The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-29

not authorized by the judge to make That
statement, and I don't believe he has felt
that any such declaration was necessary,
but / know him well, see him frequently,
and am satisfied that he has no thought OF
seeking anything other than return 10
Congress-. He is doing a valuable work
there and likes IL. and / see no reason Tor
talk OF his becoming a candidate for Cow
ernor."
A diligent effort has been made in some
quarters. mainly Democratic, 10 enter
Judge Crumpacker in the coming guberna-
torial race. but this plain statement from
one OF his close friends should put an END
TO the speculation The judge himself, on
recent visit TO the city, indicated that he
would be a candidate for denomination and
had not contemplated any other move.
Mr.. Strohm. by the way, says that the Re
publicans of his part of the State were
deeply interested in the recent controversy
in Ohio over the Endorsement of President
Roosevelt and that they approve the result.
which Is generally taken TO mean that the
President will have a clear field for renom-
ination.
Personally / have felt for the last year
that President Roosevelt would be renom-
mated without opposition. said Mr.
Strohm The people are for him. Few
leaders may be out of sympathy with him.
but the masses are for him and they will
prevail. think that the sentiment of the
Republicans Of Indiana Is in line with this
and that they will give the President
rousng Endorsement at the first formal
opportunity, which. of course. will be at the
state convention next year"
Il.
Senator Beverage, and he said that the
feeling among the Republicans or the
northern counties is that the senator
should be and will be reelected without op-
position.
Given a few more years and Mayor A. F.
Knots, of Hammond. will have Golden
Rule Jonese, of Toledo. and the late "Po-
tato Patch Pingree, of Detroit. backed of
the boards and rclegated to seat In the
rear row. Mayor Knots has already at
tracted wide attention through the munic-
ipal reforms he has introduced in the gov
eminent of Hammond, and he has lately
made departure along a more spectacular
line that has brought him pages of adver-
tising in Chicago papers and has placed
him on par with the late Mayor Plngree,
for his innovation had to do also with the
vacant lot problem. Hammond. as new
and rapidly growing city has hundreds OF
vacant lots. many of which are overgrown
with underbrush and weeds ana present
anything but an attractive appearance.
The mayor decided to go after these eye
sores, and accordingly he issued Cleaning
up day proclamation. calling on the citizens
to turn out with axes. hoes and other I'M
plements and assist in putting the vacant
lots in a presentable condition
The mayor himself promised to 40 as
much work in this line as any other cltlzen,
and he made good by DOMINIC laboring
| mans garb and starting out bright and
early last Saturday morning with an ak
| and full dinner pail He worked until
| rain called halt early In the afternoon,
| and has the marks of blisters on his hands
as prima fiacie evidence of his labors- MI.
| Knots is in the city to look after some
legal business in the Federal Court, and he
was asked last evening If he purposed to so
| a step farther and cultivate the vacant lots
| for the benefit of the poor of the city.
These prosperous times don't call for
| public potatOe patches, he repEed, out II
| a demand arises we can meet It. We are
an U, of Hammond at present, and we are
| accomplishing wonders
| w. H. Brill. of Cleveland, representing the
! Newspaper Enterprise Association, was in
the city yesterday to consult with Senator
| Beverage in regard to making the trip to
| Alaska this summer with the junketine
| committee Of the Senate committee on Ter.
| ritories He announced that he would make
| the committee and the senator informed
| him that, so far as he knew at present
| there would be no objection to his joining
| the party. The subcommittee will meet ir
this city the last week in June before start
| ing for the Northwest.
NJ. NJ. Dunlap, of Anderson, former mayor
Of that city and a probable candidate fol
/ Congress in opposition to Representative
| Cromer, was in the city yesterday
XXX
Among the local spellbinders who will
| go out Tomorrow to deliver Decoration
day addresses are former Attorney
| General w. L. Taylor, who viii
speak in Miami county. Secretary OF
State Storms, who is billed for New
| Castle, and Charles f. Remy, reporter Of
| the Supreme Court. who will make the
eagle soar at Franklin. 1t is understood
hat If Gf0ra he Gnr1f
plating making the trip to the Henry coun
| ty capital In his new automobile, which !:
dearer to his heart than the small boy:
| are trying to discourage him. They do no
| want the people of New Castle to be dis
| appointed on that speech, and fear that i
| Mr.. Storms starts to make the trip in hi:
| auto he may not reach his destination unit
time for the Fourth of July celebration.
xxx
If half the stories concerning San
Shutts's experiences with the fishing part,
at Barbee lake are to be believed, the chic
engineer of the StatehoGse has had an out
ing that ought to suffice the ordinary NOR
tai for several summers. Shuts was in
vited to accompany the Governor and tn
other members of the Anderson Outin;
Club. but he was not warned that he woul.
be required to undergo the ordeals of al
Initiation into the organization. Colone
was given more attention than any no
vitiate ever handled by the club and tina
the initiation furnished more genuine spor
than the fishing-and the latter was al
that could be desired According to HUFF
mans tale Shuts awoke the first morning
he was in camp TO find that his trouser
had mysteriously disappeared. He foun
them half an hour later tackled to the cell
ing of the largest room in the clubhouse
After he had rescued them and complete
his toilet he was surrounded captured an
thrown in the lake. There are two or tire
things about this latter part of the stor
that entitle 1t to recognition as hight
imaginative production. In the first place
the herculean proportions Of the victim ar
such that it would take small army t
overpower him: in the second his avoirdu
pois is sufficient to require a young derric
to do the dumping act, and, in the third
he had been thrown in the lake a tidal wav
that would have swept away the ciubhous
and engulfed his prosecutors would hav
been the inevitable result. Shuttss side Q
the story is yet to be heard, and he is en-
titled to his day i'm court.
THE REFORMERS UNDER FIRE