The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-30
North. South. East and West Are
Represented by Large
Delegations.
LOBBIES ARE CROWDED
Politicians Spark" About the Ho-
tells and Talk of the Great
Gathering.
ALL ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Vim, Vigor and Victory the
Battle Cry That VIII Sweep
Old Indiana.

Republicans from every section Of Indiana
poured into Indianapolis yesterday and last
night TO be hand for the annual love
feast this afternoon and tonight. They
came from north, south. east and west and
they came in numbers that exceeded the
most sanguine hopes of State Chairman
Goodrich and the other party leaders who
have charge of the annual gathering and
that insure that the attendance Will be
larger than at any previous love feast.
The lobbies of the various hotels. particu-
larly the lobby of the Denison House, which
Is the headquarters for the love feast, pre-
sented scenes last night that rivaled the
scenes on the eve of a State convention.
The crowd was almost as large as would
gather IN advance of a convention, button
holing wire-pulling candidates and pros
pective candidates were in evidence on every
hand. and the interest manifested in party
affairs was fully as keen as If the more i'm
portant gathering were at hand. Every
arrival brought word of others from MS
town or city who would be on hand early
to-day. and a friendly rivalry was aroused
as TO which congressional district would
show the largest representation. The Sixth
district claimed the hOnors early I'm the
evening. but the Fifth. Eighth and Elev-
enth showed strength later that made the
race a close one. The Seventh of course
was largely represented.
VIM, VIGOR, VICTORY.
The significant feature Of the gathering
was the superabundance of old-fasbioned
Republican enthusiasm. John ]. Wingate.
the veteran editor of ShelbyvilIe. sounded
the keynote when he said that it was ap-
parent that the Republicans OF Indiana
at the love feast to-day would proclaim as
their watchwOrd, Vim, vigor and victory
and with that battle cry sweep the State
in the coming campaign.
Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge were
prominent figures in the lobby OF the Deni-
son. 1t was the first opportunity many OF
their friends had had to greet them for
| a htaNr fl.a rfr.f-
ents of innumerable expressions of the high
regard in which they are held by the Re
publicans of Indiana. other members OF
the Indiana congressional delegation on
hand were Representative Elias s. Holli-
day, of the Fifth district; Representative
&. b. Lands, of the Ninth. Representative
James L. Watson, or the Sixth, and Repre-
sentative Jesse Overstreet. of the Seventh.
There were no startling political develop
ments yesterday afternoon last night.
No new candidates appeared for any of the
state offices, but IL is said that sore an
nouncements may be expected to-day or in
the near future. Union II. HINT, OF Win
chester, who has been flirting with the Cub
ernatorial proposition for some months.
will come out as an avowed candidate be-
fore the love feast is over. He has not
authorized such an announcement, but his
close friends say that his formal avOwal
is forthcoming Judge William l.. Penfield.
of Washington, ID. c., attracted much at
tention during the evening because OF the
recent gossip placing him in the list OF
probable candidates for Governor but he
was too busy renewing old acquaintances
TO state his position in the matter
brand new gubernatorial boom that
made its appearance during the even
ing was one for Maj. George w. Steele, OF
Marion, former member of Congress from
the Eleventh district, but it was by no
means authoritativey launched. Some
one started the rumor that Major
Steele was contemplating entering the
race for Governor in event G. A. II.
Shideler, of Marion, should decide not to
/ be a candidate and il spread rapidly
/ through the crowd, creating some little ex-
/ citement.
The love feast will be called to order I'm
the Denison ordinary at 1:3O o'clock this
/ afternoon. State Chairman Goodrich re-
/ quests that especial note be made Of the
hour and that all Republicans be there
| promptly. The chairman will call the as
/ sembage to order and make a brief speech,
! after which he will turn the gavel over 10
! Governor Durbin, who will be permanent
/ chairman.
EARLY ARRIVALS.
Among the early arrivals yesterday and
last evening were:
G. r. Wickwire, New Albany: John Chew
ming. Roekport; Senator s. l. Stricler. Mar
/ ion; John c. Wingate, Wingate; ].
! w Egnew, Wabash George A II.
