The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-09
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.
In view of the announcement that Walter
Brown, Of Elkhart, will not be candidate
for reelection as Republican State commit
teeman from the Thirteenth district. con-
siderable interest is being taken In the
question as to who will succeed him. The
man most prominently mentioned in this
connection is Frank w. Boss. chairman of
the Republican organization In Marshall
county, and in fact he is the only one con-
sidered an actual candidate for the place.
although two three others have been sug-
gested. Attorney General Charles w. Miller.
of Goshen, who is in touch with the affairs
of the Thirteenth district, is of opinion
that Mr.. Boss will be selected without OPP
position.
Mr.. Boss Is a young man. an expert
enced party worker and well equipped for
the duties of district chairman" said Mr..
Miller yesterday. land l think there is
little doubt of his election If Mr.. Brown
has decided to retire. Marshall county is
entitled to the recognition and the chair
man could not be placed to a better ad-
vantage geographically"
Mr.. Miller takes no stock in the reports
that Judge John II. Baker, of Goshen, re-
Gently retired from the bench Of the Fed
eral District Court, would permit the use
OF his name as candidate for district
chairman, or as a candidate for Congress
against Representative Brick.
THE mention of Judge Bakers name
in this connection Is absurd" said the at
torney general, land 1 am sure he would
not countenance 1t for a moment. He has
no intention Of taking UP active political
work again at this stage of his career.
Why should man at his age, after three
terms in Congress from his district, and
after his long and valuable service on the
federal bench, seek the district chairman
ship when he has long been out of touch
only slightly more unreasonable than the
mention OF his name as possible candi-
date for representative"
To return to Mr.. Boss and the district
sentative Brick would be pleased to see the
Marshall county man at the head of the
Republican organization In the Thirteenth.
This Is regarded as strong element in his
favor.
Newspapers all over the country are
again taking up the talk of Senator Bever-
idge for the vice presidential nomination
next year. With the return to Washington
of President Roosevelt from his extended
Western tour the interest in the question of
his running mate for next year has been
revived and Eastern papers especially have
been full of Beverage gossip. Yesterday
two or three Chicago papers took up the
story and II bids fair to be as widely ex-
plotted as was a similar story last spring,
but with the additional intimation that after
thorough canvass of the country the
President has come to the conclusion that
the junior senator from Indiana is the
most available man for second place on the
ticket next year.
This speculation is anything but pleasing
to Senator Beverage, who reiterates his
declaration that he aspires only 10 succeed
himself in the Senate. Two months ago the
senator stated his position on this question
clearly In a personal letter to friend in
Wabash, a letter, by the way, not intended
for publication, but which appeared in sew
the senator stated that he was we'll pleased
with his work in the Senate, hoped to re-
turn there with the Endorsement of his con-
stituents, and was not and would not be a
candidate for the nomination for Vice Pres
ident
/, 1t may be regarded as a foregone conclu-
sion that Senator Beveridge will not ask
the nomination, but question arises as to
his action In case the nomination seeks
him. Three years ago, prior to the Phil
adelphia convention, and up until almost
Welt was quite insistent that he should not
be considered vice presidential possibility.
However his protests were overcome and
he was literally drafted into the service.
Former State Senator Fremont Goodwine,
of Williamsport. is still flirting with the
lieutenant governorship. His friends insist
he Is to be regarded as a candidate; he Is
altogether noncommittal Mr.. Goodwine is
in the city to attend the meeting of the
Worlds Fair Commission to-day. and last
evening, at the Claypool, he was asked IL
he had come to conclusion as to whether
he would make the race.
Lets see. who are the candidates for
Lieutenant Governor, anyway" was his
diplomatic, If unsatisfactory, answer.
The former senator persisted in talking of
the other men who are looked on as prob
able candidates for second place on the
State ticket, but he carefully avoided
speaking of his personal position in the
matter. He did go so far as TO observe, Il
think there'n be more candidates In the
race before the fight is over" but that was
the extent of his admissions, and even that
lest some of its significance when he tackled
on a similar remark in regard to the guber-
Material situation.
Mr. Goodwine is not the sort of politician
who would enter race unless he believed
he had at least an even break in the run
ming but those who are urging him to go
after the nomination for Lieutenant Gov
ernor are confident none OF the candidates
so far suggested would stand a better
chance. He is an astute politician, attained
prominence by his work In the Senate dur
ing two sessions. and would be a strong
candidate geographically, especially IL j.
Frank Hanly. of Lafayette, does not enter
the contest for Governor. The Tenth dis
trict mas recently furnished Lieutenant
Governor I'm the person of w. s. Haggard.
Of Lafayette. and history has been known
to repeat itself.
1t Is indeed true that mighty oaks from
little acorns grow" A few days since the
Journal published an interview with State
Senator Cyrus z. Davis. of Bloomfield. In
which he fathered boom for John w.
Kern. OF this city. for the Democratic nomi-
nation for President Now comes the an.