The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-18
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

Republican enthusiasts who regard the race
for Governor as practically settled even
at this early day when their candidate, j.
Frank Hanly, of Lafayette, is the only one
who has formally announced that he will
be in the race.
Anything new politically in Laporte
county?" he was asked last evening.
We'll" he replied, I'VE hear murmur-
ings-murmurings of Frank Hanly for Gov
ernor and OF Governor Durbin for some
thing better than Governor. The Repub-
licans of the Tenth are united and enthusi-
astic in the support of Hanly and we be-
lieve he will be the nominee just as sure as
the convention rolls around. In fact, if the
State convention was TO be held tomorrow
Hanly would be nominated on the first bal
lot, for the Hanly talk is by no means con-
fined to our district His candidacy is being
favorably received in every section of the
State and there is no question but that he is
the leading candidate at this time. or
course his friends do not expect him to win
without fight and they are preparing to
give him the strongest backing that has
ever been behind candidate before a Re-
publican State convention, but unless the
contest takes on some entirely new phase
between now and next spring it will be
comparatively easy victory for the Lafay-
cite man.
What about the 'murmurings for Gov
ernor Durbin?"
Il don't feel at liberty to discuss that
at present" replied Mr.. Culbert, further
than to say that Governor Durbin has a
host of warm friends in the northern part
of the State and all over Indiana for that
matter, who expect to see him advanced
to a field of greater influence and wider
opportunity"
The Interpretation placed on this state
ment was that the Governor will be a cam
n q a nv fnn ar nj
If his friends can persuade him to enter the
contest, but Mr.. Culbert declined to con-
firm it and only smiled and said that the
developments Of the next few months
would show what was behind the muir
muringS.
Mr.. gilbert predicted that Thomas ]. Nc
Coy, of Rensselaer,, will be elected district
chairman in the Tenth to succeed himself.
IF he isn't" he said, some good man will
be selected who will be equally salts
factory all around. / don't think Frank
Doran, of Laporte, Will be elected"
Joseph B. Healing, United States district
| attorney, returned yesterday afternoon
| from a two weeks trip through the East.
| Last evening he was down town, mixing
with the crowds in the hotel Hobbies. but
he disclaimed any knowledge of things
| political
i've been away for two weeks" he said.
| for that length of time can't pretend to
| know anything about politics. Too many
things happen in two weeks. haven't even
| seen an Indianapolis newspaper in that
time, so of course l don't know what's been
! going on. 1 tried to get the home papers
while / was. away. but I failed to connect
with any. 1 went UP to the news stand in
| a Boston hotel and asked the young woman
q m
apolis paper. She looked at me a moment.
| as If she was trying TO recall where she
had heard that name before, and then said
| No, in a tone that ought to have squelched
| me. / came back at her with a remark to
| the effect that INDIANAPOLIS is on the map,
even If Bostonian never heard of the place,
but she didn't even SMILE"
| Mr.. Healing spent several days in New
| York while he was in the East and he says
| that he heard considerable Cleveland talk
| among the Democrats. There is undoubt-
| edly Cleveland movement on" he said.
but 1 don't pretend to guess what will
come of it,
| zil, was in the city few hours yesterday
| and was one of the callers at the Cover
| nor's office. His mission was not one of i'm
portance, he said. and he merely called at
| chief executive and meet some of the other
| officials.
yesterday, predicts that Miami county will
| elect a Republican member of the lower
| branch of the State Legislature again next
| year, in spite of the fact that the county
| is normally Democratic. Frank W. Bearss,
| of Peru was elected last year and Mr.. En-
| yart says the trick can be turned again.
| Il understand he said. that Mr.. Bearss
does not want to be a candidate for renom-
! nation. but he did not want to be candi-
| date last year. and we had to draft him. 1t
| is to be hoped that he can be persuaded TO
| stand for denomination and reelection, for
| he is unquestionably one of the strongest
| men we could get the ticket. However.
/ believe that in the course of few years
we can place Miami county in the Repub-
| lican column, for we are gaining slowly but
| surely.
If Mr.. Bearss is the candidate again next
| year 1T will certainly be because he Is draft
| ed unless he has experienced a change of
| heart since the Legislature adjourned last
| March. He did not greatly enjoy his legisia-
| tive experience. and indicated on several oc-
cient for him. During the winter he was
| the storm center of one great fight-the
memorable contest over the so-called rip
per bill''-and he found it little to his liking
| AS chairman of the committee on the affairs
| of the Indiana Reformatory he had charge
| Of the bill, and he was harassed and be-
sieged mercilessiy by the opposition TO re-
| fuse to report the measure for passage
When the fight was finally compromised he
| heaved sigh of relief that came from the
| innermost recesses of his being, and he told
his friends that, once well out of the Legis-
| lature, he would never be drawn into il
| again.
| XXX
Senator Fairbanks left yesterday fol
Mansfield, ILL.,, to spend few days on his
| farm.
George A. Cunningham, of Evansville
member of the Republican state committed
from the First district, is expected in the
city to-day. u.- f-;.
DR.. Glen D. Kimball, Of Marion, who was
one of Grant county's representatives II
the House during the last session Of th'
General Assembly, was here yesterday
In answer to the familiar question as Il
whether he will be candidate for renom
ination, he said that he did not know ant
would not reach decision for some month.
yet 1t is generally understood, however
that the doctor will seek a return to ths
House. In discussing the situation II
Grant county and the Eleventh district
arising out of @. A. H. Shidelers candidacy
for Governor and the probable candidac,
of Major George w. Steele for Congress
DR.. Kimball offered an ingenious solution
of the whole problem. His remedy is a.
simple as il would be eficacious. Nom
mate and elect them BOTH he said.
Such plan would probably be well re
ceived in Grant county, but it might rea
sonably be expected that a vigorous protes
would go up in Cass and Wabash, wher,
there are several statesmen who can neve
| be really and Dermanently happy unit