The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-16
THE CONVENTION OUTLOOK.
Prospects for the Gathering of Indiana
Republicans on Thursday.
Gossip Concerning the Candidates for Places
on the Observation-Disclosures at the
Various Hotels.

The delegates to the Republican State con-
and before tomorrow night the hotels will
probably be crowded Wednesday will be a
busy day 1t will be the high tide with the can
didates and great deal of hard work will be
done. In the evening the district delegates will
organize and all the preliminary work of the
convention will be done 1t is expected that the
crowd which will be here will be as large as any
that has ever gathered at a State convention.
The delegates will number !, l57, and nearly all
the prominent Republicans of the State will be
in attendance A few of the candidates are al
ready here, but all will arrive during the day.
The headquarters for nearly all of the candi-
dates will be at the Grand Hotel where rooms
have already been secured, as follows:
Candidates for Governor-W. H. Calkins,
rooms Nos 3s and 80; J. p G. Shanks. No IL.
W. W. Dudley has also engaged rooms.
For Lieutenantg overnor-Thomas Hanna, No.
90; S. Oyler, Nos. 80 and 80; o. M. Wilson.
No. 81; j. G. Suit, No. 40, and Eugene Bundy,
No. rs.
For Secretary of State-Thad Huston, No. 5;
N H. Jepson, No. s. John o. Hardesty, No. 8;
W. s. Silver, No. &C. and Robert MITCHELL No 33.
For Auditor-W. T. Noble A and No. 8; Bruce
Carr, Nos. and 6, and Crittenden A. Cox,
No. 25
For Treasurer-R R. Shiel, Nos. l and q r.
S. Hill, No. 3d. J. N. Runyan, No. 2S ]. R.
Henry, Nos. "a and 80.
For Attorney generate. H. Aldrich, Nos Sc
and 81, and W. G. Wilson, No 76
For Reporter Supreme Court-C W. Watkins,
No. 7, and W. F. Browder No. "a
For Superintendent of Public Instruction-E
F, Brown, No IL; Charles Coffin, No. 81, and }.
T. Smith, No. 40.
For Judge of the Supreme Court-E. P. Ham
mond, No. TO-
Rooms have also been secured at the Denison
by Calkins, Bundy, Runyan, and Wilson. Some
of the candidates have deferred making any ar
rangements for their headquarters until their ar
rival to-day. The rooms of the State committee
are at the Denson.
Ex-senator Keser of Pulaski county, who is
a candidate for the nomination for Secretary of
State, was in the city Saturday. but left in the
evening. Senator Bundy and Judge Suit, as
pirants for Lieutenant governor and John n
Runyan, who is seeking the nomination for
Treasurer were also here during Saturday, but
they returned home again, with the exception of
Runyan, who went to Richmond. Commissioner
Dudley has telegraphed that he will arrive to-
night.
GOSSIP OF THE LoBBIEs.
The talk among politicians indicates that Cal
kins is in the lead in the candidacy for the guber
Material nomination, but it is the hope of
Dudley's friends that his presence
will develop boom and draw to
him strong support They have great con-
fidence in his ability an organizer and man
in nd ha1ia OF ha will
strengthen his supportin a way that will make it
quite formidable. Calkins is very popular and
his presence among the delegates, it is believed,
will draw many new friends to him. General
J. P. c. Shanks is candidate, but he is re-
garded IN the dark horse" class Jay county
will cast its vote for him, steadily and hopefully.
In the talk about shadowy candidates, however,
the name of Hon. R. w. Thompson is frequently
mentioned.
There are FIVE aspirants for the nomination for
Lieutenant governor OF these, the one
who is generally supposed to have
the strongest support is Thomas
Hanna, who desires the nomination in
dorsement of his conduct as president of the last
Senate. In speaking of Mr.. Hannas candidacy
the Stuben County Republican says:
Zone of the principal issues in the coming
campaign will be the disgraceful and iniquitous
record made by the last Legislature. 1t is due
the Republican party that the man who stood so
firm, and prevented many of the most disreputa
BILE designs from being carried into effect should
once more be called to preside the Senate"
Col. S. P. Oyler, of Franklin, will be strongly
supported for the nomination. He is quite well
known over the State, having been grand master
of the Odd-fellows during two terms, and his
record as a soldier, lawyer and parliament
arian is the pride of his county, which will
send large delegation to work in his interest
Senator Eugene Bundy, of Henry county, has
been developing considerable strength, and his
friends are quite hopeful. Mr.. Bundy is one
of the most popular younglmen in the State. and
would make rafting canvass Major
O. Nj. Wilson, of this city, says
positively that he will be nominated Judge
Suit, of Frankfort. has not been making as Wig
orous canvass as most of the other candidates,
but he thinks there is a chance. and is hopeful.
The candidates for the nomination for Secre-
tary of State are ex-senator Keiser of Pulaski
county; VIM. S. Silver, of Wells; Col N H.
Jepson, of Daviess Thad Huston, of Washing
ton; John o. Hardesty, Of this city, and Robert
MITCHELL of Gibson county. Senator Keiser got
a late start as a candidate, his name being sug
gested for the first time less than two months
ago. He was publisher of the Winamac Repub-
lican for time, and was in the State Senate in
1881. VIM. S. Silver is young lawyer in Wells
county. is quite popular and is good worker
in politics. Colonel N H. Jepson, of
Washington, is one of the stanch Republicans
of the State, and during the last campaign was
a member of the State central committee John
0. Hardesty is well known from his connection
with the Terre Haute Saturday Courier and the
indianapolis Saturday Review. He has taken
an active part in the organization of Republican
clubs among the young men, and will rely large
ly upon their efforts in his candidacy Robert
Mitchell is one of the foremost agriculturists in
the State, and has an extensive acquaintance.
He is now president of the State Board of Agri-
culture The nomination is likely to be closely
contested, and the greatest advantage that any
candidate now seems to have ovar the others is
only in geographical location.
AUDITOR AND TREASURER
The contest for the nomination for Auditor is
between Bruce Carr, Will I. Noble and Critten-
den A. Cox. Carr is the travelling representa-
tive in Indiana for the schoolbo firm
of Van Antwerp Bragg & Co., and he probably
has more extensive personal acquaintance
than any other man in the State. He has heen
Grand Master of the Masons, and is one of the