The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-14
They Will Soon Visit Indiana and En-
deavor to Keep Other Democratic
Birds Out of Their Political Nests.
SENATOR STEWARDS PRICE
He Names Conditions Under
Which He Will Sell His Support.
If Cleveland Permits the Bland Bill to
Become Law the Nevadian Will
Vote for the Tariff Measure.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Representa-
tive Bretz will leave Washington for his
home at Jasper tomorrow afternoon. He
intends visiting Martin county within a
day two after his arrival in Indiana
The primaries will be held in Martin county
next week, and they may determine Mr..
Bretzs support, and he desires to give the
Democratic voters there some attention be-
fore election day. Mr.. Bretz is considerably
perturbed over his political outlook. He
has not certain thing of denomination by
any means. There are as candidates
against him, Davis. of Greene county, and
Mayor Thorpe, of Daviess county. The
suit Of the recent primary in Crawford
county, which gave Mr.. BretZ a majority
of but nineteen votes, has made him
ceedingly uneasy. Mr.. Bretzs friends here
believe. and really he himself believes.
that Knox county, which has no candi-
date, will determine the contest. II that
county should go against Bretz it is be-
lieved that Davis will get the nomination.
Another uneasy member of the Demo-
cratic delegation from Indiana is William
Holman. He intends going into his district
as soon as the Indian appropriation bill
is out Of the way. 1t was believed for a
W0l1e IfldI f1OifIlau WOulu ldNe HO
able opposition, but letters received here
yesterday and to-day indicate that the OPP
position will be exceedingly dangerous for
the old 'objector.'' He has notified his col
leagues on the Indian affairs committee Of
which he is chairman that as soon as their
bill is disposed of, which will be within
few days, he intends to absent himself from
the House until he knows what will be his
political fate. Ex-State Senator Francis
NJ. Griffith, of Vevay, is a. passive candi-
date against Holman He is simply wait
ing developments. Frank Hall, of Rush
county is also an aspirant, while Judge
Hord, of Shelbyville, is a dark horse, who
hopes to divide the vote in convention in
such a way as TO make himself the COM
promise candidate. Judge Hord believes
that il Holman is not renominated on the
first ballot he will certainly be defeated.
District Committeeman O'Brien, of Law
renceburg, has informed his friends here
that he will call the nominating convention
for any date which may be selected by
majority OF the candidates, and ii is be-
Heved that the field against Holman will
elect a date which will be most disad-
vantageous to him. Mr.. O'Brien has charge
of the machine, and while he does not want
TO become a candidate himself he says he
will become one if necessary to defeat Hol-
man. The last time Holman's name came
before the convention he promised that IL
elected he would not another time be a
candidate and his friends are writing here
that the opposition intends TO hold him TO
his promise. 1t seems that Collector
Bracken is the only influential friend Hol-
man has at this time. The prospects of de-
feat are weighing heavily upon Holman's
mind He has been much depressed during
the past two Or three months so much 80
az to attract the attention or his acqualnt-
ances here. 1t has been the policy for some
years of Holman to cut down appropria-
tions in the House with view to having
them enlarged in the Senate getting credit
for economy himself, and then upbraiding
the latter body for extravaganza Chair
man Cockrell of Missouri, who presdeS
over the Senate appropriations committee,
has given Holman notice that he cannot
continue this de.nagogy while he is at the
head of the Senate appropriations commit
tee, and that the Senate committee Will
pass the Indian appropriation just as Ii
will come from Holmans COMMITTEES: that
the Senate committee cannot be fooled this
time.
The Indiana Democratic delegation in the
House openly referred to the coming con-
tests in the Eleventh and Eighth districts,
represented by MeSSrs. Martin and Brook
shire. and unhestitatingly say that they viii
be carried next November by the Repub-
licans. In fact, Martin and BrOokShire
have little hope of reelection, and would
not accept q denomination except that il is
to be thrust upon them, and they do not
want to back out Of n losing fight. The
tricts. represented by Representatives Tay-
Ior nd HarprpOpd