Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-28
CAPITAL NOTES
indianapolis Doiags Detailed BY Our
Special correspondent

Indianapolis. Ind. January 2s.-The
'eoIa waser poIileIans-osn erwise
the fIoAID4tlonlsts- getting INFO
the nsnt eaiIy- fney hase set
tie a4--~Aor ,44eIr s.a,e convention.
whieA Wl1 t4ae place here early in
April ooA.e u the leaders NO were
ct said they ala uot knoW. Iaey le
marked with . s4y wlak thai anliAe
other politicians. the Proals leave
such matters % the conventions.
Wen have no slate. said one of me
prominent party men, bat We axpecs
10 have sEch d good organization thae
we VIII make a better showing than
ever. Ne will be allowed watchers
at all voting places this time. ana
that will mean several hundred votes
at least TO us. The ProaibiIionisls
are rapidly getting county tickets in
the race. and they intend TO organize
down to the precincts. IL was stated
today that their state committeeman
will have meeting here soon to fur
Their plans.
w. c. Mcmahon of Crown Point was
=
He is an applicant for the appoint
ment to the circuit judgeship of Porter
and Lake counties-a position held by
Judge Gillette, who was elevated 10
the supreme bench by Governor Dur
bin Mcmahon expressed his willing
ness to the governor some time ago
to serve. II is understood that the
candidates at Hammond have agreed /
to allow the bar association decide |
who shall be the Hammond candidate. |
The Porter county bar has endorsed
brother of Congressman Crumpacker. /
so it is thought that the attorneys of I
the two counties may simplify the /
matter for the governor.
Although it's a certain thing now
that Prince Henry of Prussia is com
ing to indianapolis the men in charge
of the arrangements hardly know
what to do to show him a good time.
The prince may be here for more than
an hour, The governor and Mayor
Bookwalter took up the matter of ar
engagements at meeting in the state
house today and some committees
were appointed If Henry can stand
for it there is likelihood that he viii
be taken for a short drive about the
city's most prominent places of in
tereSt.
The rural free mail carriers of tire
middle division gave 2 banquet al the
Denison House last NIGHT in honor of
the new superintendent, S. B. Rath-
bone who recently succeeded Frank
C. Dice OF CoG.ersvil,e. About 80
carriers were present to enjoy the
good cheer There were a number of
humorous speeches. Mr.. Rathbone ex-
pressing his apprecia ion. 1t is likely
that an arrangement for en- annual Sc
union of the mail carriets 49, be
made. as their numbers are rapidly
increasing.
VIII Gearing. chief of the depars-
ment of oil inspection, is preparing his
annual report. which he will file With
in few days with Geologist Batch
ley It VIII show that the department
has inspected over 5000 barrels OF
oil the past year. OF which 10000
we're inspected in Indianapolis and
100 in Terre Haute. There are IS
deputies in the department and they
receive 10 cents for each barrel they
inspect and the state under the pres
ert arrangement receives but little.
Alva NJ. Higgins. one of the prom
nent young attorneys of Terre Haute.
was here last night. He was about
he hotels and clubs for while but
ne is not so busy there as when he
was in active politics. During the last
lew months Higgins has been engaged
with Colonel Oiiphant of Petersburg
and number of indianapolis capital
SITS in floating a gold mine company
hat is about ready to begin opera
ions.
evealed In a Dream.