The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20
WANT TO SUCCEED HENRY.
Nearly u Score of Candidates in the
Gas-BeIt District.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 19.-Congressman
c. l.. Henry's announcement of retirement
from public life for the time being, at least,
which was made in Sundays Journal,
causes much regret at his home here. Those
who realized the magnitude of his interests,
however, were not surprised. TO what he
had before, he has added the construction
of the Gas Belt Electric Railway and is
pushing it through He intends to eventual
ly connect all of the gas belt cities by a
system of this kind. Mr.. Henry's time is
in demand as an attorney and he has many
other interests. There is much speculation
in this city as to who will be his successor.
e. e. Hendee, of this city, is mentioned in
connection with the place. Mr.. Todd, of
Button, is also mentioned. /. p. Watts, of
Randolph county, and Judge A. q. Marsh,
also of that county, will have to be reck-
oned with. The name of Hon. John I'll. Ter
hume, of this city, is also being forced TO
the front by his many friends. He is a good
business man and one who would get in
touch with affairs in short order. Mr.. Hen
dee was seen to-day but he was noncom-
initial. Mr.. Hendee and Mr.. Henry are very
close friends and it is possible that Mr..
Henry would like to see Mr.. Hendee get
the nomination. Though Madison county
has about a third Of the votes in the mass
convention, still there is a question as to
whether Madison county man could take
the plum.
The Morning Herald, in reviewing Mr.
Henrys terms in Congress, gives the fol-
lowing names of men who, it is under
stood, will enter the race: A. j. Bonham,
ex-mayor of Hartford City; Judge A. O.
Marsh and Rev. l. p. Watts, of WincheS-
ter; Theodore Shockney, of Union City, and
j. j. Todd of Bluffton, both of whom were
in the last gubernatorial race; State Re-
publican Chairman George f. McCulloch,
eX-Mayor George Cromer, Frederick Heath,
brother of Perry Heath, and State Senator
Cranor. of Mmcie; r. S. Peterson, of De-
catur; Case, of Dunkirk, and Z. e. Hendee,
Hon. j. H. Terhune and Judge NJ. A. Chip
man, of Anderson.
But few know the Importance of the
of the gas belt. 1t is the second congress
sional district in the United States
in point of vote at the last cleo
ton and it is also second in point of
presidential pcstoffices, having twenty-one:
1t stands only second to the great Pitts
burg district in the iron and steel indus
tries, and it is more than probable that it
leads all others in the manufacture of tin
plate, plate glass and window glass. With
in it's borders are the largest tin-plate and
plate-glaSS plants in the entire world. Its
products not only go to all sections OF this
continent, but they reach every port of the
civilized globe This district has more
and it stands well up in the list on oil
There is not another district in Indiana
that can present such an aggregation of
cities as Anderson, Alexandra, Elwood,
Muncie, Winchester, Portland, Union City,
Hartford City, Button and Decatur.
Congressman G. Il. Henry left tonight
for Niagara to attend the national meeting
to official matters inthe East. His wife ac-
cOmpanied him.