The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-20
THIS WEEKS TROUBLE
DEMOCRATS WILL GET TOGETHER
AND Go THROUGH THE MOTIONS.
Leaders Have Little Hope of Accom-
pIishing Anything More than De-
feating the "Push."


Tonight the Democrats will hold prima-
ries to select delegates to the so-called state
convention, which is to be held Wednesday
at Tomlinson Hall. Taggarts victory over
the stalwart silver men was so decisive be-
fore the county convention that there will
rot be enough opposition to his plans TO
control the Marion county delegation TO
make the primaries interesting. 1t is more
than likely that there will be an interesting
time down in the Fifteenth ward, where the
perennial fight for supremacy between
Bill Flynn, grogshop keeper and city
sprinkling Inspector, and Commodore
John M. Higgins will bubble up. This is
purely personal contest, however, and will
have little significance, unless there may be
color of the mid-natured contest that has
sprung up between the friends of Tanning
and WarruIn, both of whom hope to ger
nominations. 1t is not believed that the Tag
CART influence will care to exert itself to the
extent of getting moro than one place away
from the candidates from over the state. 1t
is possible that there will be some strife be-
tween the Tanning and Warrum factions
when the delegates elected tonight meet
tomorrow night at the Criminal Court
room to select members of the credentials,
NOtAA>A'AN
tees as 1t is said an effort will be made to
pass Tanning resolution.
Democrats are predicting that it will be a
short convention and that it's work will
most likely be finished by o'clock in the
evening. No one expects that there will be
a ballot for secretary of state, it is be-
lieved Ralston Will be nominated by accla-
nation. This is regarded as being also true
with reference to the judges of the Supreme
Court, all Of whom will be renominated
without opposition including Judge Hack
ney, against whom such a terrific cutlery
was raised by the "stalwarts' early in the
winter. Since then the half-breeds, with the
aid of the party organ, have been able to
rout the stalwart silver men again and
again, including the day when Taggart and
Morss knocked out Johnny" Rockford and
the local push and nominated gold Demo-
Gratis for the county Offices
single ballot, the Taggart bosses say,
will be sufficient to nominate Tanning and
they hardly anticipate more trouble in put
ting Doherty through, and in nominating
Allen w. Clark, king of all the push
Clark is to go on the ticket to mollify the
stalwarts to q certain extent. AS a matter
of fact the bosses do not care much who are
the nominees, as they do not expect to elect
one of them, any way, and only want to
dominate the convention in order to show
the push" once for all that it is a gone
goose. Until the last few days there were
not enough candidates TO go around all the
places for which candidates m st be select
ed, but Parks Martin has succeeded in set
ting up few straw candidates, men who
are willing to allow the use of their names,
considering that there is a definite promise
that Tanning and other innocents are to put
up all the campaign funds that are not fur
.QiShed nv the IaQQart PlIharnatO rial ring II
would hardly be possible to find small-fry
Democratic politician who would not be will
ing TO go down into history as a man who
once ran for state statStician, or for SUI
perntendent of public instruction, or state
geologist, providing some generous-heaIted
put up the funds. Even Myron King and
Joe" l.. Reiley-the latter poses as a Jen-
nings county nan on Martins roster, al
though he has lived here for years-are will
ing to be, announced as candidates under
these circumstances, as 1t gives them
chance to appear in print in the list of the
"Barkises" of the state chairman. So it
came about that Martin did not have to lie
awake many nights to turn out list of
candidates" and hand them over to the or
gan before he went home last week, al
though no longer than the night before one
of his most faithful friends had solemnly as
sured a Journal man that there were no
candidates for state Statistician geologist
any of the other minor places. Martins
only worrying thought is that he cannot
manufacture votes as readily as candidates.
Here are those he announced last week as
the official candidate:
Secretary Of State
S. NJ. Ralston Lebanon. Boone county.
Auditor of State
Jerome Herff Peru, Miami county,
Winfield S. Johnson, Spencer, Owen
county.
John W. Minor. Indianapolis, Marion
Joseph Tanning, Indianapolis. Marion
county.
w ii. Ernst, Button, Wells county
Treasurer of State
Hugh Doherty, Bluffton. Wells county
Adam Heimberger, New Albany, Floyd
county.
Henry stock1eth, Evansville, vanderburg
county.
William C. Wulber, Lawrenceburg, Dear
born county
]. A. NJ Adair, Portland, Jay county.
Attorney General
John G. McNutt, Terre Haute. Vigo
John H. O'Neall, Washington, Daviess
county.
Clerk of Supreme Court
Allen w. Clark, Greensburg, Decatur
Joe L. Kelley. Vernon. Jennings county.
Henry Warrum. Indianapolis, Marion
Myron King, Indianapolis, Marion county.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
w. B. Sinclair, Knox, Starke county.
James w. Nourse, Rockport, Spencer
county.
o. H. Downey, Kendalville Noble county.
Philip Zoercher, Tell City, Perry county.
r.. p. May6eld. Vincennes. Knox county.
Walter S. Campbell, Rushville, Rush
James S. Guthrie, Nashville, Brown
county.
--Geoiogist.-
Willard e. Miller, Goshen, Elkhart county.
Edward Barrett, Plainfield, Hendricks
county.
George NJ. Cheney, Indianapolis, Marion
county.
Judge Appellate Court
First District-Edwin Taylor. Evansville
Vanderburg county; Leroy Nj. Wade, Posey
county.
Second District-No candidate announced.
Third District-Edgar Brown, indianapolis,
Marion county.
Fourth Dstrict-D. w. Chambers New
Castle. Henry county.
Fifth District-Johann Kopelke, Crown
Point, Lake county
Judge Supreme Court
Second District-Leonard J. Hackney
Shelbyville. Shelby county; Willard 5. New,
Vernon, Jennings county; Hugh McMullen,
Aurora, Dearborn county
Third District-James McCabe, Williams
port. Warren county.
Fifth District-Timothy z. Howard, South
Bend. st. Joseph county.
1t will be dreary convention. Many men
in all parts of the State admit that they
might as we'll stay at home and watch the
blackberries until they are ready to pick as
to come here, so far as ever accomplishing
anything is concerned. but oh, mercy"
they add. I'VE have to make some sort of
a show or the laugh would be on us too