The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-04
WILL STICK
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT WITHDRAW
THE APPELLATE NOMINATIONS.
Judge brown Laughs mt the Idea
Campaign Postponed TIL
Cooler weather.

A. II Wampler, secretary of the Demo-
cratic state committee says that the ar
rangements for the formal opening of the
state campaign have not been completed
by his party. Reports received by Mr..
Wampler concerning the meetings that have
been held by the congressional nominees of
both parties, he says, indicate that 1T is
still too hot for the people to come out. 1t
Is probable the Democrats will not open
the campaign formally until the weather
grows cooler perhaps not until the end of
the present month. 1t will not be opened,
at any rate. until after the state fair. A
few weeks ago the state committee had
about decided to open the campaign Sept.
Is. but reports of meetings already held do
not encourage this idea
An afternoon paper has been spreading
the report that the candidates on the Demo-
cratic state ticket for appellate judges were
to be withdrawn by the state committee. A
reason given was that the Democratic press
of the State is sore at Johannes Kopelke,
of Lake county, one of the candidates, be-
cause of his attitude on the newspaper libel
law when he was in the state Senate. This
report is branded as absolutely false. Ed
gar A. Brown, of this city, formerly judge
of the Marion Circuit Court, and himself
one of the appellate judge candidates. was
rather amused at the idea when asked about
it. Il never heard of it until read it in
the News" said he. Il know that the state
committee contemplates no such action.
There have been frequent conferences over
the subject, and 1 have Leen asked to take
part in the campaign as one of the candi-
dates. We intend to make every effort to
have our names placed on the ticket
cratic state committee, was at Sleepy
Hollow" as the state headquarters is
known because of the lifelessness and inert
ness, yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Wampler,
secretary of the committee, however, said
that there was no intention whatever of
Withdrawing the names of the candidates
for Appellate judge. "They will go on the
ticket" said he, IF right and justice is
done. Our Republican brethren assert that
the township assessors and trustees case,
decided by the Supreme Court, sets prece-
dent in the Appellate judge matter. The
cases are not at all parallel. There is no
question but that our candidates are en-
titled to have their names placed on the
ticket, and we shall make every effort posi-
BILE to have them put there
1t is understood that the plan of the Dem
OCAe~I4o SbdlS COHilHittSO 10 ~ OcHldiu that
the election board place the Appellate judge
candidates on the ticket. In the event of
the expected refusal the plan will be, it is
understood, to ask for mandate requiring
the board to print the names on the bal
lots By this procedure it is hoped to get
the case into the Supreme Court of the
State. Judge Brown was unwilling to be
interviewed as to what steps would be
understood
plan.
Politicians say that the story of the News
is quite amusing. A refusal of the Demo-
cratic state committee to back the candi-
dates for Appellate judge, 1t is said, would
be an admission that there is not enough
show for the election of the ticket to JUS
tify the trouble and expense of pushing the
alone, it is asserted, 1t is necessary for the
committee to force the question to de-
termination by the courts. Whether Mr..
Wampler is right or not, lawyers say re-
mains for the courts to determine. Many
assert that the Republican contention that
the Legislature had a right to indirectly
extend the terms of the judges is supported
trustees and assessors case. Doubt is as
serted as to the right of the Democratic
state committee to withdraw the names of
the nominees placed on the ticket by the
convention of the whole state Democracy,
even If it were so inclined. True, the candi-
dates might resign. The committee, in such
case, would have the right to name other
the word of the secretary of the committee
and of one of the candidates, it be
safely relied on that no such thing is con-
templated.