The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-29

have appeared in the Sentinel recently, CIV
Ing their patron boost.
1t was a long reach from Cleveland to
Bryan, but from Bryan to Hearst-well.
the Democratic mule is at best an uncer-
tain beast and may take on any kind OF
load.
William j. Hamilton, who represented
Green county in the House during the last
session of the Legislature, will not be
candidate for reelection. While he was
here yesterday he said that one term. or
the part Of term he enjoyed. was enough
for him, and he would not seek renomina-
ton. Mr.. Hamilton had strenuous fight
TO gain his seat in the House. On the face
OF the election returns his Democratic OPP
ponent. Peter Schloot, was declared elect
ed, but Hamilton made successful con-
test before the elections committee of the
House, and was seated after the session
was half over. He found, as many another
diana Legislature, when it is attained only
by hard fight. is very unsatisfactory from
pecuniary standpoint and in the future
he will give his attention to business to the
exclusion Of office-seeking.
Senator T. Edwin Bell. of Hammond. was
at the Columbia Club yesterday. He says
the question of chief interest in political
way in the Tenth district at present is the
probable candidacy of j. Frank Hanly, of
Lafayette, for Governor.
Tom Shipp. secretary to Senator Bever-
idge, will have busy summer. The SEN
ator has left the city for his vacation, but
before his departure he presented Shipp
with two books, and naturally it is up to-
Shipp to master their contents before the
senator's return. The titles of the books
show why he will have a busy summer.
One is called Happiness as Found in
Forethought Minus Fearthought," and the
other, "Menticulture, or the A G of True
Living" 1t is not exactly hammock lit
erature.
John S. Mcdonald, of New Albany, for
mer member of the board of managers Of
the Indiana Reformatory, was at the En-
glish yesterday.
Col ". NJ. Backus. of this city, who is
good Democrat, if such an expression is
not too paradoxical spends the greater
part of his time travelling over Indiana and
has abundant opportunity to observe how
the political wind is blowing in both par
ties. Last evening at the English he was
telling some friends how Overwhelmingly
the Democrats would defeat the Republic
cans in the Indianapolis municipal election
this fall. when he was asked what he
thought of the Republican gubernatorial
contest.
IF you can judge by the talk of the peo-
pie over the State" he replied, wv. l.. Tay-
lor, of this city, will be the nominee. Mr..
Taylor is not particular friend of mine,
in fact, 1 barely know him. and have no
reason in the world for forming that opin-
ion other than the expressions have heard
from Republicans all over Indiana, and |
have been in every district and almost
every county. Taylor is an exceptionally
popular man, and 1 was surprised at his
strength. He is known everywhere and
wherever he is known he has friends. l
haven't heard an unfriendly word spoken
of him, and If / were a candidate myself
I'd be mighty glad to have the sentiment
in my favor that he has in his.
"Of course don't pretend to know which
one of the candidates the politicians are
for or what kind of combinations may be
effected to bring about the nomination OF
any one of them, but at this stage OF the
| fight i am satisfied there are more people
talking Taylor than any other man. He
is popular with all classes of people, and
one evidence of his popularity is that every.
one knows him as VIII or BILL or Billy
eraP Taylor. I think he's a winner, but
after he's nominated, Of course, we'll beat
| him in the election"
1t was suggested to Colonel Backus that
| any one of the candidates for the Republic
| an nomination would like to be as sure OF
| the nomination as he would be of the cleo
| ton after he had won the preliminary Tight,
| but he only laughed and changed the sub
| ject to the municipal campign.
We'll beat Bookwalter by ten thousand
votes" he predicted.