The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-21

office the other day and found him buried
In the pages Of weekly agricultural paper:
I'm not sure that there was any hayseed
become 'horny-handed.' but he certainly
wears fine coat of tan as a result of out
door life. and we have his word for II that
he never enjoyed life more than he is
enjoying IL at present"
The local Democratic organ says that
Fred Sims, of Frankfort. will not be
candidate for the Republican congressional
nomination in the Ninth district. and adds:
This information is reliable. although Mr.
Sims has not made a formal announce
ment." Inasmuch as Mr. Sims has never
indicated that he would be a candidate for
Congress, while he did announce formally
some weeks ago that he would be a candi-
date for reelection as district chairman
and spoke of his candidacy for the chair
manship in Tuesdays Journal. ii would
appear that a formal announcement that
he is not a candidate for Congress is scarce
ly necessary.
Otho Williams of New Castle, who has
entered the congressional lists against
Representative James E. Watson, of the
Sixth district, was one of the numerous
callers at Senator Beveridge's office.
There's nothing new politically over our
of the Greenfield Republican, who was in
the city between cars. Were going TO
elect Ed Thayer district chairman, but
that's not news-it's an old story that Will
be part of history within few months
George w. Grubbs of Martinsville, de-
partment commander of the Indiana G.. A.
r., was here to attend meeting of a local
post last night.
As the successor to the late Senator John
c. Lawler, of Salem, as member of the
board of trustees of the State Soldiers
Home at Lafayette. Governor Durbin has
announced the appointment Of E. w. Men
augh, of Salem. Mr. Menaugh is the prin-
cipal owner and manager of the Salem
Democrat and is one of the leaders OF ms
party in southern Indiana. His war record
is three years service as private, bugier
and quartermaSter sergeant in Company
T., Fifth Indiana Cavalry, in which ne en-
listed at seventeen years OF age lie is
popular with the old soldiers, and WITH all
his fellow citizens, as well, as Is SHOWN Dy
the fact that he served as deputy county
clerk of Washington county for eight years
and as county clerk for like peried. lie
mas accepted the appointment.
Senator James S. Barcus, of Terre Haute
is one of the out-of-town politicians who
were deeply interested in the recent munic-
ipal campaign here. He has not yet re-
covered from his surprise at the defeat OF
Mayor BookWalter.
Al regarded it as a virtual 'cinch' that
Mayor Bookwalter would be reelected,
he said at the Columbia Club, "and that
was the general belief in Terre Haute. Mr.
Bookwalter made remarkable campaigr
against great odds, and it is too bad he
had to go down in defeat"
Newspapers throughout the State have
taken up the suggestion that James l.
Keach, of this city, should be elected
chairman of the Democratic state com
mittee, and the comments, especially from
the Democratic papers, are generally favor
able. Even the papers, with radical Bryar
tendencies seem inclined to welcome hin
back into the fold and forgive and forge
his bolt in 1896 and 1898 because he has
shown that he can manage a winning cam
paign..
chairman, says the Richmond Sun-Tele
gram. HE seems to be about the only
Democrat who has had nerve enough to pu
up a real old-fashioned fight for polit1ca
aScendency in Indiana.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel says: Mr.
Reach certainly performed great things
as city chairman of his party in Indian
apolis, but his attitude in the Bryan cam
paigns may be strongly urged as an OBJ
[
if the Democrats of Indiana are to accom-
plish anything probably such matters viii
be the better for being forgotten. Mr.
Reach seems to be the kind OF man to b
kept at work. There is no good reason
why Hon. w. III. O'Brien, present Demo
crat state chairman, should be displaced
but there is some prospect that Mr.. . Brlei
may be the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, in which event a successor woul'
be necessary.
Mayor A. F. Knots. of Hammond, i
here to attend the municipal convention.
xxx
Charles Sherman King, of Wabash, is a
the English.
Many expressions of sympathy for Secre
tary Of State Daniel e. Storms were hear
when the news of the sudden death of hi
mother became known among his friend
| last evening Mr.. Storms is in the Wes
| on a business trip and it will be severa
| days before he can return.
L. ". Buskirk, of Bloomington, who 1
here to attend the Masonic meeting, say
| interest in politics is not at high tide il
Monroe county at present. There is som
little stir among the Democrats on tn
congressional question: he said. "an
there will probably be lively scramble fo
! the nomination before many months.
| looks little like they would be able to &c
| Bob Miers's scalp this time. There is un
| questionably a great deal of hostility t
| him, and if the opposition can be centere
| on one good candidate ii is probable that h
| will be defeated Cy Davis, of Bloomfield
is the most talked of prospective candidat
| against Miers.
'Of course, we Republicans are enjoyin
| the prospects of a scrap among the Demo
! Gratis for it will probably become sufficient
bitter to divide the Democrats so that W
! can send a Republican to Congress for
| change. Judge CLANCY, Of Sullivan, is tn
only man mentioned at present for the Re
| publican nomination, and he will doubles
! be our candidate again. He made a grea
race last year and should have bee