The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-21
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

and railroad officials join hands and put
the State in a condition that will leave
favorable and lasting impression on the
thousands and tens of thousands of people
from the East who will cross the State on
their way to the ST. Louis exposition. He
says in part
1T will be almost impossible to reach st.
Louis without going through Indiana. How
important then that We have on our best
clothes, that our cities are bright and clean
and our railway stations presentable. Dur
ing the last twenty-five years Indiana has
State in the Union. She has had bad
reputation to live down, but she has lived
II down: She has drained her swamps, built
splendid pixies; cleared her forests, and to-
day presents to the world industries, activ-
tiles, wealth and glory unsurpassed by any
other State in the Union. Her thrifty
towns anu cities speak for themselves, and
so do her beautiful farms and the homes
OF the men who titled them. Clean up In
diana for 1904, put the State in shape
that those who pass from the East TO the
ST. Louis Exposition will say Indiana is the
brightest, cleanest and most prosperous
State in the Union. Nothing will go SO far
councils, and the town boards acting in
conjunction with the railway officials. Now
is the time to take hold to put Indiana in
shape for 1904. for Indiana will be on exhi-
bition in 1904.
Warren G. Sayre, of Wabash, has many
claims to distinction, but he established
new one when he admitted that he had
come to indianapolis for no other purpose
than to meet a few politicians and hear
the latest political gossip. Almost invaria-
bly, when out-of-town politicians are round
ed up in hotel lobbies at the Statehouse
they preface their remarks with the ex-
PLANTATION that they were called here on
business, but Mr.. Sayre startled the re-
porter last evening at the English with
an altogether different tale.
II came down to see what / could learn
about political affairs he confessed. 81
haven't bit of business in Indianapolis,
literally, and, perhaps. figuratively speak
ing. The inclination struck me to run down
escapes you reporters, and L think L have
landed three or four good scoops as you
call them. I'm open to negotiations if you're
after exclusive information" added the
statesman from Wabash with the smile,
half of sarcasm and half of humor, which
he made famous last winter during the
session of the Legislature.
However, Mr.. Sayre refused to be per-
suaded or coerced into tipping off any of
his scoops, although in the course of half
hour talk he did suggest a new candi-
date or two for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination.
Il am satisfied from all I can gather
that the entries in this race are by no
means closed yet" he said. ''You see we
increased the stake in this race last win
ter and we have hung out a richer purse
than has ever before been contested for
in Indiana. 1t Is now worth $4,000, where
formerly it was worth but $4,000. and it
m Sfn off rEad
only $1,000 to the winner. When we raised
the salary Of the Governor from 5000 to
5000 We made the office much more de-
sirable one, and a natural result
should get a better lot of candidates Here
tofore we have had 5000 men, and now we
should get $1,000 men: OF course Oliver p.
Morton was only 5000 man, but, then,
times have changed.
''Now if it were still a 5000 office
might be a candidate myself, 1 might be
able to muster sufficient temerity to con-
slider myself in that class, but since the
standard has been materially raised I'm
forced to admit that I'm not in the running.
That may be severe blow 10 the people
of Indiana, but. perhaps. they can stand
1t If can.
Mr.. Sayre is at his happiest when he is
ladling out sarcasm in generous dippers and
he started on in this vein, but was inter-
rupted by question as to the names of
some of the probable additional starters in
the .ex gubern at , handicap leap
booms and I'm not speaking authoritatively
for any one l may mention, but there are
several good and able Republicans who
might be persuaded to enter the race, any
one Of whom would make the best sort of
Governor if nominated and elected. Take
Judge Hadley, of the Supreme Court, for
instance; or Judge George w. Grubbs of
Martinsville, the new department COM
mander of the G. A. r.. or Judge Mark E.
Forkner, of New Castle. They are all men
there are others They may Sy not tai become ame
candidates, but 1 think it safe to predict
the men now in the field will not have the
race all to themselves"
x x X
Mr.. Sayre says the Eleventh districts
candidate for Governor, G. A. H. Shideler.
is in the race in good shape, although he
had rather dry way of putting it.
rs Shideler still a candidate down
here?" he asked. HE is up our way, and in
| some other section of the State, but you
can't always tell the situation in Indian
apolis. Before the race is over. unless some
unexpected development occurs Shideler
will be very much in evidence, for he hasn't
the handicap that some of the candidates
that are being touted as favorites are car
rying."
Mr. Say-e's ready use of racing vernacu-
lar was as interest as it was unexpected,
| it may be remarked by way of parenthesis,
not 10 interrupt Ills INTERVIEW.
1--WE hear a great deal from the politicians
| to the effect that the fact that Lafayette,
Tippecanoe County and the Tenth district
are asking for the two most important po-
| sitions on the State ticket will have no
| bearing on either mans candidacy, and
| that this city's having the two United
| States senators will not injure the chances
| of your candidate for Governor" he con-
| tinued. We'll. these things may have no
| effect with the politicians, but they will
x.-stl <>I~ a..
f! the convention that will select the ticket.
| Frank Hany's candidacy for Governor can
not result other than disastrously to him.
| self or TO Dan Storms. And / feel reason
ably sure that Storms will be nomina ted.
| If Hanly should win his race 1t will bring
| out opposition to Storms on the floor of
! the convention, even If none appears be-
| fore that time The same conditions handi-
| cap w. L. Taylor, of Indianapolis. The
| people of the State will not give all the
| important offices to one city or TO one dis
| trict."
| Recalled to the Eleventh district Mr..
| Sayre expressed the opinion that but one
| thing will prevent Shideler's having a solid
| district behind him when he goes into the
convention-the entrance OF Major Steele.
of Marion, into the congressional race
| against Fred Lands. IL Major Steele be-
| comes a candidate it will result in a split
| between his friends and those of Shideler
| i'm Grant county and a similar division in
| launched upon the subject OF Major Steele
| and Congress Mr.. Sayre had many things
| to say but his views have been given TO
| the public before and he did not care to be
quoted again.
| Mr. Sayre is interested in the result of