The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-19

W ay ne - Neils, IA Nhltes 10, Whiliey, .
The delegates from Indiana to the
national convention have also been appor-
toned. The State will have seventy-three
delegates. including four at large and one
for each 200 votes fraction thereof. cast
for John @. Wooley for President in 1900.
giving the districts the following relative
representation:
First district. four delegates: Second.
four: Third, two; Fourth. three; Fifth.
five; Sixth. six: Seventh, four: Eighth,
eight; Ninth, nine; Tenth. five: Eleventh.
nine; Twelfth, four: Thirteenth. six.
\ special 10 the Journal from Peters
burg says that Judge Thomas II. Dillon. Of
that place. has announced his candidacy
for the Democratic congressional nomina-
ton in the First district Judge Dillon
is known as a warm admirer and friend OF
William ]. Bryan and as the leader OF the
silver wing Of his party in the district.
IL is altogether probable that Judge Dill
lon viii not have a contest to land the NOM
nation. The truth is, and the Democrats
OF the district are free to admit IL, nothing
less than q repetition of the landslide OF
1924 with the Democrats as the beneficial
ries of the landslide this time, would give
a Democratic candidate the ghost OF a
show against Representative Hemenway.
and no one anticipates a landslide. Conse-
Quently, there viii be little or no rivalry
for the Democratic congressional nominal
ton; representative Hemenway. the
in a position Of such influence in Congress
that even many Democrats OF the district
would rather see him continued in Con-
gress than a new man elected who would
be without position or influence.
indianapolis Democrats who have an eve
TO the national affairs of their party have
been deeply interested in the contest I'm
Maryland for the senatorial toga now worn
by Senator McComas. for in il they see a
tr'al OF the strength of Senator German in
his own State. German has candidate for
senator IN the person of Bernard Carter
VIC mas Deen an important cog I'm his ma
chlne Tor several years The other candi
dates are Isadore Rayner. who came into
prominence as one of the ATTORNEYS in tha
Schley case and is now attorney general OF
Maryland, and Governor Smith who is retir-
Ing from the executive chair German dId
not bring out his candidate until dav or
fmo ago 90. but he has been lining UP his
election III Carter is the choice of the DEM
ocrauc caucus at noon to-day Germans st-
p9rem3cy In his own State viii be unques-
uohed ana he Will be regarded as more than
ever factor in the race for the Democratic
presidential nomination. He has many sun
p9rters among the Democrats i'm this State
who are fearful lest he be put out of busi-
ness" in this senatorial fight
Jerry "A. Mahoney, of the Thirteenth
ward, has been selected 10y Thomas Tag
CART, Joseph T. Tanning, w w. Spencer,
Joseph T.. Bell and the other leaders of the
Tasgart faction as the successor of Mr..
Spencer as chairman OF the Democratic
county committee Mahoney has not an
nounced that ne will be a candidate for the
pace out II Is learned on reliable authority
mat ne VIII be in the race. and that he
Will be elected If the TagCart forces can
retain the ascendancy gained i'm the fight
for the control of the district organiza-
ATnNr
man and James Leroy Reach 10 trot out
their candidate and the fight will be on IL
has been reported that Hoffman and Reach
would put up Charles POlster as their candi-
date for county chairman, but it is hardly
probable that they will do so in the light
OF the reception Polster received as a half
way candidate for district chairman One
or two others have been mentioned as posi-
BILE candidates of this faction, but the lead
ers have so far kept their plans 10 them
selves Reach has not even permitted him
self the satisfaction of announcing that he
Will have a candidate against any one put
up by Taggart and viii make fight to put
Iaggart out of politics again. II is barely
possible. but scarcely probable. that Reach
has had his fill of putting Taggart out OF
John E. Christian has been spoken of as
a probable candidate for the Democratic
county craftsmanship, with the backing
OF the Taggart machine, but while he may
enter the race. he will not have Taggart's
support unless Mahoney should fail TO come
up 10 the scratch. Mahoney will be Tag
CARTS candidate, according TO the plan
now in hand. and will be elected IL the con-
troll of the organization ard the other
strength of the Taggart faction amount 10
anything. Mahoney is at present mem
Der OF the county committee from his ward
ana has been regarded as an active party
worker
Judge Samuel NJ Hench, OF Fort Wayne,
who at the Grand Hotel last evening.
is the original Mcclellan man among In
diana Democrats. if not among the Demo-
Gratis Of the entire country. Last April.
before Mcclellan was known as a candi-
date for mayor of New York and long be-
fore there had been a suggestion or his
name in connection with the presidential
race, Judge Hench in an interview in the
journal spoke or Mcclellan as the pest
man his party could put al the mead OF It's
ticket this year. At the same time he suS-
gested former Governor Hogg, or Texas,
as a good man for the Democratic vice
presidential nomination.
Il am still a Mcclellan man, in fact, L
am more of a Mcclellan man than ever"
said Judge Hench last evening. Il believe
he would make the strongest candidate We
could put up and i am led to believe that
he will be the man New York will urge
for the nomination"
possible candidate for the Democratic con-
gressOnal nomination in the Twelfth dis
trict, against Representative Robinson, but
he would not say whether he expected 10
enter the race. He was a candidate for the
nomination in 1900. but Robinson had con-
troll of the district organization and was
able TO have a snap convention called be-
fore Judge Hench could line Up his follow
ers and make any progress toward e1ectlng
an organization. The judges situation ar
present is one TO make him think long and
hard before entering the race. II he be-
comes a candidate he Will divide Allen
county with Robinson. but two or three
other statesmen In the out counties who
cherish congressional aspirations are ready
to lump into the tight the moment he be-
comes a contender, and the result would
probably be that neither he nor Robinson
would be nominated.
There is unquestiOnably a growing opDo-
/ sition TO Robinson in the Twelfth. IL Is
something OF the same spirit that has put
i the other three Democratic members or
| Congress from this State out Of the run
ming or in extreme peril. Democrats are
! saying that their representatives have done
| nothing 10 entitle them 10 continuance in
! office and Griffith Of the Fourth. has al
/ ready been forced 10 retire; ZenOr, of the
! Third has "a fight on his hands that viii
\ probably force his retirement. Miers, OF the
\ Second, is threatened with equally form
/ liable opposition, and now Robinson, OF
the Twelfth is placed on the anxious seat.
/ If a lively fight arises against Robinson IL
/ is altogether probable that the Republicans
\ will reap the benefit and be able 10 elect
/ RObinson's successor.
A Southern Woman General Grant.
Helen Gray. in Leslie's Weekly.
The sympathetic side of General Grants
nature, as everyone knows, was very
strong. A few days after the surrender Of