The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-14
FIFTH DISTRICT FIGHT
LIVELY CONTEST FOR REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.
Interest So Great that Greencastle
Will BE Overrun with Politicians
Betting on Barcus.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, May 13.-Green-
castle is rapidly filling up with visitors for
the Fifth district Republican congressional
convention, which will be called to order
at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning At the
hotels the candidates have secured head
quarters and will open them tomorrow
morning with placards and parlors and
messengers, very similar to the late Re-
publican State convention. AT the Belknap
Hotel the following candidates have Sc
cured quarters: Hon. Silas a. Hays of this
city; Hon. E. S. Holiday, of Brazil; Mr..
James S. Barcus and Mr.. Robert II. Cat
lin, of Terre Haute. and Capt. A. j. Ralph.
of Dana. Vermillion county's candidate,
Mr.. Henry Daniels, of Rockville, with a
large body of Parke county hackers Is To-
Gated at the Commercial Among the promi-
nent men who have engaged rooms are
Enoch G. Hogate, of Danville, late cam
didate for Governor; Maj. ]. B. Holman. of
Danville; Judge ID. w. Henry and Chair
man Dan V. Miller, of Terre Haute. Mr..
Barcus has engaged ten rooms at the Bel
KNAPP and will entertain lavishly.
The candidates will all be in on Monday
rumored candidacy of Col. George Harvey,
of Danville, puts a new aspect on the case,
but it Is not definitely determined that he
will enter the lists. If he should there will
be but one county without a candidate and
the vote of Morgan scattered among
the other counties will make an appreciate
difference on the complimentary vote. The
determination of Catlin to stay in the race
Is taken as an indication that the strength
of Barcus in Vigo has been overdrawn, and
that with a show of strength for several
ballots Mr.. Catlin may win out.
The local boomers are enthusiastic in
their support of Mr.. Hays's candidacy,
and he is looked upon here as sure win
ner. Mr.. Hays has been in communication
with many of the delegates and party
workers over the district and he has as
surances of cordial support from several
of the counties having candidates of their
own when the break shall come. Having
been candidate before the district two
years ago at Martinsville gives Mr.. Hays
an advantage in matter of acquaintance
that Is helping him In his second race At
that convention he made friends who as
sured him of their support should be run
again and they are now holding up to their
pledges.
Clay county will send over big crowd of
Holiday boomers Monday night and Tues
day morning delegation of three hum
Qreu, headed Dy a DrdSS Danu, VIII arrive.
On the same morning a special train will
arrive from Terre Haute with the Barcus
and Catlin men. Danville has promised to
send in hundred or two hundred people
and the Vermillion, Morgan and Parke peo-
pie will not be scarce.
Frank T. Singleton, of the Martinsville
Reporter, arrived tonight and Is at the
Relknap. He is a candidate for delegate to
the Philadelphia convention and will proba-
bly, be named by reclamation for one of
the places. The convention for this purpose
precedes the regular convention thirty mir
utes and many of the delegates will act In
both conventions. The Lincoln League of
the district will meet for reorganization on
Monday afternoon and upon the same day
the fourth-class postmasters of the district
will have a meeting to perfect their or
ganization.
The local committees have made every
arrangement to handle the large crowd
residences have been secured for the over
flow from the hotels and ii is thought
everybody can be accommodated. At the
convention hall the Western Union Tele-
graph Company and New Telephone Com
pany have put in wires and every con-
venience will be accorded visiting news
paper men and delegates to be in commu-
nication with all the surrounding cities
and towns. The convention is the talk of
the town to-day and bids fair to be the
most exciting congressional convention of
this campaign. The Democratic convention
o. this district has also been set for this
city on Aug. s.