The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-19
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

Aoi ioWd HepuDllcanS, DeneVe, said SEN
ator Fairbanks yesterday, upon his return
from the Hawkeye State, where he went
last week at the urgent invitation of the
Republican central committee of that State
TO make few campaign speeches. "Of
course, L did not see a great deal of the
State" continued the senator, but, judg-
ing from my personal observation and
from what L was told by the party leaders,
the Republicans should carry the State by
a plurality fully as large as could be ex-
pected In an off year. Governor Cummins
heads the Republican ticket as a candidate
for reelection. The senatorial question is
not involved in this election, as the Legis-
iature OF last winter reelected Senator AL
lison, while Senator Deliver who was APP
pointed to succeed Senator Gear in 1860,
was elected to succeed himself in 1902
The senator spoke in Waterloo and in
enthusiastic audiences in both places. Iowa
City, which is a university town, was the
former home of John l.. Grifiths. of this
city.
Mr.. Griffiths has many warm friends in
Iowa City, said the senator, land 1 met
a number of them who inquired concerning
him and spoke very highly of him. They
seemed much interested in the recent an
nouncement that Mr.. Griffiths is to write
the biography of the late President Har
rison."
Senator Fairbanks will be at home the
III &C udyS VI lIllS week ana Will tlen
go over into Ohio. where, at the personal
request of Senator Hanna and Col. Myron
I. ,Herrick, he will make a few campaign
speeches. He may proceed direct from
Ohio TO Washington and not return to In
diana before the opening of Congress early
in November
Despite the recent statement from one
of his closest personal and political friends
Representative Hemenway, of Boonville-
that Senator Fairbanks has not been, is
not and will not be candidate for the
vice presidential nomination, newspapers
throughout the country persist in the use
of the senator's name in that connection.
Eastern papers are especially persistent,
although Mr.. Hemenway's interview was
given out in Washington, and the senator
recen. trip to Iowa inspired the papers of
that state to take up the boom and
amplify it. The Eastern papers take the
position that the nominee for second place
on the Republican ticket next year should
be a conservative man, representative of
the best craftsmanship of the West, and
cite Senator Fairbanks as the one man
whose geographical location is all that
could be desired and as the one man who
would be eminently satisfactory to the bus
mess interests of the country. They reply
to the intimation that the senator does not
want the nomination by pointing to Presi-
dent Roosevelts attitude in 1900, which is
identical, and to the fact that the Presi-
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of the party. Senator Fairbanks himself
does not discuss the question.
Harry S. New, of this city, has been
mentioned as the probable successor of
Perry S. Heath as secretary of the Repub.
lican national committee. Mr.. Heath will
retire, it is understood. upon the reorgan-
ization of the committee for the
next campaign, and will not be
a candidate for reelection. Mr.. New is
now the Indiana member of the national
committee. He is in Mexico on business
trip at present and doubtless is not aware
that his name is being used in connection
with the secretaryship. 1t is understood
that he indicated some weeks ago that he
would not be candidate against Mr..
Heath. but it is not known what his at
titude will be if Mr.. Heath does not seek
to succeed himself.
The situation in the Thirteenth district as
regards the Republican district chairman
ship, will be provocative of even wider dis
cussion now that there are three candi-
dates for the place-Walter Brown, of Elk
hart, who wants to succeed himself, and
Frank Boss, of Plymouth, and Rome c.
Stephenson, of Rochester, each of whom
has indicated that he would like to re-
Heve Mr.. Brown of his responsibilities The
craftsmanship of the Thirteenth was widely
commented upon some weeks ago, when it
was first announced that Mr.. Brown would
be a candidate for reelection and certain
Beverage element, Immediately camped on
the Elkhart mans trail. 1t was the I'M
candidate of the Beverage people and the
question asked now is, where does Mr.
Stephenson stand on the question of the
reorganization Of the State committee?
In discussing the situation and the can
| didates. the Winamac Republican says:
1.-The three candidates, aside from their
personality and ability, all present striking
| ly different arguments why they should be
elected. Walter Browns friends claim that
his faithful services during the past two
years deserve recognition and Endorsement
| by the Republicans of the district in the
way of his reelection. If Elkhart is noted
for one thing, even above her large man.
| ufacturing interests, il is her exceedingly
large number of aspiring Republican politi-
| clans, and the knowledge of this fact with
| all it means, gives credence to the report
| that Mr.. Brown will not be able to hold the
| solid vote of his county.
Mr.. Boss and his friends point TO the
/ location of Plymouth as the geographical
center of the district, and declare with
| assurance that the chairman, TO do the
| most effective work, should be so located.
| Mr.. Boss. too. has trouble at home. Mar
| shall county has two Republican papers
and while the junior organ which claims
! to represent the loyal Republicanism of the
county is for Mr.. Boss. the senior organ
owned by Editor Hendricks, opposes his
candidacy with the same bitterness it dis
plays toward both MIR. Brown, the old
/ chairman. and Congressman Brick. Mr.
| Stephenson, Oh the other hand, lives in a
| county on the southern borders of the
district His friends point To the fact that
while the northern part of the Thirteenth
district had a splendid chairman in Elmer
/ Crockett. of South Bend, and good sue
cessor in Walter Brown, of Elknart, that
these men and the congressman are al
J located I'm the northern edge OF the dis
/ trict, and that now IL is time TO give the
| southern part her innings. II is semi.
| authoritatively reported that St. JOSEPH
/ county will divide her votes up equally
among the candidates. This being trus
| the three candidates all enter the race
| about EVENLY matched with koscioskt
county naturally favoring those who other.
| wise might be counted the weaker candi
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