The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

eighth Congress. The election contests Will
not all come from the South. One Will be
furnished by Massachusetts, and one py
Pennsylvania Two will come from west
ern States-Colorado and California. In the
latter instance Julius Kahn, Republican
will contest the seat of Livernash, elected
on the Union Labor ticket. The following
is a complete list of the contests: Colorado
First district, Bonynge against Shafroth;
Massachusetts. Ninth district. Conry
against Keliher; South Carolina, First dis
trict, Prioleau against Legar; Seventh DIS
trict, Dantzler against Lever; California
Fourth district, Kahn against Livernash;
Tennessee Eighth district, Davis against
Sims; North Carolina, Tenth district,
Moody against Gudger; Oklahoma, Cross
against Mcclure; Pennsylvania, Tenth dis
twelfth district. Reynolds against Butler
The contestants in the First and Seventh
districts of South Carolina are RepuDlcans,
negroes, who contest the election OF Demo.
Gratis. In the Ninth Massachusetts district
"A Democrat contests the election of another
Democrat. In the Fourth district OF Cali
fornia Republican, Kahn. who was In the
last two congresses, contests the election of
Livernash. In the Eighth Tennessee and
the Tenth North Carolina districts Repub-
and in the Oklahoma case a Democrat con-
tests the election of a Republican. In the
First Colorado district Bonynge, a Repub-
lican contests the election of Shafroth, sill
Yer Republican. who has been in the last
four congresses. In the Tenth Pennsyl-
vania district Connell, Republican, contests
Twelfth Missouri district Reynolds. Repub-
lican contests the election of Butler, DEM
ocrat, who participated in ten contests in
the Fifth-seventh Congress The House
election committee will have busy time
| this winter.
President Roosevelt was in an exceed
ingly pleasant frame of mind on the occa-
sion of the unwilling of the statue of Gen.
eral Sherman this week. He punctuated his
address with many witty remarks apropos
of current affairs and brought vigorous APP
plause from the assembled multitude. He
took occasion TO urge upon the country
the necessity for an enlarged navy and
advocated in strong language that every
thing possible should be done TO maintain
! the army at its present high standard.
Without mentioning the Postoffice Depart
ment he devoted part of his speech to
the grating that has recently been un-
covered in the government service. 1.-THE
bride giver or the bride taker i'm public
place" he said, lis as much menace to
the general welfare as the coward on the
| battlefield The murderer only kills one
! man, but he who commits "A fraud in Off
cial position strikes at the heart of a ma
ton" The ceremonies incident to the dedi-
cation of the Sherman monument were pic
| turesque In the extreme. The affair was
attended by one of the most distinguished
gatherings that has been in Washington
for some time. Representatives of the four
| great army societies were in attendance
officers OF the army and navy and the Pres
| ident and his Cabinet. For the first time
| since he left the speakers chair Gen
David B. Henderson, of Iowa, appeared
before a Washington audience. General
| Henderson is fine talker and his STYLE Of
oratory is peculiarly fitted for occasions
such as that witnessed here this week
| Sherman is the first OF the three great
| Union chieftains of the civil war whose
| equestrian statue in Washington. Plans are
now on foot 10 erect one of Grant and one
of Sheridan. During his address President
Roosevelt declared that IL time that
the United States erected I'm Washington a
suitable statue of Abraham Lincoln.
How much Uncle Sam lost through the
peculation OF postal officials will never be
| known. Some time ago an opinion was ex-
| pressed by a prominent official that the
amount would probably not exceed $3.50 600.
| This was based upon the developments of
/ the investigation. IL is now stated that the
grafters got away with about 10000. Some
/ consideration has been given to the question
of reimbursing the government for losses
| sustained in the Postoffice Department but
/ amount is not bright. Machen was under
/ stood to have owned much property, but all
that has been located is in his wife's name.
Recently Mrs. Machen disposed OF a tract Of