The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-25
Chairman Reach Indicates that II
VIII Be Between "the Last of June
and the Middle of july
IN THE DAY OF REFORMATION
KEACH WILL BE SURROUNDED BY
A FINE ASSORTMENT.
There May he New Candidates for
Mayor To-Day-RepubIican Inter-
est i'm Ward Primaries.

Chairman Reach, boss Of the local DEM
ocrats. will announce the date of the DEM
ocratic city convention Wednesday. 1t is
known that the date will be between 1.-THE
last of June and the middle of July"
Now, the Democrats favor Saturday as
convention day and Reach will not get
away from that custom. 1t so happens
that there are but two available Saturdays
between the last Of June" and the mid
die of July" One of these Saturdays is
study of any 1903 calendar will disclose
these important facts.
The next step in determining the exact con-
vention date is to deduce, from what Reach
has already said. which Saturday will be
chosen. The Democrats held their last
national convention at Kansas City on In
dependence day. Thus the fireworks of
patriotism were mingled with the fireworks
of politics. Bryan was nominated and
the Chicago platform reaffirmed.
After the denomination of Bryan Mr..
Reach uttered one of his terse sentences
when asked how ne stood on the question.
He said: well, I'm not afraid that Nc
Kinley will put me in jail, nor that Bryan
will hand me any bad money-or any 9TH
er kind, either
A NATTER OF HISTORY.
It is a matter of history that Reach did
not cordially support Bryan. That is put
ting it mildly, but things of that sort must
be put mildly in these days of Democratic
reformation, reorganization and restoration.
1t is safe to assume that Bryan never
heard of Reach among his followers. Some
people openly charge that Reach support
ed Palmer and Buckner in 1896, but this
charge has never been sustained.
There are Democrats who believe that
Reach would delight in assembling the re-
organized, reformed and restored Demo-
cratic delegates on July in order that they
might fttingly commemorate their lndepend-
ence-of the Taggart machine, of Bryan
ism and few other things that men like
Reach John r. Wilson, Evans Woollen,
and Sterling r. Holt found odious in the
Democratic platform and deemed cause for
reorganiZat ton, reformation and restoration.
How would a Democratic city convention
look called together by j. l.. Reach, chair
man of the Gold Democratic city commit
tee in 1885, presided over by Evans Woollen.
Gold Democratic candidate for Congress
and prospective candidate on the regular
Wilson. S. o. Pickens, Sterling r. Holt and
many others occupying prominent seats on
the platform. Therein would be found the
restoration, the reorganization and the
reformation of the Democratic party. It's
a picture no artist can paint.
TALK OF NEW CANDIDATES.
There is expectancy that to-day or to-
morrow will find new candidates in the
race for mayor. Friends Of John w. Holtz-
man say there is little doubt that he will
enter the race. He is understood to be
waiting to see developments from the Bell
camp. 1t seems, also, that Bell has his
ear to the ground listening for the sounds
| from the Hoffman ambush. Holtzman's
| friends say they are now sure that Bell
will be a candidate that his plan is to wait
until everything looks easy for the anti
| Taggart forces and then step in. 1t is
rumored that Hoffman and Mccullough
have an understanding. 1t is to the effect
| that the weakest will throw his strength
| to the strongest so that Bell cannot be
| nominated. Such programme will admit OF
| either Hoffman or Mccullough as city at
| torney in the event of success at the polls
T. Taggart seems TO have cut the wire
between here and French Lick. 1t is under
| stood, however, that he has promised Bel
three weeks, at least, of his time, If Bel
| decides TO become a candidate. Altogether
| the indications point to a convention by
| the side of which Mount Pelee will look like
| a tea kettle in volcanic energy, for if T.
Taggart enters another fight he will mix
things from the start.