The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-03
CONCERT AND VAUDEVILLE
BADGER FIGHT, WHICH MAYOR
HOFFMAN DID NOT REFEREE.
Had His Eye-Teeth Cut Years Ago
Knew There Was Money Up, and
He Is Opposed to Gambling.
staff Correspondence of the Journal.

the devil or. devils. The editors and, in
many instances, the business managers of
all the leading papers of the State, have
laid aside quill, scissors, paste pot and
ledger and are here as guests of Thomas
Taggart, the Indianapolis politician, who
recently added newspaper to his numer-
Gus interests. In the absence of the editor,
according to the comic weeklies, the Office
devil always takes charge. hence the in
ference that the devils are holding high
carnival in Indiana at this time.
The newspaper fraternity 800 strong took
French Lick by storm this evening. The
advance guard from the territory immedi-
ately surrounding Orange county came in
during the day, but it was not until this
evening that the big crowd came. Both
Democratic and Republican editorial asso-
Citations are well represented, and men of
opposite political faiths, who, in a few
short months, when the campaign is well
under way, will be fighting each other with
all the bitterness of intense partisanship,
are hobnobbing and fraternizing as if this
were veritable love feast. few prom
inent politicians of both parties who are
not actively identified with the press are
here, too, and others will be here to-mor-
row, but there has been little or no polit-
ical talk in the short time the crowd has
been together.
Mayor Hoffman of INDIANAPOLIS. is
prominently in evidence and is attracting
considerable attention as the man who won
the most memorable municipal campaign
Indiana has ever known 1t is understood.
too, that Mayor Hoffman is carrying
/ gubernatorial. boom along with his other
baggage and that makes him still more
parsonage Of interest.
Democratic State Chairman W. H.
O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg, was an early ar
| rival to-day. Senator O'Brien long since
abandoned the newspaper profession for the
more sordld business OF banker, but he
| still retains his membership in the Demo-
| cratic Editorial Association and insists that
| he is here as newspaper man and not
as the head of the Democratic State organi-
| eaton.
REPUBLICANS PRESENT.
Will II. Whitaker. former secretary of the
| Republican State committee and at present
superintendent of the Indiana Reforma-
| tory at Jacksonville is another guest who
! is known widely as a politician than as an
editor. Republican State Chairman Good
rich is expected here tomorrow. Former
State Chairman Charles s. Hernly, Of
New Castle. is already on the ground but
he comes as an editor, for he recently ac-
quired paper at his home in New Castle.
George w. Self, Of Corydon, Republican
| chairman of the Third district, and Julian
| d. Hogate, of Danville, the Fifth district
member of the Republican State committee,
| are two others who attract more attention
| as politicians than as newspaper men.
| Mine Host Taggart says the watchword
| for this gathering is Enjoy yourself" and
he Is certainly leaving nothing undone that
could contribute to the pleasure of mis-
| guests. On their arrival the visitors were
handled quickly, despite the crowd. The
first thing in order was dinner and after
for badger" fight, without which an
| event of this kind would be incomplete.
| The fight was success. although to the
| credit of the newspaper profession be
said that not an editor could be induced
| to referee the contest and the victim
| finally secured was an unsuspecting un-
sophisticated German Barney A. Coll.
| treasurer of Clarke county, was persuaded
| to act as one of the timekeepers, but he
insisted that he did so merely to help the
| game along Mayor Hoffman was an in
terested spectator and an effort was n made
| to get him to referee the fight, but the
mayor gently but firmly declined for two
First, that he had cut his eye-teeth some
| years ago and, second, that he could not
| countenance anything that had a gambling
feature, and he knew there was money up
| on the fight. Later the guests were treated
to a concert and vaudeville programme in
the hotel lobby. after which there was
dancing until late hour.
| Tomorrow forenoon the guests will be
given carriage drive to Mt. Ayr and
other points Of interest. In the afternoon
there will be joint session of the asso-
and dance at the hotel. John w. Cravens
registrar of Indiana University, in behalf
of President Bryan, this evening extended q
formal invitation to the associations to stop
off in Bloomington en- route home Friday
forenoon and spend a few hours there as
the guests of the faculty and trustees OF
the university and the Commercial Club OF
Bloomington The invitation was received
with thanks. but declined because Mr. Tag.
CARTS invitation includes all day Friday.
MR.. TAGGART'S GUESTS
The Inst of those here and those expected
tomorrow follows, many of the editors be-
ing accompanied by their wives:
| T. w. French, Alexandria Tribune: w
| f. Morgan, Ambia Journal; j. G. Williams
Anderson Democrat: J. D. Crittenberger
Anderson News: E. c. Tower, Anderson
Herald; w. B. Campbell, Auburn Courier
A. ]. Barriers, Auburn Dispatch; John w
Cravens, Oscar H. Cravens, Bloomington
World; w. b. Maddox, Bloomfield News
G. III. Hazen. Boonville Enquirer; Boswell
w. H. Glidewell; Butler Herald, o. III
Downey; Cannelton Telephone. s. ]. Early
Columbus Times. w. n. Marsh: Columbu.
D az CarSaon
w. Self; Corydon Democrat, c. w. Thomas
Covington Republican, T. A Clefton; Craw
fordsviiie Star, S. D. symmes; DanviIie Re @
publican, j. d. Hogate; Marion News-Tri
bune Frank A. Snively; Marion Leader, A
, | +. Gibson; Marion Chronicle A. c. Alex
an6er; Martinsville Republican, F. T. Sin
gleton; Michigan City News, Charles ]
Robb; Monticello Democrat, j. p. Simons
Monticello Herald. Ed f. Newton; Nun
Tribune. Fred j. Brown; New Castl
Courier. George A. Elliott; New Castl
Democrat, w. 5. Chambers; New Castl
Press, Charles s. Hernly; Newport Hoosie
State s. b. and Fred Davis; Noblesvill
, Ledger, r. S. Truitt: Oakland City Journal
j. w. Cockrum; Orleans Progress Exam
E | iner Fred Kimbley and c. H. Busick; OK
. ford Tribune, j. 8. Birch: Paoli News j. r
E Simpson; Paoli Republican, John A Lin
l | gle; Pendleton Republican, r. e. Marcan
/ Vile; Peru Republican, w. II. Lockwood
Peru Sentinel Jerome Herff; Plainfel
Progress, p. W. Raidabaugh; Portland SUN
E. A. Mckee; Princeton Democrat, A: X
Stormont, +. r. Ewing; Rensselaer, Jour
nal. Leslie Clark; Rensselaer, Democrat, f
E. Babcock; Richmond Palladium, James r
Hart Wiliamsport Republican, John Greg
D ory; Winamac Democrat-Journal. NJ. II
and John c. Ingrim: Winchester Journal, {
D W. Beeson; Worthington Sun, James Z
{ | Hedge; worthington Times, A. Palmer
> Brookville Democrat. NJ. III. Irwin
: Knightstown Journal. Roy c. Steele: Koko
| mo News, B. c. Whitehead: Kokomo Tri
| bune G.. o. Willetts: Rockport Democrat
w. w. Williams; Rushvisle Graphic-StaI
L. c. Lambert; South Whitley News.
: grave: Rockville Tribune /. II Strouse
a Rushville Republican. Ed j. Hancock
Salem Democrat. c. G. MenaY salez