The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
DEMoCRATs SEEKING CANDIDATES.

The Gang Is Active and VIII Control the
Convention Saturday.
Judging from present Indications the Demo-
cratic county nominating convention, to be held
Saturday, will be very tame affair. No one
appears to be taking any interest in it but the
candidates, and they are fewer in number than
for many previous years. The party is SO ut
terly demoralizsd in this county, and has such q
load to carry in the misdoings of the Coy gang
that there is one anxious to make the races
for the various offices. as they are reasonably
sure to be frutless, and it begins to look like
some of the positions will go begging. 81 have
been in politics in Marion county for twenty
years." said one Democrat yesterday land I
never before saw the time whom we had to go
out and solicit men to run for the noni-
nations That has had to be done this
year. There were those who were willing TO
make the race for the two lucrative Offices
sheriff and treasurer-but men have had to be
solicited to stand for all the other nominations.
The fact is, the expense of making canvass in
this county is very great, and man cannot af-
ford TO become q nominee unless be has some
chance of election. The results of the last city
and of the recent township election have taken
gil the courage out of our party. and they seem
TO think the bAckset they have received cannot
con-
eeded that the Democrats owe their success in
this county two years ago to the effective cam
paign work of Coy This year the party will
be deprived of his services. and It il
unnecessary to say that the party will suffer.
Without rejecting on the men who will have
charge Of the campaign this year, must say
thar none OF them are men who are likely to
have much success in managing a campaign"
The CONVEX ton will nominate candidates for
aEn eNtf IT, onam-
snrveyor, two commissioners. two Senator'S and
i've Representatives. The principal fight will be
over the race for sheriff. the two leading candl-
dates for the position being Ike King, the in
cumbent. and John johnson. Eli aeiny. a
farmer Of Perry township. is also
spoken Of IN connection with this
himself candidate. and ex- Sheriff
George Carter is also very favorably spoken of
as dark horse Ia the race. In the contest for
all the nominations the Coy and the nor-Cov
factions are arrayed against each other, and the
result of the convention viii, IN a measure, de-
termine which faction Is TO have charge in the
coming campaign. Coyism Is entering into the
contest for eacE OF tho Offices bnt it is pro-
nouneed ia the fight for sheriff Mr.. King is
making his canvass as an ayoweo representa-
tive of the Coy Democracy, and he has pledged
Those who stand by Coy are exsrting
every effort 20 secure Kings nomina-
tiont because OF the Endorsement is will
give their pact course. In his visits 10 the differ
enI parts os the city and to the county King has
boastsd that he was Coy Democrats ana glad
OF IT, 1T Is not strange that KInr has heen
granting Coy such unusual privileges said
indignant friend of Kings competitor, johnson.
HE has received enough IN return to induce
him 70 allow his prisoner TO have his own way.
The little boss has thrown all the Influence he
las 20 help Kings candidacy, and although be il
prisoner he still controls good many votes L am
OF the opinion that Coy has compelled King TO
allow him the privileges he has received by
threatening 20 throw his supporters to another
candidate unless All his demands were complied
with. However this may be, it is we'll known
that the two are working hand in hand In
this connection IL is related by prominent
Dsmoeras, that the little boss has been making
nightly visits outside the Jail in the interest of
King II comes authoritatively that a few nights
ago % went up In the Third ward ard ..hxedH
prospective delegate who had announced that
DO gas EcinE 70 support Johnson II il also