The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-02
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

candidacy. saying that he
would not be ready to talk on that subject
for several weeks.
A G. Lupton, OF Hartford City'-"AIajah
as he is known 10 his fellow
members of the Governors staff--was az the
Denison last evening. Business. snot poll
tics, brought him 10 the capital, be said
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There is a great deal of Hanna talk in
the East" said E s. Mcpherson. an insur-
anee man of Washington. D. c.. who was
at the Denison last night land L am in
terested in learning If there is much Hanna
sentiment in the middle West. Senator
Hanna. as I understand, has never stated
fatty that he would not permit the use OF
his name as presidential candidate, and in
any event his name is being used in that
connection. With the Democrats Senator
German seems TO have the call on the nom
nation, although an effort is being made
in New York by the Cleveland cement TO
bring Judge Parker to the froIit as the
residuary legatee of the Cleveland boom"
Judge Owen n. Heaton. OF Ft. Wayne. Is
being spoken OF by his friends as a possi-
BILE candidate for the Republican congress
sional nomination in the Twelfth district
next year. 1t is understood. however, that
he does not look with favor on his boom.
as he has yet three years TO serve on the
circuit bench.
Maj. Francis T. Roots. Of Connersville.
who was at the Columbia Club .ast even
ing, says that developments from day to
day in the Sixth district strengthen his pre-
diction of a few weeks ago that z. p.
Thayer, of Greenfield, will be elected dis
trict chairman with little or no opposition.
There is nothing to be said against Mr..
Unthank personally. or politicallys so Tar as
/ am aware. but his candidacy for chair
man has gained little Roadway, and i shall
be surprised If he does not withdraw before
the convention is held" said Mr.. Roots.
Il do not believe. either. that Mr. Williams.
of New Castle, is making any progress with
his candidacy against Congressman Wat
son. Mr. Watson has worked hard dur
ing the last two or three years and has
strengthened himself greatly il: the dis
trict. His appointment as a member OF the
ways and means committee will add to his
strength too, as IL will enable him 10 be
of greater service to his constituents and
take a position OF more prominence in the
House"
Elan II. Neal, of Jonesboro prospective
candidate for chairman of the Organization
in the Eleventh district. was DIT the Co
lumbia Club last evening, In conference
with Harry c. Petit. of Wabash. What
he said to Mr.. Petite the Webash poll
approa ched he entered into a Discussion OF
the telephone business. Mr.. Neal has not
announced his candidacy for district chair
man and will not say when definite state
ment as to his attitude may be expected.
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James F. Statesman, of Peru, another
Eleventh district Republican WHO is trou-
bled about. joining the lists OF the candi-
dates, was at the Claypool lastI night.
o>,Hi fo
Governor the Eleventh district will be for
him and he will be the districts candidate"
he said. eff he is not a candidate / think
! shall be a candidate for iieusenant gov
ernor, but / cannot say definitely what
shall do until know where Mr.. Shideier
Mr.. Statesman predicts the reelection OF
Adam Beck as district chairman. Beck
will be reelected easily" he said. "and I
doubt If Elan Neal is candidate against
| him. AS the thing now stands Beck VIII
have Cass, Miami, Wabash and Huntington
| counties solid and will get part of Black
ford. so l can't see that Neal has any show
at all. Beck has been a coed chairman. he
| is friendly both to Senator Beferfdge and
| State Chairman Goodrich and IS in a po-
| sition to stand pat on the prefedent that
gives the members Of the state committee
| the Endorsement Of at least one reelection .
| Mr.. Statesman has always been arrayed
against Maj. George w: Steele of Marion.
| in Eleventh district politics, ard it is ex-
| Fred Lands for the congressional nomina-
| ton next year. He was not dispfsed TO take
a decided position on that poin;t however.
it is to be expected that ali the Republicans
Of the district are for him." he said. "Of
course, there may be fight against him.
but I'm not indulging in speculation along
| that line at present"
| Former State Senator Eph Inman, of
/ w. yAo NJ 10 NJ
evening, is one of the Democratic leaders Of
| the Second district and he has been men,
toned as a possible candidate against
| Representative bob" Miers for The congress
| sional nomination next year. However, he
| punctured his own boom by predicting the
| denomination of the Bloomington statesman.
Il believe Mr.. Miers will be fenominated
| without opposition" he said. lit Is true
| that there has been talk of opposition, but
the talk has not been productive of candi-
dates and / think the Democrats OF the
district will decide that they have the right
| man i'm the right place and WI keep him
| there for another term at least. There IL
little politics in the Second district at pres
ent-things are unusually quiet. in fact"
| Senator lnman was greatly missed during
| the last session Of the Legislature. He was
a member of the Senate in the sessions OF
1899 and 1901, and in 1901 he and, Blue Eyed
| Billy Stilwell. of Princeton,I contributed
| more to the gaiety and excitement OF the
| Senate than any other half dozen members
The Democrats were In such shelpless NIL
nority that they could hope &c, accomplish
| little more than to annoy and sharrass The
| Republicans, but in Inman qnd Stilwel
they had two leaders who were past mas
tiers of the art of making trouble. For al
that, both are capital good fellows and they
were popular on the majority side as wei
| as among the minority.
|
Mayor John w. Hoffman tolk his may
orally troubles to French Lick yesterday
where he will seek recuperatifn from the
life strenuous. 1t is limited also that, con-
cealed somewhere about his person, the
mayor took with him his incipient guber'
material boom, which he will display 10 the
Democratic editors of the STATE, who vii
be at the springs as the guess OF Thoma'
| Taggart.
James Leroy Reach, IL Is Inferred, vii
view with alarm, TO put IL mildly, the jour
ney of 1.-The man / made mayof' TO French
Lick where Taggart holdS forth. IL
Keach's opinion. according to: condolences
he has given few friends, there has al
ready been too much Tagg4rt' In TIT
present city administration.
road wet by the dew. is soft beneath th'
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