullough
men in Vauderburg and Perry sent up howl
against any such voting. Then the chairman or
iered that each delegate from all the counties be
| allowed to vote separately and have his vote
| counted thus. This brought up howl from the
McColloughites, they declaring it wasn't fair.
| They wanted the unit rule enforced in every del
| egation where they had majority and 60 unit
rule where they were In the minority.
! This wrangle was kept up all that day Some
! times there were two or three men claiming to
| have been elected permanent chairman; but aS
night MenZies delegate made motion TO ad-
| journ. which was carried and the convention ad-
| journed. But Mccullough was not to be beAteni
no went out TO the courthouse steps aud told hK