The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-26
Democratic Traitors Said to Have
Been Whipped Back Into Line, and
May Give Him the Nomination.
WASHINGTON STARS QUERY
WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THIS STATE
WILL DO IN 1904.
IntimatiOn that Republicans Must
Further Curb Trusts and Revise
Tariff If They Want to Win.
taft CORRESPONDENTS of the Journal.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 25-Republicans In
Washington who are familiar with In
diana politics are taking an active in
terest in the gubernatorial rumors that
float back from Indiana. Whenever
man fresh from the State arrives here he
is at once interrogated as to the situation.
Notwithstanding the fact that the nomina-
tion is two years off, the politicians are
talking freely. A group of Republicans
were tonight discussing the rumored candi-
dacy of Mr.. Hemenway and the possibil-
tiles of other candidates coming into the
race. II have not been able up to this
time." said one prominent Indianian, "to
find anyone in Washington familiar with
Indiana politics, who will say directly
that Hemenway has openly announced him
self. A good many Of his close friends
claim that Mr.. Hemenway is thinking
more seriously of affairs Of the present
than of the future
"As / understand it," another of the
party said, Mr. Hemenway neither affirms
nor denies. He is having a tremendous
boom through the southern Indiana press,
and the Eastern metropolitan journals are
giving him a great deal of attention. The
Washington Times, in attempting to dis
play its knowledge of Indiana politics a
night or two ago. said that James A.
Hemenway's candidacy for Governor is
the outgrowth of the bitter political con-
test that was waged against him in the
First district This is not true a close
friend of Mr.. Hemenway said to me, for
know that he has absolutely no fear of
the future in his district Hemenway was
Overwhelmingly vindicated by his re-elec-
ton this fall. for his majority exceeded any
ever given to candidate in so-called
close district. 1t must be remembered that
he increased his majority from barely
200 i'm 1900 to nearly $500 in 1902 Mark my
words, Mr.. Hemenway goes where duty
calls and If the people want him he will
respond. A Washington paper suggests as
curious reason for this gubernatorial
boom for Hemenway, that perhaps he will
not be named chairman Of the appropria-
tions committee by Mr.. Cannon. This
paper says, Can it be possible that Harry
Bingham has displaced the Indiana states
man?"
When this statement was discussed the
company of Indiana Republicans mani
tested little interest, for it is well under
stood that Mr.. Hemenway is booked for the
craftsmanship and that he Is Mr.. Cannon's
right hand man.
1--WE must not forget" spoke up another
of the group. that Indiana has guberna-
torial timber to burn. The friends of
Charles b. Lands are talking for him
at every opportunity. They urge his strong
est points. They say he would be an ideal
campaigner. L am quite positive that Mr.
Lands will be a candidate for Goveronr
1t is also well known that Representative
James E. Watson is ambitious in this d.
rection."
The political gossip from the Second dis
trict which floats to the national capital
all points to the candidacy of Congress-
man Miers for Governor on the Demo-
cratic ticket in Indiana in 1904 Judge
Zenor thinks Miers would be splendid tim
ber. A story is out to the effect that Miers
has patched up all his differences with his
Second district enemies In his own party
and that he has been promised 112 votes.
the solid vote of the district in the next
Democratic State convention. AS prelude
to his boom. Mr.. Mers, it Is stated by his
friends, will be given the minority vote for
United States senator next month when the
Legislature meets. This will be done by his
friends with view to accelerating his
gubernatorial boom. Mr.. Miers has wad-
ed In deep political waters lately, and his
close call in the November election is ap-
parently wearing on him. There was so
much treachery shown toward him by his
own party that he is not yet sure he can
hold the district. He is particularly at
tentive to all Indiana visitors lust now
no matter what their politics. and he gives
them every consideration The other dav
he took a whole delegation to the pen
sion Department and kept them half a day.
When the Vincennes delegation was here
ne onered his services and piloted them
around, but II is understood they did not
call on him at the Riggs, although three
Of the delegation were Democrats one
being the Democratic mayor just elected
timber he no doubt believed the yincennes
mayor would be his guest. But the mayor
somehow slipped away to New York with
out manfesting the zeal expected by the
man with a boom, and il is said that Miers
is in frame OF mind concerning the mat
ter that Is wholly unsatisfactory to him
self. He is uncertain as to who his
friends are, even in the Second district,
and just as he departed for home he was
heard to remark I'D like deyilish we'll To
know what is the matter with some of the
boys"
The Democratic candidates for Congress
in the Second district in 1904 will be CYRUS
E. Davis. Arnold ]. Padgett of Washing
ton. John r. East of Bloomington. Roysl
+. Purcell and William A. Cuilop of Vim
cennes. The last two named served in the
State Senate. A lively scramble Is expect
ed in the Second district.
The Washington Star. which is Jooted
upon by politicians here as an oracle. de-
votes long editorial tonight to Indiana
politics. under the caption. Indiana and
1904 The editorial wants to know IL the
State. with the promise that Bryan is no
more and that eastern influences are again
potent in the party, can be recorded for
the democracy The editorial says further
that the Indiana Democrats are not Them
selves in particularly cheerful frame. of
mind as regards the general outlook for
1904 They see the Republicans in power. %
says the writer. under leader whose per-
sonal popularity Is very good and prosper
ity still continuing" The editor then de-
clares that now is the time to revise the
tariff and along this line says: '.The same
note is sounded In Indiana as elsewhere.
We hear IL predicted that IL the Republic
ans. with complete power. do nothing to
restrain the trusts or revise the tarifY the