The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-25
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

Senator Will r. Wood, of Lafayette, who
was here yesterday on legal business. says
that the reports of opposition to j. Frank
Hanly in his own city and county are great
ly exaggerated.
1.-The Lafayette Sunday Times is response
BILE for all the stir that has been created"
said Senator Wood. 1.-The Times attacked
Mr.. Hanly in it's last issue and gives evil
dence that it will be hostile to him through
out his campaign. That is the extent of the
opposition to our candidate for Governor,
for L am sure the Times speaks for no one
except the writer of the editorial. 1t GER
tainly speaks for no Republicans of influ-
ence.
Il have lived in Lafayette some time. and
/ have been candidate several times, but
1 must say that 1 never knew the time
when the Republicans Of Tippecanoe county
were so unitedly and so enthusiastically be-
hind a candidate as they are behind Mr..
Hanly. AT one time there were several &C
tive Republicans in the county who were
against Mr. Hanly in his political ambi-
tons, but practically all of them have come
for Governor and volunteered their cordial
support l think Mr.. Hanly is fortunate
| In the Endorsement he is receiving from
his fellow-citizens."
1t has been somewhat persistently ru-
| mored recently that Senator Wood is figur-
ing on becoming candidate for the Re-
publican congressional nomination in the
| Tenth district three years hence. He Is
understood to be ambitious to go to Con-
gress, and 1t is said that he would have
been candidate against Representative
Crumpacker next year but for the entrance
Of Mr.. Hanly into the gubernatorial race.
Two years later. however, Hanly's candi-
dacy for Governor will have no bearing on
the Congressional situation, and Senator
Woods will be free to make the race. The
one thing that might keep him out would
be Hanlys nomination and election as Gov
ernor and Dan Storms reelection as Sec
| rotary of State. With the two most impor-
tant State officers hailing from Lafayette
the candidacy of Lafayette man for Con-
gress would not be received with enthu-
siasm In other parts of the district.
When Senator Woods was asked yester-
| day concerning the congressional PROPOSE
thing about IL, and that he was not vast
ing his time laying plans so far in advance
j. Bennett Gordon. editor of the Rich
mond Item, was here yesterday long
enough to few political friends and
make the prediction that Charles r. IN
thank, of Richmond. will be elected dis
trict chairman in the Sixth.
Mr. Unthank will be a candidate, he will
be elected, and he is a Beveridge man."
| said Gordon, and he spoke in a tone Of
Mr. Unthank will have Colonel E p
| Thayer, of Greenfield, to beat If he lands
| in the Republican state committee as the
representative from the Sixth and he has
undertaken no small task. Thayer is re-
| garded as the candidate of Representative
James E. Watson. and as the latter has
| no one to oppose him for the congressional
| nomination. the man he supports for dis
| trict chairman will have big advantage
| Further than this ii is understood that
| H. c. Starr, of Richmond, member Of the
state executive committee, and one Of the
powers in the district, will be for Thayer.
|
| Henry A. Barnhart, of Rochester, who is
being talked of as a possible candidate for
| the Democratic gubernatorial nomination,
was at the Grand yesterday.
| Crawford Fairbanks, the well-known
Terre Haute brewer and Democratic poll
tician. came in yesterday to see the finish
in the Democratic primary fight and was
at the Grand last night. Mr.. Fairbanks
| has taken considerable interest in the con-
test between the mayoralty candidates, it
| Is limited, and has been in close touch with
| the many interesting developments.
| Former State Senator w. w. Lambert, of
! Columbus. authorizes the Journal to say
| that the statement published in local
| paper so far as it relates to his having an
nounced himself as a candidate for the Re-
| publican nomination for Lieutenant Cover
| nor is concerned is wholly without founda-
| ton and totally unauthorized. Mr.. Lam
/ bert says that at no time has he been a
prospective candidate for this honor and
| that he will not be a candidate before the
| next Republican state convention.
XXX
| Senator Eban H. Wolcott, of Wolcott,
who was here yesterday en- route home
4 ~,
| Daviess county, says that ]. Frank Hanly s
candidacy for Governor is looked upon with
favor in that part of the State. II was
| really surprised at the number of active
| Republicans in Daviess and Greene counties
| who told me that they are for Hanly,
| said the senator, land unless there Is
| great change in the sentiment between TINS
| and the convention the Tenth district S
| candidate will undoubtedly get most of the
| votes from those counties.
| However" continued the senator, Il
did not find that the people there were half
| as much interested in politics as they are
| in the prospects for a magnificent corn
! crop. ] never saw finer corn than they
| have down there, and the farmers are GER
tainly on the road to wealth
Former State Senator w. A Guthrie. OF
Dupont. jefferson county, says that the
question as TO who will be the next Repub-
| lican chairman in the Fourth district is
| still an opeI one.
IT note that the matter has been settled
several different ways outside the district,
said Mr.. Guthrie. but in travelling over
| most of the counties in this district / find
| that the sentiment of the Republicans does
| not seem 10 have centered on any one man
As / understand 1t. Oscar II. Montgomery
| OF Seymour, the present Chairman, has not
| fully determined whether he will be a
| candidate to succeed himself. IT has beer
| stated that he will retire to become a can
didate for judge of the Supreme Court
from the Second judicial district. but be-
lieve he has not reached such decision as
yet. He is being urged TO make that race
| and may get into the contest. Several mer
have been mentioned for the chairmanshiT
In event he gets out of the way; amons
others VIII Springer. of Elizabethtown. l.
V. Cravens. of Madison. and A. A. Trip
OF North Vernon.
1t is understood that Springer will hav,
the support of the Beveridge forces IL hs
becomes a candidate for district chairman
| Crayens is at present regarded Beve
| ridge man. but IL he becomes canddat.
and Springer Is being backed by the Beve