The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01
TIE G0VERN0RSHIP.
The State Press on Gov. Porter's Defamation
Material for a Winning Candidate.

By the absolute withdrawal Of Dir. Porter.
the contingency has presented itself, and the
names of Colone! Robertson, Maj. Geo. w,
Steele,' Rev. Ira j. Chase. Hon. j. n. Huston,
Hon. Will Cumback and others are being freely
mentioned as worthy a place at the head of tbs
Republican State ticket They are all good
men and true, and the convention will make ne
mistake in the selection of either one of tbs
several named.-Lafayette Courier.
Ex-Governor Porter has positively declined t.
permit his name to 60 before the State conven.
ton for Governor. and will not accept the
nomination If rendered to him. This act brings
forward more prominently the other candidates
There is plenty of good material TO choose from.
John Nj. Butler, governor Robert
son. Will Cumback. General Hovey and Majo,
Steele. Any OF these men can carry the State
against the IMAM with the forked tongue" as
the Columbus Herald styles the .Greencastls
demagogue.-Columbus Republican.
Republicans may as we'll give up the idea Of
running Albert @. Porter for Governor. When
a man declines. no matter how popular he is.
he ought to stay declined" Other men, Just
as good and deserving, announce their names
on the strength of the declination. and are en-
titled to consideration. 1t will be a cold day.
for the Republican party when it has only one
candidate or set of candidates., TO run for Office.
Parties are everything; men nothing. There
are other strong men-R. 5. Robertson, ex-
Speaker Sayre, Will Cumback, Chaplain Chase:
John M. Butler, Gen. A. p. Hovey, Gen. James
III. Shackleford. If this is a Republican year
rs we all believe it is-either of these can win.
Evansville Journal.
The Republicans of Indiana were practically
OF one mind that Hon. Albert G. Porter should
of Republican opinion and preference for DIR.
Porter was not the product of organization. II
was rather the Spontaneous expression of the
popular regard among all Republicans for the
man who once had led the fight admirably and
had discharged the official duty acceptably. He
had been tried and he had met the approval Of
the people. Reasons personal to himself had
prompted him, SO long ago as last November, &c
declare publicly that he did not desire TO he
considered in connection with the guber.
Material nomination and would not
accept it il rendered him. He has recently
reiterated this statement and the party ia
now at liberty to honor another man with a
nomination that might have been Mr.. Porters
even without the asking. Some name will be
selected from the roll of honored and eminent
Republicans in Indiana. and that man will be
made Governor. The Republican campaign has
advanced with such wonderful vigor as TO make
the personality of the candidate Of minor i'm
p~ortance, provided only that the nominee have
q clean private and public record and be q fair
representative of Indiana Republicanisn.
Such q man will be nominated and such a man
can be and will be elected. Ten days remain
before the sitting of the State convention. ample
time to select the man to match and master
Matson.-Kokomo Gazette-Tribune.
We regret very much indeed that Governor
Porter has taken himself out OF the range of
possibilities for he was indeed the choice of Re-
publicans and of scores of Democrats. How
ever, his voice will be heard all over Indiana
this year In behalf of General Harrison and the
Republican party and to the end of the contest
he says he will 90 all he can for Republican
success. The time between now and the State
convention Is short. yet long enough for the
party TO center on some one who will meet the de-
mands eof hour. At this writing the DRIFT Is
towards one of the four men viz; Col. Robert
son, Major Steele, General Lew Wallace and
General A. p. Hovey. Ira ]. Chase 10 also
spoken Of. but his name is mostly con-
pected with the second place on the
ticket We have implicit confidence in the WIS.,
dom of the Republican party that they will Sc
lect the strongest candidate possible and thus
aid the Republican tide, which is surely setting
in in this State. Republican victory in Indiana
with General Harrison is as sure as November
rolls around, and none feel il more plainly than
the Democratic leaders in Indiana. The demon
STATIONS that have been going on at Indianap-
oils every day almost since June 20 in honor
of General Harrison indicate most clearly thai
the drift in Indiana 10 towards the great Repub-
Iican party. With such q situation apparent 10
the mass OF the Republican party we have
confidence that the strongest man will bs nomi-
mated for Governor on the Sth of August.
-Shelbyville Republican.