The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-23

Fun Ise Would Like to See In This
Cong ressiOnat District.

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The following il from thai rabii RI
rublican newspaper the Washingto,
(isze'tc: 10 the many aspiring Demn
Gratis OF the Second District who are am
bltious 10 have their names and saving
reported Ia the Congressional Record.
ne announcement (made public Tor ths
first ine ia this day. issue 81 the Daily
Gszette) that Hon. John III. O'Neall ha.
determined not 10 be candidate agar
for the Democratic Congressional nomi
nation will break upon them ~ nost joy
ful intelligence. Mr.. q Neal = oui OF
the field. This statement il made BY ~
thorifv. and may be re ieh on. tn
present Second District lsepreseniativ'
in Congress has hsen honored by w
terms and 40 has decided 20 give som'
other pcrspiring pa riot chance. 10
gathering war-eioui whish Tor sewers
months has threatened the Congress
mans political pathway indicated 70 M
well snalured and balanced mind that the
Democrats OF This vicinity think tw'
terms in Congress ought to satisfy on'
MN Wa are sp,s~d TO think, too.
that Mr. Oman for divers reasons. re-
Inau,shes NJ grasp on the Office 81 Con
gresham without much regre'. BE ~
As il NAV. there are not msnv ess than \
score OF Democrats III the District who
wan, thr nomination. and the struggle
for IL will be the most interesting eve'
witnessed in The District. One Of the
first names that naturally occur 10 one's
mind in this connection Is Col. sam II
Taylor. Of this city, who may % ue-
pended upon 70 prosecute ~ active can
Vase for the nomination.. MS name ma
for wears been associated win the once
Of Congressman. aud now u thought 70
be his opportunity. However. y . sain
be may have opposition ~ MS own
county, bv ex-senator =. n. Iharp' VINO
IA believed 10 have coverous eye upon
the scat in Congress that Mr.. - NEAL mas
decided to vacate. Col. Taylor ana sem
atcr Tharp are very warm PERSONA
friends, hut people do not usually allow
friendship 10 be any bar 10 the fu''nh-
ment of political ambition, aud We may
find these gentlemen c0ntes'lng the ia
viess county field with each other. both
ofthem possess rare social quSlities, are
well known and are shrewd politicians
In Knox county Hon. Mason J. Niblack,
late speaker Of the Indiana lionse. is a.
ready an az o wed candidate, but the Cobb
faction. IL Is claimed. stand ready {"
knife him AZ 4 moments notice. In fact.
II i not At all improbable that Orlando
II. Cobb or WIN. A. CulloD will try for
the nomination. To tell the truth, about
every Dem ocrstic lawyer in Knox coun-
~ il n candidate for Congress. II goes
without saving that Hon. Cutler ; Don
bins. OF Shoals, will be after the nomina-
lion. but his implacabe enemy. Hiram
Mccormick. will scamp on Cutters trail N
Hiram swears that Martin county will
not ins;rnct for Dobbins: By the way.
tits reported that Mccormick 10 dispos-
ed to De a NiblSck man. Senator a. Il.
Andrews. or Orange county, was getting
ready 10 reach out for the nomination Tor
Treasurer OF State. but now that Mr.. "
Neal. is out Of the way II IL likely he will
fclow his fret intention and run for
Congress The same may be said OF
Prof. a. M. Sweeney. Of Dubois coun-
". who has been talking about Re-
portcr OF the Supreme Court, but who
wouid much rather GO TO Cong ess.
Charles Davis OF bloomfield will be
Greene countv's candidate and We sup
pose thst John Bentz Of Crawford, will
Al least be smentioned' Lvcurgus DIAL
ton OF Lawrence county will likely De
in the race. The study Of Congressional
politics in the Second District IL goiue
10 be quite interesting from now until
next surnmer, and The Gazette will keeE
lie reaiers posted. AT present II look
10 us ike the Daviess county man wh<
can get the undivided support Of bis owl
county stands the best show TO win II
The convention.