The Washington times., 1894-03-23
HoosIERDoM.s POLITICAL SAY.
Forecast of Possible Changes in Congress
siOnal Districts in Fall Elections.

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| siOnal Districts in Fall Elections.
| SPECIAL TO THE TIMES.
| INDIANAPOLIS. March 22.-There will be a
revolution in politics in Indiana this year,
and the present Democratic majority in Con-
! gress willbe succeeded by Republican rep
resentarion equally as large.
In the First district Mr.. Taylor will be sue
ceeded by Republican, most likely Frank
R. Posey. Of Evansville, q great grandson of
| Gov. Posey and lineal descendant of
George Washington. Mr.. Posey is an attor-
| ney of prominence, and served part OF Gov.
Hovey's term in Congress IN 1889.
Mr.. Bretz, present Congressman from the
Second district, is having hard fight for re-
nomination, his leading opponent being C. J..
Davis, OF Bloomfield, Greene county. Davis
| was tricked out Of the, nomination four years
| ago, and his revenge seems now at hand.
Mr.. Brown. OF the Third district, is doomed.
He will fail OF a denomination, and his success
| sor will be $. NJ. Stockslager who was twice
elected to Congress several years ago. He
was Commissioner Of Indian Affairs In 1886,
and Is experienced in public matters.
In each county of Mr.. Holman's district
there is an aspirant for his place, but as these
Eastwood statesmen cannot get together,
Holman will be renominated. but his election
| Is not certain. The Republicans will nomi-
nate Will Cumback, one of the ablest cam
paigners in the state, to oppose Holman, and
Cumback declares he will defeat the old
"watch-dog."
MIR. Cooper will make the race again in the
Fifth district, but will fail Of election. He has
made many bad breaks in the distribution of
the post offices. and those who failed to real
ize on Mr.. Cooper's promises will even up
matters with him at the polls. The Repub-
lican nominee will be Enoch Fuller, of
Bloomington.
tive from the Sixth district, will be returned.
Mr.. Bynum will be defeated by Charles L.
Henry, of Anderson, who made the race
against Bynum in 1892. Mr.. Brookshire is
serving his last term as the Representative Of
the Eighth district. 1t is doubtful if he can
be renominated; but whether he is or not, the
district will go Republican in November.
Mr.. Waugh. of the Ninth district, will not
ask for a denomination, and his successor
will be W. II. Hart, formerly Third Auditor of
the Treasury. The district is safely RepuDli-
can.
In the Tenth district Hammond. the pres
ent Democratic Representative, will be sue
cecded bya Republican. Numerous aspirants
are in the field. and at present the outlook in
dicates the nomination of C. b. Lands, of
Delphi, a brother OF Judge Gresham's private
secretary
George W. Steele, who has served several
terms in Congress, will likely be nominated
in the Eleventh district, now represented by
Mr.. Martin, chairman Of the Committee on
Invalid Pensions. The Republican nominee
will be elected. Mr.. McNageny, Democrat,
will be returned from the TweHth district.
while Mr.. Conn, Democrat. will give way for
Republican in the Thirteenth.
From these reports it will be seen that the
Republicans are pretty sure OF the thirteen
Congressman to be elected this fall and
should they defeat Holman, the present ratio
Of the delegation will be changed in their
favor.