The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-30
VIII BE a Candidate Because He Be-
lieves He VIII BE Able TO Secure
the Nomination.
NOT A MATTER OF SURPRISE
1T HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR SOMETIME
To POLITICIANS.
j. Frank HanIy Is a Native of Illinois.
but Has Spent Most of His Life
I'm This State.


candidate for the Republican nomination
for Governor of Indiana. His formal an
nouncement will be published this morning
in the Lafayette Journal.
Mr.. Hanly is in the city, a guest at the
Claypool. and yesterday afternoon and last
evening he held conferences with number
of his close political advisers. II was ru-
mored that his candidacy was to be
launched to-day or tomorrow, and while
he declined to make a statement in regard
to the matter inquiry by long distance tele-
phone ELECTED the information that he had
given his announcement to the Lafayette
Journal. The announcement takes the fol-
lowing form:
indianapolis, June g. 10:45 p. m.-Act-
ing upon the advice of my friends through
out the State, have concluded, after due
deliberation, to become a candidate for Gov
ernor or Indiana, subject TO the will of the
the people as the same shall be expressed
through the Republican State convention TO
be held next year.
Il make this announcement with malice
toward none but with charity toward all
the distinguished gentlemen whose names
have been or are being mentioned i'm con-
nection with this high Office. 1 con-
scious that any bne of them is erninently
qualified TO be the Governor of this great
State and that can only hope for success
In such contest through the partiality Of
my fellow-citizens.
81. FRANK HANLY."
SEEN AT THE CLAYPooL.
Mr. Hanly was seen at the Claypool after
the message was received from Lafayette.
and when he was asked II he still stood
by the position he had taken earlier in the
evening in declining to make any state
ment in regard to his political intentions.
he laughed and said:
We'll. had intended that the formal an
nouncement of my candidacy should appear
first in my home papers. but under the cir
cumstances can do nothing but confirm
your dispatch. / shall be a candidate. I
have not made the decision hastily, nor, I
hope, unadvisedly. for / have been consid-
ering the question carefully for some weeks.
/ am candidate because think can Sc
cure the nomination. Further than that I
believe / have nothing to say. My an
nouncement says all there is 10 be said at
this time"
Mr.. Hanly was asked IL his candidacy
would in any manner injure or embarrass
Daniel E. Storms, of Lafayette, who will
be ascandidate for denomination for secre-
tary of state.
Not I'm the least" he replied ..Mr
Storms will me renominated by acclama-
tion. That Is a foregone conclusion"
The announcement OF Mr.. Hanlys candi-
Who have kept in touch wth Ins poitiea, IhSse s
velopments OF the past few weeks. 1t has
been taken largely as a matter OF course
known that he was sending out a largo
number of letters TO his friends IN various
parts Of the State sounding" them on the
question of becoming candidate.
HANLY'S CAREER.
]. Frank Hanly is a native OF Illinois.
having been born near st. Joseph, Cham-
paign county. April 4. 1868. Up until Nov.
30. 1879. Hanly in all attended school just
his mother was blind from the time Hanly
was eleven years old. The country in which
they lived was heavily timbered. and they
were three or four miles from the nearest
neighbor. Young Hanly worked at clearing
this land. and the only schooling he had
was in a subscription school and was
taught by his father. The rest Of his edu-
cation was self-secured. After he was
eleven years of age he worked on a farm
until 1873. when he removed to Williams
port, Warren county. He continued his
work on a farm there until 1881. when he
was married. He then commenced TO teach
school In Warren county, and In one year
held the highest grade of county license
Until 1889 he taught school in the winter
and dug bitches during the summer. The
last two years OF his teaching he taught
the regular high school couse, except the
languages. During all this time he had
been reading law In his spare moments
On April 6, 1889, he was admitted 10 the
bar. and at once commenced the prac-
tice of law in Williamsport- He was elect-
ed state senator I'm 1880 from Fountain
and Warren counties, and was sent 20 Con-
gress in 1894 from the old Ninth district
He served but one term. as his district was
changed during his term and he was de-
feated for the nomination by fifty-two
one -hundredths of vote. In 1896 he moved
TO Lafayette and formed a partnership with
State Senator VIII Wood. where he has
since resided
In 1899 Mr.. Hanly was a candidate for
United States senator. but was defeated
after a hard fight by Albert j. Beveridge,
of this city.