The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-07-24
Richmond Man Doomed to
Fight Lynch for G. o. p.
Nomination for Congress-
iOnal Race.
CANDIDATE IS SILENT
Wayne County Expected to
Back Judge for Position if
He Decides to Make the
Race.

stock for the Republican nomination
for representative from the Sixth dis
trict in Congress in the primary
which will be held next spring, is ex-
pected to be announced soon in the
opinion of Richmond political friends
of the judge who have been making
efforts recently to have him throw
his hat in the ring.
While it is known that the judge is
seriously considering his proposed en-
trance into the race and talks candid
ly and without reserve on the subject
to his friends, yet he declines to make
public statement for obvious rea-
sons.
1t is believed that the judge is qui-
city sounding his prospects and will
not definitely reach a decision to be-
come an aspirant for the nomination
until he is satisfied that his candidacy
will carry the desired effect.
Wayne Backs Candidacy.
The dominant forces which are
working in his behalf are Republican
| le-ders, his friends say, not alone in
Wayne county but party adherents in
practically every county comprising
the district.
1t is confidently known that the
Wayne County Republicans in the
event that the judge announces his
candidacy, will rally strongly and en-
Enthusiastically to his support.
Wayne county has not been repre-
sented in Congress by a Republican
since Henry U. Johnson held office
and as the Republicans of the district
forsee victory for the candidate for
Congress through the reunion of the
Republican forces, leaders in this
county declare they will leave no
stone unturned the strongest posi-
BILE candidate, they say is Judge Com
| stock.
Lynch Defeats Comstock.
His name was persistently mention
ed a year ago in connection with the
congressional nomination and he
would have received the nomination
without opposition had not Patrick
Lynch of Henry County decided osten-
sibly at the last moment to enter the
race. Republican leaders in Wayne
county know that Mr.. Lynch worked
secretly for the nomination and made
| an eleventh-hour announcement of his
candidacy.
| When it became known that he
sought the nomination during the con-
ventiOn, Judge Comstock declined to
permit his name to go before the dele
gates, stating that he did not care to
! enter the contest for the honor
The strong and growing opposition
! to the present Democratic representa-
tive, Finly Fl. Gray, Of Connersville,
all over the district and among the
members of his own party, is not look
ed upon, naturally with any dissatis-
faction by Judge Comstock's friends
and political followers in the district.
| Opposition to Gray.
! Mr. Gray is serving his third term
in the national lower house and is be-
ginning to acquire those enmities and
displeasures, it is said, which natur-
! ally fall to the lot of every political
office-holder who fails to adequately
provide for call the boys at home"
1t is remembered by politicians that
the same kind of opposition faced
James Watson when he retired from
the congressional running in 1908 to
seek gubernatorial honors. These ar
que that this opposition is always un
Ger cover but embarrassingly effec-
tive on election day after the votes are
| counted.
| Congressman Gray is expected to
have hard shedding too. because of his
support of the Wilson Underwood free
trade tariff law which it is declared
is in part at least responsible for the
idle plants and unemployed workmen
1t is claimed that factories in the man
ufacturng cities of the district includ
ing Shelbyville, Connersville, Newcas
tie and Richmond have been seriously
effected by the provisions and work
ings of this measure.
Fight is Expected.
A canvass of the Sixth district
however, discloses to Richmond Re
publicans that Judge Comstock will
not be handed the nomination on a
platter if he seeks that honor. If he
desires to be nominated, he will be
compelled to pit his strength against
Republicans from other counties in
the district.
Those whose names are prominent
ly mentioned as probable candidates
include Patrick J. Lynch of Newcas
tie whose candidacy is taken fol
granted, former Mayor Frederick L
Barrows of Connersville, Fayette coun
ty, Will A. Hough of Hancock county
and ex-Mayor Swain, Elmer Bassett
and Enos Porter of Shelby county
Rush county may enter the name OF
Judge Will NJ. Sparks.
Advocates of the candidacy OF
Lynch assert his right to the nomina
ton again because of the spectacular
campaign he made against Congress
man Gray whose majority he cut to
approximately three thousand.
Mr. Barrows defeated Mr.. Gray for
mayor of Connersville some years ago
and is supposed to be flirting for the
nomination in the primary next spring
Mr.. Hough is prominent attorney
of Greenfield, who in 1908 convention
was considered a likely dark horse.
Friends of Judge Comstock in con.
sidering the list of eEgibles, declare
without hesitation, that his chances
of winning the nomination are most
favorable and believe that the weaver
of political fortunes will look with
smiling eyes upon his candidacy.
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