The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07
Bryan Democrats Given Some Of the
Credit for the Plurality Of Thirty
Five Thousand.
RESULT IN SECOND DISTRICT
CLANCY GAVE MIERS THE CLOSEST
SHAVE OF HIS CAREER.
state Committee officials Proud of the
Work of the Press Bureau-Om-
GERS Go Home.

James P. Goodrich, chairman of the Re-
publican State committee. having fought
a good fight. returned to his home at Win
chester yesterday to resume his regular
vocation, that of an attorney at law.
Chairman OBrien, of the Democratic COM
mittee. did not return to his office here after
having voted at Lawrenceburg Tuesday,
and in fact, has not appeared here since
the election. The Democratic headquar-
tiers will likely be closed soon, and Secre-
tary Reilly will resume his duties with the
street-raiway company. The Republican
committee rooms will probably be kept
open, and for time Secretary Whitaker
will remain in charge.
At committee headquarters yesterday 1t
was estimated that the Republican victory
in Indiana will amount TO something like
81, 600. Now that the excitement of the first
realization of victory has abated the lead
ers in the State have begun to speculate on
some of the things that assisted in bringing
about this overwhelming triumph. Secre-
tary Whitaker thinks the Bryan Demo-
Gratis had a good deal to do with il. He
estimates that this wing of the Democracy
knitted the Democratic ticket ferociously. 81
wouldn't be surprised" said he yesterday,
eff at least ten thousand Bryan Democrats
in Indiana either stayed at home or voted
the Republican ticket"
One of the great surprises to Republicans
and Democrats, and a fact that is being
commented on all over the State, is the
manner in which Representative Miers's
majority was reduced in the Second dis
trict. While the Republican managers ex-
pected John c. Clancy to make a gallant
fight and there was strong hope of electing
him, yet those who are familiar with the
situation in these heavily Democratic dis
tricts know that it has heretofore been an
almost hopeless task for Republican to
run for Congress in one of these districts.
Mr.. Clancy gave Miers the fight of his
life. AT one time yesterday there were ru-
mors on the streets here to the effect that
Miers was defeated. Late yesterday even
ing, however, a telephone message was re-
oeived at committee headquarters stating
that Clancy would lose the district by
about zOo IL was the opinion YESTERDAY
among leading Republicans in different
parts of the State that had Lawrence coun-
ty given the majority that was expected
of il CLANCY would have been elected.
RUMORS OF FRAUD.
There are rumors of fraud in Lawrence,
and it was the opinion here last night that
Clancy will probably contest Mierss cleo
ton, and that in the event he does this
he will secure Miers's seat in the national
House. To Republican leaders the result in
the Second district is another indication
of the activity of Bryan Democrats against
the Democratic ticket. This element of the
Democracy is very large and healthy in the
Second district. and from time to time in
the last few months there have been rumors
to the effect that the Bryanites were not
satisfied with Miers. 1t is known that they
went home from the Democratic State con-
vention smarting with the sting of defeat
and with hot resentment in their hearts
against a set of men who had given them
direct slap in the face by ignoring their
idol.
Another surprise, and glad one to the
Republicans, the result in the First
district, represented by James A. Hemen-
way. 1t was stated yesterday that Mr..
Hemenway would probably have a plural
| ity of 1900. All over Indiana Republicans
are rejoicing over the triumph in the First
| district. Perhaps no one is more pleased
| with Mr.. Hemenways success than Senator
| Charles w. Fairbanks, who is his close
personal friend. Last week toward the close
| of Senator Fairbanks's campaign he made
| some speeches in Mr.. Hemenway's district.
| One of these addresses was made in Ev-
ansville, the home city of Mr.. Hemenway' s
| opponent To one audience of 1900 people
| Senator Fairbanks told of Mr.. Hemenway' s
| worth in Congress and promised that If he
| was sent back to Congress he would in all
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| of the most important committees in the
| national body. Republican leaders feel that
| the efforts of Senator Fairbanks in the
| First district undoubtedly had much to do
| with the success OF Mr.. Hemenway. Aside
| from this Hemenway is a very popular man
| in the district and Democrats and Repub-
| leans have watched his career in Congress.
They all feel proud of him and when, after
| Speaker Hendersons resignation ID was
| announced that Mr.. Cannon might give up
the chairmanship of the appropriations
L nnn 70 Mr. Har1o tIaro
| disposition in the district to send Mr.. Hem
| enway back. How loyal the district was
to its representative is seen by the result.
| One thing that makes the Republicans of
| the State appreciate all the more Mr.. Hem
enways victory is the fact that two years
ago he carried the district by little more
| than two hundred.
A POPULAR MAN
Among the Republicans of the State there
is no more popular man than Charles B.
Lands, the present representative in Con-
gress from the Ninth district The effec-
tive work accomplished in his district is a
matter of comment among the leaders. Mr..
Lands carried every county in the els
trict except Upton, which is a Democratic
stronghold. So effective was the work and
the organization in the Ninth that the Re
publicans carried every legislative district
| Mr.. Landiss brother Frederick elected 70
| Congress in the Eleventh district, is being
given a great deal of credit for the hand
| some result in Cass county, where part
of the Republican ticket was elected, a
Republican candidate for clerk being sue
cessfu! for the first time in the history OF
the county. Cass has heretofore been re-
liably Democratic. Quincy A. Myers a
leading Republican of Logansport who was
here yesterday, declared that Mr.. Iandis's
candidacy had much to do with the result
in Cass county. Lands is very popular
with the young men and many young Dem.
ocrats, IL is said, supported both Lands
and the county ticket.
| Both Chairman Goodrich and Secretary
Whitaker, and, in fact. the entire state
committee, are proud of the work of the
press bureau, which, under the supervision
of George Lockwood. was one OF the prom.
inent features of the Republican state cam.
paign. Mr.. Lockwood was formerly Major
Steele's private secretary and gave up this
position to take charge of the press bureau
He VIII not return to Washington with Mr.
Steele. o. Nj. Enyard. secretary of ths
Miami county Republican committee will
act as Mr. Steeie's secretary, having form
erly served i'm that CAPACITY