The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01

am inclined TO Think he Is growing IN
strength
Representative James E. Watson, of the
Sixth district, and L. NJ Hamilton and
John A. Titworth, of Rushville. were at the
Columbia Club yesterday.
Jerome Herff and Joseph Bergman. OF
| Peru. were at the Grand last evening.
XXX
Senator Fremont Goodwine, of Williams
| port. and Representative Joseph NJ. Cra-
vens, of Madison. left last evening on a
| short trip through Colorado. The senator
| says he is going on business while Cravens
| is on pleasure bent. Cravens says 1t Is just
the other way, and there you are.
| Major G. v. Menzies, of Mount Vernon.
| one of the Democratic stalwarts of south
ern Indiana. was here yesterday and voiced
the interest that politicians outside the cap
| ital city are taking in the indianapolis
| municipal campaign.
II have been watching the city cam
| paign here with great interest" he said,
| especially the contest for the Democratic
| nomination for mayor. Judging from the
| intense rivalry for the nomination, l con-
| clude that the election of the ticket is prac-
| tically assured. / have only been In the
| city a few minutes. but / am reliably in
| formed that Mr.. Holtzman will be your
| next mayor. There are enough puDiic-
| spirited Republicans to insure his election,
| 1 believe
Major Menzies was asked who. In his
| opinion. will be the Democratic nominee
| for Governor next year.
| Il don't know, I'm sure, he replied.
suppose We'll have to draft candidate
| This was added with smile, as If it was
not to be taken seriously.
| d. j. Nivin, rural route inspector, who
has been working on the readjustment Of
| the service in Marion county for the past
month, h; practically completed his work.
1t is understood that he will recommend
the establishment of four new routes In
| the county. one running out of Irvington,
one out of New Augusta and two Of
| Southport Under the readjstment Marion
county will have absolutely complete rural
free delivery service, thanks largely to the
| activity of Representative Overstreet Mr..
| Nivin will recommend changes in nearly
| every route in the county, 1t is said, short
ening some and frightening others. He
| held the examination OF applicants for ap-
pointment as carriers for the new routes
few days SINCE and had two applicants
Augusta and thirteen from Southport. The
number of applicants at the latter place
is unusually large, as the average runs
about three applications to the route.
A call has been issued for a meeting of
Indianapolis Socialists Sunday afternoon at
the headquarters in the Union block. An
effort will be made to arouse greater in
terest in the approaching municipal cam
paign among the members OF the party
XXX
A letter from Larz Whitcomb, who has
Joined Senator Beverage in the pine woods
in Maine says that they are having thor
oughly enjoyable outing. The senator is
expected to make trip back to lndianapo-
lis some time within the coming two weeks
but he will not return to stay until the first
of September.
'Stokes" jackson, of Greenfield, whose
| chief duty and pleasure it is to keep the
fires brightly burning on the altar OF
Bryan. was here last night to attend the re.
ception at the Indiana Club in honor OF
the Democratic city ticket.
81 had an idea that the Indianapolis Dem
ocrats may need few votes this fall" III
said, land 1 thought 1 would over to
see If could arrange to furnish them some
of our surplus in Hancock county. We
| have Democrats to spare in Hancock, yot
| know.
| Mr. Jackson belong to the element in thu
Democratic party known as the regulars
and he is not in sympathy with the ''reor
| ganizers" who have captured the party
Organization and ticket. in indianapolis
s eS6 ne make nays r no COMPLAINT IF We'd e
| the other fellows clean us out In Hancock,
| he said, wed never say word. Whicf
indicates, however, that he does not regard
it as even a remote possibility that the IRE
organizers will ever have the whip hant
| in his bailiwick.
The Jefferson League is one of Mr.. Jack
| sons hobbies and he one of the lead
| ers in the movement for its organization
was elected treasurer, in fact, and is re
garded as the leagues candidate FOR chair
man of the Democratic State committee
| He didn't say that he wouldn't accept thu
craftsmanship If it were brought to MIN
but he indicated that he is not a candidate
for the preferment He said he was en-
joying life too much at present to take OF
any additional cares and responsibilities
Mr.. Jackson is one Of the comparativel!
; few Indiana Democrats who look on VIII
liam Randolph Hearst, OF chicago, New
York and elsewhere, as the Moses who i
{ to lead the party out of the wilderness mex
a candidate for the presidential nomina
, tion," he said, land while / believe MI
, Bryan regards Tom Johnson. of Ohio. a
an excellent man Tor the nomination, m
preference is for Hearst. He Is an abb
man and he has always stood Loyalty by tn
party. However. would be well satisfies
, with Johnson.
Mr.. Jackson says that a second meeting
of the moving spirits in the Jenerso
/ | League will be held in the near future, a
, | soon as President Names completes his ap
pointments of district chairmen.
Schuyler Colfax, jr., of South Bend, for
mer mayor of that city, is here to atten
the convention of photographers.
IT am entirely out of politics" he sal
last evening at the Columbia Club. ''Whe
1 retired from the office of mayor last SEP
TENDER 1 left politics behind me and noN
G / am paying all my attention to business
! | trying to make a little money. There's lii
| tie political talk in South Bend at present
| so far as / know. / understand that Con
: gresham Brick will have no opposition fo
:, | denomination, but that is the extent Of m
| information"
1t has been suggested that Mr.. Cola
o | would make an excellent candidate for tn
: | vacancy in the State Senate from st. JC
| seph county created by the death of Ser
II ator Burns, but he says. he would not cor
t | slider becoming candidate.
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