The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-19
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

eide on the place for holding the coming
district convention District Chairman Beck
county chaiTmen Tbe chairmen met an Wa
bash and fixed upon Peru as the place for
the convention No one even ntimates that
ford county chairmen of the meeting was
intentional. but IL was certainly an unfOr-
tunate mistake on some ones part. consider
ing the situation in the district.
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Frank 1. Sefrit, postmaster at Washing
ton, Ind. is at the clayDool.
"
Charley Harley, Of Delphi, former warden
of the State Prison at Michiga City and a
member OF the East Legislature, was at the
English yesterday.
d. j. Terhune and Peter Schloot. OF Lin
ton. two OF Greene county's man active
democrats. are in the city. but they say
they have no political motives in their Wis.,
1t. I'VE came up with some coal operators
to meet officials of the Indiana Southern
Railroad 10 talk over freight questions"
said Mr.. Terhune last evening at the Grand
There viii be no politics down our way un-
til the Democratic love feast the first or
the year"
Mr.. Terhune SAYS the situation, in the Sec
ond district is now such that Representative
Miers's denomination by the Democrats
seems assured.
1T is said by those In a position 10 know
that Judge Walter w. Mount. of Upton,
will not permit his name TO be presented
to the Republican congressional convention
of the Ninth district" says the Journals
correspondent at Windfall. IF Judge
Mount should decide not to be a candidate
for congressional honors his Republican
friends in this county are determined to
send him to the Legislature to represent
Upton and Madison counties In the Senate.
Under the new rule or apporuoning dele
gates Upton county Will control this NOM
ination and no ADLER and stronger man for
the place can be found in either OF these
counties. Judge Mount is very popular in
this county and is well qualified to assume
the duties of State senator. Many Demo-
Gratis in this county who supported him
when he was a candidate for the judgeship
in the thirty-sixth judicial circuit would
support him for senator II he should be-
com a candidate"
]. Frank Hanly. of Lafayette, one OF the
avowed candidates for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination. was at the Clay
pool last night in consultation with a few
of his friends. He says that he has been
very busy practicing law for the past few
weeks, but has not lost sight OF the fact
that he is a candidate. and has e~ndeavored
to keep in touch with politics as a side is
sue Tor the time DelnR.
II feel perfectly safe in saying that the
next Governor of Indiana will be a La
fayette man. declared Mr.. Hanly In his
Democrats are talking of nominating my
neighbor, Dan Simms, II looks like a cinch,
as the boys say IL one OF us can't land
the nomination and election. we ought to
get out of politics"
One of the Republican papers Of the State
in attempting TO make a six-line comment
on the report that John L. Griffiths. Of
this city. may enter the gubernatorfal race,
used Mr.. Grifiths' name twice. The first
effort produced John L. Rufiths;' the sec
ond. Mr.. G~uffiahs." The comment was
altogether complimentary to Mr.. Grifiths,
otherwise that gentleman might be tempted
to see If there is any virtue in libel laws.
Judge ]. G. Letter, of Muncie. was here
last night to attend the Loyal Legion ban
quet at the Columbia Club. The Judge is
one Of Delaware ~county's leading Republi-
cans and it will be recalled that two years
ago he was in the thick of an exceedingly
lively congressional fight. He entered the
lists against Representative George w.
Cromer and by agreement, they left IL to
the county primary to determine which
should go 10 the district convention as Del
aware's candidate. The contest was in
the last vote was counted and every pre-
cinct heard from was 1t known which had
won. Mr.. Cromer was victorious, but by
such a narrow margin that the turning OF
less han q score of votes the ether way
would have given the victory TO Judge
Leffier. The judge, IL Is understood, VIII
not enter the congressional fight this year.
but will seek TO succeed himself on the
bench.
Representative James Z. Watson. Of
Rushville, was in the city yesterday. but
he declared that he came over TO see a
physician and not to talk politics.
Representative Watson has not been in
the best Of health for some weeks, but that
has not interfered with his doing some
effective political work. While he has not
| friends have gone to Rushvflle to see him.
and il is understood that his organization
is in spick and span shape for the coming
campaign.
E. p. Thayer. of Greenfield, was another
Sixth district visitor here yesterday. He,
too, declined to talk politics. but he in
| timated that he was well pleased with the
| results of his canvass for district chairman
| and with the situation as the contest draws
near the close.
DR.. Edwin H. Hughes. the new president
of De PAW University. was at the CO.
lumbia Club yesterday with Larz A. Whit
comb. The doctor met and mingled with
the politicians with all the ease that could
have characterized him in a gathering Of
churchmen. but he was not bent on a Do
litical mission. He came up to attend a
business meeting OF the investment COM
mittee Of the board Of trustees OF De Pauw.
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1t is a fact not generally ~known-and one
at which the average Hoosier may marvel
that the recent State Legislature created a
Job carrying a fair salary. that has not
yet been filled and may never be filled.
The new State Board of Pardons was au-
thorized TO employ a clerk at an annual
salary of $500, but the men Governor Dur
bin appointed on the board, Capt. j. ]. Gil
lett, of La Grange; Capt. L @. Riggin. OF
Att.ca, and Capt. &. w. Elmore, of Craw-
louisville. decided that they could get
along without a clerk and thus save the
State $500 a year. The board has been fairly
besieged with applicants for the place, but
has adhered to Its original decision. One
OF these days, many years hence, Il is to
be hoped. the Legislature may be asked TO
the members of the first Board OF Pardons.
George G. Harvey, of Danville, one OF the
leaders of the Republican forces in the
Fifth district. was at the Columbia Club
last evening. Mr.. Harvey is regarded as a
congressional possibility I'm the Fifth and
there has been some talk Of his entering
the field for the nomination next year. but
ne AYERS that he is not a candidate.
4 am not a ~candidate-not even a recep-
tive candidate" he declared with a laugh