The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-23
MR.. GOWDY AT NEW YORK
HE TALKS WITH AN INTERVIEWER
ON BUSINESS AND POLITICS.
Says Prosperity Is Returning to In
diana, and that New Tariff Law
Will Bring a Big Wave.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, March 22.-John K. Gowdy.
of Indiana, who was recently appointed
consul general to Paris by President Nc
Iinley, is at the Hoffman House. He will
sail in a month TO Paris with his family.
His trip here is to engage passage on a
steamer and transact some business. Col.
Robert NJ. Hooper, ex-vice consul to Paris,
and Colonel Alex. Brown, the traveller and
writer, were also at the hotel. 1t was said
that Colonel Hooper, who made a splendid
record as vice consul, may be reappointed
by Mr.. Gowdy. The new consul general is
a picturesque figure in Republican politics
in the Hoosier State, ard has been chair
man of the Republican State committee for
several years. Fine looking and thorough
American, his friends predict that he will
make a most capable if not a brilliant con-
sui general. He supported MajoS Mckinley Y
for the nomination for the presidential
nomination, and did much to keep Indiana
in line at ST. Louis.
To reporter he said to-day that busi-
ness had improved very much in his sec
tion. Indiana is beginning TO feel the ef-
fects of confidence and returning prosper
ity," he added. 1T is not coming with a
great boom, but in a healthy normal way.
Many factories that have been idle have
start. again and factories that are now
idle are getting ready to begin operations.
You see this means the employment of
many workingmen, and better times gener-
ally. In one part of our State factories are
running by natural gas as fuel and that
makes the expenses less. But not only
business in this line. but in nearly every
industrial department there is a decided
Improvement. The people feel that good
times are nearly here and they are going
ahead and getting ready to do a large and
prosperous business. In indianapolis and
other towns in the State everything is
active and Indicative of better times When
the tariff bill passes, / think ii will also
help matters great DEAL On the whole
the outlook Is good and most encouraging.
In regard TO politics Mr.. Gowdy said
that the Republicans would elect sue
cessor TO Senator Turpie next year ''As
We have eighteen out of the twenty-five
hold-over state senator's the Democrats
cannot hope to elect enough members OF
the lower house TO overcome this great ma
jority. We have made a fair apportionment
OF the districts to undo the outrageous
ana unjust gerrymander of the Dem
ocrats. This Will give an equal showing
with the Democrats. Nothing short of q
revolution could have given US the Legisla-
ture, with the advantage the Democrats en-
Joyed in the gerrymander.'
pie?''
There will be n number of candidates.
including W. X. Mckeen, of Terre Haute
General Lew Wallace, of CrawfordsvilIe
and r. s. Taylor. OF Ft. Wayne
DO you think ex-President Harrison Will
be a candidate?'
NO, do not. have not heard that he
has any ambition in that direction. He was
senator once. and then President In those
places he distinguished himself for his bill
ity, and | do not think he would care 10
go into the Senate again. He has many
warm friends in the State"
The consul general did rot care to say
anything about the trouble his predecessor.
Mr. Morss, of Indianapolis was having
with his vice consul. Mr.. Shropshire ex-
cept to add that he was sorry for him.
Il know Mr.. MOrss well. and I can only re-
gret that his vice consul has become in
volved in money troubles he remarked