The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-29


A number of Republicans Of owen county
were in the city yesterday TO call on Gov
ernor Durbin in behalf Of Joe Williams. OF
Spencer, who is applicant for the ap-
pointment as judge Of the circuit composed
of Owen and Morgan counties to succeed
Judge Parks. OF Martinsvine Among those
in the party were A. ". Howard. editor
OF the Republican county committee. and
Or. Sloan, county clerk. II is understood
that the Governor will announce the ap-
pOintment OF a successor To Judge Parks
within few days. VIII McCord. OF Mar
tinsville, is an applicant for the place
also
Hugh tn. Miller. of Columbus. was in the
! city yesterday, calling on a number Of his
| friends He indicated that he is not yet
| ready TO say the last word as TO whether
he will be a candidate for the nomination
! for lieutenant governor. but said his de-
cision would be made shortly. Ii is gen
/ orally believed that Mr. Miller will be a
| candidate, and that hard upon the heels
/ of his announcement viii come an an
/ nouncement from Senator Walter l. Bail,
/ OF Muncie, that he also viii seek the nom
/ ination Tor second place on the Republican
| State ticket
''The Republicans OF Fountain county are
chiefly interested now in securing the SEN
atorial nomination in the district composed
/ Of Fountain, Warren and Vermillion coun-
ties for Perry Lewis" said James l. Allen.
of Covington, last evening at the Columbia
Club. And Wen do it. Mr.. Lewis is an
able man, has a good record which he
! made in the House last winter. and is max
i ing an aggressive campaign for the nom
Mr.. Allen was asked how the Republic
ans OF MS county will line up on the guber-
| Material question Well he replietl lit
Is little early to be making predictions
| along that line and / wouldn't undertake.
/ TO say which of the candidates will get
! the Fountain delegation. or a majority OF
H. IN the state convention 1 will say,
! though, that your Indianapolis man. W. l..
Taylor, hes lot of good friends in our
! him."
The Ninth district congressional conven-
/ ton, says Mr.. Allen, will probably be held
| in Nobiesville this year and will renOmi-
nate Representative c. b. Lands by ac-
| clamation.
There is some talk in the Twelfth district
of William Geake, of Fort Wayne. as a
candidate for the Republican congressional
nomination. Mr.. Geake was a candidate
for district chairman up until a few weeks
before the convention that reelected Elmer
| Leonard.
Isaac Straus, Of Ligonier, and j. w Orn-
dorf. of Churubusco, are being mentioned
by Twelfth district papers as candidates
Tor delegates 10 the Republican national
! convention.
Addison c. Harris and Frank l. Little
ton, of this city, have been selected by
Chairman Goodrich, OF the Republican
state committee, TO assist the defense in the
| suits brought by the Democratic state com
mittee TO test the constitutionality of the
| legislative apporuonment passed by the last
General Assembly. Thomas j. Terhune.
! or Lebanon, viii assist in the defense of the
| suit brought in Boone county, which has
been set for hearing on next Wednesday
and O'Hair & O'Bryne. of Brookville. will
| represent the Republicans in the suit
| brought in Dearborn county, which will La
heard Monday.
William T. Manning, Of New York. has
been in Terre Haute," says a dispatch to
the Journal from that city, "ostensibly as
the correspondent of an Eastern newspaper
syndicate gathering information about the
| political situation in Indiana His real
mission, however, is said to be TO feel the
pulse of the Democracy OF Indiana and pro-
| mote the candidacy OF Judge Parker OF
| New York, for the Democratic presidential
! nomination. He says his newspaper work
| is done over the name of Holm MarfhoI'
| and that he has been in five Indiana cries
| lie left here for Illinois While in this
| city he made no effort to see Republicans
but called on number Of local Democratic
| leaders"
| Maj. @. v Menzies. of Mount Vernon
who is at present enjoying a mild boom for
the Democratic vice presidential nomina-
ton, is at the Grand. He viii 20 to Law
renceburg Monday TO appear as one Of the
Democratic counselors in the legislative APP
portionment suit.
Otto Gresham, Of Chicago, a former In
dianian and a son of the late Judge Walter
Q. Gresham, was at the Columbia Club last
night, en- route to Chicago from Spring.
field, where he has been on legal business.
| While in Springfield Mr.. Gresham looked in
on the Republican love-feast held there
yesterday. and he said it was one of the
liveliest affairs Illinois Republicans have
| known in years.
I'VE are having an unusually interesting
campaign for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination." said Mr.. Gresham. There
are now seven candidates in the field and
all of them were present and made speeches
| at the love-feast Personally / am for
States Attorney Deneen, OF Chicago. and
believe he VIII be the nOminee-am sure
that he Will be II the majority of the Re-
| publcans have their viii. Mr. Deneen is
the choice of the people. but when il comes
| 10 making the nominations the politicians
sometimes control things. II Mr.. Deneen
can get 300 TO $50 votes in the Cook county
delegation he will be nominated. Frank ..
IoWden, OF Chicago, is very popular and il
making aggressive campaign but his
wealth is against him. The other candi-
dates In the field include Governor Yates.
| who asks denomination: Col. Nespasian
| Warner, i. Y. Sherman, former speaker OF
the House In the State legislature: Secre-
tary of State James A Rose and Attorney
| General Hamlin."
Mr.. Gresham says that Illinois Republic
ans are virtually unanimous for the nOmi-
nation OF President Roosevelt. There IS no
opposition 10 the President in Illinois" he
said The masses OF the people are with
Mr.. Roosevelt and believe that he has the
confidence OF the business classes. ] have
heard little or no Hanna talk, and at the
love-feast at Springfield there was nothing
but Roosevelt talk among the candidates
and party leaders"
At the love-feast OF which Mr. Gresham
| spoke all the gubernatorial candidates made
spceches-a departure from the programme
for Indiana Republican love-feasts-and two
or three Of them let their animosities get
away with them. with the result that thinlv-
/ yelled personalities were exchanged. This
thing was continued. according TO the Chi
/ cago newspaper accounts OF the affair until
/ Colonel Warner expressed the opinion that
| the lOve-feast was rapidly assuming the
phase Of a DOnnybrOOk fair and called on
the candidates 10 stop their knocking +"
mo candidate, here or hereafter. said Col
Warner, should say anything about his
brother-candidade that can be used against
| him II nominated.
Joseph c. Small. OF Aurora has announced