The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
CUT-THROAT SCHEME
JASON BROWN HAS A PLAN To KNIFE
sTOCKsLAGER AT THE OILS.
Has Sprung an A.. p. A. Fight for the
Third District Convention at
North Vernon To-day.

The Democrats of the Third district will
hold their convention to-day at North
Vernon. Congressman Brown comedies
Stockslager's nomination. That Brown
should concede his rivals nomination and
come all the way down from Washington
to attend the convention has made the
Stockslager men suspicious. They know
that Brown has kept VI a lively corre-
~spondence with the postmasters and MIR.
Leyden, the district chairman, ever since
Stockslager defeated him at the primaries.
They fear Brown has Matched up a con-
spiracy to bring out John Overmyer, OF
Jennings, as a dark horse, and cause in
structed delegates to disregard their in
structions. But Brown is working a differ
ent scheme. He will not try to prevent
the nomination of Stockslager. To a Re
publican friend here he has outlined his
scheme. Brown is back from Washington
to handicap ~Stockslager in the campaign
Stockslager is to be defeated at the polls.
The Brown men, who will control the or
ganization Of the convention through Ley
den, will load down Stockslager with res
olutions intended to create discord after
the nomination is over. One of the resolu-
tons which is to be adopted, according to
programme, is a bitter anita Z. A. reso-
luton. 1t is already drafted.
Brown appointed a number Of Catholics
to office, the postmaster of New Albany
being one. Brown believes that he lost
Floyd county on account of these appoint
ments, and says that Stockslager took adj
vantage Of the situation; in fact, worked
the A. p. A. racket" in his own behalf.
Stockslager is charged with consulting and
advising the head men of the A. z. A. to
defeat Brown at the polls. The Brown men
think they have already turned the Catho-
lies to vote against Stockslager. Now they
will work to turn against Stockslager the
A. p. A vote also. With these two ele-
ments against Stockslager he will be beat
en- at the polls, they think. IL Stockslager
be nominated on a strong anita. p. A.
platform he will be charged with having
triied with that strong organization. The
A. p. A. will say that if he had enough
delegates to get the nomination he had also
enough to table an anita. p. A. resolu-
ton. On the other hand, If an anita. P.
A. resolution be offered and voted down
the solid Catholic vote will be thrown
against Stockslager at the polls. The COM
mittee on resolutions will be packed by
Chairman Leyden, and there will be no
trouble to have that committee report ev-
erytn1ng Brown wants. why SHOulu Ley
den desire to see ~Stockslager defeated at
the polls is easily explained. Leyden is a
hold-over Senator. He is ambitious to go
to Congress after his senatorial term ex-
pires. He is a wealthy man, a bachelor
and a man of leisure. He would make an
ideal Democratic Congressman. Leyden Is
aware that it is customary to give a Con
| gresham at least two TERMS, and Stock
slayer will be able TO secure a second term
If he pulls through this year. With Stock
slayer defeated at the polls in a district
over three thousand Democratic Leyden
sees a clearer field for himself in 1896.
Brown only wants revenge.