The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-31

1--WE don't hear SO much about Hanly up
in our part of the district as we do about
unity of the TENTH" said Representative
III. j. Caldwell, of Earl Park, last evening
at the Columbia Club. THAT has always
been the campaign cry In the district how
ever, and l suppose We'll hear as much of it
during the next eight or ten months as we
did during the same period prior to the last
Republican state convention
During the last campaign unity of the
Tenth wastdinned at us so much that it be-
came positively nauseating, and /. for one.
got sick of it. / remember when some man
came to me on the floor of the convention
and repeated the slogan TO me became dis
gusted and said to him, For heavens sake,
stop talking about unity and tell us some
thing about the merits of your candidate.
In that convention the Benton county dele
CATION went back on the principle that all
the rest were harping about, and on the
second ballot for state treasurer left John
Dyer. of Hammond, and cast our vote for
Nat HILL We were nearly mobbed for do
ing II, but we had the satisfaction of know
Hill. OF course. we believed that Dyer's
chances of winning had gone glinmerins
before we made the change"
t1r. Caldwell is an ardent Beveridge man.
and he was asked If he would be candi-
date for nomination as representative in or
der that he might have the pleasure of
casting vote Tor Bever1dge for United
States senator next winter.
No, L shall not be a candidate again." he
said. "One term has been amply sufficient
for me. However, l think 1t safe to predict
that the representative and senator who
will come from our district will vote for
Senator Beverage. The sentiment of the
Republicans of Benton. Warren and New
ton counties is overwhelmingly for the re-
election of our junior senator Under the
new apportionment Benton and Warren
constitute the representative district while
Benton, Newton and White form the SEN
atorial district. / know nothing as to the
personal attitude or preferences of the men
who are understood to be candidates for the
nominations, but / am sure the Beverdge
sentiment is strong enough that a man can
not be nominated either for representative
or for senator who will not be for Bev.
eridge. A. b. McAdams, of Boswell, is be-
ing mentioned as candidate for represent.
alive, and l understand also that Ele STAINS
bury. OF Wiliamsport. will be in the race
| Senator Wolcott of Wolcott, is candidate
| for the senatorial nomination, / believe
II feel that IL would be a great mistake
| TO defeat Senator Beverage for reelection
1t should be a matter of party pride and OF
| State pride that he be continued in the no.
| himself and to the commonwealth.
Mr.. Caldwell was in the city en- route tc
| Parker City, in Randolph county. where
| he has some oil interests. Together with
| owns a lease on l60 acres of land in the
very heart OF the field where the bis
| gushers have been struck. They are de-
| veloping their property, and already have
! one big gas we'll and three oil wells thai
they are just beginning TO pump with sat
| isfacory returns Mr.. Caldwell and his as
| sociates secured their lease through luck,
| and somewhat extraordinary stroke-they
! caught the Standard OIL Company mapping
| Ths standard hald lease an thu franh Il