The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-31
THE MAYORALTY RACE
LITTLE INTEREST IN OTHER POSI-
TIoSs ON THE TICKET.
Mr.. Denny VIII Not He I'm the City
the Night OF Republican Com
ventfon.

The interest in the race for the Republi-
can nomination for Mayor is such that the
fact that there are other nominations to
be made is almost lost sight OF by those
who are actively engaged in the canvass.
Several prominent Republicans were ap-
preached last night and asked who were
spoken Of as candidates for councilmen-at-
large. The question seemed 10 surprise most
OF them They all acknowledged that they
had hardly given the question a thought;
most OF their time that was given TO politics
being devoted to work for their particular
fayorite in the mayorslty race.
There being no other candidate for city
clerk than Lee Nixon. the interest in this
nomination is slight; but the fact that there
are several svowed candidates for police
judge will put more life into the canvass
for that place. With the exception of those
who are working for candidates for this
nomination. there seems to be nothing to
Indicate that such a nomination Is to be
made. all the interest centering in the head
of the ticket. The three candidates for the
nomination for Mayor Messrs. Trusler,
Bookwalter and Wagner. are working night
and day hunting UP men that are likely to
he sent to the convention This state of at
fairs caused one man, who is very promi-
rent In city politics, to say. last night. when
asked about the candidates for councilmen-
at-large:
Il really do not know who Will be candi-
dates. In fact. ] have been so busy work.
ing for a mayoralty candidate that MOTH
Ing else has entered my head can't name
a single candidate now. I suppose some of
those who are now in Council will want to
be returned as members-at-large. but can
not say who they are now. There is one
thing should like to say, however, and
that is that 1 think the party could do no
better than TO put A Young on the ticket
at-large. His work has been conscientious.
and 1 think the people generally look upon
him as man that, whatever he may have
done, has been done In the full belief that
he was acting for the best interests of the
city. He would make a strong candidate"
III has been suggested that IL would prob
ably be better TO nominate counciimen-at-
regular convention. What do you think of
that idea?"
II think it is a good suggestion for sew
eral reasons. We want to make ticket as
strong as the one we selected last year. and
the best way to do that Is to make the
nominations when the delegates will not
nave in other things In their minds The great
and the delegates who attend the conyen-
ton next Saturday night Will work hard
Tor their favor1tes, and some are bound to
be disappointed. After the candidate for
Mayor has been nominated many Of the dis
appointed delegates will select a proxy and
leave the hail. There will also be num-
Der OF those that will not be disappointed,
who Will go to the convention with little
interest in anything but the nomination for
Mayor, and will take no active part after
that Is done. In that way a good ticket
might be selected but the chances would be
that 1t would not be as strong as 1t would
be IL the delegates had nothing else to think
about but the selection OF councilmanic
ticket. For those reasons l think Ii would
be good policy to postpone the nomination of
councilmanic ticket. There is plenty of
time yet for Ii to be DONE"