The indicator., 1897-02-20

seem to be about the ouly names much
spoken Of as rivals OF Mayor King IN
the republican convention.
The C. o. ii. is doing its work on the
quiet How much influence it will have
on the parties remains to be seen.
The republican convention can not af
ford to nominate any hornswoggling
oldmossbacks for alderman or for any
thing else.
Somebody out of a job perpetrated
huge joke on J. V. Leithead the other
day by mentioning his name in CON
nection with the aldermanship Of the
Eighth.
The populists are coming together,
and it looks as if they will have a
straight ticket in the field. They claim
to be able to outvote the democrats
anyhow.
Frank Ream is the man much spoken
of as the candidate of the republicans
from the Sixth ward He will have
Alderman Weed as feeble opponent to
buck against.
The colored folks are talking again OF
independence in politics and some even
go so far as to advocate a straight col
ored ticket. But this is only talk, of
course. The leaders will bring things
around all right at the proper time.
DIR. Fugard was the only member of
the holdover city central com mittee who
voted to keep the chairmanship in the
hands of tho silver republicans. Some
the best interests of harm ony, but sub
sequent events go to show that Doc
was correct.
The friends OF j. B. Orman are conf
dent that Governor ADAMS will come to
the rescue of their can didate for mayor
with Il liberal supply of the stuff that
wins. Since the governor owes his
election to the silver republicans, how
ever, it is more likely that he will keep
hands of of municipal politics through
out the state this spring. and partic-
ularly in this town.
As stated in this column at the time
of the park bonds election, Ben Dig
CORY did not use his large voice in the
stable that day for nothing. Just as
predicted he is now Il candidate for the
mayoralty and no doubt thinks he made
some telling points in his impromptu
speech. But Benjamin will discover
later on when he gets the populst nom
ination that his opposition to public I'M
provement bonds and his kind offer to
loan anywhere from so to 500 with
which to buy park will avail him
naught.
We are all apt to give too much at
tention to the personnel of tho men to
run for office. We attach too much i'm
portance to the candidate himself and |
not enough to the principles he carries,
II he makes good official, Il saving ser
want of the people, he thereby strength
ems the party that elected him, and the
party as well as the public has thereby
been benefited. A party should select
men, not for their own sakes, but for
the publc's sake. This is sensible
rule to follow, and one that makes u |
party strong.
The majority of the Mckinley folks
have discovered that they made great
mistake in getting up list of rules and |
regulations for the government of the
republican party of the city. The rad
icals who run the meeting at which
these iron clad rules were adopted were
too brash altogether. They didn't tote
fair They rubbed the fur on the cat
the wrong way. No astute set or clique
Of politicians in the sense that pol
itician is one who is versed in the meth
DDS of organizing and steering through
schemes would ever have made such
b.under. The bulk OF those present
now lay the whole blame on to few ex-
If the few are to blame, the
sooner they are sat on the better,
Chairman H. ID. Hathaway has issued
the call Tor the republican primaries and
the primaries to be held
March g. and the convention
the Monday following. Fortunately
nothing was said in the call about the
rules and regulations adopted at the
meeting. Chairman Hath
away evidently means to do what
he considers ;he right thing and if
the little few can be kept down things
will go right. The Mckinley folks as a
body does not approve of the ironclad
rules laid down at the meeting, and
many of them have said SO. Now what
they should do is to root out the one
man power behind the throne. The
silver republicans certainly will not be
by these rules and regulations.
They want the party usages and Gus
IONS OF the past to govern mt the prim-
aries, and if this is done all will be well.