The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-30
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN
SulliyaniteS Will Try to Get the
County Nominations.
Democratic Candidates i'm the Field
Thus Far-Bynum Will Have Two
Strong Rivals.

The Democratic politicians, having been
so disastrously beaten, have taken to a So
lace in putting up pins for the county cleo
ton which is year off, Some nights there
are as many as a dozen gathered at the
Hendricks Club rooms talking Of candi-
dates for the county ticket and occasionally
that many get together IN saloon and talk
along the same line. The part that the Sui
Ivan machine is to play in the next cam
paign is somewhat enigmatical. The coun-
ty ring insists that the Sullivan machine
shall obey the orders of the ring. But the
four years of the machine in Office estab-
lished hankering in the breast of some
hundred or more employees to hold political
jobs again. They can see no opportunity
to do so as long as the county ring is in
power. Therefore, they are mapping out
lipes for Sullivanite candidates.
Ex-Judge Buskirk feels that he is in
vacuum while out of the push" and he
will make the first struggle to get back in.
If he does not get his old push at Wash
ington again he will. his friends say, try
to get the nomination for Criminal Court
judge. John w. Holtzman's friends laugh
at the claims of Buskirks friends .Hotz-
man will have the support of Judge Cox.
Deputy Prosecutor Charles Cox, a brother
of the Judge, will try TO fill Holtzman's
around. John w. Healing will have few
words to say when Charles Cox tries to slip
In the place that Healing has been waiting
for for number of years Some of the
SullivaniteS want to run their defeated
leader for Circuit Court judge.
The big plum among the county offices
is that of auditor. L. M. Johnson who was
been Taggart's chief deputy, is an avowed
candidate for the Democratic nomination,
and there seems to be no one with sufficient
backbone to challenge him so far. Bud
Swift had q few people laughing at his
pretensions in that line but it is reported
that Taggart sent Swift away by getting
him a. position at the northern penitcntiary.
Henry Russo, of the School Board, has
been prominently mentioned as a candidate
Tor the county treasurership nomination,
the next time convention names a man
for that office. Sterling r. Holt will prob
ably never receive another nomination.
The men that compose the Democratic con-
ventionS say he is too cold a man after
he gets in office
The nomination for county clerk will be
free-for-all John r. Wilson will not
want the office again, for if report is true,
he will try to wrestle the congressional
nomination from w. d. Bynum. Harry
Springsteen will probably be a candidate
NETT wants to be the Democratic candidate
for sheriff again. a number of Democrats
insist that the shrievalty nomination be
given to the country.
When Bynum comes home from Washing
ton he will have his hands full trying to
secure another nomination. His district is
not even thoroughly Democratic now. By
mum has become decidedly unpopular with
all classes of his party during his last
term. John w. Kern will be a candidate.
too and there will probably be another
candidate from outside of Marion county.
In the meanwhile. the willy Thomas Tag
sar5 Is playing der bhG R Heate aur sitoS
Washington, he believes the field is clear.
Joseph Tanning has ambitions. but Tag
CART can hold him down with a promise of
Fannings continuance in his present soft
position.