The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-22
TIE STATE PRESS AND POLITICS.

The Dearborn county Republican convention
will be held at Lawrenceburg on Saturday, June
II
The Republican congressional convention for
the Fifth district will be held at Franklin, on
Thursday, july 30
john w. Lnck, of Madison, is announced as
candidate for the Republican nomination for
Representative from Jefferson county.
The Jefferson county Democratic convention
instructed its delegates to vote as unit for
John r. Cravens candidate for Congress-
The Princeton Clarion declares that the opin-
ion is very general that the next Congressman
from the First district will be Republican if
either Mccullough or Menzies is the Democratic
candidate.
Under the management of Mr.. S. j. Thomp-
son, the Lebanon Patriot has become one of the
most interesting publications in the list of Indi-
ana Republican newspapers. The enterprise of
its conductors is meeting the encouragement it
deserves.
The Corrunna Headlight, Democratic news
paper of the Twelfth district, says that to char
acterize the Auburn convention as "a Democrat
ic convention would be farcical, as nothing like
it was ever witnessed since the DAYS of Falstaff
and his recruits" 1t says: eve blush to con-
fess that Democratic convention could thus be
run by the mob spirit"
Mr.. Theron p. Keator, editor of the Fort
Wayne Gazette is being encouraged to accept
the Republican nomination for Congress in the
Twelfth district Speaking of Mr.. Keator's pos
Sibe candidacy, the Fort Wayne News says:
Possessed of splendid abilities, of pleasing ad
dress, and popular in his manner: peculiarly
well qualified to fill the position, and an elegant
vigorous speaker, we feel certain that the Re-
publicans of the Twelfth district could do no
better than TO place Mr.. Keator on the ticket
A current news paragraph states that the
Sixth congressional district, composed Of the
counties of Rush, Fayette, Wayne Henry, Della
ware and Randolph, contains smaller number
of persons over the age of twenty who can
not read and write than any other congressional
district in the Union. The statement is all the
more interesting from the fact that the district
has Republican majority equaling. if not ex-
ceeding any other congressional district in the
United States-a clear majority of ten thousand.
Lafayette Journal: Parsons, the Chicago An
archist. is an ex-rebel. His next Tex" should be
executed.
Corydon Republican: State finances badly
managed, and county affairs worse. if possible
Who wants any more of modern Democracy?
Lagrange Standard: The Anarchists red flag
is an insult to the stars and stripes. But not
more of an insult than the resurrection of jeff
Davis.
North vernon Plain Dealer JeH Davis 3
speeches We're the doctrine OF the Democratic
party. yet his party seemed disturbed by his
frankness.
Greencastle Times: With high license and
local option the Republican party can go before
the people of the State with reasonable assur-
ance Of success
Fort Wayne Gazette: The President does
not take any stock in his party, and the party
takes no stock in its President. and this Is the
end of all reforms or ANYTHING else. It is use
less affair which the people will retire two years
hence.
Madison Courier: The people are entitled to
a fair and equitable apportionment. and they
ought to have it. Parties in this country have
engaged in the gerrymander business too long