/ Shideler, Marion; Gus S. Condo,
Marion; G. ID. Dean, Marion; Or.
/ G. ID. Kimball, Marion; +. +. Corwin
/ Greencastle; J. A. First Clinton; w $
/ Haggard, Lafayette; Louis Hartman New
/ Albany; George d. Parks, lafayette; Sen
ator c. c. Lyons, Fairmount; 5. w. Can't
/ well, Hartford City, Elam II. Neal. Jones'
/ bOrO; Representative Z. S. Holiday Brazil:
| Representative G. B. Lands, Delphi: owen
/ N Heaton, Fort Wayne; John l.. Norman
| Knox; j. +. La Toilette, Portland; j. J.
| Wingate, ShelbyVille; John NJ. Brown, South
/ Bend Warren Bigler, Wabash; =. j. Free
man. Evansville; NJ. II. Snort, North Man
| chester; Judge j. +. Mcclure, Anderson: Z.
J. Binington, Hartford city; +. Z. Daley,
| Fort Wayne; A q. Lupton, Hartford City;
| George +. Pugh and Senator James l..
/ Barcus, Terre Haute; ]. j.. Caldwell, La
| fayette; E. +. Thayer, Greenfield; Fred
i r,lyf. .~f- 1 N
| and NJ w. Pershing, Upton. II. $. Scott.
/ Angola; w. r. Swiggett, Cambridge City;
/ T.. L. Stoner and w A. HOugh. Greenfield:
/ w l.. McCampbel, Middletown; James II.
/ Jones. New Castle; L. B. Hunt. Winchester:
/ Frank II. Doran, LapOrte: l. o. WoOdhand
/ S. c. Hubbell, Goshen; George D.-HeiIman.
\ Evansville; o. II. Montgomery and VIII
Masters, Seymour; j. +. Statesman, Peru;
/ r. G. BarrOws, Connersville: Ele Stansbury
and Senator Fremont GoodWine, Williams
| kirkpatrick, New Richmond; Fred Glass
/ and " X. officer. Madison. NJ. +. Newhouse,
/ Greensburg; Judge J. r. Elliott Kokomo.
/ GOchenOur. Roam; {. r. Cowgirl, Wabash:
II. c. Starr. Richmond; Julian ID. Hogate.
| Danvine; J. +. Caskey, Greensburg; A T..
/ Nowlin, Lawrenceburg; Maj. George W.
i Steele, Judge Hiram Brown!ee. T.. p Nc
/ Clure, S r. Jones and a. 9. Alexander,
| Marion; Senator Il. Edwin Bell. Hammond;
| Senator L. II. Wolcott. WalcOtt: W. b.
| Campbell and +. G. Toner, Anderson: W.
/ w. Lambert, Columbus: Representative
/ James T.. NdtSths DASAktlltt JAh6t ~ Il.
/ Penfeld, Auburn: Perry l.. Turner. Elk
hart: John B. Widaman. l.. W. ROyse, w.
/ D. Frazer, Walter Brubaker and Harry
+ Cline. Warsaw: j. j. Wingate. Shelbyville:
/ Senator Walter l. Ball. Muncie. l.. Il. New
/ BY. Knightstown; 4. B. Milhkan, Newcastle.
! Sylvester Thompson and Or. !. IL. Lamar.
/ Petersburg; George w. Self. Corydon:
/ Frank Smith. Brookville.
! Senator VIII Wood. Lafayette: Judge
Samuel r. Artman and s. \. cragul. Leb-
I anon; DR. c. III. Good. Warren. George NJ
I SNYDER Nobesville; I. II. O'Neal. Marion.
\ Ward II. Watson, New Albany; j. h. Cor
don Richmond: Harry Strohm. Kcntland.
/ J. A. Gauntt. Marion; Senator Gard. Frank
/ fort: c. NJ Greenlee. ElwOOd: OthO VIII
| liams. New Castle; Harvey Cushman. Lin
/ ton. Judge j. q. Letter. Muncie. s. r. Bell,
] Union city: Charles Watson. Winchester.
/ Charles +. Thompson Lafayette.