The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-05
STATE PRESS AND POLITICS.


Saturday.
The Republicans of Gibson and Posey counties
have nominated Virgil P. Bohemian for State
Senator The nominee is resident of Posey
vile, and is solid and enterprising business
man of that place.
George W. Campbell has retired from the po-
sition of editor Of the Rushville Graphic. and
will devote his time to the canvass for prescott
ing attorney for the Eighth district TO which he
has been nominated by the Republicans
Reviewing the encouraging condition of the
Republican organization in Howard county, the
Gazette Tribune says: I'VE already have an
exceptionally strong county ticket nominated.
and If the remaining portion of the ticket should
| DC equally strong, we may confidently look for
an old-time Republican majority this fall"
The Republican candidate for Congressman in
the Second district Rev. M. S. Ragsdale. is a
minister in the Christian Church. The Repub-
lican candidate for Congressman in the Fifth
district Rev. Ira j. Chase, is likewise one of the
brightest preachers OF that denomination In
the Tenth district Rev. w. D. Owen. present
Congressman, and one of the most eminent fol
| lowers OF Alexander Campbell, will be renom-
mated without opposition. Several districts are
yet to be heard FROM
There is a general revolt of the Posey county
Democracy against the candidacy of ]. E. Nc
Collough for Congressman from the First dis
trict. The Mt. Vernon Star Dem appeals to
its constituents to resent the insults that have
been heaped upon Them and says: "Let Posey
county show him that blow can be given for
blow. Insult can be resented and ingratitude
punished. Let no Democrat in the county so
far forget his county, his party and his manhood
as to vote for him. Let your votes against him
teach by the magnitude of the majority that in
future he must not let his ambition ou.run his
Judgment and that above all things he must
not lose his temper and cease to be gentle
man"
Professor E. E. Smith, late of Purdue Uni
versity, will be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. The Lafayette Courier warmly announces
his candidacy and says: 'He is a man in the
prime of life who has spent nnereen years in
The school room-having taught in every grade.
from the county school up toa profes sorship in
college. A graduate of Kentucky University,
his ripe scholarship has been manifest in his
| work In the schools of Indiana Genial in tenn
permanent, courteous in manner, energetic in
| spirit Professor Smith com bines those elements
| which, with wide personal acquaintance. will
| make him strong man for the ticket, as we'll as
a man in every way qualified for the position"
The chairmen of the county Republican cen
trail committees of the Eleventh congressional
district met at Wabash yesterday for the pur-
| pose of fixing the time of holding the congress
/
| uation in the district. Every county in the dis
trlct save Wells was represented and, In addition
to the chairmen of the committees there was
| liberal sprinkling of prominent Republicans from
the various counties Considerable time was
| occupied in discussing the temperance question,
and the sentiment was almost unanimous in ia
| vor of incorporating local option plank in the
| State platform Sept. was fixed as the date for
holding the Congressional convention and after
| brief addresses by Major George W. Steele and
| L. T. Kitchener, secretary of the Republican
State central committee. the meeting adjourned.
Lawrence Mai The Democracy make good
prosecuting attorney, but avery poor defendant.
Brookville American: Party domination should
not be maintained at the expense of public in
/ terests
| LaPorte Herald Chronicle: Isn't it about time
for the Democratic party to begin to think Of
doing something's
Madison Courier: The Democratic party isn't
able to agree upon anything-not even upon
division of the spoils.
/ Greencastle Banner: Even Democrats are be-
ginning to acknowledge that Wall street runs
| Clevelands administration.
/ Worthington Times There must be no di-
vision in the Republican ranks this year. Above
all others this is the year for harmony.
Corydon Republican: Congress is about ready
| to adjourn. Has it removed that ''robber"
tariff To be brief, has it done anything9
| to know what is the good OF Democratic
jority in the House, anyway Art not fond of
the circus9
Lawrenceburc Press: After Cleveland's
! officials in this district and State had robbed
him of his civil-seryice capital he locked his
| stable door-that is, he proclaims that he has
| locked it.
Vincennes News Dem The laboring men
| are not entitled to sympathy when they rally to
the support of such men Dan Voorhees, and
John e. Lamb, who have always been on the
side of the monopolist
Fowler Era: We do know that all good tenn
perance people should work together for good,
sound, practical temperance legislation, and we
| do know that the third party temperance effort
is failure, and always will be failure.
Steuben Republican,: This gerrymandering
| business, no matter what political party engages
in it, is so VIGOROUSLY and so outrageously dis
honest to merit, it will receive the severest
condemnation of every honest man of every
party
Attica Ledger: The idea of holding the con-
| vention late is a good one As a rule, the
campaigns are too long. Long campaigns are
expensive and useless. The voter who cannot
make up his mind in thirty days is not fit to
cast ballot.
Terre Haute National Republican: If the
Democratic party is not capable, party, of
administering the affairs of this country, in
cordauce with the sentiment voiced in 1884.
what is the sense in trying to keep mp a Demo
cratic partys
Evansville Journal The Republican party
does not want to enter on any defensive cam
paigns. What it wants is to move upon the
enemys works" IT'S time is TOO valuable to be
taken up in defending candidates, however
worthy they may be.
Rockville Republicans In another year most of
the Republicans will be out of Office. and then
minor matters will be attended to. The most
| important matters must be attended to first. It
will take some time to put reform in full
operation. Have patience
Garrett Clipper (Dem.): The anti-Lowry men
are not to be sneezed at and if Roberts name is
announced at the Kendallvlle convention and the
same disreputable means employed TO nominate
him as were adopted at Auburn, that somebody
will go out of the rear window without stopping
to raise the sash.