The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-18

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reelected district chairman without oppo-
sition. understand, and ! have heard OF
no aggressive opposition to CONGRESSMAN
Holiday. Mr.. Holiday has made a good
representative, and while he is not a brill
liant man he is a shrewd politician and he
gets the votes-a quality not lightly to be
ton. If not next year. at least in 1906, IT he
st.I seeks to retain his seat.
L have heard Julian Hogate spoken or
as a probable candidate for Congress. but
election as district committeeman this year
1 infer he will not go after Mr.. Holidays
scalp next year. He may come out two
years later. Hendricks county may be de-
pended on to bring out a candidate when
the fight against Mr.. Holiday is made.
and Mr.: Hogate would be in good shape to
make the race after his work as district
chairman for two campaigns"
Speaking of Representative Holiday, a
good story is told that illustrates his great
est weakness as a politician-his inability
to remember names and faces, or, at least,
to associate them. At the convention in
which James s Barcus, of Terre Haute.
made his second fight against Mr.. Holiday.
Alva NJ. Higgins, of Terre Haute, who was
one Of the leaders of the Barcus forces.
made a speech of some length. For twen-
ty-ive or thirty minutes Mr.. Higgins held
the fsor, making the effort OF his lie.
Mr.. Holiday sat on the stage, a short dis
speech. The convention was on Thursday.
The next day both Mr.. Holiday and Mr.:
Higgins went to Washington. but they did
not meet on the train. Arrived In WASH
ington they stopped at the same hotel, but
still they did not meet until Sunday morn
ing, when Mr.. Higgins was standing at the
curb In front Of the establishment waiting
for a car. Mr.. Holiday came out and he,
too, wanted a car, but he was not sure
what one he should take, and, seeing a man
at the curb, he asked him for the desired
minute or two, looking him directly In the
face, and then as he moved away asked
perfunctorily:
Mr.. Higgins had thought at first that OF
course Mr.. Holiday knew linn, but when
he asked that question the Terre Haute
man collapsed and could only murmur an al
had, and making that speech. he did not
think any one in the convention could Tor
get him within three days. least OF all the
man against whom all his energy and eio-
quence had been directed.
Mr.. Holiday has made a popular repre-
sentative, and, as Editor Smith, OF Green
castle. said Of him. he does get the votes
z. E.. Dugan, of Danville. county clerk
and chairman of the Republican central
committee Of Hendricks county, was here
yesterday. He says there is little interest
I'm things political among the people Of
Hendricks at present, and he was more in
terested in talking baseball. Mr.. Dugan is
an enthusiastic fam and 1t Is but a few
years since he was In the game. At De
Pauw University he made the reputation of
being one of the best pitchers that ever
after he left school he played professional
ball for two or three seasons.
XXX
The Populists Of Indiana, while there is
not a very large number of them, will be
interested In learning that j. A. Edgerton,
of Denver, secretary of the national COM
mittee of the Peoples party. has written a
letter calling for a conference Of political
reformers TO be held in Denver on Monday,
July q. Mr.. Edgerton explains that the
himself as an individual in the hope that
an amalgamation of the reform movements
of the country may be found possible.
XXX
Judge Dan Waugh. of Upton, was here
yesterday and was one of the callers at
Senator B~everidge's Office. He says every
thing is quiet politically in Upton county.
but that the Republican forces are in ex-
cellent condition for the coming campaign.
The judge ought to know, for he is one OF
the half dozen men who do things in Re-
publican politics in that county. Judge
Waugh is a former member of Congress.
and is one of the few who nave not entered
their political tombs on retiring from Con-
gress.
Former State Senator w. w. Lambert, of
Columbus. and w. F. Coates. chairman of
the Republican county committee Of Bar
tholomew county, were among the politi-
clans In the city yesterday.
Among the callers at Republican state
headquarters yesterday was Fred Gemmer
Of Williamsport, Republican chairman OF
Warren county. He was asked concerning
the probable candidacy OF two Tenth dis
trict men for state ofices-J. Frank Hanly,
Ct aafiayett oi, %Illi GOxesn9r' f and lieutenant sremani
governor-but he said he was as much in
the dark as any one. Although Mr.. Gem
mer is cashier OF a bank in which senator
relations have not brought about any ex-
change of condolences on the question of the
senator's probable candidacy. he said.
Colonel Hackett, of Greensburg, former
member of the Republican state committee
from that district, was in the city yester-
day. He says there is a decided sentiment
among the Republicans of Decatur county
that Senator Beverage should be renomi-
mated without opposition.
xxx
Judge Walter s.. Odds, of Fort Wayne,
former judge of the Supreme Court, was a
visitor here yesterday. but his mission was
a business one and he was too busy ia
talk politics. Besides, there is really
nothing to talk about in politics at pres
ent," he said. "Wait a few months until
the activity really begins"
Sanford Murphy, Of Scottsburg, was an.
| other of the numerous Republican county
| chairmen in the city yesterday. He Is a,
the head of the party organization in Scott
county. Contrary to persistent reports, he
says the people of his county are not in
the throes of excitement over the question
as to what is to be done with Senator
James w. Fortunes Pigeon Roost monu.
ment. He laughed when the subject wa
mentioned and said that as the pioneer
martyrs had worried along for almost a
hundred years without a monument II
other year or two If a location for the
much-discussed shaft Is not Immediately
found.
w. p. Masters. postmaster at Seymour
and T.. S. Blish, of that city. were here
yesterday.
State Senator Eben III. Wolcott, of VOL
colt, who was at the Columbia Club las
evening. says the people of the northwest.
ern part of the State are enjoying the
fulness of this era of exceptional prospect.
ty. They have more money than they
know what to do with" he said. but addef