Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1904 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■VERY THURSDAY MOBSISG BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. •1 00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Batered at the post office ar Decatur. Indiana. as second-class mail matter , IfFICiaTPAPER OF AOAMS COUNTY. ■ : ! THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25,1904 COUNTY TICKET For Joint Senator JOHN W. TYNDALL For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN For Auditor C. D. LEWTON Fcr Sheriff ALBERT A BUTLER For Surveyor L. L. BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN S. FALK For Commissioner First District DAVID WERLING For Commissioner Third District MARTIN LAUGHLIN CITY TICKET For Mayor DAVID D. COFFEE For City Clerk JACK McFEELEY For Treasurer W. J. ARCHBOLD For Marshal ED GREEN For Councilmen—First Ward • AL BUHLER alex Lebrun FOr Councilmen—Second Ward H. S. PORTER HENRY 3TETLER For Councilmen—Third Ward PETER GAFFER PETER KIRSCH

7 HE CITY TICKET. The city ticket has been named and the same is headed by the old stalwart democrat and the present Mayor David D. D. Coffee. His present administration' is sufficient guarantee that the next one will be safe, conservative and all right for the business interests of the city. The clerk, treasurer, marshal and each of the six nominated I eounoilmen are men of good standing and repute and deserve the vote i of every democrat in the city. This i> the year when all democrats should 1 vote the democratic ticket. La;, your personal grievances on ice and ■ do your whole duty as a democrat, i Any of the nominees will come' nearer meeting your approval of: what our city adminstration should ( be, than can a divided house. The . new city committee will soon begin making a safe and effective organization and in this every democrat should lend a helping hand. Let it not be said that in this year 1904 the democracy of the city of Decatur were not aggressive, or appreciate the importance of party duty. Grover Cleveland tells us a few things, and from the tenor of his re marks at sounds like the good old days. The year of redemption is ainteen hundred four. James W. Sale of Bluffton, who got into the newspapers as a candidate for lieutenant governor on the republican ticket, denies the allegation and defies the alligator. Now the democratic city ticket is nominated, let us begin the work of electing it. In 1904 let it not be said that the democracy of Decatur can see anything but the rooster. While in New York Hon. Tom Taggart gave expression to the prediction that at this time Indiana sentiment favored Judge Parker for the presidential nomination. Harry Cordua the marshal, is very anxious that some taint of discredit should be shouldered off on Sheriff Butler. He is laboring zealously to that end and had a few yellow yards printed in last even ing's Journal, from the chief of police in Marion, that said nothing and meant notihng after it was said. The marshal could be better employed in keeping his own lilly white skirts free from the soil that follows a dereliction of public duty. The new Democratic County Central Committee who organized yesterday, are a fine body of business democrats, and at their initial : meeting gave evidence of giving j the party one of the old fashioned < campaigns you read about. This < is what we need and what we i want. On behalf of the committee t the Democrat urges every democrat t in the county to lend a helping c hand by offering your assistance to t the precinct committeemen. a

Committoes have been announced for the Jeffersonian banquet at Fort Wayne April 6. It already sounds like a hot tomallay, and will be an . [ event to interest the Allen county I democracy. Both chairman of the democratic and republican state committees, 1 are carding their respective county i organizations, recommending that no nominations for county assessor be made this year. This will end this controversy. Richland county, Illinois, sends greetings to Washington in the \ way of instruction for Roosevelt and Fairbanks for president. This is the first eruption and is expeeted to be followed by many others in | Quick and rapid succession. The joint senatorial convention will occur at Fort Wayne tomorrow . two o'clock being the time and the city hall the place. The delegation from this county to attend this convention should be large in numbers and vigorous in their demands in upholding the banner of Adams county. Hon. Warren G. Sayre of Wa- j bash, was here mingling with the faithful in the interests of his candidacy for the republican nomina- . tion for governor. Mr. Sayre is I one of the most brainy members ; of his party, and is perfectly cap able of honoring it at any time or . place. We rejoice that the lie has been nailed which eminated from a dirty i yellow newspaj»er correspondent. ; ( and which reflected somewhat upon i

I Senator Beveridge. The junior i senator has always been up against | this sort of Washington statesmanship. but withal is modestly ' distinguishing himself among the ' really great men of the day. There is no use trying to run the national congress without Major ' George W. Steele, and knowing j full well the need of his magnetic j presence, he announced Saturday, j his candidacy from the eleventh difsrict. He will now proceed to take out a few handsfull of Fred Landis' spring curls and his chances i for success are brighter than the were two years ago. The senatorial convention at Fort < Wayne Thursday should be attend- | ed by a large crowd. The democracy of Adams county owes the con- | vention this mark of respect, be- | cause it is the understanding at this rime that Hon. John W. Tyndall is to be the nominee. The convention will be composed of seventy three delegates, fifty six from Allen and seventeen from this county. The friends of the Hon. Steven B. Fleming would like to see him a delegate at large to the democratic national convention at St. Louis. July 6. This is a worthy ambition of a very worthy young democrat, whose past services are entitled to this slight tribute of honor. He would reflect credit upon the great Indiana democracy in this position and would render good service in the making of the next president of the United States. Things will be red hot in congress this week over the proposition of the committee recommending that the privilege be taken away from the rural mail carriers, of acting as agents for newspapers and doing express package business. The matter will be threshed out and settled on the floor of the house, and in this connection Louis Ludlow, the Washington correspondent says that in this critical time the carriers greatly miss the service of Congress man Cromer of the Eighth Indiana district. They were led to believe that Mr. Cromer would be here, but they have had to plan their battle and marshal their forces without his assistance. This has caused a good deal of complaint and not a little speculation as to whether Mr. Cromer has deserted the carriers. Early last fall F. H. Cunningham, president of the National Association of Rural Letter Carriers, who formerly lived in Delaware county, Indiana, placed in Mr Cromer’s hands the bill increasing the salaries of rural carriers prepared by the national association and Mr .Cromer promised to introduce it. Speaker 1 Cannon, however, against Mr. [ Cromer' wish. left him off the com-1 mittee on postoffices and Jpost roads I and Mr. Cromer did not introduce the bill. Since then he has spent all of his time at home in Indiana and the carriers feel the need of his assistance, are disappointed.

