The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-05
JUBILANT, REPUBLICANS.
Great Demonstration To Be Held at Ma
rion In Honor of Major Steele.

Great Demonstration To BE Held at Ma
rion In Honor of Major Steele.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Nov. At would be impossible to
find anywhere within the borders of Indiana
more rampant joyous lot of Republicans than
those of Marian and Grant counties, who are re-
joicing tonight over the election of Major
George Steele to Congress, the election of the en-
tire judicial and county Republican tickets, and
the probability of carrying the State and Legis-
lature. On the county ticket NJ. S. Friend is
elected Representative By $50 majority; William
Feiehner, clerk. by $685. William G. Wilson,
sheriff by 203; John w. Miles, auditor, by 427;
H. D. Reasoner treasurer, by 577 j. L. Lord,
coroner, by ABS: Lindley Nj. Overman, surveyor
without opposition, and William R. Coomler
and Ephraim Crevston Commissioners, by from
400 to 500 majority.
In the Forty eighth judicial district, composed
of Grant and Biackford counties Hon. r. G. ST.
john of this place. is elected judge by about 400
majority, and Sidney NJ. Cantwil of Han ford,
prosecutor, by 200 majority.
The feature of the result that gives most I'M
alleged satisfaction is the triumph of Major
Steele, whom it seems useless for the Democracy
of this part of the State to try to down.
Steele has nov made four races for Congress in
this district each time with the district fixed up
lot d DetnOcraI, anu eacn time ne mas succeeded
in getting the neck of the common enemy under
his feet His first race was in 1880. his Compel
itor being Gen. James R. Slack. of Huntingdon
The latter had contracted the congress
sional fever He had large nfu-
ence. and going before the Democratic
Legislature asked that district be arranged for
his benefit. He was told by the apportionment
committee to select the counties he wanted, and
taking pencil and map he marked off the nine
counties of Adams, Blackford. Grant, Hunting.
Ilnrr ud hal IT, III
In these there was only a small Dem
ocratic majority, but Slack counted on
his great personal popularity to carry
him through. Major Steele made the
canvass against him and defeated him by Sos
votes. In 1882 the Democracy nominated Joseph
Daily, of Blufton, the most popular and elo-
quent Democrat in the district The campaign
was holly contested. and Steele again triumphed
by plurality of 339 votes. Two years ago the
same ground was contested by Steele with Major
NJ. Fl. Kidd, of Wabash. Dsaffection in both
parties and the presence of a Greenback eandi-
date rendered the result doubtful, but Steele
was again elected By plurality of 48 in total
vote of 49, 000
The last Legislature decided to take the mat
ter in hand, and so gerrymander the district as
to leave Major Steele at home. To that end
Howard county, with its Republican majority
of over thousand, was Topped off and placed in
the Ninth, thus placing Steele in q minority of
9l0 on the basis of 1884 There was a great
scramble for the Democratic nomination, and
Branyan. of Huntington secured it. Steele was
again nominated over his own protest, and at
once commenced the most thorough canvass he
hae ever made. He was in the field day and
night. No move of the enemy escaped
him. The result is his triumphant
election for the fourth time. by a
plurality that will fall little short of 800 HIS
majorities in the several counties official est-
mated are as follows Grant. 928; Huntington,
Us; Jay, rs; Wabash, 1908; total, 2. 7S9. Bran
vans msiorities are: In Miami, $50, Adams.
1000; Wells 900; Blackboard l50; total, 1900,
Steeles plurality, 4S9 John Ratliff. the Pro-
hibiton candidate. polled 230 votes in this
county and his vote in the district will approx
mate 800
Steee's majority in his own county where he
is best known. is attested by the unprecedented
majority of 928, in the face of large prohibi-
ton vete, threefourths of which came from the
Republicans. Steele is the most popular man
in Grant county, and the most popular Repub-
lican in the district. Republicans here are freely
coupling his name with the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor two years hence
Plans are on foot for a monster joslification
here on Friday night The word has gone out
over the district, and all the counties will be
represented by their hundreds ard probably
thousands Pandemonium will be probably lei