The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
S. E. MORSS FOR SENATOR
REPORTED THE EDITOR HOPES TO
SUCCEED DAVID TURPIE.
Attorney "Charlie' Cooper Is No Lon
ger in the Race for Congress
siOnaI HOnOrs.

A topic Of discussion among the Demo-
cratic politicians the last week has been
the report that Samuel e. Morss, editor of
the Sentinel, is ambitious to sue
coed David Turpie as United States
senator Mr.. Morss is out of the city,
having gone to Chicago last week, and a
Journal reporter was unable to obtain from
him confirmation of the report Simultan-
eous with this report comes the authorize
tive announcement of the withdrawal of
Charles M. Cooper from the contest for the
Democratic congressional nomination. 1t
has been understood for the last ten days
that Mr.. Cooper intended to withdraw from
the contest but his mind was not entirely
made up until yesterday.
If Mr.. Morss is a candidate for United
States senator, the politicians say that it
will be a serious dampener to the aspira-
tions of Ex-Governor Claude Matthews, as
well as to Senator Turpie's desire to be
sent back for another term, although 1t
would affect Senator Turpie less than Mr..
Matthews, inasmuch as it is generally adj
mitted the Democrats will have no oppor-
tunity to elect a senator aext January and
Mr.. Turpie would be forced into retire.
ment by the election of one of the strong
Republican candidates for the place. But
if either Mr. Morss or Mr.. Matthews were
to receive the complimentary vote of the
minority next session of the General AS
sembly, it is said that that would be
strong factor in favor of the lucky man
at some future time, in case their party
should come into control 80 the Legislature
when a senator was to ue, elected. Once
Senator Turpie is forced into the back
ground it is claimed the senatorial aspirants
would no longer have to take him into con-
sderation in laying their fences. He has
been a thorn in their flesh for years. Dem
ocrats have observed that since Mr.. Morss
served out his term as consul general to
Paris and returned from the French capt.
tai he has been exercising a good deal of
influence in politics, although it has been
IN quiet way. He has written the plat
forms of the party municipal, county and
state, since he returned and has been one
of the influential advisers in all party coun-
CHS. Many have wondered what he was
counting on for the future. 1t has been
understood that he was inclined to support
the pretensions of Thomas Taggart for the
gubernatorlal nomination, and until it was
reported last week that he was figuring on
seat in the United States Senate those
who could not locate his ambitions won
dered whether he was laying back intend
ing to take a big place in the presidential
campaign of 1900 in hopes OF being rewarded
with a Cabinet portfolio in the uncertain
event or Democrat going to the White
without being in the secrets of the powers
that be In Democratic politics are inclined
TO place good deal Of credence in the re-
Senate
While the withdrawal Of Charlie" Coop
er from the congressional contest may
change the aspect of things somewhat, it
is not believed it will affect the final result
very materially. He was never 'in 1t" to
any alarming extent, the politicians say.
His formal withdrawal narrows the contest
down to Leon o. Bailey and Jacob p Dunn
the former persistent politician and the
iatter one OF the editorial writer's of the
SentineI. Inc predictions are that Mr.
Bailey will be nominated at the convention
Aug. Is. His friends says that Taggart and
Morss. who control the ring. are for him.
although, on the other hand Mr.. Dunn's
friends assert that the latter will have the
support or both the BOSSES It is said that
Iaggart has promised to be for Bailey
Dunns friends also claim that Taggart is
for Dunn. This is one of the things that no
one knows but Taggart himself Like the
girl in Annie Held's song, Taggart has
such way wiz him that no one can
exactly locate him until after it is all over
one thing is admitted, and that is that
the saloon elemental strong factor in DEM
0cratlc politics in Marion county-is not for
!Ilin n the language of the politicians he
queered himself when the ordinance to
restrict saloons from the resident district
was up In the Council. Mr.. Dunn Supported
the ordinance through his PAPER and also
made public speech in favor Of 1t at one
or the church mass meetings. That fact is
COUNTING against MIN now and to the adj
vantage of Mr.. Bailey, who is classed as
being among the disciples of the Taggart
school OF liberal politicians After strip
ping the claims of both aspirants down to
bedrock and assuming that Taggart chair
man of the district committee, is for Bailey.
ana taking into consideration the fact that
the johnson county delegation has been in
structed for him. it would appear that he
IS In the lead. Very few politicians DENY
mat he will be nominated. although the
claims of his friends that Dunn will not
get ten votes out of Marion county is re-
gar0ed as an pxaPparo tioY, ~" - -