The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-30
ONE MINUTE PRIMARIES
NOT ENOUGH INTEREST IN DEMO-
CRATIC MEETINGS FOR ROWS.
The Conventions To-Day-Arrange-
ments for the McCIeary Meeting
at TOmIfnsOn Hall.

The Democrats of Marion county yester-
day afternoon and last night held primaries
to select delegates to the legislative and
township conventions to be held this morn
irg. There was but little interest in the
primaries. None of the candidates was anx-
ious enough to get the nomination to at
tempt any sort of ante-convention election
eering, and consequently there was none OF
the usual Democratic arrot-andmonkey
times at the primaries. States had been
prepared by the county ring, and they went
through with a rush. Up in Taggart's
ward. the Sixth. for instance, 1t took about
minute to hold the primary 1t was held
in the fire house next to Charles Polster'
saloon, on Indiana avenue and the canal
Polster called the meeting to order. Some
body suggested him for permanent chair
man. The motion carried. Then he ap-
pointed Emil Fertig secretary. Fertis
pulled slip of paper out of his pocket and
moved that the names on it constitute the
Sixth ward delegation in the conventions
This also carried, and the primary was al
an end DR.. Moffatt, the councilman, was
on hand.
This is the first time have had a chance
to set 'em up to the boys of the Sixth
ward said he.
''Hoorah for Doc Moffatt," shouted the
crowd and it at once followed him into the
saloon, where foaming beer in big schooners
was downed by everybody, including a
crowd of forty that Special Policeman
Diltz had brought uD from Yves Stouts
saloon, near the Statehouse, on Market
street, to participate in the primary.
That was a sample of what occurred in
ether wards. In all of them the usual City
Hall contingent was in evidence. In the
Sixth ward Bert Spencer, J. E. Bell, Tag
CARTS county chairman, Oscar Plum and
others of the City Hall contingent were on
hand to see that things went smoothly.
People who are accustomed to such pri-
maries. where everything goes through at
the behest of the political manipulators, do
not wonder at Frank Burke's TRADE against
reforms in primary election laws, in spite
Of his party's platform.
This morning at 80 o'clock the delegates
selected at the primaries last night will as
semble at the Cleveland Club to nominate
the legislative and township tickets. There
are to be seven representatives nominated
by Marion county, one. joint representative
by Marion and Hancock and one joint SEN
ator by Marion and Morgan. Five candi-
dates for justice of the peace and five con-
stables will afterward be nominated by del
What is embarrassing the county leaders
is that, with one or two exceptions, there
are no avowed candidates of any ability. A
number of prominent Democrats have been
mentioned" but they deny that they care
to run the risk of defeat. The latest candi-
date to avow his willingness to serve his
party is ex-Councilman and ex-Weigh-
master George ]. Dudley. He has been in
office for two or three years and don't like
the idea of retiring. After he was turned
down in his own ward last fall, and another
man was nominated and elected councilman,
Dudley posed as a candidate for place on
the Board of Works. Failing in that, a
place was made in Controller Johnsons Of
flee, but Dudley could not get accustomed to
"fggerin' the interest on the improvement
bonds. and was required to trade places
with Weighmaster Herrold. Last Monday
the Council cut off the appropriation for
his next years salary, and now he wants
to go to the Legislature. Although those
who know him would hardly suspect it.,
Mr.. Dudley is the author of d treatise on
free silver. Among those who are mem
toned for the legislative ticket are A. ID.
Wolcott. A. c. Ayres. Lafayette Perkins,
John w. Hoffman, D. T. Praigg, c: b.
Clark, 1. P. Harlan, Henry Harmon, John
Blue. Harrison Ogborn has been promised
a place as justice of the peace. He is one
of the Populists who brought about the
Bailey Endorsement. Other candidates are
o. w. McComb. Jerry Casey H. C. Cox,
Luke Walpole, 5. D. La FuZe. There are a
good many candidates for the offices of con-
stable With the nomination of the legisla-
tive and township candidates to-day, the
last convention work of the campaign Will
have haPn cOmnlttpd