The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
CANDIDACY OF REV. IRA j. cHAsR
An Interview with Him Regarding the Fa-
v0rable Outlook for His Election.

Rev. Ira j. Chase, Of Danville, who went to
San francisco one of the Indiana delegates to
the National Encampment Of the Grand Army,
and was nominated during his absence as the
Republican candidate for Congress in the Fifth
district, arrived in this city yesterday morning,
en- route for home He was met here by Messrs
W. X. McClelland, A. L. F. Welshaus, and
James Homerick, Of Danville, and was
convinced by these gentlemen, who represented
the citizens Of Hendricks county IN arranging q
pleasant surprise for Mr.. Chase, that it would be
much better for him to spend the day in Indian
apoiis resting, and take the evening train for
home A Journal reporter was one of number
OF others who called on Mr. Chase at the Deni-
son House during the afternoon. One would
know from his strongly marked spirit
a clergyman, and a very slight acquaintance
would give the impression that he is good pas
tor He had the outward signs, too, of veteran,
yesterday, for he wore, besides the regulation
nat ana uniform of the order, three or four
Grand Army decorations that he had brought
back from the National Encampment
when asked If his nomination as the Repub-
ican candidate for Congress in the Fifth dis
trlct came to him unexpectedly, Mr.. Chase said:
Il cannot say that ii was unexpected, but it was
certainly unsolicited. 1t was owing to
suppose, that my friends refrained
from saying anything about the matter to me
until about two months ago, and then only the
probability OF my being nominated was dis
cussed. did not solicit from anyone support
for the nomination, for felt that it would not
De proper for me to do so. My chosen profess
sion Is dearer to me than anything else, and
nothing can turn me aside from it did not
hear OF my nomination until the sixth day after
the convention was held, when I read it i'll a
newspaper. The compliment has come to me in
such a. way that cannot ignore it. I
i shall give to the work which has been placed
before me by my fellow-citizens my best life.
shall be found active and laboring earnestly for
the success my friends DESIRE"
How do you regard the outlook for your
election9n
SON, the Democratic candidate, judging from
information that l have obtained from many
members of his own party, is very I'M
popular, and for good reasons, something of
which will be heard during the campaign. If
MIR. Cooper of Columbus, had been nominated,
the Republicans, think, would have tried to do
nothing more than keep up their organization
1t all that has been said to me by
Democrats can be relied upon, Mr.. Matson will
lose enough votes from his own party to cause
his defeat. The Republican vote can be relied
upon. / acknowledge of course, that must
overturn a Democratic majority of ], 900, and. to
do that, must get 500 votes from that party, but
am encouraged to think that it can easily be
done. under the circumstances. My wife in
forms me, in letter that have received from
her. that number of letters have been received,
during my Absence from Democrats, declaring
that they would not vote for Mr.. Matson.
shall work faithfully for success, and think il
can be attained"