Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-25
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Indianapolis. Jan est would not
be surprising il Will H. Whitaker i.
elected secretary OF the Republican
state committee next Thursday as a
number Of prominent party manager.
W dropped mo the city today were
of that opinion, Whitaker nves in
indianapolis now. but he only ca.ne
here recently from Delphi For many
years he was active in the politics OF
the Ninth district and for a long time
he was chief clerk at the state prison
at Michigan City. Whitaker had a
considerable following at the meeting
of the committee here Tuesday. and
his friends say he could have been
elected then If ii had not been for the
desire Of some OF the members to re
elect BigIer Now that it is regarded
that Bigler is out Of the way for keeps
many Of the Bigler men are turning
to Whitaker. so his chances are
thought TO be growing. 1t is said that
Whitaker's friends fear opposition at
the last minute from Governor Durbin
as Whitaker was a straisht-out Grit
fiths man in the state convention. but
If the governor is concerning himself
about the secretaryship Of the COM
mittee he is keeping mighty quiet
about it. The Republican leaders say
there is absolutely no ground for tho
report that there is not perfect har-
mony among the committeeman over
the secretaryship matter
Senator Bevertdge left today for
Washington and viii probably not re
turn TO Indiana until the close OF the
session unless to make a flying trip to
Terre Hau;e for the annual meeting
OF the Lincoln League. He is in fine
health and spirits and is doing CON
siderable literary work besides attend
ing to his duies as a statesman. He
related what he considered a good
joke on himself today He had ac-
copied an invitation to the Republican
editors banquet but he found he could
not be here on Wednesday night. when
he thought It ives o take place, so he
spent three or four dollars telegraph
ing his regrets His surprise was
complete on arriving here late Thurs
day afternoon to find he was still in
time He says that he deeply enjoyed
the banquet and the jose % himself
over the kilograms.
Fears were expressed again today
by health authorities here that they
are lace TO face with a smallpox cpl
demic. Despite the precautions that
have been taken Dy the city board the
disease has spread at an alarming rate
during the last few days, and although
the information is not definite it is
thought that there are at least loo
cases at this time. Many have been
guaranteed and the smallpox pavilion
at the city hospital is oyercrowded.
If a pest-house is not built at once to
take care of the worst cases some OF
the authorities say an epidemic can
not be averted. Fortunately there
have been but few deaths here of
smallpox during the year. but it is
said that some OF the new victims
promise TO develop it in a malignant
form.
Enoch G. Hogate and Julian Hogate
of Danyille were in the city last night
Both are taking a prominent part il
state politics. The former. who was
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor year ago is now
talked OF for federal judge to succeed
John II Baker. II was said today
that he is going after the place in his
usual quiet way. Julian Hogate is TIE
new member Of the Republican staee
committee from the Fifth district. He
says that he is not positive yet who
L /
zation Next to Floyd Woods of this
city he is the youngest member Of the
committee.