The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-23

qlartet Of the Republican members of
the Indiana congressional delegation ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon en-
route home for the Thanksgiving holidays.
They were Jesse Overstreet Of the Seventh,
James L. Watson Of the Sixth. Charles b.
Lands of the Ninth and Frederick Landis
of tho Eleventh. Mr.. Overstreet left at
once FOR Columbus. where he will join Mrs
Overstreet and spend few days. Mr.. Wat
SON took the first train for his home in
RushFille. and Fred Lands pursued his
way 20 Logansport, but c. b. Lands was
forced to stop in the city over night before
he could get train for Delphi All were
glad to get back to Indiana for brief
breathing place before the opening of the
regular session of Congress, the first Mon
day IN December. and all felicitated them
selves that the House had PROMPTLY dis
posed of the business for which the Special
session was called-the passage of the
delegation are on their way home. and
within day or two all will be once more
on titelr native heath. Several of them will
plunge at once into the work Of looking
after: their political fences, as this will he
the last real opportunity they will have be-
fore they are engrossed in the business of
the long session, which will continue until
after: the district conventions have been
held
II Ehink practically all the Indiana MEM
bers will be home early this week." said
c. b; Lands last evening at the Columbia
CluD The Senate will probably agree
upon day early In the regular session to
vote on the Cuban bill and then adjourn.
Most or the members of the House have
business that will demand their attention
at home and / think Senator Beveridge.
too. lwill avail himself of the opportunity to
spend few days here in Indianapolis.
Senetor Fairbanks may remain in Wash
ingt3n, although do not know his plans -
Mi. Lands characterized the newspaper
furose over Governor Durbin's recent visit
to Washington as ninety-nine parts "hot
air. to one of fact. I'VE didn't realize that
suck momentous events were transpiring
undfr our very noses until the indianapolis
pap9rs reached US" he said 1.-THE Cover
nor twas there. had business at the War
Department, which he transacted, and, OF
coutse, met the members of the Indiana
delegation, but there was nothing Of po-
litichl significance in his visit that learned
The correspondents were the only people
who were able TO get next to the politics
They are clever fellows. of great per-
spichcity and highly developed imaginative
faculties"
Nj. Landiss attention was called to the
fact that Washington dispatches prior &c
the tGovernor's trip East had said that
some of the Indiana members of Congress
did mot approve of the Governors visit and
thai they had assumed the same attitude
when IL was announced that State Chair
man Goodrich would visit the capital
- do not believe there was the slightest
foundation for such reports" he said
"What business was it of any member OF
Congress if the Governor, or Mr. Good
rich, or any other Indiana official or citizen
shosIld decide to visit Washington? We
wefe glad to see the Governor, as we would
have been glad 10 see Mr.. Goodrich. and
as I'VE always glad TO see Indianians
Tho idea that Bunker Hill monument be.
gins TO wabble. that the dome of the Capt..
tol Us turned upside down, or that the polit-
icas weathervane begins to revolve al
lightning speed the moment il is announced
that some man who is prominent i'm Indiana
politics is about to visit Washington is al
bosh, and /, for one, am growing just
trife weary Of that particular brand Of
boSh. It's all right TO make news in dull
tinses, but along with the making OF new.
often goes the making of trouble, or tn,
apparent disposition to make trouble. with
| in :he party"
| The word Is going the rounds of the poll
| tic;ans that when Mr.. Lands returns I,
! Washington he will return with an un
| troubled mind. far as his immediat,
| political future in the Ninth district is con
cerned. The only oppositios with which h,
is ahreatened for the nomination next yea