The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-31


of the activity in politics. so far as
know.
How about Ohio williams's candidacy
against Watson?"
Don't know a thing about 1t, except what
l see in the newspapers, replied Mr..
Brown. Il saw in the New Castle Press
last night a statement from Williams in
which he said he did not believe the first
requisite of a good congressman was the
ability TO tell stories and avoid committee
work, or something to that effect. under
stand Williams is a candidate and is doing
some log-rolling.
Col. ]. w. Headington, of Portland, one
of the new members of the Board of Regents
of the soldiers monument, was here yester-
day to attend a session OF the board
The question as to what has become of
the Jefferson League was put last evening
to that Democratic stalwart from Mt. Yer
non, Major G. V. Menzies.
That's the question: what has become of
it?'' replied the major with chuckle. II
haven't seen or heard of it and I'm reason
able sure it's not concealed anywhere down
in the pocket I've heard of two or three
men who claimed TO belong to 1t. but they
haven't been hiring any halls in which TO
hold meetings"
The major seemed very much amused over
the short and not altogether glorious career
Oh the league ana apparently VIII not De
one or the mourners at the funeral. lie
indicated a belief that the only course for
Democrats to pursue in Indiana, or any
where else for that matter, is to avoid any
any everything that would tend to fractional
disturbances and for a change make COM
mon cause against Republicans.
xxx
Edgar NJ. Baldwin, OF the Paramount
News, was one of the callers at Senator
Beveridge's office yesterday. Mr.. Baldwin
says Senator c. c. Lyons is looking after
his candidacy for the secretaryship of the
Republican State committee, land We be-
lieve he'll land it, he added.
G. c. Shirley, of Kokomo, was here to
look after business connected with the In
diana worlds fair commission.
Ed H. Gilman, of Detroit, Is In the city
to see Harry s. New concerning arrange
ments for hunting trip up to Turtle lake,
In the northern part of Michigan. 1--WE
make trip up there every fall" he said
last evening at the Claypool, land it's about
time we started, for the bird season is open
now and every day We delay We miss just
that much fine sport. L understand Mr..
New is pretty busy now and if he's going
cunning for the secretarysh of the Re-
publican national committee / don't know
whether he will want to go hunting with us
or not, out L nope To coax MIN away Tor a
week or two at least
Senator Beveridge will return tonight
from weeks strenuous campaigning in
Ohio. The senator has delivered eight or
numerous informal speeches from the rear
end of his train. The managers of the
campaign evidently determined to make the
Of no ofar xxr,il 10 fhnxy ho1 of
their disposal, AMI they have not only
crowded an unusually large number of meet
ings into the six days, but have also per-
suaded the senator TO give few heart-to-
heart talks to precinct committeeman in the
various counties.
The senator will be at his office all of
next week, as he announced before his de-
parture for Ohio that he did not expect to
return to Washington until just before the
opening of Congress.
XXX
Harry S. New, of this city, has returned
from two weeks trip into Mexico, where
he went to visit the property of the Indi-
ana-Sonora Copper Mine Company, in
which several Indiana men are interested.
During his absence Mr.. News name has
been frequently mentioned in connection
with the secretaryship of the Republican
national committee, and an expression on
the subject from him was sought imme-
diately upon his return.
There really is nothing for me to say
on the subject" said Mr.. New. 1.-THE Sec
rotary of the national committee will not
be elected for some months yet: not until
after the members of the committee have
been elected and the new committee meets
for organization, Immediately following the
national convention. 1t is TO be expected
that the chairman, vice chairman and sec
rotary selected will be men who are salts
factory to the partyS candidate for Pres
ident.
Il have never said intimated that
am a candidate for the secretaryship; /
have indicated that / would like to sue
coed myself as member of the national
committee from Indiana. OF course, / un-
derstand that my name has been mentioned
rne bt vo IN Son Ita
that as / do"
Mr.. News attention was called to a
nal in which member of the Cabinet was
quoted as saying that Mr.. New can have
the secretaryship If he wants it. but his
only answer was smile. He did not say
whether or not he wants it,
John B. Lloyd, of Shoals, one of Martin
county's well-known Republicans. was at
the Columbia Club last night.
XXX
Major George w. Kreitenstein, of Terre
Haute, former custodian of the State
House, was in the city yesterday. Don't
know a thing about politics." he said. 1--WE
been attending strictly to business for the
last six months and just ran over to-day to
see if the Statehouse and the good people
who hold forth in it were still here and
o. K"
Warren Bigler, of Wabash, has just re-
turned from a business trip to Mississippi
and Louisiana, where he went to dispose of
some timber lands in which he was inter-
ested.
II stopped off in Indianapolis just to
learn something about state politics." he
said 81 have heard there is something of
contest on in connection with the reor-
ganization of the Republican state COM
mittee, and i want to hear some of the
particulars. Personally l regard such a
contest, IL there is one, as both unneces-
sary and unfortunate. The party can't at
ford to have contest within its own ranks
on the eve of national campaign.
should think that the members of the state
committee who served through the last
campaign are best qualified 10 take up the
more important fight of next year"
XXX
yesterday gave the Barlow gubernatorial
boom an impetus. Senator Barlow will
| be the next Governor of Indiana il he be-
| comes a candidate for the Republican NOM
| nation" he said. Barlow would have the
Fifth district behind him, and would have
parts of the State. More than that, he is