The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

IhoSe at the dinner were Governor ana
Mrs. Durbin and Fletcher Durbin, Mr.. ana
Mrs. E. II. Tripp. Daniel f. Storms. Nat
u. Hill, c. F. Remy, r. a. Brown, W. W.
Huffman, c. w. Miller. Dave Wallace. W.
non. Aside from the ladies. it was a COM
bination of politicians that might seem
significant TO those on the alert for
affairs of political significance.
c. c. Shirley, of Kokomo, was in the
city yesterday on business connected with
the work OF the worlds fair commission.
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Senator John w. Parks, of Plymouth.
was in the city yesterday, and was a caller
several State officials. The senator halls
from the southern end of the Thirteenth
district, the scene of recent stirring poiti-
cal events incidental to the three-cornered
fight for the district charmanship. Frank
Boss, one or the candidates for chairman,
lives at Plymouth, and it would naturally
be expected that Senator Parks would be
in touch with the latest developments and
a veritable mine of interesting information.
but If he had such information he guarded
1t zealously. II really haven't thing to
say on politics, he declared, and adhered
to that declaration.
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Senator Parks has represented the dis
trict composed of Marshall and Kosciusko
the Legislature and il is generally under
stood that he is willing to assume the re-
sponsibilities for another term. However,
he has not announced that he will be a
candidate for renomination next year.
kosciusko county has the most votes in
the district convention and can control
the nomination, consequently if Kosci-
usko man becomes a candidate and can
L. L +
Senator Parks would be butting his head
against stone wall as a candidate from
Marshall county. l.. r. Stookey, of War
saw, who has been a member of the lower
branch of the Legislature for two terms,
has been spoken of as probable candidate
for Parks's seat. but it is not definitely
known that he will enter the lists.
A. A. Trip, of North Vernon, who was
here yesterday, is one of the two candi-
dates for the Republican craftsmanship in
the Fourth district, 10 succeed Oscar H.
Montgomery, of Seymour. William Z.
Springer. of Elizabethtown, is his opponent.
Mr.. Tripp is the present chairman of the
organization i'm Jennings county.
Mr.. Tripp was not inclined to discuss
the tight for district chairman, but ex-
pressed confidence that he will win
One of his friends last night put an end
TO the reports that Mr.. Tripp may with
is held.
Trip is in the fight to stay" he said,
land, more than that, he will be elected. He
was not anxious to be a candidate in the
first place, but was persuaded to enter the
race and now he will see it out. His friends
are working actively for him and he has
been doing great deal Of effective work
himself"
Harry B. Smith, county auditor last
night authorized the announcement that
he will be candidate for chairman of the
Republican organization in Marion county.
Il am candidate for county chairman, -
said Mr.. Smith. II have been considering
the matter for some time, and decided to-
Gay to enter the race. I do not know any,
thing about any other candidates. My
candidacy has no bearing on what any one
else has done or may do as regards being q
candidate"
Mr. Smith is the first avowed candidat,
in the field for the county craftsmanship
Several other men have been talked of as
probable candidates, and it is known that
l.. G.. Rothschild will be candidate, bu
no definite statements have been forthcom.
ing prior to Mr.. Smiths announcement
Mr.. Smith was candidate two years ago
but withdrew before the convention was
held and left c. N. Elliott clear field.
XXX
Union B. Hunt, of Winchester, who is
| generally suspected of carrying potential
| gubernatorial boom concealed somewhere
about his person, is at the Denison Ht
still declines to launch the boom formally
or to state definitely that there will be NJ
| launching.
Mayor John w. Hoffman has confessed
that he has little or no influence with tn,
present city administration. A local paper
quotes him as saying to a disgruntled Job
hunter:
well, my dear fellow, I am sorry tha
| you made such a mistake. I was the yer,
poorest man in town to leave it to. i die
not get a single appointment that wanted
| wanted just one place for a very goos
personal friend of mine, but there were s,
many men for the place and the demand
| for places was so emphatic that my owr
poor candidate finally lost out entirely"
The mayor apparently made the mistal1,
of not going to see Tom Taggart, if he hae
| a man he really wanted appointed to a sof
place under the present administration
| This naive admission of the mayor-how
| ever much of a bad break it may be-con
| firms all that has been published in th'
Journal to show that Taggart is in realit,
! the administration. 1t also suggests tn,
question. If Mayor Holtzman was unabl,
| to secure a job under the present admin
| istration for one Of his close friends, hov
much of a chance did any of the men in
dorsed by James Leroy Reach stand o
getting at the public crib?
1t was reported yesterday that settle
ment of the craftsmanship fight in TIN
Twelfth district had been reached, or woul,
be reached within a day or two and tha
the adjustment would leave Elmer Leonar,
| without opposition for reelection. William
Geake, of Fort Wayne, and n. T. Jackman
| OF Waterloo, have been contesting witt
Leonard Tor the Cha1rmanShip.
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Prominent State officials and Republican
leaders of Indiana are puzzled to explain
the real source and significance of letter
attacking President Roosevelt and his ad
ministration which have been received b,
them within the past week. The letters ar
on letterheads of the Mckinley Republi
can Union," are dated at Yonkers, N. Y.
and are signed by Royce S. b. johnson
secretary" No one has been found VIII
knows anything about the Mckinley Re
publican Union" as an organization O
about its officers or promoters but it is YER
evident that the letters are a part of
campaign hostile to the present admins
tration Practically all the Repubica
members of both houses of Congress hav
received the letters, ii is said.
The letter gets to the point in the open
ing paragraphs. saying:
In common fairness won't you empio
your influence TO secure a prompt and eff
cient Investigation by Congress OF the posta
scandals? 1t is the prevailing opinion
here in New York that after proclaimin
abroad that the Postoffice Department
a den of thieves the President is now seek
ing 10 suppress an investigation.
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