The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-08
An Evening aft the Hotels.

Last evenings arrivals thickened the
caldron considerably, and it boiled vigOr-
Ously until long after midnight Probably
three-fourths of the Democratic MEM
bers of the Senate were in the city,
and certainly more than half of the Demo-
cratic members of the House had reported.
The Republican members come in more
slowly, and less than dozen were regis
tered, but to-day is expected
to bring a fuller representation.
The lobby of the Grand Hotel, where most
of the button-holing was done last evening,
was crowded from to II o'clock, the local
Democratic contingent turning out strong
in favor of local Democratic candidatesand
the jam being increased by q per-
sonal following of nearly every cam
didate. from abroad. Placards sus-
pended from the chandeliers directed
Democrats who could read to the fact that
"bOoms" were being nursed in particular
apartments for particular candidates, and
invited those disposed to cOntri butte to such
bOOms to call and leave their Offering. while
cards OF asplrants, containing similar sug-
gestiOns, were scattered round III rich pro-
fusion. OF the candidates for the speaker
ship. Schmuck, Niblack and Willard were
S onsy of them he fed on ah the subee
expressed sublime confidence in his indi-
yidual chances. II do not see how / can
be beaten" said Mr.. Schmuck, ''if the as
surances given me and my friends are car
instance. i have made two canvasses of
the State heretofore, one successful and
one an unsuccessful one. l ought to
be able to gauge my chances III this
contest with some degree of accuracy, and L
have no doubt of my success. Candidate
Niblaek expressed similar confidence, and
candidate Willard, who was the most en-
thusiastic of the lot, already felt the arms
of the Speakers chair encircling his manly
form and the handle of the gayel tickling
his nimble fingers. Il know the Marion
county folks he said. "are banking on the
willingness of some of the outside candidates
for minor officers to give their support to q
Marion county man for the first place, with
a view of getting Marion county out of the
way when it comes to filling out the bal
ance of the list, but combinations of that
kind cut both ways, and the plan is not
feasible in this contest. l look on my own
chances as frst-class, and as rapidly i'm
proving"
For the secretaryship of the SEN
ate,. the two newspaper candidates,
Craig, of the Sentinel of this city. and
Moss, of the Bloomfield Democrat. were
making personal canvass in which pro-
fessed confidence in their own invinc.bility
lad no apparent effect in lessening their
ene %ose before TaS sa GR ed featen NOISY
This time L have it beyond
any peradyenture and by a comfortable ma
jority. Editor Craig said: IL regard my pros
poets as excellent. and am feeling very easy
as to the result. There has been some talk
of deal by which was to have the second
place, but | want to say would rot have
the assistant secretary's place If 1T were
offered me-" Green Smith said to the Jour-
spe en his b Ss ss or ss
indicated that he did not desire to be con-
strued too literally. A caucus of the Demo-
cratic Senators which included nineteen
members of that body, and began at 8
o'clock at the Grand Hotel, lasted until
after IL, and it was rumOred during their
| session that in addition to appointing conf
mittees. on legislation and organization
| they had under consideration the
matter of rendering the secretaryship
to the. Jennings county statesman.
but the latter was denied when the confer
ence broke up, and it was claimed that the
session, apart from considering details OF
organization and the general course of leg
| purpose of getting acquainted.
Among the Senators and members who
| came in last evening were w. II. Stull, of
| South Bend; j. X. Applegate, of New AL
| y: A. Medsker, of ST. Joe; Martin w.
| Fields, of Gibson, and John w. Loop, of
| KOkOmo. Warden Murdoch, of the State
Prison North is an active observer and par
| and COngressman-elect BrOOkshire is here
| looking after some of his constituents who
| want places on the legislative payroll.
Notes of the Lobby.
| Reformer James III. Rice left the politi-
| Glars to themselves last night and took O.
| train southwark. with the Hot Springs as
| the objective point.
Governor Gray is reported to have his
message well advanced, and it Is stated
Il bQ ldaro 10 70 he.
| election laws
| j. ID. Ferguson, deputy clerk of Clark
| county, is candidate for clerkship but
| he mOdestly desires announcement to that
effect, while w. s. Beck, a young Democrat
| of Goshen, aspiring TO be door-keeper, scat
tiers his cards ON which he refers legislators
| to Senator Turpie, Judge Mitchell, G.. G.
| Conn and Freeman Kelley.
| A statesman called reporter into cor
ner of the lobby, yesterday, andm sterious-
ly slipped piece of paper into his hand, on
| the door-keeper of the Senate is coming to
/ the front i'll the person of Captain Green,
| the man who organized the Democratic
soldiers throughout the State in the last
campaign"
| A Democratic manager, in looking at the
| Senator's and Representatives gathered in
the Grand Hotel lobby, yesterday, said:
| These fellows have come here without the
| slightest idea of what they are about. jew
L GU udS uOt got OuU OI Tie soup, ana mas
| made no arrangements to put these men
straight. When we had charge our plans
were all perfected weeks before the assem-
bly, met"
| Andrew L. Wilson, candidate for door
| keeper of the House, withdrew from the
race last night, in the interest of Thomas
B. Marley, who is opposing Gapen in his
candidacy. Accumulation was entered into
| by which Mr.. Marley claims he will be
easily elected. AS a consideration for Will
| sorts withdrawal it is understood, he is to
| be fittingly recognized by Marley and his
| supporters hereafter.
| The legislators who want the State to
! publish its own school books, a Democrat
said, are going ahead laying out plans for
| an expenditure of mint of money They
| take no account" he continued, .'Of where
| the revenue is to come from, and the peO-
| pie will not listen TO additional taxation;
| besides it involves a political point which
our managers have not stopped to consider.
The matter will eventually bring them into
| contact with the Catholics, who already
pay enough taxes they think, in support of
| the public schools"
State Board of Agriculture.
The thirty seventh annual meeting of the
Indiana State Board of Agriculture will oc-
cur i'm the State-house this morning, COM
| ,neucino at 1O.3O o'clock The feature of