The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-26

of Marion. was quoted as indorsing Mr..
Shirley as excellent etsbernatorial timber
and complimenting him warmly, but the
kokomo man refuses TO take the boom
seriously.
II have known Judge Brownlee long
enough TO know when he Is joking, ne
said, and the moment l read his interview
l knew that his love of a joke had got
away with him again. decline to be
drawn into the race for Governor by such
a bait, although l may say that | enjoy
a joke as well as anybody-when It's on
the other fellow
AS matter of fact Mr.. Shirley has many
warm friends and admirers who would
like to see him enter the political arena as
q candidate and ne has been mentioned
frequently a desirable congressional or
gubernatorial candidate However, he
steadfastly refuses 10 entertain sugges-
ton that he become a candidate for any Oh
fee and says that he will stick TO law as
the more satisfactory and more prohtapie
profession.
Governor Durbin in speaking of the In
dianapolis campaign and the Democratic
claims that many Republican votes will be
cast next month for John w. Hoffman,
tells story that illustrates the saying
that "blood is thicker than water" when
applied to politics.
1T recall that number of years ago when
l was a resident of Indianapolis" said the
Governor, 81 was disposed at one time to
break away from party lines in a municipal
election. | was not altogether satlsneu
with the Republican candidate for council
man from our ward, and together with an
elder brother had decided TO vote for the
Democratic candidate. We had talked the
matter over several times for some weeks
before the election, and started to the polls
on election day fully determined TO vote
for the Democrat. We walked along, say
ing little. but thinking hard. Just before
we reached the voting place my prother
turned TO me and said.
Taylor, we're Republicans.
THAT was all that was said, but II was
enough. We voted the Republican ticket.
And SO L believe added the Governor.
that Republicans who now talking
about voting as independents Will find IL
difficult to forget, when they actually ap-
proach the polls, that they are Repuoh-
cans"
O. r. Luhring, of Evansville. who was
one of the Vanderburg county members
of the House during the last Legislature,
is at the Claypool. He came up on bust
ness primarily, he said but incidentally ex-
pected to take in the horse snow.
John 8. Bays. well-known Democratic
politician and attorney of Sullivan, is here
on legal business.
Flavius ]. Van Vorhis, of this city. the
well-known Silver Repubican-Populist-
Jefferson League Democrat, is now en-
gagged in pulling the various factions OF
the Populist party together. in addition to
his labors in behalf of George Hitz, the
Prohibition candidate for mayor OF Indian
apois. At the meeting of representatives
of the several wings of the Popullst party
he was named as one of committee OF
three to prepare an address to the Popu-
lists of the State. s. w. Williams, of Vim
cennes, and A. p. Hanna, of Waveland, are
his associates on the committee.
| Frank S. Sefrit, postmaster of Wash
| ington Ind. was a caller at Senator Fair
| banks's office yesterday.
| A dispatch to the Journal from Paoli
! says:
Representative w. 7. Zenor, Democratic
| member Of Congress from the Third dis
| trict has been making tour of this coun-
| ty in the interests of his candidacy for re-
nomination. The district, while largely
| Democratic, is not unit for Zenor next
year, and w. E. Cox, of Jasper, will be a
! strong candidate against him. Many
Orange county Democrats favor and will
| support Cox.