The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
LINCOLN. HOST TO-DAY
Members of the League Named
for the Great Martyr to Meet.
Mass Meeting i'm TOmlinsOn Hall To-
Night-The Distinguished Speakers
Lively Race for Offices.

Indiana in this city to-day. Members of
the league began arriving in force yester-
day and the corridors of the Denison pre-
sented a lively appearance last evening.
Many of the candidates for places on the
State ticket were On hand looking after
their interests, for the feeling is so gen.
eral that this year a nomination is equiva-
lent to an election that the candidates will
do their hardest work between now and
the day of the State convention. In other
words, they regard the contest for the
nominations as one that will require more
genuine hustling than the subsequent bat
tie with the badly disfigured and heavily
handicapped Democracy.
Among the candidates noticed at the Den
ison last evening were: For Secretary of
State-W. d. Owen, of L~ogansport; James
Z. Watson, of Rushville; Marcus r. Sulzer,
of Madison, and Aaron Jones, of South
Bend. Auditor of State-G. w. Wilson, of
Fort Wayne; Webster S. Richey, Of Num-
Gle; JOIN Coons, OF Indianapolis, and j.
Irving Riddle, of Terre Haute. Attorney
general-R. ]. Loveland, of Peru; John w.
Lovett, of Anderson, and w. l. Taylor and
Thomas Hanna, of indianapolis. Clerk of
the Supreme Court-R. A. Brown, of
Franklin: o. NJ. Tincher, of Princeton; w.
r. McClelland, OF Danville; Alex. Hess, of
Wabash, and oliver p. Ensley, Of Auburn
Leonard Wild, of Noblesville, was help
ing along his candidacy for State Treasurer
and had things pretty much his own way
last night, none of the other candidates
having arrived on the scene of action. DR..
Nj. N. Elrod, who want to succeed Sylves-
ter Gorby as State Geologist, was also
among the throng Of Republicans. and
Judge d. W. Comstock, Of Richmond, who
is not averse to a Supreme judgeship, came
in last evening. Prominent among the
h~ustling Republicans of the State is Frank
b, Posey, of Evansville, formerly Congress
man from the First district, and who is
likely to again be the nominee down there.
He Is here for the league meeting to-day,
and says that prospects are the brightest
ever known in his section for fairly delug-
ing the enemy with maJorttteS next fall.
He cannot figure out anything but a ire
mendous victory, a clean sweep all around.
A NJ. Hardy, of Washington. a vigorous,
fne-looking man, makes a similar deciara.
ton, and says he Is not only going to get
the nomination in the Second district, but
will defeat Brett, his pemocratic 0Ppo,
normal majority of two thousand to over
come, 1t would seem that Mr.. Hardy had
most confidence that this year his district
will return a Republican Congressman, and
that he will be the man. The farmers
administration and Disguised with the dis
astrous times, he says. and are going to
tpy e RI Sdfa and t reRsdiKiik like Mr. a w hIaray GER
Other arrivals yesterday were Charles A:
Styer, of KokomO; w. w. Lambert, of
GfU9l1smbb!H r State committeeman a5t. from of wine tine
Chester r'Si r. b. ooiglesbee. Of Plymouth,
State committeeman from the Thirteenth
S. crary, of Martinsviile; John w. o'Hara,
of Peru; r. e. Mansfield, of Muncie;
Col r. s. Robertson OF Fort Wayne;
Reeves, Of Richmond; w. 5. Haggard, of
Lafayette, and G. w. Patched, of Union
City. The late trains brought in many
more and this morning there will be a
host of members in from all parts of the
THE LEAGUE MEETING.
The league will meet. at il o'clock this
morning at Superior Court Room No. 8.
After the usual preliminary call of the
roll for committeeman, ETC., an adjourn
ment will be taken until 2 p. m. At that
time President Sulzer will deliver his adj
dress. following which the reports of the
secretary and treasurer will be submitted.
Committees on resolutions and credentials
will be named and resolutions reported to
the convention. Reports will then be re-
ceived as to the condition of league work.
The election of president, secretary and
treasurer will shen take place, after which
a manager viii be elected for each district.
Four delegates and four a~lrernateS will be
chosen from each district to represent the
league at the national meeting in Denver
next June, andafour delegates at large will
also be named, together with alternates.
Miscellaneous business will follow and con-
clude the session.
Besides the present president, Marcus r.
SulZer, there are several names mentioned
in connection with that office, among them
j. A. Kautz, proprietor of the Kokomo
Tribune; A w: Wishard, Of Indianapolis;
Julian d. Hogate, of Danville. There is
a feeling among some of the members that
from among those who are not candidates
for a position on the State ticket. This is
not urged as a serious objection, but was
ested members. 1t is not known that any
of the gentlemen named In connection with
the presidency are candidates. They were
talked Of, however, to a greater or less eX-
r.. r. Mansfield, of Muncie, and Allen
mentioned for the secretaryship. Mr.. Mans
proper successor of the present secretary
for reelection. Mr.. Hendricks has not yet
been consulted on the matter, but was
named last night as a possible candidate
elected treasurer If he desires it. Nobody
else has been suggested for the office.
The big meeting tonight az Tomlinsor
Hail will draw out an enthusiastic crowd
and is open to everybody. Ex-President
Harrison will be present, and the speakers
for the occasion are Hon. w. o. Bradley,
publican national committee; Hon. Augustus
f.. Wilson, of Louisville. and Gen. Thos
II. Nelson, OF Terre Haute. A glee club
will contribute to the enjoyment of the &C.
| casion. which will be a memorable one fol
Republicans.
Secretary Fesler will have an assistant
in the reception room of the Denison all day
to-day to sign railroad certificates for dele
| gates attending the convention.
The meeting OF the national league in
Denver this summer. with it's side trip &c
California, will make the contests for dele.
gates interesting, as many of the member
are anxious to go. The meeting was orig
inally set for May, but will be postponed
a month at the request of the California
delegation, WHO desire to take a train OF
the delegates to the Golden Gate over the
Denver & Rio Grande route.
The Lincoln League of Indiana was or
gained Sept. IL. 1880, at a convention held
in the When Block in this city. which was
attended by delegates from the organized
Republican clubs of the State and the Gar.
field and Arthur campaign clubs. John o
Young Mems Republican Club of Indiana
actual outgrowth Of this last named organi
cation. which comprised a membership OF
one thousand and upwards.
G.. A. X. to Remember Lincoln.
Tonight at their hall on, North Delawart
street the members of George II. Thomas
Post, q. A. r., will hold a Lincoln memoria
service. There will be short addresses
declarations and music.