The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-25
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

Dental question as TO Indicate that anyone
or SiN men would be acceptable. lie SAYS:
In case IL should be impossible for the
- Louis convention Go agree on Gray.
German Field OF Parker, Missouri might
De- honored by making either Ex-Governor
Francis or senator Cockrell the nominee.
Either one az these estimable gentlemen
would make an acceptable candidate"
~ - apparent that Mr.. Stoll could be re-
cohcliea to the nomination ~ almost anyone
save W; X Hearst and W. J. Bryan. for
whom he entertains something stronger
than "a moral antipathy."
Richard Wisehart. OF New Castle has for
mally announced that ne will be n candidate
for the Republican nomination for joint
senator from Henry and Hancock counties.
10 succeed Senator a. D. Ogborn. who is q
candidate FOR denomination Mr. Wisehart
was formerly auditor of Henry county and
il man OF substance. literally and figur-
atively speaking. rs he tips the beam at
considerably over the 200 mark and is well
fixed financially
4 quiet movement is under way 10 bring
about the adoption Of resolutions indorsing
Senator German for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination by the Indiana Demo-
cratic Editorial Association. which will hold
its midwinter meeting Feb. at the Grand
Hotel. German has many friends among
the Democratic editors OF the State, and a
few of them have conceived the idea that
the Endorsement OF their favorite can be
brought about. believing that by this means
they can crystalline the sentiment Of Indiana
Democrats FOR the Maryland senator IL
they can carry out their plans at the edl-
torial meeting. and follow up their first sue
cess by senCing an Indiana delegation 10
ST. Louis instructed for German. they re-
alize that they would be in a position TO de-
mand big things IN event OF Germans NOM
! ination and more remote possibility Of his
| election. w. r. Hearst is the only Demo-
/ crat who has been Endorsed as a presiden-
/ tial aspirant by any organization in the
| country, but his Endorsements have come
/ from organiza tons that he owns in Zee sim
/ pie, consequently the Indiana Cformanites
say they do not count. and that IL they can
get the editors TO indorse their candidate
/ they viii be the first 10 take any action OF
! this kind that is entitled 10 consideration
The success OF the friends OF German de-
ponds on Ben +. Mckee. OF Lebanon the
| president of the editorial association. Mr..
| Mckee will have the naming OF the commit
| tee on resolutions and If he gives the Cor
/ man people majority on the committee IL
| is a foregone conclusion that German reso-
lutions will be reported and then adopted.
for II Is not probable that any members or
| the association would have the temerity 10
| fight the report OF the committee on the
| floor Of the meeting.
| However, the Bryanites and the Parker
| ties. and there are several OF both brands
/ among the Democratic editors will not per-
nit the Gormanites TO have everything their
be made TO bring about the Endorsement OF
Bryan or Parker, but their adherents will
/ insist that the resolutions committee shall
| be composed OF men without bias who will
not seek TO report resolutions indorsing any
| of the prospective presidential candidates.
| The more ardent Bryan Democrats OF In
| diana are well assured that they want none
| OF Parker-their leader from Nebraska has
| laid down an ulumatum on that point-and
| while they do not know about German they
| will seek to avoid committing themselves or
| any other Democratic organization TO any
| candidate, believing that a situation may
be brought about at st. Louis that will make
] Bryan a candidate again. Second district
| Democrats, practically all OF whom take
| their gospel from the Commoner, are for
would approve heartily of the Endorsement
| of their favorite by the editors, and there
| are several Indianapolis leaders who would
Taggart. is not with them. Mr. Taggart is a
| Parker man, and as he is now full-fedged
| editor and may take a hand In the Demo-
1 cratic editorial meeting, he may be the one
| to spoil the little plans Of the friends or
| German.
E. Chubb Fuller, OF Spencer. was at the
Grand last night, stopping of in this city
on his way home from Washington. "Prac-
| tically all the political talk ] heard in tho
East was Roosevelt talk" he said. I'D
| like to make a little bet at even money
that Roosevelt will be nominated in June
and elected in November"
4
The swift growth OF population in the
Second district has inspired the Republican
leaders of the district with hope to turn
the Democratic majority into a Democratic
minority as early as the next general cleo
ton. Hence they are bestirring themselves
and taking unusual interest in politics this
early in the campaign. Representative
Miers's close call I'm 1902, the Republicans
| point out, was not due entirely TO the de-
lection i'm his partys ranks. although that
| was material. The great growth of indus
| tries in Knox, Greene, Lawrence and Sulli-
| van counties. and the rapid increase OF pop
| ulation in the farming districts of Daviess
| and Knox counties, where scores OF Re-
| publican farmers are locating each year.
account very largely for the confidence or
| the Republican leaders. They claim 10 see
| i'm the early future a Republican district.
and believe that these changes. together
with the opposition TO life tenure Tor MIR.
| Miers, point to the election OF a Republican
| member of Congress next fall.
Judge John c. CLANCY OF Sullivan, who
' made such strong showing against Miers
two years ago, will I'm all probability be the
| Republican candidate again this year. IL
Is the consensus OF 9pinion OF, OF ,ea1ins he
| should have the nomination again, IL he
wants it, and his friends say that he will
| surance that there will be no detection in
the Republican ranks.
Opposition to Representative Miers within
his own party is undoubtedly growing al
though it is a question whether II Will be
centralized i'm a fight on him in the dis
trict convention. Mr.. Miers has more critics
in his own party than any other Democratic
member of Congress from Indiana and
some of them have recently called attention
TO the fact that Mr.. Miers has been spend
ing several days i'm Bloomington. when he
should have been i'm Washington. and that.
more to the point, he has been spending his
time I'm defending the Bloomington white
caps i'm the Monroe Circuit Court. They
say that a member of Congress who goes
TO the defense OF whitecapS, and espe-
cially one who neglects his congressional
duties TO do so. should be retired in short
order.