The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23


State Chairman James P. Goodrich from
his home In Winchester. AT the hour the
chairman left for his home yesterday after
noon he had not heard from all the district
committees, but he stated that the calls
would go out to-day. with blanks for the
convention cities in three OF the districts
The conventions will be held Jan. =. and
the cities that have been selected are as
follows.
Trst distrist Exansnlln; Sso0rd sen SEN
mour: Fifth. Tere Haute; Sixth, Corners
vile; Seventh, Indianapolis; Eighth, Mum
Gle; Eleventh, Peru; Twelfth, Fort wayne
The Ninth, Tenth and Thirteenth are yet 10
The primaries for the selection of dele
gates TO the conventions, as well as tor the
selection of precinct committeeman, VIII oe
county committees, according 10 the ueci-
sion of the state committee at It's recent
meeting The meeting for the reorgan ha,,
here Jan. H. two days after the distrlct
conventions held for the election OF the
new committeeman
The Republican love feast will be held at
the Denison Hotel. Chairman Goodrich
made this arrangement yesterday and sent
out formal announcement to all the Re-
part:
ION Wednesday, Dec so. at Indianapolis,
the Republicans of Indiana will hold their
annual love feast, which has come to be an
established institution of the party in our
State. The affair will be entirely informal,
with no set programme and with no invita-
tons except an open one to Republicans
generally, all of whom will be welcome.
Let us make this meeting notable from the
standpoint both of attendance and OF en-
thusiasm, to the end that the party may
enter on another national campaign year
under the most suspicious circumstances.
THE only formal arrangement perfected
in reference to the love feast Is that a
programme of informal speeches VIII begin
at 1870 p. m. The Governor. the senator's,
the members of the Indiana delegation ~
Congress present and other prominent he
pubicans will be heard from briefly
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Adam L. Beck of Huntington, Republican
state committeeman from the Eleventh dis
trict and a candidate to succeed himself,
was here yesterday. His face was wreathed
in smiles as he greeted his friends and his
demeanor was anything but that which
might be expected from a man who has just
been assured of a fight for poltical POSI-
ton by the formal announcement OF ms OPP
ponent.
about this thing was the uncertainty as 10
whether I was to have a fight on my
hands, said Mr.. Beck, in explanation OF his
good spirits, land now that has been re-
moved by Mr.. Meals formal announcement
of his candidacy. 1 have had a lurking sus-
picon for some time that Mr.. Neal would
be a candidate, but couldn't be sure or II
until he formally declared his Intentions
How will the contest come out? Well, now,
I'll have to wait until / have been over the
district a little to find out who's for me and
who's against me before l make any
prophecies"
parently as If he expected everyone to be-
lieye that he has not been lining up MS
forces for weeks and has his campaign in
shape for the finishing touches however,
he is not given to setting up claims of what
he will accomplish. and the answer was not
'By the way" he continued. ct would
like to disabuse the public OF wrong idea
which 1T may have gathered from Mr.
Meals announcement 1t is true that MI
Neal talked of becoming candidate for dis
trict chairman two years ago. and that
after discussing the matter with his friends
and with my friends he decided not TO enter
the race, but there was no agreement what
ever that If he did not become candidate
then l would not be a candidate Tor re-
election If he wanetd to be candidate this
time 1 was not anxious to become can
didate two years ago, but after going into
the thing and serving through an on-year
campaign / would like the customary in
dorsement of one reelection that may
serve through q national campaign"
Mr.. Beck also desired to correct the report
that he had failed TO notify the chairmen or
Grant and Blackboard counties of the dis
trict committee meeting at Wabash a few
days since to select the convention city:
The records of his office show that copies or
was sent to c. NJ Ratliff, of Grant, and A
M. Curry, OF Blackboard.
81 have since learned something that may
account for Mr., RatiiT's falling to receive
the letter to Marion, but / understand that
he has moved to Paramount and that he
does not get down to his office In Marion
every day."
There has been no suggestion at any time
that Mr.. Beck would call such a meeting
and Intentionally fail to notify the Grant
and Blackford chairmen
Henry DuftoE, treasurer and w. S. Da-
Wis, auditor. of Wabash county. were here
yesterday to make the settlement for their
county with the State treasurer. and incl
dentally they found time to call on Sen
ator Beverage and a few other Indianapolis
Republicans. In speaking of the contest
for the Craftsmanship of the Eleventh
district, Mr.. Dufton expressed his opinion
that the Republicans of Wabash county
are about evenly divided between the two
candidates, Beck, of Huntington, and Neal,
of Grant.
Charles F. Vance, of Connersville, has an
nounced that he will be candidate FOR
resentative from the district composed OF
Fayette and Wayne counties.
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1t is announced from Winamac that James
c. Fletcher, of Starke county. will be a
candidate to succeed himself as member
of the Democratic State committee from
the Thirteenth district He is known as
a stanch friend of Thomas Taggart, OF
this city. who aspires to succeed himself
as Democratic national committeeman
from Indiana and then to be elevated &c
the position of national chairman. Mr.
Fletcher will be opposed by Francis j.
Virpulett, of Pulaski county, and il is said
that the northern counties Of the district
are grooming several dark horses, whose
names may be sprung on the convention
The convention will be held Dec. 81 al
Plymouth.
A dispatch to the Journal from Tiptor
says that Judge Walter w. Mount, of thai
| city, has denied the report that he is can
didate for the Republican nomination fol
joint senator from Upton and Madison
counties, stating that there was no foun
dation for such story and that he would
not accept the nomination. When Judge
Mount announced his candidacy for the
| congressional nomination. ne and hi:
| friends supposed that there would be Other
candidates against Representative c. " Il
| Lands and In that event the judge wa:
willing to take his chances of securing tbs