APNewsBreak: Holcomb suggests Pence would only back him

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's pick to replace him on the November ballot is suggesting that other Republicans seeking the nomination might not get help from Pence's $7 million campaign fund should GOP leaders go against the governor's wishes.

In an email obtained by The Associated Press, Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb told the 22-member Indiana Republican state committee, which will vote Tuesday on Pence's replacement, that Pence has made it "crystal clear that he will assist me in maintaining control of the Governor's office."

The message was the latest in the flurry of behind-the-scenes lobbying since Pence withdrew from the governor's race July 15 after the Republican Donald Trump plucked him to be his vice presidential running mate.

Holcomb, a former state Republican chairman who has never been elected to office, has touted his eight years as an aide and campaign manager to former Gov. Mitch Daniels and four months as lieutenant governor.