The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-05
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

Indiana. but who IL will be do not know.
but / am OF opinion IL viii be Governor
Durbin. as l do not think Senator Fair
banks wants IL. But no matter which man
is brought before The convention, the Re-
publican organization Of Indiana will do
everything in its power TO bring about his
nomination.
W. w. Lockwood. ST., of Peru, one OF
the veteran newspaper men of Indiana,
was in the city last evening en- route home
from French Lick, where he attended the
gathering of the Democratic and Repub-
lican editorial associations. Mr.. Lock
woods paper, the Peru Republican, is the
party organ of Miami county, and natur-
ally he is in close touch with the political
affairs of his county and district. How
ever. he is like good many other Repub-
lcans of the Eleventh district at present
when it comes to talking of the district
political drift--he is waiting for further de-
velopments before expressing decided opin-
ions.
stand on the district Craftsmanship ques-
| tion," he said. There is but one avowed
| candidate, Mr. Beck at present, although it
| is understood that Mr.. Neal. of Grant
| county, will he a candidate. and do not
| believe the Republicans in our county have
lined up as yet.
| w ora comes from NOftn vernon 10 the
| effect that Lincoln Dixon. present chairman
of the Fourth district Democratic organiza-
| ton, is holding numerous conferences with
| his friends over the district preparatory to
| announcing his candidacy for the congress
| sional nomination against Representative
| Griffith. 1t has been understood for some
! time that Mr.. Dixon would enter the race
] for Congress and his formal entrance is
now to be expected within few days, 1t is
| said.
! when the attention of Hugh TIL. Miller.
! representative from Bartholomew county.
was called to the mention in an Indian
apolis evening paper of his name in con-
! nection with the Republican nomination
| for lieutenant governor" says the Jour-
nails correspondent at Columbus. "Mr. Mil
Ter made the following statement:
"'My friends are very kind to mention
1 such thing, and / appreciate the compli
ment very much. The publication hits the
nail on the head, however. when it says
| that / have mot yet been consulted about
the matter" What l am a candidate for
4 is the Republican nomination for represent
alive from Bartholomew county, although
it is yet a little early to be talking about
even that
| I'm this connection it may be said that
4 from present indications Mr.. Miller will
/ be the only candidate before the next Re-
publican convention for the Office of repre-
| sentative to succeed himself. His record
| in the last General Assembly was or such
| character as to gain the confidence of
| the masses of his party at home and the
| generous compliments paid to the repre-
/ sentative from Bartholomew county by the
| qualification to himself and friends Here
| tofOre he has been mentioned by some OF
| the indianapolis papers as likely candi-
date for the position of speaker OF the next
House, in event Of his denomination and
reelection"
The story in a local afternoon paper,
| launching the boom for lieutenant gov
| ernor for Mr.. Miller, bears the earmarks,
according to the politicians. of a carefully
projected movement by persons unfriendly
| to l.. p. Newly, of Knightstown, who is
| at present the only avowed candidate for
| the nomination.
Samuel Warner, of Summitville, who
| represented the joint district of Boone,
| Hamilton, Madison and Montgomery coun-
ties in the House last winter, has an
| nounced his candidacy for denomination.
| In his race for the nomination last year he
| defeated Wallace B. Campbell, of Ander-
son, former editor of the Anderson Herald.
Mr.. Warner is merchant and banker.
| XXX
A dispatch to the Journal from Kokomo
says of the Ninth district congressional
| situation:
Judge Walter W. Mount, of Upton, who
recently announced his candidacy for the
Republican congressional nomination in
Charles 3. Lands, was in Kokomo to-day,
| consulting with local politicians concerning
the congressional situation. Judge Mount,
while declining publicly to discuss his
chances, is hopeful that he will be named.
| His friends, however, admit that he
has lost ground here. So far Judge Mount
is the only avowed candidate against the
Delphi man, and, with only the two names
before the convention, the opponents of
Lands have little hope of defeating him.
AT the time Judge Mount entered the race
he was assured that several other candi-
dates would appear. In this he was dis
appointed With no other aspirants in the
field, IT is likely that Judge Mounts name
will not be presented In the convention. and
that Lands will be renominated by &C
clamation.'
w. D. Frazer of Warsaw, one of Kos
ciusko's leading Republicans, who was at
the Columbia Club last evening. brought
the news that State Senator John w.
Parks, of Plymouth, has formally an
nounced his candidacy for denomination.
Senator Parks represents the district COM
posed of Marshall and Kosciusko counties
and while it has been generally understood
that he desired to succeed himself it was
known that he hesitated to become a cam
, didate for the reason that Kosciusko coun-
ty can control the nomination and he did
not want to face inevitable defeat in event
that county presented a candidate
Letters from Senator Parks, stating that
he had decided to be a candidate for renom-
ination, have been received in our county "
said Mr.. Frazer, land / infer that means
that he Is in the race in earnest / do not
know that Kosciusko will have a candidat e
for the place-there is certainly none i'm the
field at present--and Parks may be renom-
mated. 1 should not be surprised il that
were brought about"
Mr.. Frazer says that considerable interest
Is still being taken in the contest for chair
man of the organization in the Thirteenth
district, between Walter Brown, of Elkhart
Frank Boss, of Plymouth, and Rome
Stephenson, of Rochester. 1.-The Beverage.
Goodrich features Of the contest have beer
eliminated" he said, but 1t still attracts
considerable attention. / am not a prophet
but am inclined to believe that the race
lies between Boss and Stephenson"
terdays he intends to review the troops
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