The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-18
WILL GATHER TODAY
Republican Convention i'm Each
Congressional District.
Fifth and Seventh 10 Meet i'm This CITY
Friendly Contests-Talk of Candi-
dates for Congress.

To-day the Republicans Of the State
elect the members OF the new State COM
mittee. meeting i'm district conventions at
the following places:
First District-Evansville
Second District-Vincennes
Third District-Jeffersonyille.
Fourth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Fifth District-Indanapolis
Sixth District-New Castle
Seventh Observation-Disclosures
Eighth District-Terre Haute.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures.
Tenth District-Logansport.
Eleventh Decentralization
Twelfth District-Fort Wayne.
Thirteenth District-Plymouth.
Both of the conventions set for this city
will convene at 100 o'clock this afternoon,
the Fifth district in Superior Court room
No. and the Seventh in Superior Court
room No 8 at the courthouse. About
fifty delegates and others from the Fifth
district arrived in the city last evening.
and the Denison House lobby was alive
with good Republicans. Most of the talk
was on the congressional situation. and
there can be no doubt about the dstermn-
alton to capture the district. Captain Full
Ter, of Bloomington. and Jesse Overstreet.
OF Franklin, two of the men frequently
mentioned in connection with the con-
gressional nomination, were on the ground,
as were also II. a. Brown and w. r. Nc
Clelland candidates for Clerk of the SUI
preme Court Hon. Thomas Hanna
and George Harvey, Marion county candi-
dates for Attorney general and Clerk of the
Supreme Court, were also improving the
opportunity 10 greet old friends and make
new acquaintance. Jesse Overstreet, the
present committeeman, has declined TO
stand again, and il is possible that three
names Will be presented in the convention
to-day, j. q. McPheeters, of Bloomington;
w. w. Lambert. of Columbus, and
Or. Banta, of Martinsville Mr..
McPheeters is the ex-county chair
chairman, of Monroe, an experienced poIi-
tlclan and successful worker and very pop
ulaf IN the district. His friends declare
that he will be elected on the first ballot,
IL the matter should come TO d ballot. AR.
Lambert is clean and popular young man,
with most OF friends IN Bartholomew
county. Inc boys did not decide 10 bring
him out until sunday last, but ne will get
were on the ground canvasslng the siIua-
ton last evening. Or. Banta aid not con-
friends are ON the ground making an act
I've canvass Tor MIN. He is of the
wheelhorses of the party in Morgan county,
ana the Republicans showed their conf
dehce IN mis- abiilty by eiecting him county
chairman last saturday. The contest a
thoroughly friendly one, and the candidates
had good time talking over their chances
with eacn other last evening.
The proceedings of the seventh will be
ton has been developed 10 the election or
j.. w. Fessler as committeeman and he
Will probably be chosen by reclamation.
AS 10 the otner districts, adVices not
very definite, and the last day or two
may have developed several new candi-
dates. Those spoken OF in the First are
James A. Hemenway, of BoonVlue, and
Mr.. Mason, OF Evansville; in the Second,
I. }. Broohs, of Bedford; in the Third, Il.
| II. Trip, OF Norm Vernon. and Evan
| Prosser, of New Albany; in the Fourth, A.
h Nowlin, III. X. Leonard and Mr.. Nc
| Caskey; in the llxth, w. H. Elliott, OF New
Castle and George w. Cramer of Muncie;
| in the Eighth, Nicholas F1lbeck, of Terre
| in. the Ninth, &. G. Shvely, of kokomo; in
| the Tenth, Charles Harley, of Delphi; in
tAle LIcvSnth, GeOrge Osborne, OF Marion;
| IN the Twelfth, G. Il. Higgins and John
Morris, Jr., OF Fort Wayne; in the Thir-
teenth, A. L. Brick, of South Bend and X
understood that these are all the aspirants,
but all have been mentioned more or less
frequently by Republicans OF their districts
| in connection with the State committee
| Hemenway. Nowlin, Cramer, Filbeek.
Shirley, Harley. Osborne and Brick. are
| members OF the committee at present.
The new committee as elected to-day,
Will meet for organization in this city CD
next Thursday, Jan. -. No other nam D
| than that of Chairman Gowdy is men,
| toned for the craftsmanship, but for Sec
rotary there are several candidates, among
! them :. e. Carter. present member of the
committee from the Third district: the
! c. Ochiltree, formerly editor of the Marion
| Chronicle, and w. Il. Holloway, ex-post-
master of Indianapolis, and at preS2nt-ec-
| rotary to Mayor Denny. All are Jealous
| Republicans, well equipped for the work.
and the committee cannot go astray in it's
selection