CONVENTION TIPS. Before and after the convention there were rumors that Senator S. B Fleming would, at the convention next Thursday, be a candidate for renomination and although there was seemingly no ground for such a story and Mr. Fleming himself declared that he would not seek the nomination, the guessers continued at work. Last evening a Journal-Gazette man talked to Mr. Fleming about the rumors and ask|ed him whether there was any ; truth in them. "Not a semblance; lof truth,” he replied. I am not i and will not be a candidate. I . want to see the Hon. John Tyndal nominated. Mid will work to that end, if my efforts are needed, which 1 do not think is ilkely. as tJ»e genI eral disposition is that he shall he the candidate. I think Adams county should have the place this i year. It rightfully belongs there and you can say that I am for Mr. I Tyndall. Allen county will keep faith with loyal old Adams county. —Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. We conrgatulate the democracy of Adams county upon the good sense displayed by them in disposing of the contest over the joint : senatorial nomination before coming to the convention in this city. Hon. J. F. Snow, who was a candi- : date, has withdrawn from the conI test, leaving the-field clear to his I competitor,Hen. J. W. Tnydall who will come to the convention here with a solid delegation. It has been recognized and conceded that our Adams county friends are entitled to the honors this years and the ( only disposition to dispute it with | (

i them sprang from rhe one time i prospect that Adams county democrats might come to the convention with an internal struggle that would deprive them of what is their due. So far as we now can see Mr. Tnydall will be nominated unanimously for joint senator from Allen and Adams county.—Pert < Wayne Sentinel. Next Tuesday is the republican j congressional primary election. '■ and it is clearly the part of wisi dom for evary democrat to keepl I hands off. It is a republican fight i and they sbould be permitted to ; settle their controversies without i ’’be aid or assistance of democrats, j Tnen too, there is nothing that ■ tends to disorganize our forces so j much as the interference into something of this nature. While it is 1 rhe habit of some republicans to always “buttinsky" at democratic primaries, yet they are not thanked for doing it. and many times it is detrimental to those whom they favor. Democrats should keep their feet out and let the g. o. p. end their own agony a foot and alone. The Dunlap meeting at the court room Monday evening was a happy affair, being attended by a crowded house, the most of whom were in accord with the sentiments expressed. Hon. P. L. Andrews presided, and introduced the Hon. Theodore Shockney who made the principal address, and while not abusive he spared no one in his statement of his side of the ease. He made the explanation of the injustice accorded the republican party in the manner of calling a primary election. the short time allotted oppes ing candidates, the tactics of the well oiled Cromer machine and the record of Congressman Cromer 3fi congress. The speech was much the same as heard during the last campaign with the speaker a democrat, and is a vindication of them. This coming from one high in the councils of the g. o. p. adds color to the argument and increases speculation and interest in the contest now at hand. Mr. Shockney scored some most excellent points and poured many a hot sea shell in to the camp of the enemy. He was followed by Hon. Frank H. Snyder of Portland, whose schollarly utterances were attentively listened to and greatly admired. Mr. Snyder has manv personal friends here and they are always glad to bear him and pay him honor. It is thought—and we expect it is true—that this meeting done much good in Adams county for the cause of Dunlap. In this connection we might add that they are making a very game fight, ! not only here but all over the dis- . trict, and no matter what the outi come may be. it can well l>e said i that every inch of the ground will have been thoroughly and systematically contested. The election takes place next Tuesday and the places of voting in this oounty has been j previously set out in these columns. e

Coart Proceedings. State vs A. E. Herrick, judgment rendered judgment rendered on verdict, ne $35. —o— Fannie Smith vs Barclay Smith, general denial filed by defendant, set for trial March 4. John Ewry vs Michael McGriff, change of venue granted to Super- ' ior court of Allen county. 0 State of Indiana vs O. J. Bayes, embezzlement, cause dismissed and defendant discharged. —o— David Wheeler vs Mary E. Glendenning, appearance by Merryman & Sutton for defendant, general denial, filed. Mary L. Carries et al vs Peter Kintz et al, proof of publication of non residents fileo, default as to all defendants. Ada Emery vs Lawrence Emery, appearance by Jacob Butcher for defendant, rule to answer absolute within five days. -a— Mercy Andrews, ex parte, motion \ filed by Board of commissioners to . dismiss, motion argued and taken; under advisement by court. John Ewry vs Michael McGriff complaint for alleniating affection of wife, appearance bv Shafer

Peterson for defendant, rule to answer. Court will not be in session tomorrow, no case being set for trial and officials and Attorneys are ar ranging to attend the senatorial convention at Fort Wayne. —— IJ— In the State cases against Samuel . Sprunger, Fred Meyers. Moritz j Ehrsam, John Reineker and Jacob I j Hunsicker.to which a plea in abate-; j ment had been tiled, alleging that j j the grind jury which returned the j | indictments was irregularly chosen, I ______________________

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