The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
FURIOUS OFFICE SEEKERS
Plainfield's Democratic Patriots in Arms
Against Representative Cooper.
His Selection Of IKE" Holton for Postmaster
Has Caused q Big Row-The Defeated APP
plicauts Anxious for Somebody's Scalp.


How PlaiD6eld Democrats View the Selec-
ton OF Mr.. Holton for Postmaster.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Dec. 1S.-The Demo-
Gratis of this place and vicinity are on tho
ragged edge" over q letter received a few
days ago by Superintendent /. j. Charl-
ton. of the Reform School, from Congress
man George w. Cooper, under date of Dec.
IL. in which he says:
1t has been my purpose. whenever I could. to
decide all contests for postofices as soon as pos
sible. / think II Ia better TO do so and announce
the decision as soon as reached. In order that
prolonged and bitter contests, resulting In great
err disappointment, may not follow.
have decided to recommend Mr.. Isaac Holton
for Piainiield. In arriving at this conclusion |
has applied for the place. j have about $50 or
these cases to investigate and decide. and my
hope 10 that I may be able TO get through with
them in time to give The appOintees the benefit
OF the full term OF Cleveland's administration
whatever your views or personal aspirations
may have been l sincerely hope that this deter
mination will meet your approval. and believe
that Mr.. HoltOn will make an efficient and faith
full officer. Respectfully. GEO. w. COOPER
The publication of this letter in the Plain
field Progress last Thursday was like q
bomb thrown into the rank and file of the
Democracy of Guilford township. and
caused q o. sstfalien look to spread over
the faces of the other half-d0zen or more
tes 1 Z the position. Immediately
the kicking began, and as time rolls by che
defeated candidates are getting madden and
have started on the w~ar-path. One of the
defeated candidates declared that he in
tends to have Mr.. CharltOn's scalp dang
ling in his belt as soon as the Legislature
meets. Ry this it is Inferred he proposes to
have Mr.. Charlton removed as su perintend-
ent of the Reform Sc bool.
Another gentleman who received one OF
Congressman Cooper's manifold letters is
said Ito nave written q letter telling him
that 1t would have been better for him To
have HE'D himself to the wilds of Brown
county and never entered public life. Still
another Democrat. 1t is asserted. has writ
ten q short. crisp letter TO MIR. Cooper in
which he uses this expression: You have
play ed h-lw Thus it goes, while Repub-
licans stand at q safe distance and enjoy
the fun.
Mr.. Holton knows, and Mr.. Cooper was
advised, that his favored candidate would
stand no show for the post0ifice III the mat.
ter was referred TO a vote of the Demo-
Gratis of the township. 1t Is going
to ue q Kilkenny cst-ight, and no
means, fair or foul, will be
left untried to induce Cooper to change bis
views IN regard to recommending Nr. HOl-
ton for the Plaintield postoffice. The stand
Mr.. Cooper has taken in regard to the post
offices in his district has created much dis
satisfaction among his party workers. and
has brought the hornets about his head in a
more snRry manner than at the time Sena-
tor 1ngalls 40 numerically fay ed him