The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
Reputable Democrats Silent When Asked
Regarding Coy's Return to Power.
The Little Boss, as Usual, Takes an Interest in
Organizing His Party's Working Commit
tees for Service in the Campaign.
Republicans, on the Other Hand. Get
Ready by Selecting Good Men
Democratic Aldermanic Nominations in Some
of the Districts Secured Only Through
Confusion, Wrangling and Bitterness.
THE PRELIMINARY WORK.

THE PRELIMINARY WORK.
Democrats Unwilling to Talk in Regard to
Coy's Success.
1t is easy enough to get the better class
of Democrats to express themselves. and
very vigorously, really with more dashes
than a family newspaper cares to employ,
on the subject of Sim Coy's temperance
in the political field and mis- too evident
domination over the masses. But they do
not talk for publication. They are all
afraid of Simeon and have no desire to ap-
pear on record against him. 1t is the old
story of the mice and the cat over again.
They var their enemy belled. but no one
dares attempt the job. South Meridian
street Democrats are in a sad state of de-
lection over the Coy supremacy, and a
number of them are loud in their denuncia-
ton of Taggart. (but not for publica-
ton, oh no. who they say should not
have permitted Coy to go on; that be should
have been squelched long ago, and that the
time to have begun was Immediately upon
his arrival home from prison. Mr.. Taggart
probably understood the situation better
than these critics. and knew that Coy,
fresh from his martyrdom, was too formId-
able to subdue and make amenable to dis
cipline. When Coy, in his speech at Mozart
Hall. announced that he was again the
leader of the local Democracy, he voiced a
self-evident fact, and one which the solid
Democrats of Meridian street and the
curled darlings of the North Side will not
dare galnsay.
Coy's Henchmen Organized.
The new Democratic central COMMITTEE came
together in Judge Taylor's room, at the court
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ers. They were considerable of each others feel
ings, mindful of the proprieties of the occasion,
and polite to visitors. The only acid member of
the congregation was DR.. Metcalf, who offered a
resolution that a sergeant-at-arms, with a large
club, be appointed to disperse those present who
were not member of the committee. The resolu-
ton, however. was voted down, and the outsiders
smiled blandly at the Doctor from the back seats.
Quite a number of the sages and counselors of the
Democracy attended in the capacity of advisers.
Sim Coy was there, in a bob-tailed seersucker
suit. with a white plug hat. Leon Bailey had a
white coat of abbreviated design. The other Wis
iting statesmen were less careful in the matter
on a coat of the Direcfoire pattern that CON-
pressed his ribs, andlo0ked as though 1t had been
cut out with a Ratchet. Albert Sahm's rough
forney Spencer looked as though he was fixed up
for an old folks concert. The only welldressed
constitutional adviser In the room was Auditor
Thomas Taggart, whose pompadour was erect
with intelligence and whose mustaches were
\ stiff with perspicuity.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman
sGpencer, of the old committee, and. at his sug-
gestion, 8. V. Perrott was called to act as tenn
porary secretary. The roll was called, and a
majority OF the committee-elect answered to
their names. A good many of them are new in
the service, hut Jealous OF their privileges, and
when a motion was made that the officers to be
chosen be confined to members of the committee,
they supported il unanimously. 1t was pro-
posed In the same motion that the same rule be
applied in the selection OF the executive commit
tee, but the suggestion was made that the
organizations had better not deprive itself Of as
this part of the proposition was dropped. In the
election or officers which followed, Charles
Bridges was chosen as chairman of the central
committee, no other candidate being nominated,
and 3. K. Perrott was unanimously chosen as
secretary. Both of them made addresses of ac-
ceptance OF the 'you'd-scare-expectone-of-my-
age" variety, and the meeting was duly declared
open for business.
g~nfOrtunately, there seemed to be- no
man, whose name was not preserved
on the record, wanted a
of harmony" appointed, with powerto call in the
assistance Of other Democrats Of harmonizing
tendencies. to settle r0ws now on hand and
shindies that were liable to arise hereafter. He
was shut on with the assurance that the execu-
tive committee could settle anything from a
plain, common case of ~fisticuffs to a Twenty
third ward vendetta. Then there was an attempt
ton, and some talk of the 9th inst. as the time
for holding Ii. but it finally resulted in giving the
whole matter into the hands of the executive
committee appointed by the CHAIR. and after fur
nishfng their pOstoffice addresses to the secre-
tary, the committeeman adjourned for further
Instructions from the managers.
Republican Central Committee.
The Republican City central mmit starts
of vigorously in the work OF organizing its NUM-
cipalcampaign. At the meeting at the Indianap-
oils Republican Club rooms, last night, Aurelius
j. Joyce was chosen as chairman, with j. W. Hess
as vice-chairmaD. The chairman was authorized
to report to the next meeting an executive com.
mittee which should include the officers of the
central committee. and one member from each of
the aldermanic districts. The committe on loca-
ton reported that il had secured the rooms OF the
Indianapolis Republican Club for headquarters.
Messrs- Twiname, Jones, Browder, Payne and
Duvall, the committee ON the Twenty-second
to represent that ward as committeeman, and
the report was adopted and Mr.. Porter seated.
The secretary was directed to confer with DR..
carp. and in the event OF the latters decision
not TO accept the place of committeeman from
the sixteenth ward, TO notify the Republicans of
that ward to select another representative. Each
member OF the committee was authorized TO EN-
make a poll of the ward. and
the Republican city convention and the alder.
manic conventions were left for the decision OF
the executive committee. Poll-books were dis
tlp'ueu Dy the secretary, and the committee ad-
Journed to meet at 8 o'clock next Wednesday
evening, at which time ii is expected a report
froV each committeeman will be made.
Additional Republican Nominations
There was a good deal of interest manifested
in the selection OF a Republican candidate for
Council in the First ward, last night, and the
vote was a large one. L. b. Elliott was pomi-
mated. the vote standing: Elliott. 2O6; VIM. Grit
lin, 1917; Walters, 81. In the Tweptv-ffth ward
the Republican councilmanic primaries were
again further postponed
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
The Cans Further Increase It's Hold by Nomi.
mating Aldermen.
The Democratic aldermanic conventions
last night. in some of the districts, were at
tended by almost as much interest as that
found in the primaries the night before.
The usual diminishing among the delegates
precededthe meeting in the First district,
and it was clear, long before the conven.
ton opened that each ward would present
a candidate, though the delegates were
unanimous in the opinion that the nomi.
nees could not be elected. James Deery
called the meeting to order. and was made