The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-11
They Swarmed About the Saloons Where the
Primaries We're Held aud Carried
Things with q High Band.
Rip-RoariDg Time Among the "B'yes"
and a Number of Ugly Rows.
Lively Time at the Mayors ~0fice-"Col. Bill"
Hicklin to Run Tor the Council
May Spring Kern.
SULLIVAN AN EASY WINNER.

Downing and Olsen Not In 1t IN the Precinct
Primaries.
The saloon keepers and the gamblers
made up the bulwark of SullIvan's strength
in the Democratic primaries last night. and
the opposition was unable TO do any thing
at all. Ii Is quite probable that Sullivan
will be nominated before the roll Is called
in the convention tonight. The opposition
succeeded in securing a few scattering
votes. but they are not enough to hurt. or
20 even scare the Sullivanites. Poor Olsen
has nothing TO show for the 81. 500 he scat
his rooms In the Mansur Block. and
Q whole barrel of experience. HIS
campaign managers were laughing
last night at the way they had worked
him. Rogers. the South-side candidate. may
be honored in the convention with a vote
or two from his ward. The Eleventh, but
the chances are that the roll will not be
called thas far down the line. Olsen Will
be In great luck If his name is mentioned
at all in the convention. and it may be that
Downing's name Will be heard. If the con-
vention does not stampede for Sullivan
sarly in the engagement. Downing's sup
porters think he may get as many as fifty
votes. The result of the primaries. as they
s1ect the nomination OF city clerk, Is some
what undecided. although the Abrams men
otsimed that their candidate Will be the
oSly one IN the contest. Springsteen got q
T. W votes on the South Side. and this gives
his friends some encouragement. Buskirk,
the man who is continually attempting to
hug up To the public teat. believes hs will
have no opposition at all IN The convention.
and &c 10 quite probable that he will not, AS
the gamblers and saloon keepers made q
strong tight for him.
Up To and including the Tenth ward
there are 81 votes, and as IL only requires
81 TO nominate. it car be seen that Sulli-
van will probably be nominated by accla-
nation. that is before the roll Is com pirted:
The opposition would have TO get 13
votes mp to the tenth. and even that num-
bsr would do them no good.
D0wDing carried two of the precincts of
his and Sullivan's ward. He carries the
sIXty-fourth precinct and Polster's precinct.
Downing gets another NOrth-side precinct
and three on Kentucky avenue. where,
strange TO say. several saloon keepers were
working for him. The one-hun-
precinct of the
Eleventh ward gives Downing three
votes and one for Rogers. Sullivan carried
bis own precinct. the sIxty-third. Jim
Wilson moved that Senator Turpie act AS
chairman. The Senator took the chair,
u straightway q Sullivan delegation WAS
elscted. In Jim Krach's precinct, tho
one-huDdred and twenty sixth. of the
Thirteenth ward. Downing's lieutenant
was ignominiously defeated. Thp three
delegates will vote for Sullivan tonight.
They will also cast their votes for Harry
Springsteen for city clerk.
Sullivan got the four votes III the one
hundred-and fifteenth precinct. of the
Twelfth ward, three in the on~e-hundred-
and second. i've In the observation-disclosures
ffty-first and all the votes in the ono-hun-
dred nrao;raf