The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

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one given by the Knights of Pythias. In
this connection a good story is told at his
expense-one that he himself enjoys almost
as much if it were the other fellow,
for he always appreciates good story and
is a past master as a raconteur. The story
goes that at the last dinner of the Phi Psis
Representative Watson was called on for
speech at the close of the regular toast list
He responded in his usual happy vein, wax
ing eloquent and stirring his auditors to
tumult of enthusiasm as he expatiated on
the ideals of the fraternity and the mean
ing of true brotherhood, but just as ne
reached his climax in some manner he got
his wires crossed and when he INTENDED 10
address the assembled brethren as Brother
Phi PsiS'' spoke of Brother knights. he
hadn't reached the point in his speech that
called for laughter, but the laughter came
then and continued with shouts of applause
until the speaker was visibly disconeerted
and found it difficult to get back to his
fight of eloquence
- Yesterday afternoon Mr. Watson met a
number of politicians and from all received
congratulations on his recent preferment III
the shape of the appointment on the ways
and means committee of the House. Inc
appointment hasn't been made, as Speaker
Cannon has not announced his list OF COM
mittees, but the speaker has said that Mr..
Watson will get the place and the matter Is
virtually settled. No less than fifty mem
ment, so it is seen that the Indiana man is
in line for fluctuations.
Naturally / feel pretty good over the
matter" said Representative Watson last
evening. II have been anxious to get on
the ways and means committee and have
worked to that end ever since II was KNOWN
that there would be vancancy in the COM
mittee.' -
Representative Watson is threatened with
opposition for the nomination next year,
but is not visibly disturbed at the pros
pect. Othc Williams, of New Castle; mas
announced that he will be candldate
against the Rushville man, and has been
canvassing the district, but Mr.. Watson
friends express the utmost confidence tnat
Williams will be unable to make any head
way and that he will withdraw before the
convention is held. Mr.. Watson himself
would not discuss the matter last evening
II shall be az candidate for denomination
fences" he said, and that was all he would
say.
Senator Albert j. Beverage is expected
home from Washington to-day to spend
Thanksgiving and incidentally to get in
touch with his political lieutenants again.
The senator will arrive on an early train
this morning.
Jack" Nolan, of Evansville, the First
district member of the Democratic State
retire from active politics. He has en-
barked in a business venture which he finds
fully as engrossing as politics and much
more profitable and expects to devote all
his time to it, Several men are being
spoken of to succeed him on the State COM
mittee, and, among others, State Senator
John d. Roche, of Mount Vernon, is be-
ing prominently mentioned. First district
Democrats are beginning TO discuss con-
Qr
some man to lead their forlOrn hope against
Representative Hemenway. Last year the
Democrats were confident of carrying the
First, and the Republicans were not little
concerned but after Hemenway's de-
cisive victory and his recent elevation to
the Craftsmanship of the appropriations
committee of the House, no one seriously
contends that the Democrats have the
slightest chance of defeating him next year.
Even the Democratic organs OF the dis
trict have been saving complimentary
MIXING that ii is worth much TO the dis
,trict and TO the State TO have a representa-
tive who ranks in the House as the chair
man of the most important committee.
Among the Democrats who have been Sug-
gested for the congressional nomination are
j. w. Boehne, of Evansville; "A. II. Tay-
lor and Judge Thomas III. Dillon, of
Petersburg; Melville Rice, of Winslow; w.
z. Stilwell, of Princeton, and Judge Edwin
M. Swan, of Rockport.
Representative Hemenway was in the
!,
on his way from Washington to Culver,
where he will spend Thanksgiving with his
son, who is attending the military academy
at that place.
Adam Beck. of Huntington, member OF
the Republican State committee from the
Eleventh district, was at the Columbia Club
last night. He recently announced his
candidacy for reelection and is under.
| days to looking after his campaign. When
| he was asked IL he knew whether he
would have opposition in the person OF
| smile: II get all my information from
| the newspapers. and you know what the
newspapers have been saying. There's q
| Eleventh Observation-Disclosures it's one / have
made, or one stirred up by someone else,
| don't know"
| wilbert Ward, of South Bend. one of the
active Republicans Of the northern part oil
the State, and former chairman of the st
Joseph county committee, was here last
night. He was not inclined to discuss al
length Thirteenth district affairs. as there
| IS a movement on among the Republicans
| of the district to get together and adjust
| the differences over the Craftsmanship
| question and there is a feeling that news
paper publicity of the situation is not q
| The situation over the district chairman
| ship contest has reached the acute stage,
| believe" said Mr.. Ward. Some effort 1.
| being made by parties to the contest t
| embarrass Congressman Brick by threat
| ening him with opposition unless he favor.
| one of the candidates. or If he remain:
| neutral, or if he favors the other, but
| feel that opposition based on such injustc,
| would not appeal to the Republicans of tn,
| Thirteenth and would be short-lived.'
KIM
| State Chairman James p. Goodrich, wht
is generally regarded as the busiest maj
| in Indiana in the political game at pres
ent, found time to get away from politics
and drop into Indianapolis to attend tn
| Phi Psi banquet at the Claypool. He sal,
| he had forgotten all about politics, whel
he was seen early in the evening, as h
| was scheduled to respond to a toast at tn
| dinner and was racking his brains to re
call story or two and recollections of tn
old college days.
A. c. Alexander, assistant secretary o
the Indiana Worlds Fair Commission, an
| trict member of the commission, will go {
st. Louis this evening to look after som
| business incidental to the women's exhibit
| to be made by Indiana at the exposition.
| XXX
Grant county and the Eleventh distric
will be for Shideler good and strong. if h
is a candidate" said G. d. Dean, of Ma
rion, last evening. at the Denison. st be
lieve Shideler will enter the race for Gov
ernor, but, as is generally known, he ha
made no definite announcement. and W
don't know just when he will reach a de
| ciSiOn.