Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-27
INDIANAPOLlS NOTES
Our Correspondents Has An Interest,"
Ing Budget.

ing Budget.
Indianapolis, Jan. 27.-Second dis
trict politicians who were here today
said that the fight for the Democratic
nomination for congress there prom
Uses to be record breaker. A num-
Der predicted that Miers will be de-
feated for denomination. and all said
he at leas. has the hardest fight of
his life on hand. G. w. Wellman of
Sullivan seems to be making the most
active campaign. Secretary Hawkins
of the state committee is from Sulli-
van and he said today that Wellman
is good hustler and thai in his opin-
ion Wellman will win. Wellman made
the race for reporter of the suprem 3
court a few years ago and is well
known among politicians. Cyrus Da-
Wis. Miers other opponent, was leader
of the minority side of the house dur
ing the last session of the legislature
He is also making strong canvass.
Miers has always been able to defeat
his opponents by preventing them
from combining on anyone, but this
time with but two in the field against
him and both determined to defeat
him at any cost. makes IT look to the
party leaders here who are keeping
in touch that he may not be able to
win.
According to q statement made by
Captain Tom Halls, United States se-
cret service officer here. there are less
coun, erfeiteTs operating now in Indi-
ana than or a long time. Il hardly
-h,v fatfa Ec Ia
now said Halls today. It's been a
good while since we have made an
arrest in this state for counterfeiting.
1t is also remarkable that we have
no one in Jail for counterfeiting.
Usually we have several. We haven't
heard of any counterfeiters in Indiana
for some time" Halls has been q
terror to counterfeiters for a number
of years and there is hardly man
who has showed the queer" in this
state who has not heard of him from
some source.
Mayor Bookwalter, Floyd A. Woods
and the rest of the Indianapolis dele
cation to the congress of bowlers at
Buffalo last week reached home to-
day. They are enthusiastic over the
meeting. as they brought back more
than they went after. Bookwalter
was elected president of the organi-
xatiol in addition to this city being
chosen as the place for holding the
next meeting. The local bowlers-
and there are hundreds of them-will
begin preparations at once for the
event The bowlers throughout the
state are also expected to cooperate
in making the meeting one Of the no
table sporting events of the year.
Adjutant General Ward said today
that it was not likely that the Indiana
national guard will get an of the new
rifles provided by the United States
government in time for this years
encampment. This years allowance
from the government was largely an
ticipated before the order was made
for the rifles. so the latter cannot be
furnished to all the companies for
more than a year.
Governor Durbin and Mayor Book.
walter will have a meeting at the
state-house tomorrow to prepare for
the coming OF Prince Henry OF Prus
sia. A large local committee of PRONE
inent citizens will be appointed to
look after the details. The announce
ment is made that Prince Henry may
spend an hour instead of half hour
in Indianapolis
One of the deputy United States
marshals here reports that he was
called to Valparaiso last week to ar
rest a young man named Dewey who
said he is direct relative of Admiral
Dewey. The Dewey at Valparaiso is
charged with having forged a post. /
office money order. He has been
bound over to await the action of the
federsi grand jury.