The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-02
FARIs's WITHDRAWAL.
Barcus Announces His Candidacy
other Men who May Seek the Honor.

Barcus Announces HIS Candidacy
other Men who May Seek the Honor.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 1.-Repre-
sentative Fariss announcement, made to-
day. that he will not be candidate for re-
nomination, was not q surprise On the
contrary, 1t had been expected since he ar
rived here several days ago. and what has
puzzled nearly every one is why he delayed
in making it. inasmuch as he says In the
announcement that he had determined be-
fore coming to Terre Haute not to be a
candidate. There have been a good many
locked-door conferences, which have been
regarded with irritation by Republicans
generally. Mr. Faris says he finds a good
deal of satisfaction in the fact that his
course In Congress has been approved by
the Republican papers of the district with
out exception. He had intended, he says,
to be a candidate for fourth term until a
few weeks ago. when he concluded to yield
to higher purpose for the interest of the
Republican party. which has so richly
honored" him, and consent to the nomina-
ton of another man.
Mr.. Faris said to the Journal correspond
ent this afternoon that he was glad he is
out of the contest He remarked that there
are number of good men in the district
who are willing to go to Congress Silas
ID. Hayes, of Greencastle, he said, is an
able man and would serve the district most
creditably. He had heard that Henry DAN
iels, Of Parke county, possibly would be a
candidate. as also would Howard Maxwell,
of the same county. There is doubt about
Judge Coffey, of Clay county. The Judge is
in Florida, where he has been all winter,
and there is report that he sent word
home that he would not be candidate for
any office Mr.. Faris said Mr. Higgins told
him few days ago that he did not know
just what he would decide about being a
candidate. The Journal correspondent told
Mr.. Faris that statement was to be pub
he would be candidate. AS the congress-
man walked away he said, laughingly,
1.-The more the merrier."
This afternoon James 8. Barcus pub
lished a statement to the effect that he will
be a candidate for the nomination He
says he enters the race believing that he
can render a service to the party and to
the President. He alludes to his efforts In
behalf of the party in 1896 and this year in
preparing campaign textbooks. He says
he was reared within twenty miles of Terre
Haute. and that. having gone through the
Columbia Law School in New York and
Ann ArbOr, he has come back to Indiana to
make Terre Haute his permanent home.
He speaks of the large investments he has
made here and promises to make more. He
also says that several months ago he told
Mr.. Faris that he would support him for
denomination, and that so long as Mr..
Faris remained a candidate he could not
announce his own candidacy. Somehow
| the impression is abroad that Mr.. Faris
has withdrawn in his favor. but there is
nothing tangible on which to base this as
sertion.
Robert II. Catlin. who has been the only
| avowed candidate against Mr. Faris up to
| this time, says that the withdrawal of Mr..
Faris makes his chances for nomination
| best of all. There is much confusion as to
| who the leaders of the factions are to sup
| port, but IL Is said on all sides that there Is
| desire to nominate some one on whom
| the party strength can be united. Ii is be-
| lieved that there will be candidates from
| other counties, now that Mr.. Faris is out
of the race.
1t can be said with authority that the
statement that Samuel Hamill, who was
/ the Democratic candidate two years ago
| would not be a candidate for the nomina-
/ ton this year, was unwarranted.