The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
THREE-CORNERED FIGHT
IN FIFTH DISTRICT FOR
NOM NATION HONORS
E. S. Holiday, o. E. Gulley and
]. S. Barcus Want to Make
Race for Congress.
FIRST NAMED WILL WIN
If He Can Hold His Promised
Support in the Convention To
Day-Dark Horse Rumors.
;tafr Correspondence os the Journal.

Stah Correspondence os the Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May lion the
eve of the Fifth district Republican con-
gressional convention it looks as if Con-
gresham Elias S. Holiday of Brazil will
be renominated. However, as in most
political situations where a convention
fight is involved, there is an eff attached
TO the prediction. Congressman Holiday
will be renominated unquestionably if he
can hold the delegates in Vigo county
which his managers claim to have elected
for him. He may possibly be able to turn
the trick if he can only command the
votes here which the opposition comedies
to him.
All three of the candidates express con-
fidence of victory, although the Holiday
forces are perhaps the more aggressive i'll
their expressions of confidence Mr.. Holli-
day himself said tonight: Il feel abso-
lutely certain of a denomination. 1 am not
giving out any figures, but l have every
reason to believe that majority of the
delegates are for me-"
Said Otis L. Gulley, of Danville, the
Hendricks county candidate. who first en-
tered the lists against Mir. Holiday: II am
very well pleased with the situation. L do
not claim to have a majority of the dele
gates, but / know that majority are
against Mr.. Holiday, and l believe that
practically all the anti-Holliday votes will
come to me. 1 have entered into no deals
with Senator Barcus or any one else. AS
between Senator Barcus and myself the
nomination will go to the one who can
show the greater strength
BARCUS is BUSY.
Senator James S. Barcus, of this city
following the policy TO which he usually
adheres in fight of this kind, is not vast
ing bis time making claims of strength.
He's too busy seeing delegates. He was
caught on the fly for a moment this even
ing however. and asked for a statement.
1.-The situation is very encouraging-much
better than l had expected" he said. II
think / shall be nominated.
When it comes to figures it is a case of
the field against Holliday-that is, any esti-
mate of a strength by which the Brazil
veteran can be defeated is based on a COM
bination of the Gulley and Barcus forces
Postmaster Samuel Gray, of this city, and
Postmaster Harry Falls, Jack Bryson
and Scott Carpenter. of Brazil, who are
directing the Holiday campaign. claim the
following strength out of a total vote of
120. with 81 necessary to nominate:
Clay county, 16; Vigo, 20; Parke, IA;
Vermillion, 3; Putnam, 10; Morgan, IL; total.
751z.
This estimate gives Mr. Holiday ia
votes to spare and permits of his losing
that number in Nigo county, leaving him
only the strength In this county conceded
by the opposition, and yet giving him the
nomination.
However, the opposition does not con-
cede for one minute that Mr.. Holiday
will have 10 votes in Putnam county, or
IL in Morgan. The Barcus and Gulley
managers declare that both these counties
must divide their votes equally between
the three candidates. They place the OBJ
legation on Putnam county because at the
recent state convention Ben +. Corwin,
that county's candidate for reporter of the
Supreme Court, received the loyal support
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