Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
Mr.. HOLMANS SUCCESSOR
Indications Point to the Election of Repub-
ican Representative.
Three Candidates Now In the Field
A StrOng-Lungcd POpulist
One of Them.

The republican congressional committee
has received some very encouraging re-
ports from the fourth Indiana congress
sional district, where a special election for
representative in Congress is to be held
this month. The vacancy occasioned by
the death of Representative Holman is to
be filled. 1t is claimed the indications are
that a republican will be chosen from this
district.
Judge Holman was elected to the Ma
tional House of Representatives last No
vember by plurality of S25 out of total
vote of about 10000. 1t is claimed that
different conditions now prevailing will
wipe out that plurality and put 1t on the
other side OF the balance sheet. In the
last election the fight was between the
republicans and the combined democrats
and populists. This time the populists
have a strong candidate in the field and
are making vigorous campaign, dividing
the free silver strength of the district.
The Candidates.
Charles w. Lee is the republican candi-
date, Marion Griffiths the democrat and
the Rev. Mr.. Browder the populist. The
campaign is not progressing with a great
degree of intensity. the farmers having
their hands full with magnificent har-
vest They are so busy getting their good
campaigners are having hard time to get
audiences.
The Rev. Mr.. Browder, the populist can
didate, Is said to be a lusty-lunged eX-
horter of the old school, and brings camp
meeting methods into play with the coun-
try folks, to the discontinue of his oppo-
nents, although he does not profess to be
confident of victory. The republicans are
great deal of liberation. to say the least.
One of Mr.. Browder's meetings is thus
described by an eye witness:
"One night last week Mr.. Browder and
Samuel Ralston were both billed to speak
at Seymour. The democrats had secured
the principal hall, situated on the second
floor Of a business block. and in the main
street of the city for their meeting. After
sufficiently full of sweltering- humanity to
justify opening the proceedings. Mr.. Raj
ston was introduced and began speaking.
A Duel of LunE Fower.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Browaer, mindful of his
voice, had procured a lasge dry goods box,
to be placed just across the street from
where Ralston was speaking. and. deposit
ing his carpet bag on the ground. he mount
ed the improvised rostfum and began to
pour forth period after period about the
beauties of the initiative and referendum
ard government ownership Of corporations,
in voice that resembfed an eruption of
Nesuvius.
almost instantly, score Of heads were
thrust out of the raised windows of the
hall in which Mr.. Ralston was now vainly
struggling to prevent his own thoughts
from being confused and his voice drowned
The struggle was desperate, but brief.
Ralston's audience poured out of the hall
and down into the cool street, where 1t
could view the colossus on the box. Those
near the stage heard Ralston, with one
last painful effort, thunder something
about the heat CT the hall being oppressive
anyway: then all was hushed Within and
twenty minutes after Browder began talk
ing Ralston leaned qdisconsolately against
tree, an astonished spectator of the popu-
lists audience"