Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1895 — HUSTLING HOOSIERS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HUSTLING HOOSIERS.

ITEMS GATHERED FROM OVER THE STATE4n Interesting Summary or the More Im. portent Doing* of Our Neighbor*— Wed. dlnje and Deaths—Crimes, Casualties, and General Indiana News Notes. Charles E. Everett. Among the rising politicians of this State is Mr. Charles E. Everett, of Fort Wayne, Chairman of the Allen County Republican Central Committee, a young man whose indomitable enery, indefatiguable zeal and practical intelligence have attracted tlie attention of leaders all over the State. Mr. Everett belongs to an entirely new jiolitical school. He brings ,to the work of ids office as party chairman, the same 'methods that have crowned his business career with marked success. He is a broad-minded, astute, far-seeing, iirtreped but scrupulously honest leader. He is a strong and relentless enemy to the {Democratic party as an organization, while lie holds Hie warm jiersonal esteem and friendship of thousands of individual Democrats who know him as a man of bis .wont, and always worthy of confidence. >He is absolutely above little j>etty bickerings in iiis own party, and he counsels and secures harmony in the ranks by di-

tecting attention to the common enemy in front. So wise, skillful, and altogether effective was the campaign conducted in Allen County by Mr. Everett, that the usual Democratic majority of nearly 5,000 was reduced to a few hundred and. there was such a general feeling of panic among the Democratic nominees, that some of them actually conceded their defeat, although the country districts, the last to be heard from, pulled all the ticket through by safe majorities. Mr. Everett is by ail odds the most systematic in his methods of any leader the Republicans of Allen County have ever iiad. He knew, before, election, the name of every voter in the county, the place of resilience, his usual political affiliations, and as near as human knowledge eould, he knew how everv num would vote. He predicted the election of Congressman Lelghty by over 2,<mki plurality, at a time when old prognosticators for the metropolitan press were conceding the district to McNagny by a reduced majority. Members of tlie .State Central Committee refused to believe that the Twelfth district could possibly be carried, when Mr. Everett was assuring them from data carefully compiled by him that the district was absolutely safe. The poll iooks in his office, compilled under his direction, are characterized by tlie most perfect system ever employed for the purpose, and the revelations they made of democratic defection before the vote was taken were, amply borne otit by the returns. It is not surprising, in view of his record, here merely outlined, that attention should be attracted toward Mr. Everett as a .State leader, mid hardly hud the returns been received and their analysis been commenced, before suggestions were heard from all over tlie State that this young man embodied the qualification essentia] to lead the party to victory in IHM. 11 Is name is now frequently spoken of in connection with the gubernatorial nomination, and the man who defeats him in the next State Convention, will need to be active and strong.

Allnor State item*. McoTTsnvim is clamoring for a creamery. Gohiikn will hold a grand carnival neit month. Ohleakk authorities are having a tussle with crap-shooters. Frankfort has secured a big tin plate factory employing 5100 hands. Hop cholera is seriously interfering with tiie pork crop in Fountain County. Diamond plate glass company, Kokomo, have drilled in five monster gas wells the past week. A cemetery Company has been organized at Vincennes with I,OQO shares of stock at SSO each. The poor asylum at South Bond will lie enlarged as the number Of paupers is on the increase. Fulton County Commissioners have decided to build a new $75,000 court-house at Rochester. Goshen people are petitioning for vaults to be built in the court-house in which to place county records. Montgomery, Davies County, isenjoying a good sized boom, owing to the opening of several new coal mines. At Boston, Ind., Miss Eva Dooley had both legs amputated at the knee. The amputation was made necessary by a poisoned condition of her limbs, which resulted from wearing red stockings. Her recovery is doubtful. The Western Indiana Fair Association met in Frankfort, to arrange dates for the different meetings next season. Josepk Heavilan of Frankfort, was elected President, and W. W. Morgan of Crawfordsville, Secretary. Each of the associations were represented in the convention, and following are the dates: Frankfort fair begins Aug. 26; Bainbridge, July 29; New Ross, Aug. 4; Sheridan, Aug. 12; Lebanon Aug. 19; Lafayette, Sept. 2; Crawfordsville’ Sept. 9; Boswell, Sept. 2; Kokomo, Aug; 12; Covington, Aug. 9. • The contract for the brick and stone work on the large car shops to be built at Dunkirk has been given to Alexander Owens & Co., of Muncie, and work will proceed at once. There are to be thirteen large buildings. It will be one of the largest manufacturing plants in the gas belt. Now South Bend and Goshen are at war, and the following, which appeared in the Goshen Times, is the cause: “It is fortunate for South Bend that the Pittsburgh Railway does not pass tlirough that city. This railway has made a rule to not carry a passenger under the influence of liquor.” Eugene Allison, who was sent from Owen County for burglary to serve two years in'the Prison South, was released recently on a conditional pardon. Should he use alcoholic liquors or drugs as a stimulant or in any way violate the law, he. is to be remanded for the full term. at Indianapolis, George Davis held up a number of men in a saloon and robbed the place, taking with him two revolvers. Later he was fotind in a saloon, and when the officers arrested him he tried to blow up the place with dynamite. The.dangers>us explosive was taken away from him before he accomplished his purpose. Davis admitted that he and a number of companions were in a plot to blowup thellom» Brewery and rob the safe

CHA RLES E. EVERETT.