The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-24
wherever Republicans Gather the
First District Representative
Is Discussed.
CONFERENCE HERE ON THE 9th
MARION COUNTY REPRESENTA-. A.
TIVES WILL MEET.
Fraterna1 Congress Has Plans to
Fight wildcat COmpanies-Leg-
islative Gossip.

The late announcement, and subsequent
denial. that Representative Hemenway, of
the First district, would be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor two years hence, has created more
recent development in state politics. When
ever two or more men who take an active
interest in the political affairs of the State
have come together within the last four
days the Hemenway matter has been a
leading topic of conversation, pregnant of
surmises, conclusions and explanations.
The announcement that Mr.. Hemenway
would be candidate was originally mace
by the. Washington correspondent of
local paper, who quoted the representa-
tive as stating positively that he would
enter the rece. On Mr.. Hemenway's ar
rival home to spend the holiday recess he
made a statement to the Journals repre-
sentative in Thich he said that he was not
a candidate and that he was chiefly con-
cerned at this time with his duties as rep
resentative of the First district. How
ever, the announcement from Washington
was taken as bona fide by some of his con-
stituents, particularly by the friends of
men who would not object to succeeding
Mr.. Hemenway in Congress. and the result
has been that two three semi-official
announcements of congressional candidates
have been made. Among others, it has
been stated tnat Senator James p. Gray, of
Evansville, would seek the nomination for
representative in the event that Mr.. Hem
enway entered the gubernatorial race.
In discussing the matter last night a
prominent Republican said:
at do not believe that Hemenway has
seriously contemplated being a candidate
for Governor since 1t has been known that
he will in all probability succeed to the
craftsmanship of the appropriations COM
mittee. His friends may have talked the
matter over with him, and do not doubt
that when the correspondent asked him
about it he answered, half in jest, why,
yes, I'm a candidate; you're for me, aren't
your But / don't believe he intended that
statement to be taken seriously. OF course
all sorts of stories are being started now,
and it is reported that he intends making
the race for Governor because ne has
learned that after all he cannot get the
chairmanship of the appropriations COM
mittee. L don't believe any of that rot
Cannon has stated emphatically that IL
he is elected speaker he will give Hemen-
way that chairmanship, and L believe he
will do IT,
There is one explanation of the whole
situation that / have heard from one or
two men. but which. believe. has not been
talked about very much. and that is that
HemeGway Il preparing to make the race
for the United States Senate in 1906. | can
believe that man would trade the chair
manship of the appropriations committee
for seat In the Senate, while doubt that
he would exchange it for the Governorship
consequently L am inclined to think that
there may be something in this explana-
ton. There would not be so much smoke
about Hemenway's being a candidate for
Governor, or something of that kind, IL
there were not little fire, and all this may
be merely the result of a shrewd move
on the part of his friends to bring him
into additional prominence and shape
things so that as an ostensible candidate
for Governor for a few months an organ
ization can be built up and combinations
effected to land him in the Senate.
There Is one thing about all this, how
ever and that Is that candidates for Gov
ernor OF Indiana are not nominated IN
Washington. The nominations are always
made in Tou.linson Hall. this city, and they
are made only after lively campaign In