The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-12

erS OF Charles X Untnank In MS race LOT
the Sixth district. was at the English last
night. He was asked II the white-wfnged
dove or peace was lowering over the He-
THAT depends" he replied. "If the re-
port I'm an afternoon paper here TO the ef-
feet that State Chairman Goodrich has de-
clared himself Internationally for Senator
Beveridge is correct, that means that Ed
Thayer will withdraw from the district
craftsmanship race and that the dove OF
suppose well lave a fight to a finish. One
thing is observation-disclosures is in the race to
stay until the finish"
Secretary of State Dan Storms and State
Senator Lew V. Ulrey, of Fort Wayne.
were in close conference at the English
last night, porting ever a map and a sheet
OF paper covered with cabalistic figures.
The reporter scented a deal between the
Republican state official and the Democrat
ic senator. and put the question forthwith.
Mr.. Storms appeared exceedingly nnoyed.
Well. now. 1 didn't think that wed be
d desG right iainlnF he sG Teplied. We've, yeu got a ll DEAL
Oman oil deal"
A leading Republican paper in the north
ern part of the State in a recent issue print
ed a picture of the Mormon Elder Snow
and labeled it The Hon. Joseph G. Cannon,
of Illinois, Speaker of the National House
of Representatives" Mr.. Cannon in a
reminiscent vein. when the subject of Nor
monism was at hand, once told a story on
himself in which he said that the nearest he
had come to being a Mormon was when, in
his youth, he had contemplated asking a
young woman, who afterward married a
Mormon. to marry him.
Senator Charles Whitcomb, of Terre
Haute, was here yesterday with S. p. Bar
ton and J. A.. Gaydon, of Jackson, Miss,
with whom he is associated in a business
deal.
I'VE have every evidence Of prosperity
in Greencastle at present." said R. l..
O'Hair, of that city, who was at the Column
bia Club last evening. Business in all
lines is heavy. work is progressing on the
interurban line to Plainfeld and Indianap-
oils, new roads are being built over the
county. our new courthouse is under way,
and the attendance at De Pauw University
An important item in Greencastle's az
fairs-is larger than it has been for some
time. Our bank deposits are heavier than
they have been in years, and there could be
no better evidence of good times. The new
tin-plate mill, which was recently COM
pleted, may be put in operation this fall.
am on my way now to st; Louis. with
a meeting of the board of directors at
which his question will be determined.
There are some reasons that may lead the
directors to decide not to start the mill
until next season."
In speaking of political matters Mr..
O'Hair said that Ben f. Corwin, of Green
| castle; is actively pushing his candidacy for
| reporter of the Supreme Court. II regard
Mr.. Corwins chances as excellent" he
said, "even IL Putnam county a Democratic
stronghold. is not one to put up a strong
claim for Republican nominations. The
Fifth district will be behind him, and the
district is certainly entitled to some little
consideration.
Adam Beck, of Huntington, present mem
Der of the Republican State committee from
the Eleventh district, and ELAN H: Neal. OF
Jonesboro, who is regarded as a possible
candidate for Mr.. Beck's place, were here
last night, and it is intimated that some
announcements concerning the chairman.
ship may be expected within a day or two,
Nothing like going away from home to
| get the news." observed a close friend OF
the Governors yesterday. "It is announced
from Washington that Governor Durbin is
an active candidate for vice president
His friends in Indiana haven't found II
| out. Then it was announced that Governor
Durbin was going to Washington last Sat
urday to settle certain differences with
| Senator Observation-Disclosures which none
| of Senator Fairbanks friends or Governor
| Durbin's friends know anything about.
| The truth is that Governor Durbin has
| planned for some time TO go to Washington
next Saturday with a view to settling Ger
tain differences which have arisen with the
| War Department in reference to the pay
rolls of the Indiana State Guard for the
annual camp Of instruction, and he will re.
main there only long enough to transact
that business.
''Then 1t is stated from Washington that
as an active and aggressive candidate fol
vice president Governor Durbfn would &C
after the nomination in a systematic man
| ner,' beginning by asking the Endorsement
of the Indiana delegation in Congress.
That would certainly be more systematic
than diplomatic. Senator Fairbanks Is also
represented as 'apprehensive' lest the nomi'
nation Of an Indiana man for vice-prest'
| dent should interfere with the country com
ing to this State for a presidential nomi.
nee in 1908, and therefore quietly opposed
the Governors alleged aspirations, although
the neighboring State of Ohio, In which
the senior senator was born, Is an IL
lustration Of the fact that the more tht
country comes to a State for Its nationa
candidates, the more 1t Is inclined to DO SO
In the same connection the senior senator
is put In the light Of establishing a prece
dent to the effect that an Indiana man.
i aspirations to a place on the national ticket
IL any one entertains them, should be OPP
posed from within the State, all of which
every one knows is preposterous. The trutf
is that an effort is being made to MAKE
excitement out of a dull political season
even if it has to be done by the process
OF telepathy. Governor Durbins went OF
for a days hunting on Tuesday evening
and a political writer on one. of the loca
newspapers wanted to know the NUMBER O
the congressional district in which the VII
lage where the Governors party stopped
is located"