The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08
THE CONTEST NOW CLOSE
REPUBLICAN STATE GUARDIANSHIP
WILL BE SETTLED TODAY.
Claims of the Friends of Messrs. Neb-
eker and BigIer-SOme of the
Prominent Men Here.

The new Republican state committee will
meet at the Denison at , o'clock this after
noon to elect q state chairman to succeed
George c. McCulloch. The secretary of the
committee may also be selected. 1t is prob
able that all the members of the committee,
with the exception of Thomas ]. Mccoy, of
the Tenth district, will be present Mr.. Nc
Coy is sick and has given his proxy to Da-
vid Flynn, clerk of the Circuit Court of
Tpnecanoe county.
The lobby of the Denison yesterday after
noon and evening was crowded with Repub-
leans from all quarters of the State, who
had come to have a hand in selecting the
new chairman. While the gathering did not
approach in size that of the love feast of
month ago, and was not expected to do so,
it was very representative one in its char
acter and was marked by a friendliness of
spirit that bespeaks the harmony existing
in the party, and by an enthusiastic conf
dent feeling that the party will win in the
fight this fall No diSsenSions could be
found existing in any part of the State, and
with better times and with free silver or
honest money the issue once more there
doubt in any ones mind as to the
ultimate outcome of the campaign. Many
of the candidates for the state offices were
conspicuous in the gathering, and at least
two of the senatorial candidates were pres
ent, Gen Lew Wallace and J. Frank Hanly.
The contest over the State craftsmanship
was waged with vigor, but no bitterness
of feeling was at all evident. 1t was the
united expression of all that each of the
gentlemen prominently mentioned for the
place was we'll equipped for its duties and
responsibilities, and would fill it with credit
and ability. The candidates talked of
II ioIo Not
U. Hill, George w. Self and Charles Hern-
ly. The friends of Harry S. New were also
using his name but to everyone Mr.. New
announced that he was in no sense a cam
didate. The interest late at night seemed
to lay between Mr.. Nebeker and Mr.. Big
Ter, although the friends of the other can
didates were still in the fight. 1t was
stated with some degree of certainty that
Mr.. Nebeker had four votes, Mr.. Bgler
four and that the rest were scattering or
doubtful. Some of Mr.. Biglers friends
claimed seven votes and his election, while
friends of Mr.. Nebeker made corresponding
claims for their favorite. The absence of a
number of the committee who mad not yet
arrived, and the non-committal attitude of
others. rendered it impracticable to ascer-
tain the truth of the various claims, and
the matter will only be settled by the vote
to be taken to-day.
The members of the committee that had
arrived at midnight We're n. Filbeck of the
Sixth NJ. L. Case of the Eighth: Frederick
K. Sims, of the Ninth; Thomas McNutt. of
the Fourth; Warren Bigler, of the Elev-
w. Self. of the Third and Elmer Crockett
of the Thirteenth. The Tenth was repre-
scented by David Flynn, of Lafayette. The
oniy members that had not reached the city
at the hour named were those of the First
and Second districts. Large delegations
from each of the districts accompanied
"a ait ~ 4 ronn
the earliest arrivals were Charles S. Hern-
ly and a large party from New Castle and
other points in the Sixth district. including
Judge M. e. Forkner. Judge Eugene H.
Bundy, W. Fl. Elliott and State Senator
Charles r. Shiveley. Mr. Nebeker was ac-
companied by j. l.. Allen, G. W. Boyd, Il.
H. Cotfing and others from Covington;
John G. Wingate, of Wingate: John r.
Bonnell postmaster of Charlottesville; A.
B. Robinson of Attica. and others repre-
scented Montgomery county. The delegation
from Wabash was large and active one.
including Judge II. b. Shiveley, DR.. j. H.
Ford, G. F.. Cowgirl William II. Hart, Jesse
Parmenter, oliver Fl. Roguc and Warren
G. Sayre. These gentlemen put in some eff
fectve work for Mr. Bigler. and were ma
terially assisted in their efforts by F. NJ.
Mhnken and Robert f. Mansfield, the eX-
secretaries of the state committee. Among
tho other arrivals were d. w. Henry, col
lector of internal revenue at Terre Haute;
State Senator O. II. Hubbell, of Elkhart,
who is IL candidate for secretary of the
committee; George Haywood. of Lafayette;
Charles r. Lane. of Fort Wayne; Walter
Bail, of Muncie; II. c. Long. of Rochester:
Charles Harley and G. S. Van Deusen of
Michigan City: A f. Nowlin. collector of
internal revenue at Lawrenceburg Charles
e. Boulder of Frankfort; w. r. Durbin
and D. w. Wood of Anderson c. T.. Wag-
oner, of Logansport; Judge r. r. Stephen
son, Of Noblesville; John V. Hadley, of
Danvile; James T.. Watson, of Rushville;
r. E. Stoner and Elmer J. Binford. of
Greenfield and r. f. Graham, of Mobiles
vile.
George w. Self of Corydon, and George
A. Cunningham, of Evansville, members of
the committee arrived late at night, leav-
ing Joseph r. Henley, of Bloomington, the
only member not yet heard from.