The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
JASON B. is DOOMED
Bitter and Bloody Will Be the
Jackson County Primary.
StocksIager Finds Plenty Of Friends in
the COngressman's Home-Big
Shelby County Split.
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SEYMOUR, Ind, April 10.-The fight
which has been going on between Brown
and Stockslager in several counties of this
district for the past month has been trans
ferred TO this county. Headquarters have
been established in this city, and both of
the combatants are on the ground. There
will be some blood letting here Friday.
This being Browns home, his friends will
make a hard fight to give him a large ma
jority over Stockslager. How much, if any,
that majority will be is hard to tell at the
present time, as there are still two full
days in which they can put in telling ticks
before the primary. Every available Brown
man who can be brought to this city in
order to assist in the work is being called
on. Late last night every vehicle in the
town had been engaged by the Brown
forces, and this morning they were sent
out over the adjoining county with trusted
lieutenants, who will leave no stone un-
turned TO gain votes for Brown. Among
the men who called on Brown last Sunday
was United States Attorney Frank Burke,
who owes his appointment TO brown.
Burke'S presence mas the same effect on
railroad men that a red Nag has when
flung in the face of a bull. They despiSe
him for the stand he took against them
when a member of the State Senate The
appointment of Burke has a great deal TO
do with the present upheaval against
lSfOWn. MOI one IdllTOdu Il.1n III Il nuIluTSu
will support him, and they are doing every
thing in their power to defeat him Another
thing which has lost Brown the railroad
vote is his refusal to appoint as postmaster
here John seaman, a railroad engineer. Mr..
Seaman was an applicant for the place,
and had over six hundred names signed to
his petition. Every railroad man signed ii.
but Seaman was turned down. These and
several cases of a similar character are
making Brown desperate. Stockslagers
presence in the city and his determination
to fight Brown in his own home has
caused the Brown organ in this CITY to go
into Mysteries. 1t appears daily with APP
Brown. In its issue of the 9Th Ii says: THE
people of this county. the honest, stead
fast Democratic voters, need not be re
recognize their obligation TO the district,
to the State. to their county and to them
selves. They will support, in this canvass,
the man who has stood closely by them
in the past; who has carefully looked after
their general and their personal interests"
Stockslager is paying no attention to
charges which have been brought against
him by the Brown men. He is making a
quiet fight, and one that will nave its in
iuence with intelligent voters. He is a
good mixer and has an outfit of PETER
esque whiskers. No one would suspect that
he was a candidate for Congress, as his
appearance would rather indicate that he
had Just arrived, in town with. a load of
hay. His opponents friends claim that ne
is not a resident of this State, but that he
resides in Washington. They are using that
as an argument against his nomination. If
Brown fails in carrying this county he is
beaten. He is very likely beaten anyhow, as
Stockslager needs only four more votes.
On the other hand, if he carry the count
he will have to get the solid vote of Jen-
nings and Jefferson also to insure his nom
ination. Mr.. Stockslager says he will re-
ceive four votes in Jennings and the same
number in Jefferson county. The streets
tonight resemble those at Indianapolis the
night preceding a State convention. White
silk badges, with the words Our Candi-
date over a picture of Jason Is. Brown,
are worn on the lapels of the young De-
mocracy, one of whom, when asked why
he had it on, said: 1.-THE old man is in a
bad hole. and we've got to help him out"
Shelby Democracy Split Up the Back.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. April 10.-The
Shelby county Democracy is in a sweat
at the present time over it's county ticket.
Two years ago the candidates for the NOM
ination of sheriff were John Burk and
Thomas Huntington, of B~randywine town
ship. Burk was made the nominee, and
from the very first Huntington claimed
the officers of the primaries counted him
out. In order TO keep him from coming out
at the 1892 election as an independent can
didate and defeating Burk, the gang prom.
ised him the nomination and office in 1894.
two men were again candidates for the
same office. The primary resulted as be-
fore, and history REPEATED itself. Hunting
ton appears to-day in a card in the local
papers, in which he claims to have been
the nominee and entitled to the place on
the ticket. He states that the 1,5S1 votes
which he received are the majority of all
the Democratic voters OF the county, and
that only by the use OF whisky, the pur-
chase of 1oaters and the voting Of on
residents in blocks for Burk was he shut
out. He also asserts that he got the worst
of the count. The stories circulated against
him In that canvass were very damaging,
and attack his personal character as well
as his official reputation. Some years ago
he had been township trustee Of Brandy
wine township, and his opponents told that
he had defrauded the taxpayers and made
away with the township funds. Neverthe-
less, he carried the township this spring
by a huge majority, giving the charges
against him the lie. He also states that
the gang made a dicker for the success
sion to the office for a number of terms,
and an outsider could not get the nominal
ton. He does not announce himself as an
independent candidate, but will carry a
large bulk of his supporters to the OPP
ponent of Purk.