Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
CAPITAL. NOTES
Our indianapolis Correspondent II as
An Interesting Baiget.


An Interesting Budget.
Indianapolis. Jan. 31.-A number OF
candidates who were here last night
were taheI. entirely by surprise by the
action of the state committee in fixing
the date. but few only found faule.
Mos; of them said that they would be
glad 10 have the ticket named as soon
as possible. as the sooner they know
their fate the more profitable IL will
be for them. f. + Neal of NobleSville.
candidate for clerk of the supreme
court. and Titus McKiuzie of South
bend, candidate for superintendent OF
public instruction. said ii would have
made no difference 70 them If the con-
vention should have been held this
week. Members of the committee
said they had not intended 20 fix the
date until they came here and found
the sentiment of many of the party
leaders in favor of holding the con
vention early. This plan it is thought
will give all the losers opportunity to
forget their troubles so they will have
no excuse not to get in line for the
fight when th. campaign opens. The
selection of Whitaker for secretary
seems to meet with general approval.
as he hos hecn an active and at the
same tire a conservative party work
er. He is regarded by manv as a fit-
tim successor for Warren Bigler. who
IL is conceded was one of the best
secretaries the Republicans ever had
in this state.
Griffith Dean OF Marion the tallest
and sl.mmest candidate running this
year for nomination for a state Office
on the Republican ticket. spent yes
terday in indianapolis. but left last
night for Danville and Terre Haute
in search of support from the elusive
delegate. Dean is new TO most state
politicians. but he is making vigor-
Gus fight and he declared last night
that he is full of confidence In his
ability to land the nomination for at
toruey general He has the enthust-
astjc backing of Grant-one of the
strongest Republican counties in the
state. The Eleventh district, it is
said. will come here strong for him.
as it has not had a state office fer
some time.
]. Smith Talley of Terre Haute. who
owns more coal mines than any other
man in Indiana, is here attending the
JOINT conference of the miners and
prerators isae ctfqss pparss Or -hs
says that the coal business has been
good in spots in this state during
the past year. meaning that at times
1t was good. All the operators are
making complaint of the poor trans
portation facilities offered by the rail
roads. and they say if there had been
plenty of cars that their business
would have been fine and that the mi.
ners could have been working all the
time The Indiana operators are de-
termined if possible not to pay any
more for mining than they have the
past year.
J. Harry Miller OF Fairmount. who
was here today. is candidate for
president of the Lincoln League of In
diana. Things look mighty good to
me- said he in discussing his can
didacy. Il don't see how they can
beat me now. know | have been
making good hard fight for the
place" Miller's only opponent at this
time is Senator Crumbaker of Evans
vile. who is also making hot fight.
The officers will be elected at the
annual meeting of the leagae at Terro
Haute Feb. u and 13.
w. c. Van Arsdol of ..is city, who is
chairman of the committee that is
looking after subscriptions to the Nc
Kinley monument fund from the
churches said today that he THINKS
the observance of Mckinley Sunday
will net at least $4,000 to the fune.
IF more churches had observed the
day" said he, 'of course we would
have a larger amount, but as it is we
will do we'll Many of the pastors OBJ
jected to taking up the collection. but
I don't think there will be any trouble
in raising a large subscription in In
diana.
S. R. Artman OF Lebanon. speaker
of the last house of representatives.
was here last night lust looking on"
he said Artman is giving his atten-
ton to law more than politics now,
although he is not trying to get away
from the latter He says he will not
be a candidate again for representa-
tive. but there is some talk of him
being a candidate for nomination for
appellate Judge this time.
Governor Durbin has returned to
his Office at the statehouse. He IL
looking much better than he did a
few days ago. and his friends are not
SO much concerned about his health
as they we're. Yesterday afternoon
he presided over the quarterly meet
ing of the state board of charities.
By virtue of his position he Is presi-
dent of the board.