The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-05
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

gates, the Hearst people VIII turn against
them and defeat them at the polls
Congressman Griffith is not a candidate
for reelection. but the Hearst managers
say that Lincoln Dixon who will succeed
him. has been taking active part In
setting up the pins for Parker and that
there will be double cause 10 retaliate
against him. both because of his own acts
and because he is championed by Mr..
Griffith
The Hearst people assert that they have
the whip hand as far as the congressman
the Twelfth district has been carried for
Hearst. although Congressman Robinson
gave out interview at Washington at
which he climbed on the Parker band
Harrison county, the home of Congress-
man Zenor, was also carried for Hearst"
Charles F. S. Neal. OF Lebanon. who 10
one of the men at the head OF the local
Hearst bureau. got into the game yester-
day also by issuing novel challenge to
the Parker leaders. To back up his asser-
ton that a majority OF the Democrats OF
the State favored Hearst and that the
ra. ,k forces ow mse, 'hT Tr,msrses he an.
nounced that the Hearst people would pay
all the expenses of another primary cleo
ton in this county and city.
I'm fair primary here he said, we
can beat them two TO one.
The next Republican event OF general
Importance in the State will be the Fifth
district congressional convention. May ID.
at Terre Haute A lively contest for the
congressional nomination is now on in the
Fifth and it promises TO become much more
interesting before the convention is held.
Representative Elias S. Holiday, OF Brazil
who seeks denomination. and OTIS +. Gui-
ley, of Danville, are at present the oniy
avowed candidates in the race, but II IL
now regarded as certain that state Sem
ator James S. Barcus. OF Terre Haute, VIII
get into the fight with Howard MaA"eii,
of Parke county, and Robert s. Catlin. or
Terre Haute as possible contestants. Sew
eral months ago II was stated that senator
BarcuS, who made the fight for the con-
gressional nomination two years ago,
would not be a candidate this year. How
ever, recent developments have shown that
he has by no means abandoned MS ampition
TO go to Congress and that he Is TO be
reckoned with in this years contest 1t Is
said. further. that he is making a quiet
preliminary campaign with somewhat
novel proposition, 10 wit: He asks the
nomination with the understanding and un-
qualified agreement that If nominated and
elected he will not be candidate for re-
nomination two years hence.
This agreement is calculated TO interest
the several men in the Fifth district who
are ambitious to go TO Congress, but who
would rather see Representative Holiday
renominated than q new man, who would
probably want to stay in Congress several
himself as Mr.. Holiday has fortified his
position. If Barcus should be nominated
this year., under such an agreement the
field would be an open one two years hence
and the candidates then would have an
even break. The proposition also makes
possible a deal between Barcus and can
didate from any other county save Clay
Senator Barcus is led 10 enter the race ca
this basis ii is understood, because he il
dead set to win the fight ne started into
four years ago, and is determined TO repre-
sent the district in Congress. He does not
care To stay in Congress more than one
term and can therefore cheerfully and sin
cerely enter into the agreement he relies,
ii is said, on going into the convention with
at least three-fourths of the Vtgo county
delegation behind him. which will give him
more votes to start with than any other
candidate can command from his home
county.
The friends of Representative Holiday
say they have nothing to fear from Senator
Barcus's candidacy on such a basis. They
say that no deal could be made to throw
majority OF the delegates TO Barcus be-
cause Mr.. Holiday is the first or second
choice Of a large majority Of the delegates
| The votes of Hendricks and Parke counties
will go to Holiday. they claim with Gulley
and Maxwell out of the race, and with the
| first choice votes Holiday will command
| in Putnam, Morgan and vermiion coun-
ties, and the solid vote OF Clay county, they
say the denomination of their candidate Is
| assured.
At the Terre Haute convention delegates
and alternates to the Republican national
convention, and a presidential elector. will
also be selected. 1t is generally understood
that w. r. McKeen, of Terre Haute and
| Judge G.. w. Grubbs, of Martinsville, will
| be made the national delegates.
| Representative Jesse Overstreet came UP
| from Franklin yesterday and spent some
| little time at his Office in the State Life
building
| Senator Beverage was notified yesterday
| that Robert L. Wilson. of Nobesville, has
been appointed guard at the st. Louis
| exposition.
Fred A. Sims secretary of the Republican
state committee. returned yesterday from
| his home in Frankfort, where he went to
vote at the municipal election Tuesday.
-
Oscar p. Tyree a well-known young coll
| ored man, has announced his candidacy
| for the Republican nomination for state
representative in this county. He is resi-
dent of the Fifth ward. and is the first
| colored man TO seek a place on the legis-
| lative ticket this year. He said last even
| ing that he expected to make thorough
canvass and had received assurances OF
support that led him to believe he could
| capture the nomination.
| Mr.. Tyree came into prominence during
the municipal campaign last year by be-
| coming a candidate for the appointment to
| the place on the Republican ticket made
| vacant by the withdrawal of Charles n.
| Elliott as the nominee for city clerk. He
| secured many signatures to his petition for
| the appointment. but the place went TO an
| other. Mr.. Tyree is twenty-five years old
| and Is at present engaged in newspaper
work.
| George Hitz, the Prohibition candidate
for mayor last year, will be a candidate
| again next year. He announced yesterday
| that he would be in the race again and said
| that he had already begun TO prepare
| himself for an aggressive campaign.
national convention, which will be held
June % in this city, State Chairman Charles
<. Newlin is sending out letterheads on
| the reverse side of which are cuts of the
| Statehouse, Commercial Club building.
| Tomlinson Hail. the monument, the Clay
pool Hotel, which will be the convention
| headquarters, and the Newton Claypool
building the executive committees head
| quarters and a diagram showing the adj
| vantages of indianapolis as a railroad and
interurban center
| I'VE are going to have a great, crowd
| here for the convention" said Mr.. Newlin
yesterday. so many applications Tor hotel
| reservations have already come In that
am beginning TO wonder whether we can
| handle the crowd either IN the hotels, or in
I Tomlinson Hall.
| Repres sentative James E Watson. OF