The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-19
MCCULLOUGH A CANDIDATE
HE WILL MAKE THE RACE FOR
MAYORALTY NOMINATION.
John w. Holtzman Not Ready to Make
an AnnOuncement-COn Left
Many Sore Spots.

James E. Mccullough is the first Demo-
crat to announce his candidacy for mayor.
He told a friend yesterday that he would
make his announcement this week. John
w. Holtzman, whose announcement was
expected as a sequel TO Keachs election,
says he has the candidacy for mayor under
consideration, but has no announcement to
make. That he will be candidate is re-
garded as sure. Joseph Z. Bell who has
been regarded as the Taggart candidate,
declined to say whether he would be cam
didate or not Andrew Nj. Sweeney says he
will not be a candidate. w. F. Moore has
been a candidate for several months and
will continue in the race. That is the situ-
alton as to the field of probable Democratic
candidates as it greets Chairman Reach at
the outset of his administration.
Many other men-A. A. McKain, Andrew
Steffen. Carl Won Hake. Hiram Brown.
Evans Woollen among them-are being
discussed which means that their friends
are proposing them.
The Democratic atmosphere is permeated
with doubt, however Most Democrats still
believe that the Reach movement had, as
one of the chief objects. the selection of
the candidate for mayor So Democrats
Culloughs readiness to enter the race is
looked upon as resulting from encourage
ment from the Reach machine. The re-
luctance of others is looked upon their
indication of uncertainty as to who Reach
wants. Holtzman has been looked upon as
Keach's candidate and his name has gone
along through the whole fight on the Tag
gart machine in company with Keach's.
KEACH'S ATTITUDE.
Keach however continues to proest that
he has no candidate and will not have any.
He insists that he will keep his word that
the organization shall be kept away from
any candidate. There is a belief among
Democrats. however, that the Reach move
ment began with a certain man In view and
that this man will, after excitement has
subsided, loom into view. Many suppose
that man is August NJ. Kuhn. but Mr.. Kuhn
has protested that he will not be a candi-
date.
Republicans are watching the develop
ments without evident concern. They find
that the apparent harmony is merely super
fetal and that the Taggart cohorts are not
in any mood to take orders from Keach
The common expression of the Taggart
workers Is: We'll just let Reach run the
whole business"
Mr.. Keach has probably reached that
point in his success where. he sees the ele-
to harmonic Democrats, and particularly
so when the harmony is to restore the men
who bolted Bryan in 1896 to the party sad
die. The Keach men make light of this
phase of their success, but there are thou
sands of Democrats who hesitate to follow
Keach's leadership. They know that it
stands for everything opposed to the policy
of their party for the last seven years
that 1T means the death of Organism.
ONE COUNCILMAN COMMITTED
OF the Democratic members of the Coun-
ell. Mr.. Shea alone is committed to a can
didate. He favors Holtzman. Councilmen
Berry, Wahl. Wolsiffer and Warweg said
| last night that they have no choice but
| that the man who will be nominated must
| be good man. Mr.. Berry was one OF
the Reach leaders and like many others
close to the leader. they are apparently
| appears.
| Chairman Tanning turned over the COM
mittee headquarters to Reach yesterday
morning. Reach sat for the first time in
| the chairman's seat. He says he will give
| and will have regular Office hours The
committee rooms will be kept open until the
| campaign is closed
w. F. Kissel was not one of the early call
| ers on the new chairman. 1t Is understood
rooms. Reach has not yet announced how
| he will get rid of Kissel, though he said be-
| fore he was elected that Kissel could NOT
| Eight at his office.