St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-05
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.
The Fight for Congregational Pre-
ferment Engende ring Some Bitter

ferment Engendering Some Bitter
ness.
Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2.-There are four
districts in Indiana torn up by dissensions
of conflicting Democratic interests, to-wit.
the First, Third, Seventh and Ninth. The
Sentinel reviews the situation at length this
morning. In the First. Hon. j. E. Nc
CullOugh was nominated recently at Boon
vile. A portion of the convention bolted
in the interest of ex-State Senator Menzies.
a son-in-law of Gen. Hovey, who recently
received the Republican nomination for
congress. Mr.. Mccullough, in an inter-
view at Evansville, says:
Ihave received the nomination for congress
from this district. The fact is generally
known, and think should not lie called
upon to defend that except as against my po-
ltical opponents in the other party. That
kind of defense can make with some show
ing of good grace, and with some effective
ness, too. As TO the troubles at the conven-
tion, there was some squabbing about IN
structed delegates from counties. and an at
tempted lack OF adherence to the unit rule,
which matters,
AIDED BY OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE,
split the convention. AS to the Menzes con-
vention, know nothing of it except through
report. If it seems to do the work for which
the Boonville convention was called, it would
be unauthorized and irregular, and good
Democrats can lend it no assistance. / ven
ture the statement that very inconsidera-
BILE number of Democratic voters question
the validity of my nomination, and for
the Democratic press of the district, it is al
most unanimous in my favor. There are
twelve Democratic papers in the seven coun-
ties comprising the First district,
and every one is for me except one paper in
Menzies county. I am the Democrat candi-
date, and, of course, will make the canvass
l am not responsible for any subsequent
uudem0cratic proceedings. / am before the
people, will seek their suffrages, and trust to
the patriotism and LOYALTY Of tho Democracy
of the First district for my election. We
have plurality of LOGO votes, and at the
very worst 1 hope to pull through, for would
not lead the ticket to defeat.
Mr. MenzieS says that
THE BOONVILLE CONVENTION
was trumped up meeting of McCullough's
friends and that he was not regularly nOm-
mated.
The chief sources of the troubles seemed
to be the unit rule, and instructions by
counties, chiefly, an unfair claim OF McCuI-
lough's friends, and disputed rulings. The
convention disagreed and adjourned. A
nomination made under such circumstances
can have no force. The district will be lost
to the party, and much consequent damage
must result to the state ticket. The county
tickets in the district must suffer also and g
general defeat is imminent while the trouble
will be perperuated for years.
AS to plan of settlement the
Democratic state central committee
| should settle disputes of this kind. Tnere
should be some such authority to appeal to-
was sorry when the present central COM
!, mittee referred such matters to the state con.
vention. 1t showed weakness thereby, and
| lessened proportionately our chances for suo-
cess in the state next election. Ii the COM.
| ing convention gives me the nomination,
| will make the race, but had the state centra
| committee in its Judgment ordered me tc
! stand aside I would step down. feeling CRATE
| full to my friends, whose kindness appre
| ciate, and whom cannot thank at this juno
ture. One good thing would be to nominate
/ q new man.
Dir. Stockslager was interviewed a
| Washington City in relation to
| TROUBLES IN THE THIRD DISTRICT.
| He says:
| The inconsistency of these gentlemen wht
j are now seeking to enforce the unit ruiz
| would be ludicrious if it were not likely II
| have serious consequences. Two years ago
| when Mr.. Howard and contested Tor tn'
! nomination, the delegates from Floyd count!
! vert instructed, both by the popular vote ant
/ by resolution adopted at the conventiot
| which appointed, to cast the vote OF tn'