The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-23

has emanated from Upton county and Is
personified in Judge Walter w. Mount Mr..
Mount authorized the announcement some
weeks ago that he would be candidate,
but IL Is said now that he has reconsidered
and Will not enter the race this time.
Whether he will be in the running two years
later is another question and one that
should probably be answered in the aff1rm-
alive. Mr.. Lands himself says he knows
nothing of such a change in Judge Mounts
plans. but he would not discuss the matter
last evening.
Now that it is understood to be settled
that Elan H. Neal, of Jonesboro. will be
a candidate for the Republican chairman
ship of the Eleventh district against Adam
Beck. of Huntington, the present chair
man. who is asking reelection. the atten-
ton of politicians will be turned with re-
newed interest to that district. A contest
between Neal and Beck will of itself fur
nish no little excitement as both are hard
workers and shrewd politicians, and each
is backed by strong interests, but more than
the Craftsmanship is involved. The organ
ization of the state committee will not be
affected. for both candidates are under
stood TO favor the reelection of Chairman
Goodrich. However, there are so many
things brewing in the Eleventh, all having
bearing on the district Craftsmanship,
that the progress of the contest, and the
issue. will be watched closely.
The congressional fight and the candi-
dacy or two or three men in the district
for State offices are said to be involved
in the struggle for control of the district
organization. Mr.. Neal is regarded as a
close friend of Mai. George w. Steele,
whose congressional intentions form a sub
1ect OF much speculation, he is also a
relative and close political associate OF
talked of as a candidate for Governor, for
Lieutenant Governor, or for Congress
Mr.. Beck also is looked upon a friend
of Major Steele, and is understood to have
been the choice of the Steele forces for
chairman last year. Carey Cowgirl, of
Wabash, some time ago stated that Beck
would have the backing of the congress
sional crowd" which is taken to mean the
combinations of forces that defeated Major
Steele for the nomination at the famous
Wabash convention by uniting on Fred
Lands, of Logansport, but it is not gen.
orally taken for granted that Lands and
his friends will support Beck. Lands may
want to see Neal elected. on the theory
for chairman would weaken rather than
strengthen Major Steele as a congressional
factor. 1t is a foregone conclusion that
Shideler will be actively and aggreSSfvely
for Neal, but Major Steele's attitude Is
more problematicaL The major will be
for Neal. of course. for Neal is a Grant
county man, but ii Is probable that he will
assume somewhat neutral position and
not attempt to force matters one way or
the other.
Some of the politicians of the district
affect to see in the Craftsmanship contest a
move that will develop into the candidacy
of Mr.. Shideler for Congress next year or
two years later. Indeed. John NJ Johnston.
of Logansport, who is looked upon as the
manager of Landis's political affairs, was
said to have refused to indOrse Meals can
didacy, some weeks ago, because he feared
Meals election would mean that Shideier
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justice to Shideler, however. it should be
recalled and repeated that he insists that
the only political preferment he contem-
plates seeking is the nomination for Gov
ernor. He will not announce his position
on the gubernatorial question until after
the craftsmanship matter is settled, which
viii be sometime early in January
James F. Statesman, of Peru, also has a
finger in the Craftsmanship pie, for he ad-
mits that he has aspirations toward the
nomination for Lieutenant Governor. His
decision TO enter the race will be Influenced
by Shideler's decision of the gubernatorial
question, which in turn depends on the re-
suit of the Neal-Beck contest, consequently
matter is apparent. On the face of it, II
he predicates his candidacy for Lieutenant
Governor on Shidelers candidacy for Gov
decision on the election Of Neal, Suites
man should line up with the Beck follow
ing.
Democrats are asking the meaning OF the
gubernatorial boom for Mayor Edward j.
Fogarty, Of South Bend, launched recently
at the municipal gathering at Terre Haute
and since accelerated by various forces, in
GLIDING the local Democratic organ. which
published picture of Fogarty and a sketch
of his life and works, setting forth his de-
STABILITY candidate for Governor. Not
| one in ten of the active party workers had
ever heard Of Fogarty until they were asked
| to consider him as gubernatorial timber
| and they are at a loss to explain the move
ment.. Democratic booms for Governor
| have been numerous, they admit. Indeed
| some of them, whenever they wished &c
| '-jolly'-or to embarrass, as the case might
| be-one of their fellow Democrats, have
| taken upon themselves to launch a guber-
| material boom, but, they ask, why Fogarty