Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1882 — INDIANA POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA POLITICS.

Probability of the Present Congressional Deleghtlon Being Renominated. A prominent Indiana politician, who has just returned from a visit to his native state, says that nearly all the present Republican delegation would be nominated, in his opinion. Mr. Orth would have some opposition before the convention from “Joe” Gray, of Noblesville. who came within half a vote of being nominated before. There was some opposition also within the Repjnblican ranks to Mr. Heilman, but his district was close, and if it should look doubtful the rest would step aside and be glad to let Heilman make the fight. He thought Mr. Heilman was not anxious to run again. He considered it safe to say that Steele, Pierce, DeMotte and Calkins would be renominated, as Peelle had been already. It was understood that Mr. Calkins has consented to take the nomination again, although he was anxious to take advantage of a very promising business ofler as attorney for a wealthy railroad corporation. He had carried the district three times, twice when it was considered a forlorn hope; and if he should not run next fall and the Democrats should carry it, his friends might think that the loss of the district was owing to his unwillingness to make the canvass. It was therefore, understood that Mr. Calkings would take the nomination one more, and there was not a doubt that it would be offered unanimously. As to the Democrats, there was no opposition to the nomination of Cobb and Stockslager, and the latter at least oould hardly be renominated. As to the eltoiion, he considered the loss of two or three Republican districts extremely probable. It was the off year, and under the circumstanoes the Steele, Hellnaan and Peelle districts were very doubtful. According to the present, outlook, this gentleman thought that the Republicans should see to it that they carried the districts that belonged to them in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.—Washington Dispatch.