The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-11
THEY HOPE TO DIVIDE
DEMOCRATS WILL TRY TO CAPTURE
SEVERAL CoSGREssMEN.
Think they Have a Fighting Chance
I'm the First, Seventh and Thir-.
feenth Districts.

The Democrats have no hope of carrying
the State this year, but they do entertain
some hope OF dividing the Indiana delega-
ton In Congress. They feel pretty sure Of
carrying the Third, and are very hopeful Of
getting back the Second. Fourth and
Twelfth. They also believe they have a
fighting chance. more or less slender, IN
the First. Seventh and Thirteenth. They
have nominated as yet in but one district,
the Twelfth. where Robinson, Of Fort
Wayne, has been pitted against Mr..
Leighty, the present Representative. In the
Second district IL will probably be Bretz
again. in the Thirteenth Shively can have
IL il he wants to make the race, and in the
Fourth the aged w. S. Holman will be
given an opportunity to get back into Con-
gress II ne can defeat Marcus r. Sulzer,
the Republican nominee. This district con-
tains two other political has beens," Geo.
W. Cooper and Jason Brown, but even the
Democrats have had enough of them and
they are not considered. In no other dis
trict OF the State, except the Third, can the
Democrats stir up any interest or anxiety
on the part Of possible candidates.
But in the Third district. where the DEM
ocrats are backed by a normal plurality of
nearly five thousand, they think they have
a sure thing on the election. and a lively
fight for the nomination has been going on
for some months past. Four candidates
have been in the field, w. T. Zenor. OF
Corydon; Charles L. Jewett. of New Albany;
Thomas Buskirk, of Paoli and Marsh, of
JefferSonyille The primaries have all been
held, Perry county having elected her dele
gates last Thursday. The date for the con-
yention has not been fixed yet, but the
apportionment has and there will be 10
votes in the convention. OF these Zenor, ii
is claimed. has Harrison, Crawford, Wash
ington and part Of Perry county, giving
him fifty votes, and he needs six more to
win the nomination. Marsh has been
perennial kicker within the party, and has
on occasions bolted 1t. Busiirk belongs TO
a family that nave been prominent Office
holders ever since Indiana became q State
These facts left the race pretty much be-
tween Zenor and Charlie Jewett, as he
used to be Familiarity termed when he was
chairman or the State committee. The lat
ters friends have been surprised at the
poor showing he has made. He had behind
him the prestige OF having been at the head
Of the State machine of being one of the
most prominent lawyers in his end of the
State. and Of being a wealthy man. Those
familiar with the situation declare that his
chief difficulty lay ia the fact that he is
disposed to keep this wealth to himself.
The only other district in which the DEM
ocrats have figured upon whom they shall
nominate Is the Seventh. Here the leaders
have fixed upon Will +. English, and he can
have the privilege OF contributing TO the
campaign fund as q candidate, If he will
say the word John w. Kern has said that
ne would not have II, and Captain Curtis
is not particularly anxious for il, in the
face Of the Democratic prospects. so there
is a general Willingness that English should
go in and give 1.-THE boys" a chance at his
snug fortune.
The Republicans hope to again sweep the
field by carrying all the thirteen districts.
though they appreciate the fact that they will
have fight on their hands in the Second,
Third, Fourth and Twelfth districts. All but
two Of their nominations have been made.
Heminway has been renominated in the
First. Hardy in the Second, Tracewell in
the Third, Faris in the Fifth. Johnson in
the Sixth, Overstreet in the Seventh. Steele
in the Eleventh, Leighty in the Twelfth and
Royse IN the Thirteenth. The Fourth and
Ninth were left without Representatives in
and Marcus r. Sulzer and Charles B. Lands
have been chosen to lead the Republicans
10 victory in these districts. The Eighth, II
is conceded, will renominate Henry, but
what will be the outcome in the Tenth no
man can tell Congressman Hanley and
Hatch are both in this district, and as IL was
known that DR.. Hatch did not care TO make
a second race 1t was thought that Mr.. Han
ley would have an easy thing. But the Tenth
district is too heavily Republican and is
blessed with too many statemen TO give away
its Republican nominations without a strug-
gle. Away last winter Judge Il. ID. Crum-
packer, of Valparaiso, one OF the most in
fluential politicians in this district, began
preparing TO contest the nomination with
Hanley, and the district will this year again
witness a hot and close race between two
men, one backed by the northern and the
other by the southern counties. The friend:
OF each figure out the success or their favor.
ite by margin Of few votes IN nth, the con e
that IL will be close.