The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-29

The advance guard of Republicans for the
love-feast arrived in the city yesterday
They viii be followed up by goodly delega-
tions to-day and tonight. and by to-mor-
row afternoon at 1870 o'clock. when State
Chairman James P. Goodrich calls the as
semblage TO order. the attendance will UNI
doubtedly mark the high-water mark for
party affairs in Indianapolis outside State
conventions. All the arrivals tell of numer-
Gus other party workers who will be here
and the prospects for a rousing, enthusi-
astic love-feast could not be more propi-
tious.
Among those who came in yesterday and
last night several were laboring under the
impression that the love-feast was sched-
uled for to-day instead of for tomorrow.
Judge Hiram Brownlee and Z. p. Mcclure,
two of the leaders from Marion, came down
early in the day in order to be sure that
they would be on hands bright and early
and would miss none of the good things
promised. Other arrivals yesterday in
cluded Frank l. Seyfrit, j. G. Allen. VIII
Mcconnell and +. r. Hastings, of Wash
ington; George d. Abraham. of Odon; New
ton II. Myers, of Jacksonville; George G.
Harvey, of Danville; Fred Snyder, of An
COLA; Senator Pressly. Smith. of Paragon;
j. Frank Hanly, of Lafayette, and Frank
Smith, Of Brookville.
The scene about the Denison House last
night was mildly suggestive of the scenes
that will be on there tonight and to-mor-
row. A number OF local leaders turned out
to welcome the early arrivals. several can
didateS were in evidence and there were
little conferences and heart-to-heart talks
on every side.
State Chairman Goodrich announced last
evening that Governor Durbin will preside
at the love-feast. 1t has been the custom
at these affairs that the state chairman
shall preside or name presiding officer,
and MIR. Goodrich has called on the Gov
ernor to do the honors in this instance.
The Governor has accepted and will as
sumo the gavel Immediately after Mr..
Goodrich calls the conclave 20 order. The
Governor will make the opening speech
and he will be followed by Senators Fair
banks and Beveridge and by the Repub-
lican members of the Indiana delegation in
the candidates will be given their innings
and then other party leaders will be called
upon. All the speeches will be brief and
or an entirely informal nature, the dom
inant theme being Republicanism and what
the Republican party will do in the coming
campaign.
]. Frank Hanly, of Lafayette, and w
L. Taylor, of this city, at present the only
avowed candidates for Governor in the
| field, have both opened headquarters at the
| Denison, and both are prepared TO work
| overtime during the next two days.
+
Frank Smith, of Brookvlle, one of Rev
enue Collector A E. Nowlins deputies
who is suspected of designs on the nomina-
ton for reporter of the Supreme Court
| put in an early appearance that was taker
as confirmation as to his intentions
| However, Mr.. Smith AYERS that he has nc
| boom concealed about his person or in his
baggage.
Il have been giving some little thought
| to the question of becoming a candidate
/ for reporter" he said last evening, 'but
have by no means reached decision. dc
| not think that l shall make any announce
ment at this time as to what shall DO
but, of course, at a love-feast of the KIND
| we are expecting man might be inspired
| to do almost anything"
Senator James S. Barcus, of Terre Haute
was in the city yesterday, and spent som,
| little time in conference with Governor
| Durbin. He said that he had not come a.
| an early arrival for the love-feast, how
| ever, but would go back TO Terre Haul,
| and return this evening or tomorrow morn
/ ing.
|
Senator Fairbanks was one of Governor
| Durbin's callers yesterday forenoon.
|
| Newt Myers, of Jacksonville, who,
will be recalled, recently met with serious
| accident in attempting TO board a moving
| street car in Washington, has a joke OF
himself which he finds too good to keep
although he tells it with the strictest o
injunctions that il must not be repeated.
! 1t seems that he was rendered uncon
scious by the fall from the street car an
was picked up by several bystanders VIII
| rushed to his assistance. He recovere
consciousness in a few minutes sufficient,
to tell the street car employees to go aloni
selves about him, and then he passe
again into dreamland. He had a hazy i'm
| preston of being taken TO his hotel in
| carriage by man and gathered the ide
| that the man was in some way identified
| with the street department of the city
| Upon his return home he wished to thanl
| the man who had been of such aSsistanc
| to. him and accordingly wrote a letter {
| the Head of the street department OF Wash
| ington, explaining the circumstances an
| asking that his thanks be conveyed to tn
| man who had come to his aid at the tim
| of the accident. In reply he received a let
ter stating that upon inquiry it had bee
| found that the man who had picked hin
| up and conveyed him to the hotel was tn
superintendent of a fertilizer company tina