The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-07
THE INDIANA sENAToRsHIp.
Review of Situation and New Candi
date Named.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
Universal interest attaches to the APP
preaching senatorial election in Indiana fer
a number of reasons. In the first place it is
interesting because for the first time in a
good many years Indiana is to have two
senator's OF the same party In the second
tafnty attending the choice. Heretofore, in
almost every instance, the coming man has
been heralded by events long before the
formal decision. Another fact that height
ems interest in this subject is the promi-
nence that Indiana has long maintained in
the Senate. What other State can call roll
of pop lar idols whom she has sent to the
upper house of Congress comparable to the
list that contains the names of Lane, Nor
ton. Hendricks, Mcdonald, Harrison and
Voorhees,?
Among the more or less prominent Indiana
Republicans there are a number who size
up fairly well when regarded in the light
OF senatorial timber. AS there are no feuds
in the party, 1T may confidently be expected
that the canvass for the honor of succeed
ing Senator Turpie will be conducted in good
temper and will leave unSightly scars.
1t is to be hoped that the question of local
ity will not be permitted to cut any figure
in this friendly competition. Indiana has in
the past shown herself incapabIe of WELD
ing to SO paltry a consideration. States are
represented in the Senate in their entirety,
not in halves. We DO not hear of 1.-The sena-
tor from southern Indiana" or 1.-The senator
from northern Indiana, but each of the
two senators stands for the whole indiviSible
State If both senators lived in the same
town, in the same house, or were members
of the same family, that circumstance could
not impair their capacity for usefulness.
Hendricks and Morton were both resi-
dents of Indianapolis; Turpie and Fairbanks
both reside there. If Hendricks and Morton
had both hailed from HaubStadt and Turpie
and Fairbanks had both been residents of
the same village, Indiana would have been
just as ably represented in the Senate.
One of the gentlemen mentioned as an In
diana senatorial possibility is Mr.. A. j. Bev-
a boy orator" The Post takes it for
granted that Mr.. Beveridge has something
more than oratorical ability to commend
him. otherwise he is not ready for the
Senate. Colonel r. S. Taylor, of Fort
Wayne now a member of the Mississippi
siderable following. He is popular in his part
of the State and not unpopular anywhere.
Major George w. Steele, of Marion, now
serving his sixth term in the national House
of Representatives, is a statesman OF DEM
onstrated ability as we'll as long and varied
experience Were he transferred to the Sem
ate the State would find in him capable
and tactful representative and the Nation
would have no cause of complaint. There
are other aspirants Of less prominence. But
If mono of these gentlemen should succeed
in capturing the prize. there is Henry u
johnson of Richmond, one of the strong
mon of the House, respected alike by his
polittcaI friends and opponents for those nigh
qualities that compel respect. Representative
johnson never speaks to empty benches, nor
ever fails TO make deep impression. He
Is the sort of timber from which great sena-
tors have been made; man VINO would
maintain the standard fixed by illustrlous
Tndianians in the past. The retirement OF
such a man as Representative johnson sII II, Is d
distinct loss to Congress. There would be
yre-emincnt fitness of things in his case II he
could retire from the House to enter the
Senate.