The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-22

platform. Colonel Thayer has also always
been considered warm friend OF the
junior senator.
Newt II. Myers, postmaster of Jefferson
vile and one of the Republican wheel
horses of southern Indiana, is at the Eng
lish.
Judge ]. E. Iglehart and Andrew j.
Clark, of Evansville. are in the city on bus
mess.
Crawford Fairbanks, the millionaire
brewer and Democratic politician. Of
Terre Haute, who is at the Grand. ex-
plodes the rumor that he has bought or
is about TO buy the Terre Haute Ga
zette, the Democratic organ of Vigo
county. Il know the report has been cir
culated that i was negotiating for the
Gazette" he said, but it is unfounded.
l have not approached the owners of
the paper. nor have they made any prop
paper will be sold, but l know nothing
about it and am not in on any deal OF
the kind
V. K. Officer, of jefferson county, one
of A E. Nowlins deputy revenue col
lectors. is in the city.
SldtTind1 JdlHeS OOOuTlC0, Oh the
Republican State committee, was in the
city yesterday in conference with Joseph
B. Healing and other political friends.
Mr.. Goodrich is a candidate for re-elec-
ton and has been looking after his
fences in the various districts, but the
situation is a subject he will not discuss.
He adheres to the principle of saying
nothing and saving wood.
The reorganization of the State COM
mittee will not come until January, he
said. when the right time comes / ex-
pect to be a candidate for reelection.
That is all there is to say about the mat
ter at present"
Up to date no one has been suggested
| candidate against Mr.. Goodrich for
| the Craftsmanship and he may have no
| opposition. However, candidates have
been brought out in several districts and
dent has it that the chairman of the Re-
| publican State committee shall have two
terms; one in an off-year campaign and
one in national campaign. Chairman
Goodrich has served his off-year campaign
XXX
Elan H. Neal, of Jonesboro, conferred
with few close political friends here
yesterday and as result the rumors
that he is to be candidate for chairman
of the Republican organization in the
| Eleventh district against Adam Beck, OF
| huntington, who is a candidate for re.
| election, grew more persistent. A FRIEND
| of his announced positively that Mr.. Nea
Will be a candidate, but when Mr.. Nea
| was asked to confirm or deny it, he side
| stepped gracefully.
1.-The Craftsmanship is purely domesti'
question:" he said, intimating APPARENT!
! that it was a matter to be settled entirel.
| within the Republican family of the Elev
enth district When it was suggested tina
his announcing in Indianapolis whether h
| would be a candidate would not interfer,
with the elections being settled as a do
| nestle matter, he only smiled and changed
| the subject.
There is too much business in Kokom
TO admit of much politics." said Mayor M
A. Brouse, of the Howard county capital
more prosperous in every respect than a
present. Business and industries of al
kinds are booming, a remarkable amour
of building is being done, two interurbal
lines are right at our doors, and, in fact
conditions could scarcely be more prosper
Gus. | think one of the things that ha
| good times in kokomo is the fact that al
of our factories but one are controlled b.
| local capital. We have but one concern
plate glass factory, that is owned by
| trust.
Mayor Brouse says that SO far as h
knows there have been no candidates men
toned for the state senatorship to succee
| the late Senator De Haven. AS to the Mint
district congressional situation, he say
both Representative Lands, of Delphi, an
Judge Mount, of Upton. who is the onl
| avowed candidate against Lands, hav
many friends in Howard county. He woul
not venture a prediction as to the outcom
of the fight.