The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
ACTIVE CONGRESSIONAL
CAMPAIGN IS PLANNED
BY BOTH THE PARTIES
Republicans Have Made No
Change in Their Committee, but
Democrats Changed Leaders.
MAY COME TO ILLINOIS
Democrats Seeking Available Vice
Presidential Candidate-Mr.
Deliver on Trusts.
LAY COME TO ILLINOIS

DOll1Ver on trusts.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 2i-The congress
sional campaign committees of both parties
have been organized No change is made In
the Republican committee, which Is COM
posed of representatives, who have con-
Quoted three or four successful campaigns
of the party for the control of the House
of Representatives. The Democrats made
a change. and it is regarded that their Sc
lection of Representative Cowherd, OF Kan
sas City, TO be chairman of their committee
was a wise one. Mr.. Cowherd is one of the
brightest and ablest of the young Demo-
Gratis of the West. He is a clever man. a
capable organizer, and undoubtedly will
prove to be the most astute and adroit con-
gressional campaign manager the House
Democrats have had in many years.
1t seems TO be settled that the congress
sional campaign headquarters of both par
ties will be in Washington. This is the
best place for the kind of campaign work
which devolves on the congressional COM
mittees in presidential years. These COM
mittees will have little to do except to send
out party literature watch the close dis
tricts and direct the management of the
campaign made by the national committee
SO that 1T will be as effective as possible in
districts that are regarded by either party
as good fighting ground
In the matter of literature the party lead
ers have been busy throughout the winter
collecting and printing material which will
be OF service throughout the campaign
speeches. made by leaders on both sides
of the Senate and House will be printed
by the ton, and in this work the congress
sional committee will be engaged before
Vas ling on
a week.
No selection has yet been made, so far as
any information is given out here, for the
Craftsmanship of the Republican national
committee. Many names have been consid-
cred. The choice is left to the nominee of
the Chicago convention. or. at all events
the wishes of the nominees will be needed
in making the selection. For long time
IL has been supposed that when pressed TO
accept. Governor Murray Crane. of Massa-
chusetts, would consent TO head the COM
mittee. IL is now believed that he has posi-
lively declined although he may take a
position on the executive committee and
have large part in the work of raising
funds for conducting the campaign. The
name of Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, has been under considera ton. but the
indications now are that the choice will fall
on Governor Franklin Murphy, of New
Jersey At no time in the history of Re
publican campaigns has IL appeared that
timber out OF which a national chairman
might be made was so scarce as at pres
ent.
The Democrats are also in quandary as
to who will head their committee. 1t GER
tainly will not be former Senator Jones' of
Arkansas who was at the helm in the two
Bryan campaigns. The Democratic leaders
here are certain that Organism is done for
and that anybody who had a large part in
the two disastrous Bryan campaigns can
not be favorably considered to manage the
party affairs in campaign for Judge
Parker, Senator German or any representa-
tive of the Eastern conservative element
whose selection. II is regarded as certain.
known TO certainty which wing of the
party will be successful at st. Louis IL is
regarded as useless for the Democrats TO be
casting around for chairman.
1t is clear that the Democrats have an
eye out to the possibility that they may
carry Illinois in the coming presidential
contest. Whether Parker or German is
named at ST. Louis the chances now seem
to favor the selection of an Illinois man for
Vice President. This fact is being watched
with some degree of interest by the Repub-
licans. and it is not impossible that the
next thirty days that the Republicans may
be inclined to let Senator Fairbanks out of
the vice presidential running and go to
Illinois also for candidate. The fact is
1t is feared that the labor vote in that city
is an unknown quantity this year. and the
Democrats are inclined to take advantage
of the fruits of Hearsts yellow business
I'm the cities. although declining TO give
Hearst the benefit of the situation which he
has created. With the exception of the
rNfc hi
ming mate with Mr. Roosevelt the Republic
ans have given no special thought to the
Illinois situation. With the leaders here
Senator Fairbanks still has the call. The
Democrats, however, take kindly to the
| name of Representative j. r. Williams,
of the southern Illinois Democratic dis
was elected two years ago in district that
was set apart TO be Republican. He is re-
garded as one of the capable men of the
Democratic side in the House.
The public speaker who can discuss the
trust question in so happy a manner and
yet make his speech sound and philosophi-
CAL that the average man will be delighted
to read his remarks. certainly has made a
hit That is the impression Republicans
here have of the recent speech by Senator
Dolliver, of Iowa, on the much-discussed
subject. The Iowa senator has devoted
questions relating to industrial develop
ment wages prices and the combination of
capital He started out to show, and
there is little doubt in the minds of those
who have examined his speech. that he
succeeded in showing, that the public has
little TO fear from the gigantic trust
schemes, except as the people invest in the
kiting schemes under the alluring pros
pectuses issued, setting forth the great
wealth TO be acquired by investors. Mr..
Delivers discussion of the subject was
based on the protective tariff system and
the doctrines of Alexander Hamilton, sup
plemented by investigation into the expert
ences of the last few years in the indus
trial world. The speech was full of clever
points and bits OF humor. 1t is taking
| way TO show up situation, even on so dry
| a subject as trusts. in the manner in which
Mr. Dolliver accomplished that feat. For
example. he traced the history of the sew
| eral salt trusts. and came down to what
| he called the present day organization of
| the international Salt Company, which
promises 10 monopoliZe the salt output OF
| the principal countries of the world. After
remarking that anybody who viii be al
| lured into that speculative enterprise. after
rejecting on the amount OF salt in the
earth and in the seas, would be ready to
| engage in coming the air instead of dol
| lars. Mr.. Dolliver remarks that il is
| strange, with such enterprise afOat,
| that the Postoffice Department issued a
pumpkin seeds and tried 10 palm them off
on unsuspecting Christian people as seeds
of the gourd of holy writ. j. T.. NJ.
Deep Waterway Bill Passed.