The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-06
WILL RUN HECAMPHIGN
BABCOCK AND OyERSTREET RE-
tanned IN FORMER POSITIONS.
Reelected Chairman and Secretary,
Respectively, OF the Republican
Congregational Committee.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Feb. 5.-As fore

WASHINGTON Feb. 5.-As forecasted in
these dispatches the Republican congress
sional campaign committee to-day re-
elected Representative Babcock, of Wis
cOnsin, chairman. and Representative
Overstreet, of Indiana, secretary. Repre-
sentative Sherman, of New York, was
chosen vice president and William Thomp-
son. treasurer. Mr.. Babcock was empow-
cred 10 name the executive committee,
which was given authority to carry on the
WORK in the absence of the full commit
tee. For purposes of general conferences,
however the general committee will as
semble once a month during the session of
Congress. a resolution was adopted urg-
ing that early conventions be held in the
various districts in order that the national
committee may learn the nominees and Of
fcers and bring about general cooperation.
The resolution as to early conventions fol-
lows:
Whereas, In past years the committee
has been embarrassed in many sections of
the country by late conventions, having no
regular organizations to deal with in such
sections until it was too late TO organize
an effective campaign; be il
Resolved, That in the interest of an eff
fective and successful campaign the early
nomination of candidates for Congress is
earnestly requested.
The chairman will announce the execu-
tive committee in a few days. The con-
gressional committee will work by itself
this year. Chairman Hanna, of the national
committee. having acquiesced in the views
of veteran politicians that this should be
done. There will be hard fighting in at
least $50 congressional districts. of which
probably seventy-five or eighty can be
full ff,,I
Republican majority in the House is now
only fifteen When the pending contests
are settled it will be twenty or Whereabouts.
Republican leaders count on losing six or
seven seats south of the Pennsylvania line
and the Ohio river. The Republicans can
not increase their representation west of
the Mississippi or in Wisconsin or Nlichi-
gan. They will have to make their gains. if
any. in the middle States and in the East.
II is going TO be the toughest kind of
fight TO hold their own in the House next
fall, and If IL is Republican in the Fifty
seventh Congress, many will count it
amazing good luck. Hence the necessity of
concentrating the best high-grade political
talent available on the conduct of the
congressional campaign. Hence. also. the
Willingness of that eminently practical
politician. Senator Hanna, to turn the job
over to the men who have twice carried
the House and contributed. incidentally,
and TO an astonishing degree, to the re-
demption of the Senate from the control
OF the opposition
Sergeant-at-arms Ransdell has completed
the inventory of Senate property turned
over TO him by his predecessor. r. ].
Bright. This property is worth very
large amount of money and is scattered
through hundreds of rooms, with a total
floor area almost as large as a quarter
section OF land. In this particular alone
the transfer of the office of sergeant-at-
arms involves heavy responsibility and is
Tar from being mere formality. Any man
with sufficient sense TO hold the position
would naturally hesitate TO receipt for
property that originally cost hundreds of
thousands OF dollars without knowing the
actual goods were materially visible. The
inventory on this occasion seems TO have
been straight and regular. Under the
careful regime of Colonel Bright nothing
got away.
The President to-day sent the following
naval nominations to the Senate: Com
mander F. ]. Merry. to be captain; Lieut.
w. f. Fullam. to be lieutenant commander:
Lieut. Junior grade) II. H Caldwell, to be
a lieutenant; Lieut.. Commander U. r. Har-
RS. TO be commander; Medical Inspector
william G. F'airwel, to be a medical d.
rector; Surgeon ID. 3. Bertolette. to be
medical inspector; Pay Inspector ID. NJ
SHith' TO be pay director.
The United States Supreme Court to-day
took an adjournment until the 18th inst.
Attorney Abram Rose, representing Capt
Oberlin NJ. Carter in the proceedings
against him for embezzlement, to-day made
formal application for a writ OF certiorari
IN this case, to be directed to the Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Second circuit.
The court announced that 1t would con-
siuer the petition and the solicitor general
was given ten days I'm which TO prepare a
brief in opposition. If the petition is
granted the effect will be TO bring the
case to this court for review
The bill giving a pensionable status to
those known as the East Tennessee bridge
burners was favorably reported by the
day.
United States Agent Haywood has cabled
the State Department from Honolulu.
dated Jan. o. as follows: "Since the 18th
or January there have been twelve new
cases OF bubonic plague at Honolulu and
Six deaths" 49,
The adjutant general has received tele-
gram from Assistant Adjutant General
Mccain, at Vancouver Barracks. Wash.
stating that Colonel Ray. at Fort Gibson.
Alaska, reports the safe arrival there of
Lieutenant Heron and party, who were
supposed 10 have been lost while exploring
the Copper river country.
The nomination OF Mrs. Potter Palmer.
of Chicago, TO be one OF the commissioners
Of the United States TO the Paris exposi-
ton has been decided and win be sent
to the Senate at the same time the other
commissioners are named The President
has selected twelve commissioners. under
me authority az present granted him. Dut