The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-27

senator. to succeed A. D. ogborn. but the
former State chairman promptly dfscredited
that report
"A. w. Walker, president OF the Marion
Club, one of the most prominent Republican
organizations In the State, was at the
Spencer last night" says the Marion News
Tribune. Mr.. Walker is suggested as
good man to succeed r. Harry Miller as
president of the Indiana Lincoln League. II
enter the race. however, if Willard Nc
CURE. another Indianapolis man. decides to
go after the office: Mr.. Walker is fire.
friends In Grant county"
William j. Keller, who has been holding
down the desk Of bond clerk in the Office of
the treasurer of Marion county, will move
over into the auditors Office the first Of the
year. Cy Clark. auditor-elect, who will take
his office Jan. l, has selected Mr.. Keller for
his chief deputy Fred Shepard. who Is
now chief deputy auditor. was a candidate
against Clark for the nomination last year
XXX
Conrad Keller, one of the active Republic
can workers on the South Side, who was
chairman of the Board of Public Safety
during Mr. Bookwalter's administration. is
enjoying an incipient boom for the nomi-
nation for county commissioner. DR.. Regi-
one OF the possible nominees on the Re-
publican county ticket next year and 1t Is
understood that he will announce his can
didacy for coroner Is the early future.
XXX
Candidates for nominations for county
Offices have made their formal announce
ments at this early date in very few coun-
ties in the State, but over in Wayne county
they are launching their candidates. rapidly
and a long campaign is in prospect. The
Richmond Palladium. the Republican organ
OF Wayne county. publishes a list of
dozen formal announcements of aspirants
for county, township and city nominations.
XXX
The recent statement In this column that
prominent State officials and several lead
ing Republican workers in Indiana had
received copies Of circular letter from
Yonkers, N. Y, attacking President Roose-
welt, has attracted much attention, and
apparently stirred things up in New York
city. Local Correspondents of Kew York
to the President have received rush
orders" to wire complete copies Of the cir
eeet of the receipt of the IN
Indiana and interviews with men who re-
ceived them. The circulars purported to
Union and. as minated heretofore, bore
the earmarks of a fake"
Ohioans are interested in the passing Of
a historic and political landmark in Gin
cinnati. Manager T. j. Cullen. of the
Burnet House in that city. who was for
several years identified with the Denison
Hotel here, is having changes made in the
Burnet that involve the remodeling Of the
noted "parior A. a room in which many
important political and war campaigns
| have been originated and developed. A
Cincinnati paper. in referring to the mat
ter, says:
This room, which for so many years
has been preserved as 1t was when the
stood upon its floors, has been entirely
changed in the remOdeling and renovating
which the Burnet House is now undergoing
The somber colored walls have given way
to bright-hued buriap of different shades
of pink and white. The heavy furniture has
been replaced with more modern and COM
Portable types.
made by General Sherman when planning
| his march to the sea, as he spoke There
curve here and curve there. have been
| men. For it was here that Generals Grant,
| Sheridan, Sherman and Logan made their
| headquarters during the civil war, and IN
| the clouds of cigar smoke which floated
| up around the massive chandeliers the
| plans for many campaigns were born. The
historic chair which General Grant used
s'It was In this room, too. that the best Of
| the city and the whole country gathered to
| receive the notable guests who stopped In
| Cincinnati In this parlor receptions were
| given to Prince Edward of Wales, now
| King Edward VII Of England, the late
| President Mckinley, President Harrison,
| President Hayes, Jenny Lind. Nine. Patti
| and others of the worlds notables, among
them the modern Elijah, John Alexander
| Dowie.
"isut the memories Of all these events and
| people will not be effaced with the new at
| mosphere of the room, for Manager Cullen,
| of the Burnet House, intends to have q me-
the paror with the names Of the famous
| people and dates of the notable events
| which have happened in the room. The
| Historical Society Is interested in the room,
too. and will see that some proper course
| is taken to perpetuate the memory Of these
| events"