The Indianapolis journal., 1904-06-04
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

interests they will control the convention.
as they have about three-ff'hs of the dele
gates.
Democratic District ChairElan Joseph T.
Tanning called a formal conference of the
county and district executive committees
last evening at his office = consider the
question as to whea the county and con-
gressional conventions she1ld be held.
After some little discussion II was agreed
that neither convention shouli be held before
the national convention. bly, T. at ST.
Louis. but .Ih the exact dates were not De.
avowed. reason for deferTisg the county
convention is that the Democrats have been
unable 10 get any candidates in the field
as settled now that the >macSine will insist
on the nomination OF L. ?. Harlan for
Congress.
a story was published iI.fa local paper
yesterday to the effect th.a August Bel
mont. the New York milliorsaire and Demo-
cratic politician. is at French Lick in con-
ference with Thomas Tagelrt concerning
plans for furthering the candidacy of Judge
Parker for the Democratic presidential
nomination. The story is a Arifie old. Mr..
Belmont was at French Lick last Sunday.
and doubtless he discusseCs politics with
the Indiana Democratic boA but IL was
denied mat he came out TO Indiana Tor tnat
express purpose. He came: West in his
private car 10 visit his stocts farm In Ken
lucky IL is said, and merely ran up TO
French Lick TO pass the tiiSe o day with
Mr.. Taggart.
The Journals Washington: Correspondent
says of MIR. Bemonts visit % Indiana:
August Belmonts pilsrimage to Indiana
TO see Tom Taggart has attracted atten-
ton in Washington. Its Significance is ap-
preciated here. The belief .has prevailed
for several weeks that Park: rs nomination
he fofl f.xrf he. .f Ta
CART chairman OF the Democratic ma
tiopal committee. The initial steps In the
agreement were taken whes; Taggart Wis.
Belmont He then went q Indiana and
started TO work. the result geing shown In
the outcome be Tb the I Hoosr pemIcra4 sa9
closed at French Lick. as reports received
here are to the effect that T. rs de-
meanor is that Of a man who views the
future with complacency."
A special from Marion says that John c.
Chamberlain. of Fairmoun: is officially
announced a candidate S,r the Repub-
lican nomination for representative in the
district composed OF Grant Howard. Mi
ami, Wabash and HUNTINGTON counties.
and that il is understood now that Jasper
A. Gauntt and L. A. Won shren. of Ma
rion. will keep out of the rage.
The district convention wiz be held June
s, at Peru, and lively f6ht is assured.
for there will be at least three or four
candidates and an opportunity for several
dark horses to get into the cunning in the
event of a deadlock.
= y
Major G. V. Menzies, Of Na. Vernon, one
of the men talked of for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination. was at the
Grand yesterday. He sets Che seal OF his
approval on the plank In the Maryland
Democratic state platform .,hich declares
in favor of granting the coHplete and alb
solute independence OF f1e Philippine
Islands and establishing tho first republic
in the Orient.
Willis Hickman, Of Spencer. a WELL
known Owen county Democrat, who was In
the city yesterdayA expressed the firm be-
| lief that Judge Parker will be nominated
at St. Louis just as surely As the conven-
| ton is held.
Senator Fairbanks has recommended DR..
Charles T. Weir. OF Bloomington, for the
appointment as member Of the medical pen
| sion examining board. vice Isr. r. NJ. Weir.
resigned.
James a. Lewis of Soudsa, Mimi, who
stumped Indiana for Bryan IN 1896 and 1900.
called on Prohibition State Chairman c. z.
| Newlin yesterday. and Mr.. Newlin later
| announced that Mr.. Lewis would probably
| take the stump in Indiana this year for the
Prohibitionists. Mr. Lewis is a brother of
| the Rev. Frank Lewis. pastor of the Broad
| Ripple NJ. Z. Church, and his home was
| formerly in this city. He ts De Pauw
| graduate.