The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-15
Logic of Circumstances Points More
strongly to Barcus Than to Any
Other Man for Nominee.
SOME DISQUIETING ELEMENTS
PARKE COUNTY CAUCUS MAKES HOL-
LIDAY SECOND CHOICE.
Brazil Man Is Very Pepular-Morgan
County Adds to the Uncertainty
Candidates for Delegates.
,necia, 70 The Ina,anapol,s journal.

GREENCASTLE. Ind, May H.-Nearly
every politician of prominence In the Fifth
congressional district is in Greencastle to-
night preparing for the biggest political
fight that ever took place in the district.
Tomorrow promises to be a very busy
day. politically. The first business of the
day viii be the meeting of the Lincoln
League of the district which was to have
been held to-day. 1t will be followed by
the convention to select delegates to the
national convention and then will come the
congressional fight. Early tonight 1t
looked at If James s. Barcus, Of Terre
Haute, would be the nominee, but by 10
O'Clock the Barcus men were not so GER
tain of success. 1t appears to be the field
against Barcus However, the Barcus men
still feel confident that their candidate
will win.
A new complication has arisen tonight.
Where, at 6 o'clock, it looked If the
contest would be between Barcus. of Vigo,
and Hays. of Putnam, the fight now APP
pears to be a three-cornered one. The
third man to show strength in the race
is f. S. Holiday, of Clay county He is
an ex-mayor of Brazil and has a con-
siderable amount of popularity. One of the
things which alarmed the Barcus men to-
night was the report of a caucus held
by the Parke county delegates. AS a re-
suit of this caucus Parke will vote solidly
for Holiday. as soon as 1t is seen that
their man, Henry Daniels, cannot be nomi-
mated. and it is pretty generally conceded
that Mr.. Daniels will not be the nominee.
The Barcus men are considerably put out
with what they termed early in the even
ing, Parke county's unique attitude in the
contest.
1t is believed that Vermillion county will
be the first to go over to the Barcus
people. Vermillion has a candidate. A. J.
Ralph, but it is not thought there is
chance of nominating him. Vermillion
county will stand by Vigo on account of
being connected with the latter county in
the matter of joint senator and joint rep
resentative. Mr.. Barcus will have thirty
one of the thirty five. votes In Vigo coun-
ty. The others will belong to Robert Cat
lin until 1t is found that he cannot be nomi
mated. Then, Ii is asserted, these votes will
go to Barcus. Although Hendricks coun-
ty is still aggrieved over Vigo's conduct
in the state convention it is admitted by
Hendricks county men that Barcus will
have at least four votes from that coun-
ty. Barcus's friends assert that he will
get seven votes out of Hendricks county.
1t is difficult to conjecture Just what
Morgan county intends doing. This coun-
ty has two candidates, Frank Singleton
and Quincy Blankenship, both of whom
want 10 go to the national convention as
delegates. 1t was said tonight that the
national delegates probably would be Sim
gleton and George M. Allen. formerly of
Terre Haute. Mr.. Allen claims the Fifth
district his home, although he is To-
Gated In Washington. Albert Payne of
nd 10 fAr al
delegate. Most of the candidates have their
headquarters at the Belknap Hotel, al
though some are at the Commercial.
Nicholas Filbeck A. NJ Higgins and
Horace Pugh are very busy I'm the inter-
ests of Mr.. Barcus. One of the fears that
beset the Barcus men this evening was
that Holiday might gain strength enough
to make the vote a tie not counting Put
nam county's votes. They do not know
what this county would do in the event
ii was found impossible to nominate Hays.
The Hays men appear confident of their
candidates success and say they have not
discussed the question of throwing the vote
in some other direction in case they fail
with their man. Early this evening the
Barcus men were saying they would nomi
nate on the third or fourth ballot, but
later tonight they were not estimating the
number of ballots it probably would re-
quire.
Among the late arrivals tonight was E.
G.. Hogate who came to lend hand in the
HSHt against flSO county. D. D. Meaning,
of Indianapolis. also is here. He says he
came to Look on" 1t is understood that
George Harvey, of Danville, will be chair
man of the convention.
One of the Barcus men remarked to-
night that IL ex-Mayor Holiday had a good
crowd of campaigners he could win the
race easily.
Col. George c. Harvey, of Danville, who
arrived here this afternoon, stated posi-
lively that he would not be a candidate
for the congressional nomination before to-
morrow's convention. He thus sets at rest
the rumors that he is in the race.