The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-27
THEY HAVE TO ENTER
UNWILLING DEMOCRATS FORCED
INTO A HOPELESS FIGHT.
The LuckIess Men Who Cannot Es-
the County Convention Next Week.

The Democratic county convention will
be held one week from tomorrow. and
will be composed Of s97 delegates, making
40 necessary for a choice. For some time
past il has looked as If there would not
be candidates for the several offices with
temerity enough to announce themselves
before the meeting of the convention. This
fact has given no little worry TO the party
managers 1t was certain that names
could be presented, but the question was
to induce men TO enter the lists who have
not been seeking office for years past. In
this respect the party managers have
failed. Business men, who not poll
ticians and do not care TO make race
for the hope of future rewards from the
party, are averse TO being sacrificed. Some
Of the announced candidates find them
selves in that peculiar situation where
they are forced TO become candidates If
they ever hope to gain any recognition from
the party in the future. T.. NJ. Johnson,
who is a candidate for auditor, finds him
self in this predicament. For the past two
years he has encouraged the use of his
name as a candidate for the nomination
this year. This was begun before the Dem
ocratic hard times" burst upon the coun-
try. As the financial depression has in
creased in severity and the hopes of the
Democracy decreased in proportion the
prominence given Mr.. Johnson's candidacy
has likewise waned. Mr.. Johnson could
lay down TO Bud Swift. but il would be
equivalent to declining to accept the nomi-
nation, and he will undoubtedly receive
the nomination and resign himself to the
sacrifice.
Sheriff Emmett is another who finds him.
self forced to become a candidate. and is
even now making a half-hearted canvass
for denomination. Recorder Donnelly re-
fuses to be coerced into accepting a hope
less nomination even by the force of cir
cumstances. Donnelly is serving out the
unexpired term Of Peter Carson. having
been appointed by the County Commission
ers TO fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Carson. There were a large number OF
candidates for the appointment at the time
of Carson's death. but none of these appear
to be aspiring for the nomination at this
time. The only candidates thus far an
nounced are Mart Anderson, superintendent
of the workhouse. who has been a candi-
date for the nomination for a half dozen
years past, and John F. McClelland, trustee
Of Wayne township.
For county clerk the only candidates are
Harry Springsteen. deputy in the office
and G. w. Bridges. This is not the first
time Bridges has been a candidate for the
nomination for this Office. Springsteen was
candidate for city clerk before the last
city convention, and his friends say he was
nominated by the convention, but was not
given it, because Abrams, whoi was then
holding the office was in with the machine
and had the nomination promised him. In
the race for treasurer only one man has
had the temerity to announce himself, and
will probobly get the nomina ton.
For coroner DR.. NJ. II. Field and Dr. J.
ID. Iouart. of this city, and DR.. Speece OF
Perry township, are the candidates. DIR.
Beck has no ambition to succeed himself
in the office. Edward Little, Samuel Pfend-
Ter and William j. Schleicher are candi-
dates for county commissioner in the First
district, and Firman Stout and Richard
Camplin are candidates from the Third dis
trict.
1t is probable that the convention will
not nominate the legislative ticket at the
time the other nominations are made Some
effort has been made to have the judicial
ticket nominated at another time, but this
is meeting with such opposition by the
politicians and heelers that the nomination.
Will probably be made at the time the reg
ular ticket is nominated. Members of the
bar are not satisfied with the candidates
that have thus far announced Themselves
Tor the Judgeships. The candidates are as
Judge of the Criminal Court. Edward n
Buskirk. John Reardon and Francis 7
Reinhard. Superior Court, No / w w
spencer and Willard f. Cox Superio,
Court No. 2. James w. Harper Superior
| Urmston. Prosecutor, John w Ke9iino
| and John Rockford.