The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

the State legislature two years ago.t
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Republicans down town last evening were
Iaughing at a slip OF the tongue made
by the locsJ Democratic organ in h edi-
toriaI yesterday. The Sentinel prtdicted
the reelection Of Senator Beveridgf say
ing: 1--WE feel sure the junior senaifr will
there rtext session, as he did Sr his
first session" Such predictions viii iioubt-
less prove 1isconcerting. To say thu least,
TO Democrats over the State, coming!on the
eve Of the campaign.
More is reard Of prospective c%anfidates
for the Republican senatorial nominations
from Marion county as the first of e year
draws near: The latest names mentioned
in this connection are those of CliffFd Ar
rick and capt. William f. English and
while neithyr Mr.. Arrick nor Captaf Eng
lish has indicated serious intentiOn4 sena-
torially IL is understood that neitheft would
retreat precipitately If he saw a Ttmina-
ton headed his way.
1t is also; reported that there is dmove-
ment on TO bring out a union labor Ian for
senator-a tnan who would distinctly repre-
sent organized labor. No boomt have
been started as yet in connection wfh TINS
movement, .however.
Prohibition Chairman Charles E. Newlin
In his; office in the Claypool building
yesterday Tor the first time for feveral
DAYS. Chairman Newlin has bees busy
since the recent city campaign in listing
various counties over the State to assist in
the reorganization of the Prohibitioe coun-
~ commitl ses. He says he has fofad the
party forces alive and enthusiastic every
county visited and that surprising inter
est is being. taken in the work of fuIsherlnE
the Prohibition cause. Last 4
bearded tn lion in his den, so TO {peak,
said Mr.. Newlin with a laugh. went
over into Randolph county, at Wintnester,
the home of Republican state Cffalrman
Goodrich. end held a meeting. L ciled on
Mr.. Goodrich while / was there, gut did
not find him at his ofice-I guess hi Is out
organizing too"
Mr.. Newsin and other Prohibition Readers
are arranging for a big meeting TO be held
i'm this cts the latter part OF the month
under the auspices of the Prohibition AL
lance. The affair will be similartto the
nnual "lcve feasts' held by the tRepub-
licans and Democrats. There are ntw over
200 alliances in Indiana, and IL If hoped
that a goodly gathering can be heSi; Mr..
%, in the evening, and that one sor Two
speakers Of national reputation fsili De
secured. The programme Is now unter con-
sideration. On the evening OF Ree, ,,o,a the
Prohibition state committee VIII 1hoio u
meeting at headquarters.
X Xxx Z.
Word comes from New Castle THAT for
,ner State Chairman Charles S. Herhly has
| announced his candidacy for state repre-
| sentative TO succeed the Rev. OTTO VIII
iiams. 1t is said that MIR. Hernly WILL have
no opposition.
T. d. De Witt. a prominent Cincinshati at
torney and active Republican pcitician,
who was at the Claypool last evening. says
that Ohio Republicans have not veg ceased
celebrating over their recent overwhelming
victory.
"of course it was a foregone cofclusion
that we would win, and win by a. large
plurality, he said, but It. is frarxdy ad-
mitted that the result exceeded ourtwildest
expectations. Personally [ felt csnhdent
that we would carry the State by a piu-
rality of from 1900 to 100. 900, but did not
think it possible that the figures c3uld ex-
coed my outside estimate by 10000. 1t was
certainly a great victory. and SHOWS NOT
only the strength OF Senator hai1la anu
Governor Herrick, but the weakkess a
with John r.. Mclean and other prtminent
Democrats, and they did everything Ia
tthhssit their b Pow wilI not no e dare show nrM his lis hesa again
thaN hC
Mr. De Witt is associated in the practice
S Tenant inT s wise Mar ~ Ohio e1 vice ms S%S. Of Gin
/ cinnati and president OF the City touhcl-
There haven't been any other offces va
cant that my partner could run fsr or re
would probably be holding then" ex-
planned Mr.. De Witt. by the wayfGordon
turned a little trick on Mayor Flesschman
recently that has attracted some little at
tention. The mayor had q pet ordnance.
providing for a crossing at grade or the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks, which he nad ar
ranged to get through the Council.quieu
II was passed at a time when Fleischman
happened to be away. Gordon wat acting
Mr.. De witt was for ten years asSociated
with Senator Foraker in the pracuce OF
law. He was here yesterday as sne rep.
that is financing the new interursan line
from Vincennes to Louisville.
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Trouble is brewing in the Def1ocratic
camp in Allen county. A State senator Ii
TO be elected from the district COMPOSED or
Allen and Adams counties next lear, to
succeed Senator Stephen b. Fleming, OK
Fort Wayne. Fleming has indicated that
he will retire from active participation in
politics, and will not stand for re-%iomina-
ton and reelection. but at least Ole other
Fort Wayne man would like to succeed TO
the senatorial toga. William 8. Wells. who
was one of the Allen county delegation In
the House last winter, has said that ne
will be a candidate to succeed emil and
is laying his plans to that end If 30 other
Fort Wayne or Allen county mas comes
to the front, and none has appearedsto date.
il would be expected that Allens county
Democracy would line up fors Wells,
but it doesn't, and there is where the
trouble is brewing
THE Adams county Democraticf central
committee at a meeting Saturday ;adopted
a resolution indorsing the candidacy OF
John T. Snow, of Decatur, for tsle joint
senatorial nomination. In announcing that
proceeding the Fort Wayne Jou<nal-Ga-
zette, the Allen county Democratic organ,
holds I'D Mr.. Snow as IAN ideal Dealocrat,
and as "a splendid man for joint s4nator,'
says that Adams county IL entitled to the
nomination, and in numerous ways gives
Wells solar plexus blows. Williams has a
large following in Fort Wayne, beiag espe-
cially strong with the labor unions. and ais
friends will not take kindly TO the. obvious
efforts of the Democratic organ IA sheive
him and put him out OF the runnira, before
he Is fairly In the race. The recentm munich
pal election in Fort Wayne showed that
the Democrats there are sadly disldeu Dy
factional lines, and with a further split on
the senatorial question IL Is to be expected
that they will get themselves into such
shape that next year the Republicans viii
be able to sweep the Twelfth district and