The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-19

defeat with the rest OF the Low ticket, is AT
large business interests and Is in the city
en- route TO Kentucky. where he owns
large tract Of land that is divided into some
forty-odd small farms In discussing the
New York election last evening Mr.. Hotter
berth gave a new explanation for the land
slide TO Tammany and Mcclellan. stating
that the leaders Of the Republican machine
knitted Low.
Low is not a machine man, not even an
organization man." he said, land during his
administration turned the Republican ma
chine leaders down on every proposition.
he gave them no patronage and really
favored Democrats more than Republicans.
AS a result the machine men were anxious
they might have chance TO knife him.
and they did it-there's no question about
that Another thing that had much to do
with McClellan's success was the fact tnat
New Workers. while they must have reform
once in a while. insist that il be given them
In broken doses. They elect reform can
then turn him down with one short term
mad no nope OF Republican success at
any time during the campaign. / am not
given to seeking office. but movement
Board or Aldermen, and when the Repuo-
l1cans asked me to stand for the election
from my district l consented. The Citi.
OF the reform ticket. My district has
normal Democratic plurality of 1900 and
with the Democratic landslide they should
L
to hold them down TO a little over 100.
Devery's candidate beat me out of enough
votes TO have elected me. Deyery lives In
the same district with me, so of course it
was to be expected that he and his candi-
dates would be strong there il anywhere.
the result was big surprise and a terrible
spent a lot of money and expected to make
a strong showing. Devery is a peculiar
character. His personality is such that if
ne were TO walk down one side of a street
president other
crowd would follow Devery. The crowds
followed him during the campaign, but they
'trun i'm down hard at the polls"
George d. Heilman, of Evansville who is
Mr.. Hofferberth's attorney, met him here
and will accompany him to Kentucky to-
morrow.
To-day Mr.. Heilman will meet r. Harry
Miller, OF Paramount, president of the In
diana Lincoln League. to make preliminary
arrangements for the meeting Of the league
next February in Evansville. The pro-
gramme, railroad rates and other details
Will be taken up.
John r. Bonnell. of Charlottesville.
United States revenue collector for the
Terre Haute district, John Robinson. his
chief deputy, and Marshall Nye, postmas-
ter of Crawfordsville, were at the Columbia
Club last evening, but all disclaimed any
political significance in their simultaneous
appearance in the city. Mr.. Robinson said
that he is here solely to attend the Scot
fish Rite convocation.
II haven't missed a convocation since
1888. and they're held twice each year. SO
OF course / couldn't mss this one" he
said. II think my record of attendance is
one to be proud of, and can't fall down on
1t now
Mayor George NJ. Snyder. of Noblesville.
who was at the Dcnison last evening, says
that the anti-Landis sentiment in Hamil-
ton county has almost disappeared and
that the member of Congress from the
Ninth has his fences in an excellent state
Of repair.
Mr.. Lands made two three visits to
Noblesville this summer and fall that did
He was able to straighten out a number
of little troubles. and / am inclined to
think now that with no candidate against
Mr.. Lands will make little Roadway there
shouldn't be surprised IL things work out
so that he is renominated without opposi-
| ton"
BILLY" Marker, of Upton, who is regard
| ed as the manager of Judge Mounts cam.
paign for the Republican congressional
| nomination in the Ninth. was here last
night. He met a number of political
friends. but would not talk politics sor
publication.
Lieutenant Governor Newton w. Gilbert.
of Fort Wayne, was in the city yesterday,
his first appearance here for some weeks.
He has been undergoing a siege of rheuma-
tism at a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Mich,
but was paroled by his physician last Mon
day and returned at once to his home His
general health is good, but he still shows
| the effects or the rheumatism and finds
crutches necessary for locomotion.
| Mr. Gilbert spent the day meeting num-
| Der Of personal and political friends, but
steered clear Of political subjects when
talking with newspaper representatives. He
has been laid up SO long, he says, that he is
wants time to get his bearings again before fore
he talks 1t has been generally understood
| for some months that Mr.. Gilbert would
! torial nomination, and at the time he was
| taken sick formal announcement of hts
| candidacy was expected within a few
| weeks.
James F. Statesman, Of Peru, has practi-
cally decided to enter the lists against L. p
Newly. of Knightstown. for the Republican
nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
II am not yet ready to make formal
announcement Of my candidacy" he said
| 1t is still early and something might happier
| to alter my plans. My intention at pres
| ent, however, Is TO De a candidate, and
think there Is very little doubt that l shall
be ready to make positive statement In
| the very near future"
| Mr.. Statesman was here ostensibly or
| business, but he was In consultation with q
| number of his political friends and it is
| probable that there was more politics thar
business in their discussions.
i've got you fellows in a corner now.
| said j. Frank Hanly, OF, Lafayette, to e
group of Indianapolis Republicans las
evening in the lobby of the Claypool. "Tvt
| been told over here that If Taylor didn't
live in this county, or wasn't candidate
for Governor. 1 might hope to get a part OF
| your delegation in the state convention. but
now have the best Of evidence that Taylor
| doesn't live here. One of your own paper:
| this evening prints a special from For
Wayne in which it Is stated that Taylor:
| home is really in the Twelfth district, ant
| that he has merely been sojourning here
for the last twenty years or So.
And the Lafayette gubernatorial aspiran
| smiled broadly and challenged the GROVE
for an answer. "Oh, If 1T comes to that,
spoke up one of the group. I'VE don't any o
| US live here Heaven is our home and we'r,
| sojourning here temporarily.
Mr.. Hanly at once confessed that he wa.
| answered and that 1T was up to him. 8,
| he invited the crowd to go to the theate
with him as his guests, and few minute
| later was headed for the hotel entranc
| with a gOOCly following