The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

other Democratic stronghoids are attended
by like success Bryans influence In In
diana Will amount TO nothing. for without
a hold on the party machinery he cannot
hope TO have a hand in the selection OK
delegates TO the st. Louis convention
Clay ". Metsker. OF Plymouth. who, az
the recent meeting of the Democratic Edi-
torial Association, delivered a carefully
prepared address that virtually read Bryan
out Of the party, continues 10 hammer away
at the prophet from Nebraska and every
time he takes a rap al the discredited
leader he hits Hearst equally hard. In the
last issue OF his paper. the Plymouth In
dependent. Mr.. Metsker says:
Wisdom on the part of Democrats calls
Tor a candidate that all can unite upon.
conservatism; Hearst is too extreme In the
direction of radiealism. The happy medium
is what is desired by the thinking Demo-
Gratis OF the country. New York will pre-
sent Judge Parker as the man upon " hom
all Democrats can unite. IL Parker can
not be nominated, then Indiana can logically
ask that BenJamin Shively be the nominee:
Either Parker or Shively are capable OF
uniting the different elements OF the Isern-
ocratic party. II not Shively for the head
OF the ticket. sensible reasoning will COM
mand ticket reading; Parker and
Shivey.' Democrats should not be too de-
termined in their prejudiees Let us have
a ticket that Will command general sup
port"
Then he continues in an attempt TO show
that Hearst was not loyal 10 Bryan and
that he-Hearst-has nothing 10 commend
him to the support of the Democrats who
stood BY Byran i'm 1896 and 1905. quoting
from Hearst's paper, the Chicago American,
an editorial cOndemning Bryan for cling
ing TO the dead issue OF free silver and
urging the policy of cutting loose from the
Philippines.
The Huntington Herald, which is active
~ supporting Representative Lands IN the
Eleventh district congressional contest,
takes exception to the statements that Dr.
Charles ii. Good. of Warren. is to be re-
garded as neutral" i'm the fight, or that
he may be a dark horse in the convention
1t says: DIR. Good is earnestly and heart
lily in favor OF the denomination of Mr..
Lands and is actively at work in his in
terest-" 3
w. Oliver Marks, of Salem. secretary of
the Washington county Republican cen
trail committee. was a caller at state head
quarters yesterday. He reported that the
organization in his county lis in excellent
shape and that the Republicans there are
confident of making an unusually good
tween Zenor and Cox for the Democratic
congressional nomna ZION, he said, viii re-
suit decidedly TO the advantage OF the Re-
puDlicans.
Frank L. Herring, who was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the Thir-
teenth district two years ago. has decided
to ask that he be sent as a delegate 10 the
st. Louis convention this year.
The South Bend Tribune. Republican. says
of the primaries held Monday in St. Joseph
county:
.'The primaries were for the purpose OF
electing delegates TO the Thirteenth district
convention at Knox, Starke county, next
Tuesday and TO the state convention to be
held in Indianapolis April 20 The district
delegates are unanimously IN favor or the
denomination of Congressman Brick. and it
is thought large majority of the state del
egates are in favor of j. Frank Hanly as
the candidate for Governor.
Joseph NJ. Cravens, OF Madison, who rep
resented jefferson county in the House dur
ing the last session of the Legislature, is
at the Claypool For several months Mr..
Cravens was regarded as a prospective can
didate for the Fourth district Democratic
congressional nomination, but he says he
is not to be considered as an aspirant for
Representative Grifhths toga.
w L. Taylor of this city. returned yes
terday from a brief trip to Washington and
New York. He says that he was called TO
New York on legal business and visited
Washington only incidentally, and that
there was no political end to his trip.
Z
Finley L. Mount. one of the weIl-known
Republican workers of Charlottesville, who
was at the Columbia Club last evening. was
asked TO answer the mooted question as 10
the stand the Montgomery county delegates
TO the state convention will take in the
gubernatOrial race.
I'm not the man to answer that aues-
ton" he replied. Il don't know that any
one can tell just where every delegate will
stand. l know that a majority of the dele
gates from Union tOwnship-the city OF
Observation-Disclosures the candidacy Of ".
L. Taylor. Union township has nine cut
OF the twenty-one delegates In the county.
out townships will line up, but imagine
that Frank Hanly will come In for his full
share"
y =
M. A. Brouse, mayor OF Kokomo, was al
the Columbia Club last evening.
r. E. Breed, of Marion, was at the Clay
pool yesterday to attend the monthly meet
ing of the Western Flint Glass Bottle Man
ufacturers Association. Mr.. Breed takes
an active hand in Republican politics. and
| like other Grant county Republicans, Il
chiefly interested at present in the congress
sional contest between Lands and Steele
| THE fight is growing warm, he said, and
| the Peru convention promises 10 be almos,
as interesting as the state convention
|
1.-THE magnanimity shown by Congress-
man Hemenway, OF our district. toward
his political opponents. instanced by his
earnest endeavor in 1900 TO secure a pen
sion for Alfred Dale owen, the candidate
against him on the Democratic ticket, and
his untiring efforts to further the interests
of the district and State, are bearing fruit
in the shape of conversions from the
| Democratic ranks" said J. NJ. Gray, Of
| BoOnVille yesterday. Prominent among
| those who have recently declared them
| selves as converts TO Republicanism II
| Thomas w Lindsay, of our county. who
| has been one OF the leading Democrats Of
| as chairman Of the Warrick county Demo-
| cratic committee, and was elected prose
| cutting attorney by the Democrats, but AZ
| our recent county convention he came oui
squarely as a Republican. He made 9
| great speech at the convention, and al
| though the Democrats are now denOunclns
! him as an migrate and saying that they viii
! be better off without him. there can be
! no question but that his loss Is severe
| one 10 them. Captain W. r Stone Is an
/ other of our Democrats who Is Tor Mr.
/ Hemenway. tie says that he votes Tor Mr.
| Hemenway from principle because ne does
| not wish 20 throw his vote away on ths
/ Democratic candidate
Mr. Hemenway has such a hold upon
| the district now that / believe he coulc
/ not be defeated even in a Democratic land
| side as overwhelming az the Republican