The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

brought into the fight after two OF three
conferences of the leaders OF the admins
stration forces.
Names is the candidate of the admini-
stration. Every employe OF the city who
can be whipped into. line IL such coercion
is necessary. Is out working Tor Names.
and will be out until the contest Is over
Reach has admitted on several occasions
yea. more. is said to have claimed boast
fully-that he is the city administration.
consequently The average Democrat can
not see IL otherwise than that Names Is
keach's candidate. "Wednesday night, after
spending several hours downtown working
on the Names scheme Reach conflded TO a
10 force the election OF Names. IL was In
brief. TO give the saloon keepers OF the city
the district Craftsmanship night the admini-
strati0n would lease up In It's reform"
policy and be "a little tighter on the boys
The administration viii let the saloon men
violate the laws, Reach is reported 10
have said. but will not permit any gamb-
ling. ..I know what I'm talking about, for
what l say goes; I'm Mayor, see?"
In confirmation of this report a number
of saloon keepers who are not Reach men
informed the Tanning workers last even
ing that the tip had been passed around
that the liquor dealers must support Names
or they would incur the enmity OF the ad-
ministration, and they knew what that
adopting such tactics the supporters OF
Names can make formidable showing and
the Tanning forces are being spurred to re-
yesterday the first time in several days. and
IL is understood that his fine hand viii be
felt from now until the close OF the fight.
Both factions are holding numerous ward
and precinct meetings every night and the
states being prepared for the hight for
the delegates.
The Interpretation generally put on
keach's pronunciamento TO the effect that
Names is not his candidate is that the
city chairman sees that he is defeated in
his fight against Tanning and wants to
be in a position where he can set up the
claim that he didn't really make the fight.
but that if he had il would have turned
out differently. In event Names should
be elected Reach will smile broadly and
take all the credit for the victory. The
real reason that Charles Polster was called
off by Reach and told TO withdraw from
the race after he had announced his candi-
dacy was that Reach did not want one Of
his lieutenants defeated by Tanning. He
had TO make good his bluff by bringing
out someone against Tanning, but he pre-
ferred that an innocent outsider should be
the one TO bear the brunt OF the landslide.
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Names started cut bright and early yes
terday to make HIS canvass. He went
through the Stevenson building during the
day, but the flaming people were claiming
last night that he met with no encourage
ment but with numerous rebufs from the
Democrats housed there. One strong argu-
ment that is being used against Names is
that he is a brother of Edgar l.. Maines,
who organized the Jefferson League for the
single purpose of securing control of the
Democratic machinery in Indiana in the in
terests of w. ]. Bryan and sending dele
cation to the next national convention that
would do Bryan's bidding at all times and
would have nothing TO do with Democrats
who do not subscribe to the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms. Names is regard
brother is proclaiming. and that weakens
him with the Democrats of this district,
who have had their fill of Bryan and his
isms and who are anxious TO turn 10 other
leaders and to other issues
A dispatch to The Journal from New AL
bany states that the Third district Repub-
lican convention will be held in that city
instead OF in Jacksonville. as has been an
nounced. The dispatch says that District
Committeeman George w. Self. OF Corydon,
has sent out the call, naming New Albany
Goodrich states that this information is au-
thentic and that the correction should be
made.
the role of Santa Claus yesterday by re-
deeming its promise to reward the precinct
committeeman who made the greatest gains
in their precincts at the late city election
Joseph Foppiano who made a gain OF lSS
votes in the second precinct Of the Thir-
teenth ward. received the first prize OF 800.
The second and third prizes OF $50 and $50
were divided between j. G. Wilson. OF the
twelfth precinct of the Twelfth ward. and
Ia Do Of nf he
who made gains of 126 votes each. Otto
Huffman, of the seventh of the Thirteenth.
received the fourth prize Of $40, with gain
of l22 votes. Gus Wenner, of the twelfth or
the Thirteenth, and Ora Zieglar, OF the
sixth of the Twelfth, tied for the fifth
prize. with gain of ITO votes and divided
The seventh prize OF $40 went to Alexander
kantski. fourth precinct OF the Thirteenth.
who showed gain of 103 votes. while the
ball, sixteenth precinct of the Eleventh,
with a gain OF l01. The ninth and tenth
prizes of so and $40 were awarded to VIII
teenth and Frank G. Noble, first of the
Twelfth. respectively.
1t will be noted that all the prizes went TO
the Thirteenth Twelfth and Eleventh
wards, the Thirteenth getting five. the
Twelfth four, and the Eleventh one.
Elmer Rowland, a well-known Republican
of Greensburg. was one OF the callers at
the Office of Senator Beverage yesterday.
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Maj. A G.. Lupton, of Hartford City. who
was in the city last evening, confirms the
reports that the Republicans Of blackboard
county are bestirring themselves over the
reorganization of the county committee.
I'VE are having some lively times" he
said, but / am confident that A. NJ.
Curry will be reelected county chairman.
He is unquestionably the man for the
place. He has carried blackboard county
twice, a remarkable record for Republic
an is popular and an efficient party leader
and his services should be rewarded by the
Endorsement OF q reelection"
John A Bonham, of Hartford City. former
member of the lower branch of the Legts-