The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-10
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TWO BIG CONVENTIONS
Fifth and Eleventh Districts Nom
mate Congressman To-Day.
Throng of Republican Delegates at
Martinsville and Hartford City
Working for Their FavOrites.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSvILLE, Ind. May 9.-It has
been many years since so much public in
terest centered in the congressional nomna-
tions of the Fifth district as this year. On
the Democratic side Cooper's friends are
very much alarmed lest he should be over
turned when the Democratic convention
assemblies On the Republican side there is
feeling that the district can be carried, and
this feeling, strengthened by the magnifi-
cent Republican victories in the municipal
elections last week, has resulted in the
warmest fight ever made In congressional
convention. The 169 delegates who will
choose the nominee tomorrow all arrived
in the city during this afternoon and even
ing. and they were accompanied by large
crowds of Republicans from Greencastle,
Franklin and Bloomington, who came to
boom the candidates of these three coun-
ties, and a number of prominent politi-
clans from the other cities in the district.
The ante-convention campaign has been
an interesting one. The aycwed candidates
in the field are Ex-Mayor c. B. Case,
Of Greencastle; Hon. Jesse Overstreet, Of
Franklin; and Capt. Enoch Fuller. of
Bloomington, and late tonight was
nounced the name Of Capt. David E. BEEN,
of Spencer. A couple of months ago
there was talk of bringing out Hon.
Nat u. HILL a very popular young
banker of Bloomington. but 1T came to
naught. Within the last few days there
has been strenuous effort TO spring an
other dark horse upon the convention.
This movement is headed by Joseph /. Ir-
win, of Columbus. who Is said to be as
sisted by Major j. b. Homan. of Danville.
of the avowed candidates are men who are
not so prominently known throughout the
district. and these leaders believe that sue
in the district depends upon the abil-
ity of the Republicans to select their very
strongest man. With this in view. a strong
effort was made to persuade Judge Had
lev. of Danville. to permit the use of his
name, but as he had only week or so be-
fore been renominated for the Circuit
sional contest. and the latest selection for
a dark horse Is Enoch Hogate. of Danvile.
who is prominent prominent LAWYER and an T,,. ex
friends declare that Hogate Is committed
to their candidate. and If his name is used
in the convention it will have to be without
1t looks tonight very much as If the
convention will begin balloting upon only
the three names, and as no one Of the
three can claim nearly enough, votes to
nominate at the start IL Is possible that a
sort of deadlock may be produced. which
man. There are 169 votes in the conven-
tion, distributed as follows Brown, z; Hen
bricks, 30; Johnson, H; Monroe 20; Nor
nam. %. OF these Overstreet will have
Johnson's q votes, with u. and possibly
more. from Bartholomew. the votes of
Brown, with a scattering vote from Nor
gan and Owen. Case will have the % votes
of Putnam. with some from Owen and
probably the big end of Morgan. Fuller
will have the Monroe county delegation
with the bulk of the Owen county votes
and scattering support from Morgan.
Hendricks county's 30 votes and the IA
votes in Bartholomew not pledged to Over
street are the dangerous factor in the con-
vention. They are supposed to be In SYM
pathy with the effort for a new man, and
they may be so cast to prevent a nom
ination for several ballots although botn
Case and Overstreet claim several votes
in Hendricks that cannot be alienated
from them.