The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-10

the Ohio campaign, he continued with
| smile, and / feel that L entitled to
| recognition. However. the idea in ask
| ing me TO take the stump Is TO inject
humorous feature into the campaign, |
| suppose. Representative Dick has invited
me TO make speeches in Ohio every cam
paign for several years and when saw him
| in Washington few months ago he re-
newed the invitation for this year. | told
| him he was working off his annual joke
| and 1 shall not take il seriously until L
receive a list of assignments.
proverbial berry and says that he has had
! a delightful outing. He has been at
| Turtle lake Mich, where the fishing is
! said to be excellent, and the captain is
| quite as ardent sportsman in that line
| as the sage of Buzzards Roost. he was
| asked IL he had broken any records
| We'll, I'll not deny that / fished lit
| tle,' he replied. 1.-THE man who could
| spend several weeks near fine trout
stream and not fish would have greater
| powers of self-denial than boast, but
I'll not say anything about the big uns' L
| caught"
Mr. New was asked if he will be a candi-
| date for reelection as Republican national
| committeeman from Indiana.
| II don't feel that a statement on that
point is timely now he answered THE
| time for the election of a member of the
national committee is several months dis
| tant and while there are some reasons why
| / should like to remain on the committee,
| 1 cannot tell what my position viii be
| when the election comes. There may be
| Developments that would make me even
more DESTROYS of reelection. and again. /
| may find then that it would be advisable
| for me to retire"
| In the event that Mr. New is not a candi-
I date for reelection it is understood that
+, George A. Cunningham, of Evansville,
| present member of the Republican state
| committee from the First district, will be
| a candidate
| Governor Durbin is expected home to-
night from his outing at Woodruff. Wis.
| fo-v ba will he. l,a
picnic of Republican editors at Broad Rip
pie. The first Of next week the Governor
will start East on a trip of several days,
going first to Atlantic City, where he will
| be the principal speaker Tuesday night at
| the National Encampment Of Sons OF
| Veterans, and thence to Boston, where he
| will attend a Masonic gathering. 1t is
| probable that the Governor will see Presi-
dent Roosevelt. while he is in the East.
He will return to Indiana in time to ac-
company the indiana troops to West Point,
| KY, for the drills and maneuvers in con-
| nection with troops OF the regular army.
Kentucky newspapers containing ex-
tended accounts of the opening Of the
Democratic campaign In that State at Win
chester by Governor ]. C. w. Beckham. who
is a candidate for reelection, were re-
ceived at the Statehouse yesterday and at
tracted considerable attention. According
l
speech, compared Governor Durbin, of this
State, to King Peter of Servia, the in
ference being that the Governor of In
diana is in league with assassins because
he has refused to permit the return OF
former Governor w. S. Taylor to thai
State to be subjected to the sort of justice
that has been doled out to Caleb Powers
and other Republicans charged with com.
plicity in the alleged conspiracy leading tc
the assassination of Governor Goebel. The
comparison was greeted with vigorous ap'
| hxyf he nd (pax
hams speech was frequently punctuated by
shouts of Hang Taylor." from "promi
nent" Democrats present. These Interrupt
ham, Senator Blackburn was another
speaker and he took occasion to exto
Judge Cantrell and to denounce Judge w
| that would tolerate him was certainly pa
| tient and long suffering.
| XXX
Representative James E. Watson, o.
Rushville who will be a candidate for re
election to Congress from the Sixth dis
trict, and has a clear field, was at thu
! Columbia Club last evening. He came her,
to look after some business matters h
said, and as he was thoroughly worn out
retired early.
C. c. Cissel Charles H. Neff and DR.. J
W. Hunt, Of Anderson, were guests o
Judge NJ. A Chapman at the Columbi;
Club yesterday.
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Now that Judge Walter w. Mount. o
Upton, has formally announced that h
will be candidate for the Republican con
gressional nomination in the Ninth dis
trict, against Representative c. B. Lands
of Delphi the entrance of other aspirant
may be anticipated All that has bee,
needed to bring about lively fight IN tn
Ninth between several candidates has beel
some one to break the ice, and Judge Noun
has done that. Hamilton county has tire
or four Republicans who would like t
| step into Representative Landiss shoes
l.. 8. Baldwin, who was a candidate las
| year, is understood to be in a humor to tr,
1t again, while Judge j. F. Neal, who
| just completing a term on the circui
bench, is being urged by his friends to en-
ter the race and Will H. Craig, editor O
the Noblesville Ledger, is said to have hi
eyes turned toward Washington. Ere
Sims, of Frankfort, member of the Stat
committee from the district, is regarde
possible entry in the race. Som
months ago, when there was talk of MI
Lands as a candidate for Governor, MI
Sims indicated to few of his close friend
that he would be candidate for Congress
If the Delphi statesman got out of the way
, and If the race promises to become a free
J, for-all he may conclude that there is moth
ing to bar him. In Howard county effort
have been made ito induce c. c. Shirley, O
KOkomo, to become candidate, but so ia
he has steadfastly refused to sanction tn
. use of his name in that connection.