The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-28
THE DRIFT of POLITICS

was made a member OF the De Pauw chap
ter OF Phi Beta Kappa some months a<o.
A. w. Howard, a well-known newsp- per
man and Republican OF Spencer, was in. the
city yesterday.
Mayor Henry C. Berghoff, OF Fort waine.
is not only Democrat, but is an optisnist
along with his Democratic procIivities, sand
cherishes the belief that there is actually
a chance of Democratic success in the Flee
ton next year. 81 can't recall a tins in
twenty years when there appeared TO &c a
better feeling among Democrats than there
is at present" he said. while here yetter-
day. II believe well be able TO make t. hot
for the Republicans in Indiana next yesr IL
We exercise good common sense and puf Up
a good state ticket"
However, Mayor Berghof would no, go
a step farther and indicate any Democ@atfc
nominations which good common seslse"
should dictate. He said the Democrats in
Allen county are not talking OF any one in
particular for the head OF the state ticket
and that the opinion prevails there at
IL is entirely too early to be culling the
woods for gubernatoriai timber. on the
Berghoff predicted that the Democrats OF
the Twelfth district will renominate tand
elect Representative jim Robinson.
under very trying circumstances, he laid,
land there is feeling that he is entitled
to another denomination
Thomas Tagagrt returned last evening
from ten days trip down into Me- ico.
and before he had been in the city an
hour the local workers in the army o.. the
great unterriied began fiocking tos the
Grand Hotel to get I'm touch withs the
mo MAJ WIN lie IL
ence" with the present Democratic city adj
ministration. The boss greeted 1.-The hsIys
warmly. dispensing grip OF the hand
here and slap on the shoulder there but
ii could not be learned whether he defided
on any more appointments.
Mr.. Taggart was accompanied TO Nexi-
co by DR.. Henry Jameson, OF this city.
and Crawford Fairbanks, OF Terre Htute.
They are largely interested In the Indtana-
Sonora Copper Mining Company and snade
the trip to inspect the property OF the COM
pany.
"Stokes" jackson, OF Greenfield, was ihere
yesterday. Mr.. Jackson is not the chvfrful
man he is usually-his great and good
friend, William j. Bryan. Is abroad.
1t is reported that the Jefferson League
has been resurrected and that a bar'auet
and lovefeast viii be held in this city ,sader
the auspices of the organization cary in
January. A local paper goes so far as - set
Jan as the date for the celebration.f The
report is erroneous, it is learned. Tie
league, which died several months asp, is
still dead, and the celebration and iove-
feast which will be held here in the near
future will be under the auspices Of tho
Democratic State committee. The sceie-
bration will probably be held on Jacfxson
tails will be discussed and decided next
week at the meeting Of the State SOM
mittee in this city.
Chaplain Henderson, of the State Prison
at Michigan City. was a caller at the siov-
ernors Office yesterday. He says thai the
| present is the advent of six inches OF snow
| and real winter.
| Schuyler c. Miller, OF Peru, was a visitor
| in the city yesterday Mr.. Miller is az ac-
| tive Republican worker, and is at present
a member of the Peru City Council. some
of his friends have recently startfd
mayoralty boom for him, and il is possible
that he will be the nominee OF his s,arty
at the election next spring. Peru isl nor
mally Democratic by small plurality but
the Democratic administration of the -ity's
| affairs has been far from satisfactory, .even
| TO many members Of that party. and the
| Republicans are confident that. with asgood
ticket and an aggressive fight, they can
carry the city. At present they have sew
eral members OF the Council
Mr.. Miller says that Peru Repub< cans
are interested in the district situation at
| present but that they are not mixing In"
at this early date: He was asked If Jim"
| Statesman, his fellow-townsman, will sbe a
/ candidate for lieutenant governor
That's question you ought to be. able
TO answer he replied. The Indianapolis
| would be a candidate, and that is al the
| Information we have had in Peru"
XXX
Stephen Hinshaw, one Of Senator BSver-
| idge's official household, arrived from
Washington yesterday, and will be herr for
/ several days.
| Local Democrats are casting about Cor q
| candidate to put up against Represent tive
| Overstreet in this district next year,i and
small boom has been started for l. A
| McKain, the president of the Indiana Nam
ufacturing Company. Mr.. McKain, II will
| be recalled, declined to permit the use ,sf his
name in connection with the Democratic
| nomination for mayor several monthss ago,
when !, the local campaisn WAS , first Opened
| tanned congressional aspirations. HS has
been an active Democrat and has give. the
party liberal and substantial supports In
the 1900 campaign he organized, uniformed
| and maintained band that added "a the
] gayety and enthusiasm of numerous DEM
0cratic rallies, and in other ways he has
paved the way TO recognition front his
party.
| IF Overstreet is ever beaten" ssSd a
prominent Democrat last evening, lie will
| be when we put up a man like McKains He
is a conservative business man. and .ould
make great fight as business mems can
| didate."
| XXX
Democrats are again asking Themselves
and each other. why Fogarty. and why
so much of Fogarty?" the South bend
mayors gubernatorial boom is beingf fur
ther inflated by the local Democratic otgan.
In it's yesterdays issue the organ desoted
considerable space to Fogarty and hls ac-
| complishment in South Bend politics. Fo-
garty himself. who was at the Claspool.
| SAID IL was not fair TO speak OF him Sas a
ming for reelection as mayor Of his lefty,
and will not be in a position until next
spring to decide whether he wants 20 be
Governor.