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——Some Interesting Phases of the City Election.Editor Evening Minute:The Minute of Wednesday attributes to the “weakness” of their respective Democratic nominees the toss of the Sixteenth and Twenty-fifth wards, at Tuesday's election. Regarding the Sixteenth, the hypothesis may be, and doubtless is, correct; and it might have been addedthat the Republican candidate was exceptionally “strong.” Iiis opponent, on theother band, is credited with an exhibition oi it difference, carelessness and neglect, ap well as extreme prudence.But the nomination in the Twenty-fifth ward was not in any respect a “weak” one. 1 he pretext for defection in the Democratic ranks was instigated by jealousies, rivalry, disappointed ambition, personal arc! petty' vindictiveness, propagated by recklessness and ignorance, and backed up by an abundance of opposition “soap,” seductive promises, etc. Auxiliary to these active and formidable “elements” was a false.rumor persistently circulated during the sftcrnfon to the effect, that the Democratic central committee bad given Mr. Cuuy, the Democratic nominee, “$300 for tlection purposes”—a glaring, unmitigated lalsehood.The story of this Twenty-fifth ward episode and its results is a disgrace to the decent- residents, and to the entire city, as well as to the betrayed “sold-out” prtv. If committeemen can find comfort or credit in their work they have earned it, and should not be envied,But another city paper says “the Sim Coy element- are very sore over the defeat of Cottrell.” Mr*. Cottrell,doubtless feels quite as “gore over” tbeSira Coy element's“adverse influence,” for be was told just 1 efore the election that the malign “influence” was being fatally urged against him. acd row the predictions which be heard have leceived verification in his defeat.A remarkable evidence ot party fidelity end gord faith toward Mr. Curry, was evinced by the placing of some 5,000 Dem-lt; crefic tickets on or before Monday, when, as it is well known, they were to be exhibited first at the polls on Tuesday. By tbis means Mr. Rerig's name was pastedover Mr. Curry's on nearly all the tickets distributed at the polls on Tuesday,
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Indianapolis Evening Minute
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Fri, Oct 16, 1885
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