The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-25

EVANSVILLE. April 20.-Special.-
Yesterday the delegates Of the First
congressional district Of Indiana met
here to select a republican candidate for
congressional honors. They took forty
seven ballots during the day and night,
adjourning at midnight.
At o'clock this morning they reas-
sembled, but the delegates hadn't
changed their opinion. The Gibson
county delegates received a telegram in
structing them to vote for Twineham
forever and one day after
Posey and Heminway were about as
strong today as yesterday. Combina-
tons were tried. but failed. Then a
complimentary vote of ffty-four was
given John H. Osborn of this city and
Immediately delegates from other coun-
ties wanted TO know:
DO you mean it,
He could have been chosen then ana
there, but refused to allow his name to
be used.
The three candidates agreed to have
the convention adjourned and let new
delegates be appointed. They were al
most mobbed by delegates who offered
such a thing.
man ]. w. Wilson of Pike county be-
came impatient and roasted Wander
burg county especially, saying there
were too many statesmen" in this
county. The convention soon reminded
old democrats IN attendance of the
trump convention held in Bonneville
during the early SOS.
After the SEVENTEEN ballot motion to
adjourn to meet again at the call of
faaaNV
ingly defeated. The same motion after
the seventy-third ballot was carried.
The delegates are hot at each other
and at Chairman Wilson, although not
much feeling was displayed. except as to
the chairman, who was vigorously de-
nounced for the high-handed way in
which he ran the convention
The various factions are firm for their
own candidates. 1t is more than likely
that when it meets again the same
scene viii be enacted.
FRANKLIN. April 20.-SpeciaI.-AII is
not smooth sailing with the republicans
of this congressional district especially
with those Of this county. There is evil
IDENTIFY a split among them which BODIES
no good for the candidate from this
county, Jesse Overstreet. 1t has all
along been understood that If Mr.. Over
street would come out he would receive
the Endorsement Of the entire county and
have no opposition whatever. \ few
weeks ago the republicans Of Blue River
township at a meeting instructed their
delegates to support Judge William a.
Johnson. who was formerly a resident
of that township. When this news
reached here il was as If bOmbshell
had exploded in the camp of the re-
publicans. and from that time on ii has
been the only topic Of conversation
among them. and secret conclaves have
been held TO derive some means by
which the Judge could be gotten out of
the race. There is evidently some under
hand work being done on the quiet and
those interested in the judges welfare
will not show their hands until the day
of the convention. In the meantime
Judge Johnson states that he is not a
candidate. but at the same time init
mates that he would not refuse the NOM
inaion IL It was given him.
Last Wednesday the Columbus Herald
published an article to the effect that
the Judge was in that city and had a
conference with Weldon Lambert. Joseph
1. Irwin and Judge Hacker and it was
surrnised that a coalition has been en-
terd into to down Jesse OVerstreet of
lunbus and that the Judge had slipped
into town unawares 10 the kids" To-
day Judge Johnson, who is holding court
at Shelbyville, comes out in a letter and
denies II. but between the lines he SAYS
he wants to be a candidate. Cooper will
defeat anybody the republicans nomi-
nate.
LOGANSPORT. April 2O.-Judge John
son and Charles 3. Lands, the two re-
publican candidates for the nomination
for congress in the Tenth district are
here working. Two delegates were Sc
lected in Washington township today
and Landis captured them. Tonight
Lands emphatically denied the claim
votes Of having enough TO nominate him
at Hammond. May "A. Landis claims
that he vii capture majority Of the
delegates from this county Saturday AMI
that he will secure the nomination. 1t is
predicted that whOsoever secures the
delegates her next Saturday Lands will
be the nominee Lands is charged by
his enemies with being a mugwump on
account OF mis- brother. K. NJ. Lands,
who is Secretary OF State Gresham 3
private secretary. but this is not true.
He is a clear cut republican and will
vote with his party right along.
HARTFORD CITY. April 2O.-Spe-
cial-At a rousing city convention OF
democrats last night. Isaiah Cortright
was nominated for mayor and Jefferson
Butler, the present marshal, was re-
nominated. Mr.. Butler is quite popular
and will surely be elected. George +.
Dale was renominated for clerk and
William Y. Gable for treasurer. All are
frst-class democrats and viii make a
good race.
GREETED WITH ROTTEN EGGS.