The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-01
Narrowed Down 10 Two Men,

IL was very pretty convention contest
The supports of the leading candidates
snow great tenacity and stubbornness in
ngnting the causes of their chiefs The
friends of Candidate Posey threatened to
panch MIN with their fists If he insisted
upon Withdrawing. The Gritfiths dele
gates from Marion County were also
faithful to the last. The early balloting
resulted in d gradual wedding out of the
strength of the outsiders. After three
ballots 1t was clear that there was no
hope for any but the leaders-Durbin and
Griftiths. The first important break to
Durbin was from the Tenth District. \
portion of the Nigo County vote went to
Durbin. The DETECTION may be directly
traced to Collector of Internal Revenue
Henry, and Crawford Fairbanks, Demo-
crat, and Brewer, who has been associat-
cd with Taylor Durbin in the strawbOarJ
trust. The desire of Senator Fairbanks in
this early breaking toward Durbin is un-
derstood 20 have mad an effect upon the
delegates from that county. On the next
ballot Tippecanoe gave a bunch of votes
TO Durbin. George B. Heyw ood, the Fair
banGs influence in this county and the
champion of j. Frank Hanly, was respon-
sible fOr this change.
Al! this time Durbin was gradually gain
ing all along the line. AS the list of coun-
ties was called he was getting few votes
here and there. and it was apparent that
the Durbin leaders were in complete COM
mand of the situation.
The contest progressed with the utmost
good feeling on both sides, and there Is
apparently no soreness over the result.
AIr- Griffiths has been persistent in mis-
a hRrnnG hAInor Il
second failure for the nomination. He
Ioade 4 hearty speech in support of the
winner, and says that he will stump the
State for The ticket. The other candidates
also fell into line and their friends are
apparently in good humor.
The Nominee for Governor.
W. T. Durbin is a wealthy Anderson
banker and manufacturer. He was a SOL
dier for a short time in the war of the
rebellion and served through the Spanish
war as a colonel Of an Indiana regiment.
The principal objection to him from
political standpoint as a candidate is that
he is not a speaker. What he lacks in
this line he makes up as an organizer.
His executive ability in the political line
is of high order.
The ballOting to-day will have a de-
pressing effect upon the political pros
litClS VI one young IlGu HIU Has ItCtllllS
become rather Well known in Washington
by reputation. James S. Barcus, the book
publishing partner of James d. Richard
son. is a candidate for Congress in tie
Fifth District, TO succeed George Faris.
He has all but secured the nomination.
To-day he tried TO keep the delegates in
NigO in line for Enoch 5. Hogate, the
candidate from the Fifth District. The
Federal influence prevented this, and VigO
is now charged with giving the death
blow 10 the HOgate candidacy. The other
candidates of the district are very sore,
and say that they will not permit a Con-
sressional candidate to be named from
Vigo this fall.
The Democrats are we'll pleased with
the selection of Durbin. They claim that
he Is the weakest candidate the Repub-
liCans could select. Still there is an
abundance of Democratic timber. The
candidate most prominently mentioned is
Ben. f. ShlVely, the former Congressman.
He has been beaten once for the office. but
would like to Try again. There is a strong
feeling IL favor of the candidacy of Tom
Taggart. the present mayor of IndianapO-
lis, but he says he does not want to make
the race.
w $. Haggard, one of TIE gubernatOrial
candidates. was apparently in the race in
the interest of Mr.. Durbin. The ballot
ing had hardly begun before he went
down on the floor to lobby for Durbin
Three times the chairman had to call at
tentiOn 10 the fact that he was violating
the rules. Finally the sergeant-at-arms
was notified that he must be kept from
the floor