The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
veractty in the vicinity In which I now re-
side as we ask the witness sometimes"

yeracity in the vicinity In which ! now re-
SIDE as we ask the witness sometimes.''
Hosea" Hawkins, OF this city, former
secretary of the Democratic state com
mittee. Is not enthused over the Jefferson
League. When he was asked his opinion OF
the new organization, last night, he replied:
well, do not know a great deal about
1t, but. as l said few days ago. the fact
that Flavius Van vorhis and Joe Cheadle
are the prime movers in the league. and
were the principal speakers at the meeting
at which 1t was formed. does not recon-
mend the organization TO me. / don't
gard them as the kind of Democrats that
can lend strength 10 any kind OF a party
organization. As a matter of fact, Van
worms is not Democrat; he will say he is
not If YOU ask him. He is a Democrat as
long as the party platform and candidates
suit him, but in reality he is free lance"
Thus does the ardent and enthusiastic
F'layius j. get it in the region of his Adams
apple.
S. n. Cragun, OF Lebanon, one of the
members of the Governors staff, was here
yesterday.
Judge Truman F. Palmer, of Monticello,
was at the Columbia Club yesterday.
In spite OF the statement of Frank Bow
ers, of this city, that he was not considering
the question of becoming a candidate for
the position of secretary of the Republican
state committee, it is understood that his
friends are starting a quiet movement in
his behalf. Mr.. Bowers made the state
ment some weeks ago and IL is altogether
probable that he has found good and suffi-
clent reasons to change his mind. One of
mis- friends said yesterday that Mr.. Bow
rnrfl1 he l.2fA
state committee, unless he positively for
bids II, and he also expressed the belief
that Mr.. Bowers would secure the desired
berth. Bowers will doubtless have the sup
port of the well-known Republicans that
compose the crowd known as the knights
OF Pythias crowd"-a crowd, by the way,
formidable factor in Republican state poll
tics.
This secretaryship proposition is worry
ing several good Republicans, it seems, al
though all who are understood to be cand-
dates are doing their work very quietly
and apparently do not desire TO attract any
attention. Among those mentioned in con-
nection with the place, in addition to Mr..
Bowers, are Senator e. G. Lyons, of Fair
mount Will A Hough, of Greenfield A.
l.. Bodurtha, of Peru, and Jerry A. Math-
ews. of this city. The latter is in no sense
a candidate for the place, but several OF
his friends are insisting on making him at
least a receptive candidate. Besides these
men. it is intimated that there are one
or two aspirants for the secretaryship
whose names are being zealousiy kept
secret for the present and that there may
be little surprise party when their candi-
dacies are announced later.
II. s. Robinson, of Button, who was at
the Grand last night; says that all ques-
tons of politics in Wells county have been
lost sight Of since the county was furnished
its big murder sensation a few days ago
when John Terrell, well-known and
law, "a young man named Wolf, under
tragic circumstances that have beeen re-
hearsed in all the papers of the State.
sympathy seems to be with Terrell In
the unfortunate affair."" said Mr.. Robin
son, although it is realized that his crime
was in a measure cold blooded. He had
great provocation. Every one knows that.
And he was evidently laboring under a
terrible mental strain when he committed
the murder, for after shooting Wolf as he
passed his home, Terrell jumped into a
buggy to follow him to Petroleum and
drove the three miles with the horse at
run while he stood up in the buggy and
fourished his shotgun.
Terrell is taking the situation rather
coolly. He has had his safe and desk
brought to the Jail, and is transacting his
business affairs from his cell as If nothing
out OF the ordinary had occurred. His
There really is little or nothing going on |
politically in our county," continued Mr.. |
ROBINSON when question brought him
back to that subject There is some little |
talk that Postmaster Sharpe of our city. |
will be candidate for the Republican /
congressional nomination against Cromer,
but l don't know what there is in it."