The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09
LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE
A Few Democrats Would Like to Have
Some One Step 0utand Defeat Norton.
Gossip About Police Judgeship Revived-A
Growing Opposition to the Course Pursued
by oon-Keepers-The Conventions.


Sunday, which usually acts as poultice
On political inflammation, failed to allay
the excitement In the municipal body
polite entirely yesterday, and there was
good deal of labor performed against
which the statutes fail to provide. In the
mayorality contest on the Democratic side
there is considerable inclination among
those who have heretofore supported
Judge Sullivan to take up some candidate
whose heart will be found more warmly
enlisted in the work of demolishing
Judge Norton's chances of the NOM
ination than the first-named gentle
mans cordiform apparatus. There is some
talk of Allen w. Conduit among the anti
Norton Democrats. but Mr.. Conduit is not
understood to be hankering after the nom-
ination much more ferociously than Judge
Sullivan. The fact is, that outside of Nor
toms candidacy the Democracy is not any
better supplied with active aspirants for
the mayoralty than the Republicans. r.
g. j. Pendlet0n has intimated that under
certain conditions he could be induced to
serve. but the Democracy seems to have
constituted itself into committee of the
whole to see that those circumstances shall
not arise. Colonel Downing. who was
mentioned early in the contest, says he
cannot conceive of any circumstances
under which he could be induced
to serve. Meanwhile Judge Norton is pur-
suing the even tenor of his canvass, con-
Quoting his campaign literally, with no
lack of means to back his enterprise, and
with corps o. lieutenauts behind him who
understand all that is worth knowing in
ff0 0ffx frnua fhr M
and elbow of q ward primary up to the
death grapple of a general convention.
On the Republican side the situation is
not materially changed from that of last
week. There is still considerable talk of
division of the present duties of the Mayor
and the selection of police Judge
who would look after the trial of city
cases, leaving the Mayor to attend to
the purely executive duties of his Office.
but there is scarcely time left for carrying
{ out any such plan. In order to perfect
this project an ordinance would have to be
passed by Council providing for the cleo
ton of police judge at the ensuing cleo
tion. and unless the ordinance is brought
forward this week, there will not be time
for its publication and final passage before
the Sth of October. Even if more time ex-
ficient vote could be secured in Council to
effect the passage of such an ordinance.
The average councilman is wary citizen.
and the present members OF the
their seats seem to be apprehensive that a
movement OF that character would be
looked upon by the public as a multiplied
ton of offices, and that public Indignation
would be visited upon them at the polls.
1t is urged in favor of the proposition that
the cost of the two Offices need not exceed
the $4,000 annual salary now paid the
Mayor; that $500 of this amount every
! year would secure the services of COM
Petent police Judge, and that the remain
ing $500, paid as an annual salary to q
Mayor. who was not compelled to
hold police court daily, would secure the
and would make the position congenial and
fdesirable TO men who could not now be in
duced TO take it at 1000 per annum. The
rreply thus far made to this argument by
against the plan Is that this view of the
case would not be understood by their cOn-
. sttuents. and that it would be looked upon
as scheme to further deplete the treasury
and unless the aforesaid constituents notify
their representatives that wisdom is not
confined to councils, and that the average
voter can see through ladder and do sums
IN addition, and subtraction, the plan is
likely to fail.
1t Is not unlikely that the temperance
element, as distinguished from the Prohibit
ton organization. will cut some figure in
consolidation of the liquor interest in favor
of a Democratic candidate for Mayor, and
its liberal contribution in that direction.
rs well as its determination to resist the
SSo license law, as evidenced py Its siren
the carrying out of the law
passed by the last Legislature, has
opened the eyes of q good many people.
aey hare are on ci;nS SsSs ~ TOO, VINO & nave not nsn
to the free and unrestricted sale of liquor
irto political contests. II have always ad-
vocated a liberal policy toward the saloon
Ssep SdeepelSs, saba h Rromlnen5 ;ay lawyer yessef
lie had a. right to- regulate the sale of
Liquor. If the people who are engaged in
that line of business think they can nullify
tne iaTs ANS, made ass 10Th, Ior tnelr government, OF
who will not enforce statutes and ordi-
nances, am ready to help to establish the
proposition that it is the city that ought to
regulate the saloons. and not the saloons
that ought TO regulate the city"
There Is still an active desire manifested
among South-side Republicans to have
that section more fully represented in the
next municipal administration and this
feeling prompted the mention of General
COburn and one or two other SOuth-sde
residents in connection with the Republic
an nomination for the may0ralty. The
former has always been q firm friend of the
Garfield Park and other South-side i'm
provements, as well as improvements in
other portions of the city. Among resi-
dents in other portions of the city who
have large interests on the South Side and
who have been named in connection with
the Republican ayoralty nomination, are
Colonel Millard and Edward III. Dean.
Either of them would prove strong candi-
dates In all sections of the city If nomi-
mated.
Meetings of both the Republican and
democratic city executive committees have
been called to meet to-day, and it is prob
able that calls will be issued this week for
both city conventions The election of
delegates to the aldermanic conventions
will be completed on Wednesday, and there
is possibility that delegates to the city
conventions may be selected at the same
time. All the conventions may be held
during the latter part of the present or the
early part of the coming week
Not Adapted to Certain Wards.
1T is good thing that the election law
passed by the last Legislature does not ap-
ply to the coming city election said City
Attorney Taylor yesterday. otherwise