The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-13
lpLOTS AND COUNTER-PLOTS
sserious Complications That Will Dis
turb the Democratic Convention.
An Effort to Defeat the Graig Combination
Involves a Fractional Fight THAT Threat
ems Danger to Successful Candidates.

Not tha least of the woes the u emocratic party
viii carry into the campaign is tie difference OF
Dpinion between Munson and Dotieherty regard
Ing their respective claims to be considered the
rightful candidate for Auditor Of State. Nun
son believes that he was tricked into with
hrawal from the race when no body was COM
psting with him, and the rsspor sibiidty, he no
doubt tells his party friends rests on the Gray,
Myers and Dougherty crowd. He is generally
too shrewd to Say anything hat viii make his
surroundings more severe, but he is not
y man TO readily forget. or forgive
wrong. Munson thinks his onfdence and cre-
dulity have been abused and his candidacy be-
fore the convention occurs will develop
earnestness on the part of his followers that is
liable to wreck Gray's chances for solid dele
CATION at ST. Louis, Myerss opportunity to be-
como the gnbernatorial nomine,, and Dougher-
ty's ambition to go on the tick 1t as candidate
for Auditor of State, with the assistance Of the
party organ in which he owns several shares
of stock. The convention viii center on the
inclination Of the Munson and Dougherty fac
tions to call each other liars, and the
success of the latter will mean tostensibly vic
tory for Gray. But behind all the clever schem-
ing TO destroy Matson and The Washington
crowd at the sacrifice of Mun SOIL and his friends
who unwittingly drawn into an arrange
ment with the Putnam county Colonel few
by the advice of Doughertys sponsors, is OBJ
served the trickery cf Bynum'tI false. friends.
They VIII SUPPORT Dougaerey as wen as tne
Seventh district CONGRESSMAN, nd IT 1T becomes
necessary TO accomplish their ds they will at
tempt to have the Gray, Myers i1nd Dougherfy
combination broken at the expe nse OF the mid
ole man.
In all this plotting and counterI ,lotting Dough
erty is not idle. His special duty is to take care
Df Mrnson, and, in reference to the latter's
statement that he did not telegra phi to him his
purpose. Dougherty says Munsol and he differ
only as 10 the Instruments used in conveying
the Information II intended to say. Mr..
Dougherty replied to a question: of Jour
nal reporter, THAT he telepho ned me in
stead of telegraphed me. But til . facts as |
stated them to the reporter are truie, as he COM
municated to me by telephone, aud you will mo-
fice that Mr.. Munson does not deny the facts as
stated them, except to say there was no teie-
well. how about his soliciting you to be a
ean3idatef
'sHe did solicit mo in person. In fact, he was
so anxious for my name to be announced that
he thought it necessary to have It done at
and did not think it proper, to wait until
could return from Rome City, w here was GO
ing on business that morning, and as was
about to get on the train leaving for that place,
] told him if he thought il impo rtant he might
have it autographed TO Indianapolis, and he said
he thought il would be better To have it done
over Mr.. Hackett's name than over his own, ana
he went to Mr.. Hackett and had him send the
message announcing my name as candidate"
He says he has not seen yortfor two monthsP
We'll, l saw and talked wi til him and he
UTgeQ CanQluHCV.
morning of the day went to Rome City, and
again met him in that afternoon at his Office.
and again in the evening hi "a and talked to
him / was about to take the train for Bluff
ton"
The feeling between the two fas stions is threat
ening q bitterness and dsstrucH veness greater
than the trouble which has made the Democrats
In the Twelfth congressional disti let burden to
the party for many months. Munson and
lDougherty will divide the Allen county 6slega-
ton. which ought to come to thecdnvention solid
for the former but in Wells county, the Iatter's
home, Munson will not get delegate.
state Convention Appel ttOn msTit.
The Republicans of Marion ounty will meet
In their respective wards and rcswnships-in the
wards at 7:3O o'clock P. NJ. and in the townships
at o'clock P. Non the 18th day of April,
1888, for the purpose of selecting delegates to
the State convention. which will be held in the
city of Indianapolis the 4th day of May, 1888
The purpose of the State cont 'ention will be to
select four delegates at large to represent the
Ssate of Indiana in the RepubN can national con-
vention, which meets in the city of Chicago
tie 18th day of June. 1888.
Marion county IS entitled to twenty seven
delegates the basis Of represei ftation being one
delegate for every five hundred Republican
votes cast for Robertson for Lielltenant-governor
of the State OF Indiana in 1886, and they are APP
portioned as follows to-wit: