The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-16
in THIRD AND FOURTH
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS
HAVE NOT BEEN HELD.
Ninth District Contest VIII Attract
Attention-The Men Already
Nominated.

The Republicans Of Indiana have held
their congressional conventions in all but
two districts in the State. These are the
Third and Fourth districts. The conven-
ton in the Third district will be held on
Thursday Of this week at New Albany.
There are several candidates in the dis
trict for congressional nonors. The dis
trict is at present represented by William
T. Zenor, a Democrat, but the Republic
ans feel tia they have a good fighting
chance this year TO elect their man, and
so strong is the feeling that the Demo-
cratic candidate will not have a walk
away that a number of good and substan-
tial men are after the nomination.
The Third district convention will be
made a sort of Republican love feast, and
it is the intention OF the leaders of the
district to get up a "hurrah' that will be
heard, SO to speak, all over the State. All
of the state candidates have been invited
to attend, as well as the Republican repre-
sentatives. Chairman Hernly will go and
possibly Secretary Bigler, Of the state
committee, and Secretary Kitchener. of the
Lincoln League. The call for the conven-
ton in the Fourth district has been issued
and it will take place at North Vernon on
July 81. 1t Is said that Nathan Powell, Of
Madison. will probably be nominated. The
Democratic candidate in the Fourth is
Francis NJ. Griffith. of Vevay, who is the
present representative of the district. Fol-
lowing are the Republican congressional
nominees already selected: First district.
James A. Hemenway, of Boonville; Second
district. Peter r.. wadsworth; Fifth dis
trict, Z. s. Holiday, of Brazil; Sixth dis
trict. James Z. Watson. of Rushville; Sew
enth district, Jesse Overstreet, of Indian
apolis; Eighth district, George w. Cromer,
OF Muncie; Ninth district, Charles b. Lam
dis, of Delphi; Tenth district, +. D.. Crum-
packer, of Valparaiso; Eleventh district,
George w. Steele, of Marion; Twelfth dis
trict, Robert b. Hanna. of Fort Wayne:
Thirteenth district. Abraham l.. Brick, Of
South Bend.
The Republicans are reasonably conf
dent of electing at least twelve congress-
men this year. There is a feeling that the
Fourth district will roll up" a majority
Tor the Republican nominee. In fact, this
the Republicans feel confident of carrying.
NINTH DISTRICT FIGHT.
More than usual interest will attach to
the congressional race in the Ninth dis
trict this year because of Representative
Landis's popularity in Congress. The Re-
publicans Of the district feel sure that Mr..
Lands will be able to defeat any man the
Democrats bring forward. They feel that
he can defeat Capt David F. Allen, of
Frankfort, who, if northumberland it is a
pretty sure thing that he will be-will come
back from the Philippines with a military
record behind him. But it is pointed out
that the captain, If he accepts the nomi-
nation, will be in a rather uncomfortable
place. In order TO be in line with his par
~ and inspire the right sort of confidence
in the Democratic voters he will be COM
PEELED TO acknowledge that he was wrong
in taking up arms against the Filipinos,
and must make the statement that he be-
lieves the Presidents foreign policy as far
as the new possessions are concerned is
wrong. 1t is suggested also that in going
into the campaign with criticism for the
administrators attitude toward the
Philippines Captain Allen will place him
friends of the young men whom he took
to the Philippines to fight with him for
the honor of the American flag. These
matters, Ii is urged, will have the effect
of strengthening Representative Landis's
chances for re-election-that is. If Captain
Allen is made the nominee. If Captain
Allen does not receive the nomination IL is
very probable that George Harvey, of
Charlottesville, will be selected, and while
Mr.. Harvey is a popular young man and
has a host of friends among the Republic
ans of the district, IL is asserted that Mr..
Lands can defeat him with hands down.
In the Twelfth district the Republicans
are j~ubilant over what they believe are
excellent chaces for Robert b. Hanna's
election. Mr.. Hanna's popularity with all
classes in the district Is something re-
markable, ii is said.