The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-15
THE PLUMS FOR INDIANA
BIG ONES IN WAY OF FEDERAL PAT
RONAGE ALREADY TAKEN.
Two Internal Revenue CoIIectorsbips
Mount Has His Hands Full.

postmaster general. which falls TO Perry
5. Heath, of Muncie. Mr.. Heath has had
a long and honorable career in journalism.
but had comparatively little to do with
politics until last year. He graduated from
printers and finally became the
correspondent for the Journal at Washing
ton. In this capacity he served number
of years, doing work for four or five other
papers besides the Journal and acting as
the Washington representative of a syndi-
cate Of New York brokers. by his activity
he succeeded in accommodating very COM
Portable fortune and finally assisted in the
formation of the syndicate that purchased
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. lie
acted as its editor for about year and
sold his interest just prior to its consolda-
ton with the Tribune. The opening OF the
last campaign found him foot loose and he
became active in organizing the Mckinley
forces i'll Indiana. When the campaign
opened he was placed I'm charge OF the liter,
airy bureau of the national committee. and
mis- friends are not surprised that an eX-
cellent appointment fails 10 his lot
The next appointment Of Importance fall
ing to Indiana is that Of John X. Gowdy,
chairman OF the State committee as con-
sui general to Paris Mr.. Gowdy was also
active in organizing the Mckinley boom in
his choice of a number of places and chose
Paris. Some irreverent newspapers have
INDUCED in a great deal or righteousness
over this appointment of Farmer Gowdy
as the Nations representative on the boule
wards of gay Paris, but IL is hardly neces-
sary TO say that a great many OF the tales
they have published are pure boSh. Ii is
susceptible of proof that Mr.. Gowdy has
upon some state occasions worn necktie,
and the story that when he greases his
boots he does not rub the lard In we'll but
leaves il i'm streaks is nothing short of base
SANDER originating i'm the enVious mind of
some enemy. Ii Is true that his studies In
r.lF her la q
by the time that he gets TO Paris he will
be able TO talk French just as well as any
body. These stories about his table man.
ners are also ISLANDERS. The truth is that
he usually eats with a fork and uses
napkin neatly tucked about his neck so as
10 cover up his whskers.
Ii has been settled for some time that
Senator Fairbanks would recommend a. w.
WiShard. of this city. for district attorney
of Indiana and :. T.. Kercheval, OF Rock
port, for United States marshal The post
of collector of customs at Indianapolis will
Representative Overstreet Mr.. Overstreet
visited the city last week and heard dele
cations in behalf of various candidates. He
has made no announcement of his choice
yet. but Ii has been understood for some
time that the appointment would fall 20 y.
a. Young. who was chairman OF the Marion
county committee during the last cam
paign. One place on the Mississippi River
Commission usually falls to Indiana. and il
has been held for number OF years by
Judge Robert 8. Taylor. of Fort Wayne.
II is an open secret that Senator Fairbanks
will recommend for this position Joseph Il.
Healing, of this city who was very active
in the senatorial campaign and was much
disappointed at not being named for dis
trict attorney. The chief applicant for the
diana is r. 3. Mansfield. secretary of the
State committee. Mr. Mansfield is quick
and intelligent and can probably learn the
duties without much difficulty. The tip is
out that the post of assistant district at
torney. paying 81. 900 a year. will be filled
by either Senator j. j. NJ. La Toilette. of
Portland. Senator Ward watson, OF
Charlestown.
The Indiana pension agency seems des-
tined to go to the Twelfth district. which
has held IL so long. The latest announce
ment is that ex-Representative Leigh
ty is to succeed Mr.. Spencer agent. Mr.
Leighty was soldier though he has never
made this fact particularly prominent in
the two campaigns he has made for Con-
greSs. He was always known simply as a
plain and popular country merchant at ST:
Joe until he accomplished the unexpected
feat of carrying the Twelfth district in
1894. He is popular in his district and
throughout the State and his appointment
will be we'll received.
THE REVENUE COLLECTORSHIP
The two internal revenue collectorships
seem to he subjects full OF trouble. That
for the Eastern district was promised to
A T. Nowlin, of Lawrenceburg. over a
year ago, when he got out of the way to
let j. T.. Caskey become committeeman for
that district. and opponent worthy of
the name has yet arisen. But Mr.. Nowln
is auditor of Dearborn county and If this
appointment does not come along before
next December when the majority Of the
Board of Commissioners i'm that county be-
comes Democratic. he Will have 10 let this
office so out Of the Republican party. He
might fix IL by resgning before that time,
but he does not care 70 give up good
thing until ne has another nailed UP. An
effort was made during the recent session
Of Oh n acriSI tfarfs tn w
the term OF one or these commissioners. out
ii failed i'm the House. Over in the Western
district they are having a merry time OF IL.
This collectorship has usually been re-
garded as the perquisite OF the representa-
tive from the Terre Haute district and Rep
resenjative Faris is pushing Nicholas Fill
beck, vice che irman of the state committee,
for the position. This is very distasteful
TO the chairman of the committee. who
promised IL year ago to j. G. Billheimer,
of Washington. but Faris Is actively OPP
posed to Billheimer. Seeing things thus di-
vided. j. ID. Peacock. of Attica, has made
an active fight for the place. and the latest
advices from Terre Haute are that Russell
Harrison Is also a candidate, though he has
not asked or obtained the Endorsement OF
his distinguished father.
Those Who distribute federal patronage
are not the only people who have trouble
| Governor Mount has at his command a few
| places none OF them very lucrative, but
| nevertheless his office is overtun with appli-
cants and the friends OF applicants every
| day from morning until night. For the lit
| tie office of custodian of the Statehouse
which pays but $3.50 year. there are 10
applicants. and large delegations have
| called upon the Governor i'm behalf OF va.
| rious men. This appointment he will gel
i out Of the way early this week, but he has
| given no Indication as TO who Will get 1t
| Another appointment upon which he Il
/ getting a vast amount of advice is that OF
4 tax commissioner to succeed d. r. Allen
| whose term expires May l. Seven or eigh
| men who were prominent in the sound
| money wing Of the Democracy last cam
| paign are candidates for the position. TIL,
| question OF the insane hospital boards viii
| be taken UP by the Governor this week. "A:
well as that of the boards for the Blind anC
| Deaf and Dumb Asylums. The members o.
| these boards receive no compensation ant
! the only political question involved lie:
| i'm the selection of superintendent. An eff
| fort to take these institutions entirely GU
| of politics has been making during the las
| five or six years and politics Will have little
| or nothing TO do with the management u
! the benevolent institutions at least durini
| the next four years. The most lmportan
| tendent of the Central Insane Hospital, hel,
| by DIR. Edenharter. Though DIR. Eden
| harter is a Democrat. IL is almost certain
| that he will be continued. He has shown
great executive ability In the management
| OF the institution and there have been M
| scandals under his regime. Last week
| delegation including nearly all the leading
| physicians of Indianapolis and "A numbe
| from other cities. called upon Govcrno
| Mount to express the hope that DIR. Eden
| hartets management should not be dis
| turbed. There were more Republicans thar
| Democrats in the dele cation. There ma
| never been any question or disturbing Df
! Rogers at the Northern Hospital or Dr
! Smith at the Eastern. but the chances ar
that DIR. Thomas will lose the superin
| tendency of the Southern. located AT Evans
vile. Many and loud complaints have oee
made for some years that this institution