The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-11
Notes and Gassin.

DR.. Mcconnell, Of Angola, is on the ground.
John Denton, formerly prominent in city poll
ties, is delegate from Jennings county.
Kuntz's band from Fort Wayne, which is
here making Munson music. serenaded the Jour-
nal last evening
Both Bynum and Bailey were at the Grand,
last night, each industrously claiming that
the result in the Seventh district delegation was
in his favor.
Of Vncennes, about nominating Lieutenant
governor don't think one ought to be made.
1t is against all precedents.'
Harry H. Francis the editor of the Michigan
City Dispatch. is here. He is a candidate for
t,aa Democratic nomination for Congress in the
thirteenth district, and regards his chances as
favorable.
j. E. McCuloch, candidate for Congress in the
First district said to Journal reporter last even
ing. "Our trouble there has been fortunately
settled Mr.. Menzies told me to-day, and he is
no longer candidate"
Ex-senator Mcdonald has, it is stated upon
reliable authority, declined to serve ar
bitter of the Bynum Bailey differences, for the
reason that he has openly expressed the opinion
that Bynum was the properly-nominated candi
date
Colonel Tooley, of Logansport, when asked by
Major McFadden last night If it was not bed
time. remarked II can't go ia bed yet John
Nelson is almost alone in the race, and 1 want
to scare the rest Of his opponents from the
track
A Marion county politician replied to reporto-
rial questioning: Marion county will not be
left out of the race King or Byfeld will surely
be nominated. with the chances favoring the
former He is keeping out of combinations and
is rising up beautifully"
"Myron Kings father is doing the Abraham
act" said delegate "Howl" was the inquiry
"Oh, the old gentleman is strong Bailey man,
and he's sacrificing the boy on that altar.
think the boys gone. / believe it's too late to
find a ram in the thicket."
Judge Jordan erected a lemonade stand, and
was in much request by the thirsty. The dele
gates were much disappointed after deluging
their interiors with ice-cold lemonade. They ex-
pected something else to be mixed with it. The
Judges i'll advised liberality will probably de-
feat him.
"McNutt is gathering great strength" said
one delegate to another. who's McNuttY" WAS
the inquiry. "He's father of the deputy federal
prosecutor of Indiana" SWELL, I'm agin him.
don't believe in this thing of running Office in
families. It's worse on Democracy than civil
service reform"
Among The newspaper men here to attend the
convention are J. T. Mccarthy, of the Ciucin
natl Enquirer; George w. Shanklin and J. Ct.
Shankiin. Of the Evansville Courier; s. Water, of
the Lafayette Call; Ed r. Hockett. of the Fort
Wayne Sentinel: R. NJ. Holman, of the Fort
Wayne Gazette; j. 0. Henderson, of the Kokomo
Dispatch w. d. Pratt and c. B. Lands, of the
Logansport Journal, and Reuben Daily, of the
Jeffersonville News.
Dexter Gardner, of vincennes. who buries
tie dead as business and deals in politics as a
pastime, said, eve are here $50 strong, for
Reiter We are looking to his interests alone.
1t did not look promising at the outset. but we
have got every delegate south of the National
road, with the promise of several from DeKalb,
Marshall, Lagrange and other counties. What
do you think of that for few days work."
Among the numerous candidates for Secretary
OF State, is Samuel r. Downey, formerly so
journing here, but long a resident of Vevay Mr..
Downey was for eight years secretary TO
Governors Hendricks and Williams, and was
he was thoroughly conversant with the affairs of
the Governors Office, and never failed to fairly
give the news. Mr.. Downey Is an agreeable gen.
tleman, and thoroughly competent
The contestng delegations from the Twenty
fifth ward will furnish work for the committee
on credentials to-day Peter Carson and Al
Beck, the Bynum delegates, hold the credentials
given by the ward committeeman while James
Tanning and G. F. Bockstahler have the Gre
dentials bearing the signatures of the chairman
and secretary of the primary. The Bynum del
egates made repeated efforts yesterday to COM
promise the contest upon agreement that one
of each faction should represent the ward, but
the Bailey delegates would not consider the
proposition.
The apparent lead young Kruger of LaPorte
county, has had throughout the canvass. has
driven the opposition to him to desperate means.
with the hope of bringing about his defeat. A
Journal reporter was told yesterday that docu-
ment purporting to be a protest aganst his nom
ination was being circulated through the slums
and dives of Krueger's town. and that signatures
thereto were being obtained by the liberal use
OF beer from those who frequent such places.