The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

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Walter Brown, of Elkhart, member of
! the Republican state committee from the
| Thirteenth district, was here yesterday to
be present as one of Governor Durbin's
stan at the closing ceremonies of the Ma
uonal Guard encampment. Mr.. Brown and
the Thirteenth district have been the SUBJ
Ject OF some little gossip among politicians
| during the last few weeks and consider
able interest is taken i'm the question as to
whether he will be candidate for re-elec-
ton as district chairman. The question
was put to him last night at the Columbia
| Club.
! Il don't know" he replied, with a quiz
zical smile There have been times when
thought l was candidate, and again l
| sometimes think 1 shall be a candidate,
but when see interviews with prominent
| Republicans of the district, such as AL
| phabeticaP Harrison, one of Attorney Gen.
| eral Miller's deputies, l doubt whether l
| know just what L doing or just what
snail do. You know Harrison was quoted
| recently as saying that L shall retire from
the Craftsmanship. Perhaps Harrison
knows best, although L don't know just
where he gets his inspiration or informa-
tion He is somewhat of a puzzle to the
| Republicans up our way. He was formerly
Identified with the Goshen Democrat, and
IN that position was anything but pillar
IN the Republican party. He was placed in
charge of Republican headquarters during
the last campaign. and while in that po-
sition wrote articles for the Democrat at
/ lacking the Republican legislative candi-
/ dates. He never tried a law case in his
| Ire, put Attorney General Miller selected
him for one of his deputies. L may saw
| that the Republicans of Elkhart county
| feel very grateful to Mr.. Miller for the
| recognition he has given them in this APP
by the way, 1 might tell YOU a good
joke on Mr.. Miller. A day or two after
| the appearance OF Senator Dausman's fam
Gus interview in the Journal came down
| town and met one of our good Republicans
| He asked me If had seen the Dausman
| interview. l had.
81 see,' he said. that Dausman saws
the Thirteenth district will be for Newt
| GILBERT for Governor next year because
Gilbert was for Miller last year. That
means me- Is Suppose, that Miller traded off on
| says must be true, for he is close friend
OF Miller's and ought to speak with au-
And then he studied a minute. looked
down at his little boy. who was with him,
- wonder if my boy. when he grows
| up, Will ever see the day when he can go
| 10 Republican State convention from
Elkhart county and vote according to his
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To get the full benefit of all Mr.. Brown
had to say along this line it would be neces-
sary to give the fine shades of emphasis
| and sarcasm which he threw into his voice
Brown is known as a fighter and has been
thoroughly aroused by the Dausman inter-
view and other things growing out of that,
and he is in frame of mind now when he
| does not hesitate to SAY things" Senator
Dausman said that Mr. Brown was seeking
| to control the legislative nominations from
Elkhart county next year in order to be
able 10 deliver three votes to Governor
| Durbfn, who would be a candidate for
| United States senator against Beveridge
Under the circumstances Senator Dausman
nomnation as pse1 Reya1,6 Gandroare for re,
Representative Van Fleet. who, he under
| stood, would seek the senatorial nominal
| ton as Durbin man.
MIR. Brown denies that he has taken the
position attributed to him by Senator
"All l ask" he said, sis that Senator
| DauSman produce or name a single reput-
| able man in Elkhart county to whom 1 ever
| made the statement that Governor Durbin
| would be a candidate for the Senate, or
| that had undertaken to deliver three leg
| 1slative votes to- him from our county.
have not said that the Governor will be
to me that he will be- AS said a few
days ago, have heard no talk OF OPPOSE
ton to Senator Beveridge except that
seem to be borrowing trouble by insisting
that there is opposition to him. L still
think that Beveridge is in the position of
| the man who needs to be saved from his
| fool friends. although do not wish to be
| understood as implying that all of the Sem
| ators friends are fools. / merely mean
| that some of them are poor advisers and
| poor lieutenants.
Mr.. Brown believes that Representative
| A. l.. Brick, of the Thirteenth, will be re-
nominated next year without opposition.
81 have heard of no opposition to Mr.
Brick" he said, "and do not believe there
will be any,. Under any circumstances L
| believe he will be renominated without diff
Guilty. Mr.. Brick has made an excellent
| record in Congress. He has represented the
district ably and is entitled to renomina-
| factory / believe that the interests of the
! district and of the State demand that he
| be continued in Congress. Indiana is just
| beginning to have some prestige in Com
| gress now because her delegation has been
| returned from term to term with but few
| changes.
The situation in the Thirteenth district
as regards the Craftsmanship is growing in
interest From Mr.. Browns statement it
may be taken for granted that he will be
candidate to succeed himself, and Il Is
| generally understood that Frank w. Boss
| of Marshall county, will be a candidate as
| a Beverage man In pursuance of the efforts
| of the Beveridge forces to secure control
| of the State committee. If both men get
into the race in earnest lively contest is
| assured.
Crawford Fairbanks, of Terre Haute is
| another Democratic stalwart who lodges
| at the suggestion that he become a candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomination Of
his party next year dispatch to the
Journal from Terre Haute says:
Crawford Fairbanks, who has been max
ing his usual end-of-the-week visit home,
says the talk of him as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Governor
next year is an idle piece of gossip In re-
gard to the indianapolis municipal cam
| paign he said: Some of the Indianapolis
Democrats have strong hope of winning
| but personally / do not care to make a
| statement regarding the campaign, as
am going to take no part in it
Mr. Fairbanks says that the Terre Haute
Brewing Company is still buying property
in and around Indianapolis, but he de-
MES the purpose TO buy property in Irving
ton to be used for saloon purposes. He
4 also says there is no truth in the report
| that he is trying TO get control of Spring
| Lake Park on the indianapolis & Eastern
| Traction Companys line
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