The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-18

Ihlrd district. Is In the city TO-DAY con
ferring with his l~ieutenants. CHIEF amonl
whom Is County Auditor Thomas Hanlon
The feeling between the adherents OF Coz
and Congressman w. I. Zenor, VINO Is =
candidate for denomination, Is becoming
very bitter and the congressional conven
ton in this city Is expected TO develop
a fractional fight which may not be set
tied during the campaign. Cox,s supporter
tons OF defeating Zenor IL possible, am
are waging an open tight against him
such that IL Is reported that Judge Zeno
Is becoming considerably worried owe
his failure to placate his poliuca
enemies in Floyd county. Cox was induces
TO withdraw from the race two years ag
and. give Judge Zenor a clear field. but u
asserts he is in. the fight TO stay this time
Judge Zenor has not been idle and has M
political fences in pretty good repair. as
his friends anticipate returning him a win
ner in his fifth congressional fight as easil!
as he won the other four. The argumen
used by his enemies is that he has beei
drawing a salary from public offices for tn
past twenty-six years and that IL is tim
for him TO step aside. Smith Askren. join
senator from Harrison and Floyd countie
in the last General Assembly, who has ais
announced himself as a congressional can
didate, expects to carry Harrison county
which is his and Zenor's home county. bu
Zenor's friends only laugh at his asser
TONS"
Former State Senator Frank ]. Heller, q
Columbia City. one of the Democratic stal
warts of the Twelfth district. who was Il
the city yesterday, was outspoken in hf
criticism Of Stephen b. Jennings actiol
in refusing to vote for the resolution adopt
ed by the Democratic State committee las
Monday, indorsing Thomas Taggart for ma
tional chairman.
MIR. Fleming didn't represent. a singh
himself when he took that position" sab
Mr.. Heller. Every Democrat with WHOM
/ have talked about the matter thinks tina
his action was a very small piece Of bust
ness, to say the least"
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1t is common gossip among local Demo
Gratis that Senator Fleming. while here las
Monday, took a further step in his hostilie
to Mr.. Taggart by urging City Chairman
Reach to become a candidate for distric
chairman against Joseph t. Tanning. 1t I
known that Fleming and Reach had a lonl
talk just before Fleming went into tn
committee meeting and startled everyon
by refusing to vote for the Taggart resolu
ton. When Mr.. Reach was asked last nigh
TO confirm the report that Fleming wa
with him in his fight on Tanning, he no
only smiled broadly, but literally and act
ually jumped UP and dow TO express M
joy at the mere mention OF Fiemfngi
name.
The Taggart Democrats declare they AS
nothing better than that Reach should be
come the candidate against flaming. The.
say that the issue will be clearly definel
then, and there can be no doubt as TO tn
attitude OF a majority of the party to
ward Reach after the AFFAIR is all over.
Xxx
Perry S. Heath. of Salt Lake City, secre
tary Of the Republican national committee
passed through the city yesterday after
noon, en- route from Chicago to Muncie 70
a short visit TO his old home. He did no
stop off, and gave no opportunities TO news
paper men who sought to interview him o.
the subject of the Bristow report ~invoivins
him in the postal scandal.
Mayor d. c. Johnson, Of Clinton. was I
the city yesterday.
It is understood that Felix T. McWhirte,
of this city, will be a candidate again mex
year for the Prohibition vice presidentis
nomination. Mr.. McWhirter has just re
turned from Chicago. where he attended
meeting of the national committee. of whicl
he is a member, and, while he SAYS that n
will again seek the nomination for Vic
President, other Indiana Prohibitionists sa,
that Indiana will present him as the state
candidate, and express confidence that "a
will receive the nomination..
X
of Fort Wayne, who has announced def
nitely that he will not be a candidate 70
| Governor. was at the Columbia Club yes
terday. When asked by his friends aoou
| his political plans for the future the Lieu
tenant Governor smiled and said that n
would try to keep out of politics for I
little while, at least.
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Republican State Chairman James p
4 ~--SoL - u-t,,has<o~ 60 .xDocfad 70 n
here to-day to make further arrangement
for the Republican love-feast TO be heb
Dec. 80.
The following editorial from the Scrantol
(Pa) Tribune is OF interest to Indianians:
1.-The latest political mares nest to be I'm
covered by sensation seekers purports TO n
a widely distributed plot inspired In tina
alleged nursery of evil Vaccinations. wal
street, witt the purpose to force the side
| tracking of President Roosevelt in the In
terest OF Senator Fairbanks of Indians
The details as published are somewhat neh
ulous, but in a general way they tnciud
lining up the southern oeiegades ana scar
| Roosevelt of a majority On first ballot. ant
then stampeding the national conventioi
TO the Hoosier statesman.
"It is, needless to say that this partic
ular exploit of yellow Journalism 10 tn
veriest moonshine- On It's face II 10 pre-
posterous. To begin with. Senator Fair
DdLhs IL hot tAAd hlHN " a A.eH ~
only an able lawmaker and clean politician
but a Christian gentleman, who does no
| have to foment trouble In the promotion q
his ambition. In the second place. he hal
| publicly withdrawn as a candidate for thI
| next Republican nomination and has put Of
| record his approval OF the candidacy or Mr
| Roosevelt. His word is a bond. No com
bination OF p~lotters, however Formidable
| could induce him TO swerve a hairs breadth
from IL.
Senator Fairbanks would make an idea
President OF the United States. He has tn
ability, the experience, the fine characte
| and the statesmanlike temperament. OF al
the men now in public life he approaches
most nearly 10 the possession OF thosI
qualities which made William Mcktnie
the greatest executive of his time. Had no
the assassin's bullet introduced a new fac
tor into the Republican national equation
there is reason to believe that he woul<
nave been the choice of a majority OF in
huential Republicans for the Mckinley sue
cession. Nor does 1t follow that a four
year interim will remove him from TIT
list of probabilities.
LAS men go I'm public life. he Is a youns
man, whom every year OF pubic service IL
ripening and broadening. Five years hence
he will be still more than now an obJec'
OF appreciative consideration by the met
who give direction To political affairs. 10
the meantime his status has been nxed b1
himself as that of a cordial and hon0rablt
supporter of the present standard-bearer-
I'VE have little doubt that Wall stree'
would like TO see Roosevelt defeated II
convention, but the likelihood that Its wisl
will De realized is exceedingly scant- Ger