The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23
DEMocRACYs LIST
Developments Affecting the County
Ticket to be Chosen.

clans In this city last saturday Tor the
reorganization of the county commit
tee developed pretty fully the list of
candidates who are hoping for county
nominations at the primaries May "a.
Upon the theory that Marshall coun-
ty is democratic, even without party
issues, and that the Old-established
court house ring is still strong enough
to pull the ticket through in spite of
the bad man and high water, there
are plenty of contests in sight for the
several places to be filed.
The Independent undertook to pub
lish list of probable candidates few
days ago and found willing takers for
all the offices except representative,
concerning which it was discreetly
silent. BY this it intended to be I'M
derstood as meaning that its editor,
Metsker, will stand without opposi-
ton. The peevish quarrel between
him and Daniel Mcdonald has taken
such shape that he is compelled to be
candidate and Mcdonald is COM
PEELED to oppose him at the primaries
and at the election. Ex-TruStee John
r. Jones, the able editor of the Argos
Reflector, wanted to be nominated for
representative, but Metsker went after
him and switched him TO the clerkShip
track under an agreement that they
should help each other. Then 1.-THE
boys" or Walnut township got after
Mr.. Jones and persuaded him to with
draw from the race in the interest of
Mr.. Singry, of the same township,
who wants TO be the nominee for
auditor and who made a close fight
for recorder in the last primaries.
Louis Mcdonald is spoken of as a per-
fectly fit, competent and respectable
man to represent the county in the
legislature, but he is saying moth
ing and it is a good guess that he will
not run. Metsker will probably be
nominated, Notwithstanding his dis
reputable confessions, and good re-
publican will be elected.
For auditor the race lies between
the present incumbent, H. H. Miller,
and Mr.. Singry, the Walnut township
man. Miller is from German town.
ship. Leading democrats lave said
that the strength he developed in the
last campaign is hardly sufficient to
endure through the one that is COM
ing.
FrankBrooke appears to be an actual
candidate for denomination, though it
is said that he has promised to stay
out. His long service as deputy is
mentioned as full equivalent for the
second term he otherwise might have.
He will be opposed by Eli Miner, of
North township, who tried Tor the
same place before. Mr.. Jones. as was
said above, is out of it, and good
authority has it that Ed Corbin will
not enter the list. Miner looks like
the favorite.
Tippecanoe has entered Jim Poul-
son against Clint BOndurant for sher-
if. 1t is hard to discern any good
reason for hOpefulnesS so far as the
Uptown man is concerned. The pres
ent sheriff is invine bile for a second
term, as is also William O'Keefe for
treasurer, there being no sign of a
contest against the latter.
Put down CRUDE and North-yes.
and Klinger-for would-be surveyors,
and all the Younger democratic doctors
in the county for corOnial honors.
As to the latter, when the rest of the
ticket is slated, the coroner Will be
given to the township that needs it
most. AS Center, North, West, Ger
man andWalnut will likely be provided
for there will be five townships left to
choose from, with Polk and Bourbon
mast conveniently situated.
Then comes the nomination for
judge. Lige Martindale, noisy and
persistent, has been very conspicu-
Gus aSpirant for long time. He has
all the lawyers against him except
Ney Stevens, his partner, who is
loyal whether or no. Judge Capron
has reached the age where he can
hardly, in the nature of things, feel at
all certain of retaining his health
through another six years, SO he is
not looked upon as in the running.
Senator Drummond would please very
many friends by standing for the
judgeship, but it is not deemed prob
able that he will do so. Others who
have been suggested as judicial tim
Der are Hon. Charles Kellison, L. NJ.
Lauer and Adam Z. Wise, while up
from Rochester come breathings of
such names as Isaiah Conner, julius
Rowley, Harry Bernetha and Enoch
Myers. 1t is very plain that the
nomination of Martindale is regarded
as inevitable and unsatisfactory. The