The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS.

I'm for Mark Hanna for President, by
the eternal," declared Judge Hiram Brown
lee, of Marion, who was in the city yester-
day on legal business. 'If Senator Fair
banks, or any other Indiana man, were or
would become a candidate, of course I
would be for him. but / take it that In
diana will not have a candidate next year,
and I would like to see Senator Hanna
yield to the demands that he be candi-
date.
Senator Hanna would be stronger in In
diana than any other man who could be
nominated for first place on the national
ticket, save, perhaps, an Indiana man. He
would poll practically the entire Repub-
lican vote in this State, and it is my belief
that he would receive fully ten thousand
more votes than any other man. know
that great many Republicans have taken
the position that Roosevelt should be given
the nomination next year without opposi-
ton, but i, for one, don't look at it that
way. Roosevelt Is entitled to the nominal
ton if he can get it; SO is any other Re-
publican. AS a candidate Roosevelt has
the advantage of his present position and
the power it gives him. but the fact that
he acceded to the presidency Unexpectedly
does not give him first mortgage on the
y.
The administration has not started any
great work that 1t should be continued for
four years in order that it might complete
ii. The country would not go TO the dem
milton bow-wowS If another man were
nominated and elected by the Republicans,
and 1 would feel considerably more con-
fident OF success at the polls next Novem-
ber with Hanna. instead of Roosevelt, at
the head of the ticket"
Judge Brownlee laughed when he was
asked about Republican affairs in Grant
county and the Eleventh district. 81 don't
believe there are very many of us who
know just where we are at" he said
I'VE have been doing lot of talking and
furnishing material for great deal of
speculation, but think most of us are up
in the air and don't know just where we'll
come down, or whether We'll land on our
feet.
Now we've been hearing a great deal
about the district chairmanship and the
tight that's to be made by Elan Neal and
that are TO grow out or that. Beck. un-
derstand, is an avowed candidate for chair
man, but Neal hasn't said what he intends
to do and although his friends say he will
sion that they don't know and he doesn I
know just what to do There's so much
ests are tangled up in the thing that 1t
would puzzle a Philadelphia lawyer to
straighten it out. One thing is certain-all
this wrangling isn't doing the party any
good They've been having the same thing
in several other districts. and it's about
time that the people who are causing the
trouble should come to a realization of the
possible effects of what they have been
doing In this matter of the organization
of the state committee 1t isn't, or shouldn't
be- a question of Goodrich, or Beveridge,
or Fairbanks, or Durbin, or any other one
man or set of men. 1t isn't going TO be
| a garden party affair to carry Indiana next
year and the party leaders had better save
their ammunition and energy for the COM
mon enemy.
Governor Durbin was at his desk yester-
| day for the first time in several days. I'm
mediately upon his return from Washing
| ton the Governor went down into Arkan-
sas on a duck hunting expedition with
Ernest Tripp and returned Sunday morn
ing. They visited the preserves of club
composed principally of Chicago. Pittsbure
| and New York men, TO which Mr.. Tripr
belongs, and had fine sport for two days
The clubhouse and the clubs land, which
| comprises some l1,O00 acres, are situated
lust across the river from Memphis.
| AS an evidence that their trip had not
been unsuccessful the Governor and Mr..
| Tripp gave a little dinner at the English al
/ noon yesterday to few or their friends
Duck constituted the feature OF the menu,
| although of course the ducks served Were
| not those shot by the hosts, for IL is
against the Arkansas law TO take game
| from the State, but they were fair sub
| sttutes.
1 being a hunter" said the Governor, but
| my claims TO such distinction have been
/ made light of in some quarters. However
| i think / have now convinced a few OF my
friends that II I am not hunter am al