Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17

following graphic account OF the varl-
Gus political aspirants 10 relation to the
gubernatorial contest at next election:
at is more than year until the two
old political parties in Indiana Will
nominate candidates for governor, but
now that the legislature has adjourned
politicians are turning their attention
TO the outlook. The indications are
that the republicans will come forward
with the most prolific crop of candl-
dates for governor ever produced in the
state. The party seems to take 1T for
granted that William Mckinley will be
renominated and re elected president;
that Indiana will stand by him and at
the same time 1t will elect another set
of republican state officers.
Lieut.. Gov. Haggard of Lafayette has
let his friends all over the state know
that he will ask for the nomination for
governor. He wanted to head the state
ticket at the time he was nominated for
second place and he never has permit
ted bis ambition to lapse
Lafayette may present another can
didate for the nomination In j Frank
Hanly who was defeated for the noml-
nation for United Stated senator, The
organization that supported him for the
senatorial nomination is being held III
tact, with the understanding that he
may wish to use it next year. Hanly
and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are bitter
enemies, and if they enter the race poll
ticlans say the 10th district will have
an interesting struggle.
POsEY AND GRIFFITHS ARE NAMED.
Frank b. Posey of Evansville, an
other defeated candidate for the senate,
probably will be in the race for COVER
nor, although he has made no an
nouncement up ito this time further
than to say that he is looking over the
field. He sought the nomination In
1896 and was second man in the con-
vention when James A. Mount was
chosen
Indianapolis has candidate in John
L. Griffiths, but the politicians all agree
that since the new senator was taken
from that city it is hardly likely that
the state convention will agree that the
city shall furnish the candidate for gov
ernor. OF all the candidates suggested
MIR. Griffths is regarded by many per
sons as best equipped for the office and
his friends say that it is unfortunate
that he does not live In some other part
of the state.
| NORTHERN INDIANA CANDIDATES.
Northern Indiana will present sever
al candidates. The most active asplrant
In that section of the commonwealth Is
| Newton w. Gilbert of Angola, who has
just ended one term of four years in the
state senate. He was captain of a
company in the 18th Indiana regiment
OF volunteers in the war with Spain and
only recently was honored by election
to the presidency of the State League
of Repub lean Clubs.
4 bert 5. Taylor of Fort Wayne, an
other of the defeated candidates for the
senatorship, also is being urged to en-
ter the race, but his friends say that he
will stay out and do all he can for his
friend Gilbert
south Bend will present Schuyler
Colfax, and son of Scuyler Colfax,
who WAS once president of the
United States. Within the last few
years this young man has displayed
much aptitude for politics. Organized
laDor has found in him stauncE
friend and it is expected to come TO his
support.
! several of the states representatives
in congress would like to be governor
and it is expected that two or three OF
them will enter the race. Charles b.
Lands of Delphi, who represents the
9th district, informally has announced
to his friends that he will seek the non
nation, and the impression is that
later on Jesse Overstreet, who repre-
sents the 7th district; j, A. Hemenway,
who represents the LIST district; and
George w. Steele, who represents the
18th district, will "come out"
SOME POSSIBLE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES
If the democrats get into fighting
trim they will have no trouble in find
ing candidates for governor. Charles
Z. Drummond of Plymouth, state
senator, who was slapped by a reporter
for the Sentinel in session of the legis
lature, is proposed ss candidate by
his friends and the prospect 10 that he
will be before the convention. He has
been the democratic leader in the
senate for four years.
Another prospective candidate is w.
I'll. Eichhorn, of Bluffton, who has been
the leader of the democrats in the house Q
of representatives for four years. AL
ONO Greene Smith of this city, former
attor general is one of the old "lead