The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-21
AN ATTACK OF NAUSEA
Us What Affects the Republi-
cans Of Indiana.
VHE CONTINUAL CRY OF BLAINE
Is not Pleasing-The Republican
| Candidate at Work.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August 1S.-rSpecial. i
Nhe political pot is beginning to boil The
SELECTION of General Hovey as Colonel Mat
Pon's opponent in the gubernatorial race has
Eimplitiad matters, and, from a democratic
StandsSint, everything looks lovely.
Both candidates for governor are members
81 congress, and both are now at their posts of
duty III Washington
The democratic leaders are more than salts
lied with the selection of Hovey, and especially
with the way it was brought about They
were all fearful lest Porter might weaken at
She last moment and consent to bear the brunt
of HaErison's fight, but Porter was firm The
machine which is running Harrison had al
ways fought him, and when the chance came
60 get even he did it with feeling which
might be described as fendsh delight
with Porter out of the field the fight mar
vowed down to Hovey, Steele and Cumbacl1
The last, with his prohibition record, would
hsse been easiest to beat, but Hovey will be
almost as easy.
GENERAL HovEY's STRENGTH.
General Harrison must now rely solely upon
his own personal strength to carry Indiana.
The candidate for governor adds no strength
TO the ticket, for his only elements of strength
are those which Harrison himself possesses.
General Hovey owes his election to congress
80 the fact that he lives in a county that never
before had congressman. In the democratic
convention the democrats of the county had a
candidate, but were unable to secure his nomi-
nation. They then urged their republican
brethren to nominate some man from that
county, pledging the almost solid vote OF the
county to such a nominee. The republicans
Book advantage of this chance to gain men,
per of congress in a democratic district. Ho-
Nav nj In
carried out.
His congressional career, which he knew
would have been cut short with one term, has
peen devoted to playing the pension racket
end posing as the special friend of the soldier
ut is his soldier record upon which he relies
In this fight. But what will that avail him?
Certainly not much. Colonel Matson, his OPP
Ponent, has just as fine record, and is, be-
sides personally known to almost every soldier
In the state.
General Harrison will gain no strength then
from General Hovey's candidacy, for the latter
has no strength to impart.
REPUBLICAN DIsAFFECTIoNs.
The action of the republican state convention
left mighty big sore in one part of the state,
and possibly in others.
If there is one man in the party to whom
She nomination was due, that man is Colonel
mel Robertson has borne the brunt of the
partys fights. He wanted this nomination
and he wanted it badly.
But again he was disappointed.
Colonel Robertsons home is at Fort Wayne,
in Allen county, the center of the democratic
stronghold of northern Indiana. There are
many Irish-Americans IN that section of the
etate, and in the presidential election OF 1884
the republicans gained thousands of votes
from the democrats-enough, in fact, to defeat
Congressman Lowry in district which should
have given him 5000 or more majority.
AL hopes of retaining this vote are now lost.
1t was Colonel Robertson who led this fight,
and now that he has received another snub
from the party he is sulking in his tent.
That General Harrison recognizes this de-
lection is seen in his remark that "all the re-
publicans of northern Indiana will be in line
by November
In line-possibly. But where will the large
floating vote of the section be?
GENERAL HARRIsoN's LETTER.
The republican candidate for the presidency
has been devoting his time to shaking hands,
and has not, so far as is known paid any atten-
tion to his letter of acceptance. 1t is now an
hounced that he will go to Middle Bass island
Sor week or So and will there write his letter.
Ut is the aim of the republicans to keep the
rison will devote almost his entire letter to
chat 1t is fair to presume that he will pass
over the Chinese plank in the party platform
In about as short order as possible.
! PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE.
About the most tiresOme rot that has ap-
peared i'll the newspapers of late was the para
graph representing that there was possibility
Of Harrison's declining the nomination AS if
q Harrison would decline anything
But there is no Disgusting the fact that he
and his henchmen are Disguised at his having
to play such apparent second fiddle to Blaine
Everything is Blaine-Blaine! His views are
the ones quoted, it is to him that the party
turns for the campaign keynote, and 1t is
Blaine this and Blaine that until Indiana re-
publicans find themselves the victims of acute
nausea.
AS Chairman Huston, of the republican
committee, says, "All this Blaine stuff has a
Tendency to make one very tired"
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN.
The campaign will be formally opened on
September first. Governor Gray viii make
the opening speech. The state will be flooded
with speakers from abroad. The cold Io-
man" will come over from Ohio and will speak
at indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville.
Pat Collins will come from Boston and will
stir up the Irish with some red hot campaign
material Messrs. Vest, Breckenridge, Car
4isle Blackburn, Mills, Reagan and others will
come.
= The republicans are active and seem conf
dent of victory. All the machinery known to
practical polltlcS Will De called INTO play, and
anybody who thinks Indiana isn't going to be
ted hot had better come and see.
New York Democratic Convention
New YORK, August 16.--rSpecal. The
democratic state convention today issued call
Sor convention to meet ut Buffalo on Septem-
her 10Th to nominate candidates for governor,
Acknowledgements and judge Of the court Of
appeals.
VIII Vote for the Democrat.
RALEIGH, n. c., August 12.--lSpecial. "A
special telegram from Waynesville, Haywood
County, today, says that Wiley Shook, lead
fng republican OF that county and editor Of the
CLYDE Register, has declared he will vote for
8. NJ. Finger, democrat, for superintendent Of
schools. He says he cannot stand the igno-
xance of Mason, the republican candidate for
&hat position. Shook was delegate to Chi
5cago and his detection is a severe blow to the
Republicans.