The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-05

away. He viii start for Washington to-
day. and viii be joined at Cincinnati by
Representative Watson.
John L. Norman. the Thirteenth dis
trict member of the Republican state COM
mite. says that the arrangements are well
in hand for the district convention, which
viii be held March Is in his city. Knox.
y large crowd is expected. although the
convention viii be largely an reclamation
| affair. Representative a. l.. Brick has no
opposition fo- denomination. but there may
be 4 friendly contest over the selection OF
delegates TO the national convention. as
there are now three candidates in the field
-George d. Pratt, OF ElKhart, and John
Spangler and Elmer Smith. OF Winamac.
Charles S Hernly. of New Castle. former
chairman of the state committee. was IN
| the city yesterday. a guest at the Clay
pool Mr.. Hernly is still suffering from the
| injury 10 his foot. which he received some
months ago in railroad accident. and
| could not leave the hotel while I'm the city.
but number Of his friends met him there
Mr.. Hernly was candidate for the NOM
| nation for state representative in the pri-
maries recently held in Henry county. but
was unable TO make an active campaign
and was defeated by Levi Ulrich. of Green's
| bOrO. Greensboro IS a quiet little country
| town. of the few In Indiana that has
I neither railroad nor an intcrurban line.
/ and some Henry county WaS mas started
/ the story that Mr. Ulrich felt so good over
defeating Mr.. Hernly that he decided he
would celebrate and indulge In the widest
| sort of dissipation. Accordingly he got on
his horse and rode over to Kennard, some
miles distant, and spent half a day watch
| ing the trains go through.
George C. Harvey, of Danville, was at the
| Columbia Club yesterday.
the recent congressional primary in the
Eighth district, and the exceedingly lively
contest between Representative Cromer
and NJ. NJ. Dunlap, it is generally believed
| that no "sore spots have been left.
| Il believe the warmth of the congress
| sional contest will have a good effect.
rather than bad one" said District Chair
Republicans throughout the district have
! been stirred up as never before and they
! will take more of an interest in the real
| campaign. OF course the friends Of Mr.
| Dunlap are disappointed. as they have
| reason to be after such hard fight as they
| made, but have yet TO hear OF the Re-
| publican in the district who is not for the
nominee now. no matter where he stood in
the primary struggle
| - =
Elias II. Owen, of Rockville, who has rep
resented Parke county in the lower branch
| of the State Legislature for the last six
years, was at the English last evening. Mr..
Owen had expected to be a candidate for
| the nomination for joint senator from Parke
and Montgomery counties. il the new ap-
| portionment had held, but as the constitu-
| tionality of the apportionment law has
| been attacked with every prospect of sue
cess, he has abandoned that idea. Asked
| if he would seek a denomination as repre-
| sentative Mr.. Owen indicated that he
| would.
my friends have been kind enough to-
| mo 20 dot NJ
| 1 believe I'll make the race" he said. "Tll
| have fight. for there are two other candi-
| dates in the field, but think can secure
| the nomination"
| Mr.. Owen is one of the veterans Of the
House and during the last session held the
| on county and township business.
| =
]. Frank Hanly. OF Lafayette. was in con-
ference with a number Of his close political
advisers yesterday at the English. He
started out last evening 10 take up his
active campaigning.
John J. Hannahan, of Chicago. who is at
the head Of the Order Of Locomotive Fire
men, was at the Denison last night.
2 :
Some little gossip concerning the political
plans OF Captain William Z. English has
been going the rounds recently. The captain
has been talked of a prospective candi-
date for the Republican congressional NOM
ination. and again he has been mentioned me-
his position very clearly last evening.
81 shall not be a candidate for Congress"
| he said II do not want to go to Wash
ington and would not be a candidate under
any circumstances. for don't consider the
game worth the candle. / shall not be a
candidate for State senator. in the sense
of actively seeking the nomination, but IL
the nomination should come 10 me without
a fight, / should be glad to accept
l.
Harry Sheridan, OF Frankfort was at the
English last evening with Secretary Fred
Sims, Of the Republican State committee
Robert ]. Loveland, OF Peru, who is one
of the prominent figures in the congress
sonal contest In the Eleventh district. was
in the city yesterday. Mr.. Loveland Is one
) of the active supporters Of Representative
Frederick lands and is marshalng the
Lands forces in Miami county.
y =
Senator c. c. Lyons, OF Paramount. who
was in the city yesterday, says that the
congressional contest between Representa-
tive Lands and Major Steele will be close.
but he predicts the majors nomination.
The fight is hard one and will not be
won easily" he said, but Major Steele
will be nominated and his majority in the
convention will be decisive enough TO leave
no doubt that a majority OF the Repub-
| ncanS or the district want him as their
representative in Congress"
r
Jerome Herff, Of Peru. is at once DEM
ocrat and optimist-an unusual and, ac-
cording to some people, an impossible
combination. However, no one has ever
questioned Mr. Herff's Democracy, and that
he is an optimist is clearly shown by his
prediction that the Democrats will elect
seven members OF Congress in Indiana this
/ year.
There will be seven Democrats in the
2 Indiana delegation in the Fifty-ninth Con-
| gress' he declared In the course OF con-
versation at the Grand. "We'n carry seven
2 districts sure and possibly eight this year.
3 But Mr.. Herff will not name the seven
districts he expects to roll up Democratic
majorities. Like his good friend Tom Tag
CART. who told a St. Louis reporter that ne
could name the nominee OF the St Louis
convention and then added. but 1 won't"
/ Mr.. Hern said he could name the districts.
l ! but he wouldn't
1 Were not going to tell the Republicans
where we shall make our fight, he said.
r "Forewarned is forearmed. you know"
Now that the Republicans have set the
date for their state convention the Demo-
Gratis will probably get into action and fix
upon a date for their convention. They
usually hold their convention within two or