The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

committee who are charged with the i'm
partial discharge OF the duties carried by
their positions. should come into Indiana TO
assist in making an organization for one
or several candidates. IL unheard OF and
highly improper. Party precedents Is
against any such procedure. II is an UNI
warranted and ill-advised discrimination
The Democrats OF Indiana have. perhaps.
as good a knowledge OF party ethics as have
Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. johnson, and. Judging
from the latest movement we believe that
indiana Democrats have better under
standing OF the things that make for party
harmony and success With reference TO
the selection OF delegates TO the national
/ convention Indiana needs advice from
| Mr.. Walsh or Mr.. johnson in their capaci-
ties officers Of the present nationa, COM
/ mittee. Several men have been proposed
for the PRESIDENTIAL nomination. including
/ claims OF all Of them, and in choosing dele
/ gates will do that which seems best for the
/ party. We are not in need at present OF
any outside dictatiOn. particularly from men
/ who are supposed TO have duties TO per-
| form that are not associated with the Sc
/ lection of delegates in the interest of par
| ticular candidate"
Major Menzies has given out a guarded
interview that may be taken as a hint
of the nature of the campaign that viii
be waged by the organization forces. He
takes the position that the Democrats OF
Indiana should not commit themselves TO
any one of the presidential candidates. but
should send delegation to st. Louis un-
| trammeled by instructions and in a posi-
ton TO use its strength and influence in
the interest of Democratic success. in the
interest of candidate who will lead US TO
victory and Platform which Will unity
| the party" Major MenZies then mentioned
| the presidential candidates to be consid-
cred. citing Parker. German. Olney and
| Mcclellan. He utterly ignores Hearst.
| However. as indicated heretofore. many
of the leaders do not agree with this poll
icy of ignoring Hearst recognizing that
| Hearst will not permit Democrats of any
wing OF the party 10 ignore him. and Major
| Menziess plan may not be followed IN the
| fight
Politicians who are watching the Hearst
Parker contest from the outside are agreed
that the Hearst people made a mistake
| in sending Walsh and johnson. officers OF
the national committee, 70 Indianapolis TO
start Hearst's campaign in Indiana. IL is
pointed out that Walsh anc Johnson could
have accomplished at conferences in Chi
cago practically all that they could have
accomplished here, and that then the
| Hearst headquarters could have been
opened and the campaign started i'm by In
| diana men without their appearing In the
deal at all. This would have disarmed the
| Taggart forces of one of the best weapons
they will have in the ight-the resentment
| of the rank and file against outside inter-
ference in local politics Indianians,
|
like to have their political affairs inter-
fered with by men who come from as far
as Walsh and Johnson came to capture
the State for Hearst
1t is likewise agreed that a mistake was
/ made i'm the trip East of Messrs. Taggart.
Tanning, O'Brien and McNutt which gave
grounds for the widely circulated story
that they had gone TO New York 10 con-
| fer with the Parker people. and had agreed
to deliver Indiana to Parker at St. Louis.
Deals of such nature. or the reports or
such deals. breed antagonism i'm the aver
age Hoosier politician-and every Hoosier
is politician.
The comforting assurance is given out
that while the Hearst barrel is now on
tap for Indiana and may be expected 10
cut an important figure In the fight for
control of the delegation to the national
convention. the Taggart forces are not
without their sinews of war. Little diff
raising a campaign fund with which to
meet on his own grounds the cheek ana
checkbook candidate.
Delegates to the Democratic national
convention are selected in a different man.
ner from that employed by the Republics
ans. Under the Republican system two
delegates are selected in each congressional
district by district conventions and four for
the State at large by the state convention,
|
delegates through their delegates TO the
| state convention. The delegates to the
state convention from each congressional
district in caucus held the of the
state convention select two delegates to the
national convention. and then the state
convention selects four DELEGATES at large.
Democratic delegation - St Louis resolves
itself into fight for control of the dele
| gates to the state convention. This sys-
tenn makes possible deal whereby can
ddate for Governor may be nominated by
the Hearst forces IL they are successful in
their fight
!; Democratic affairs have been holding the
boards for the last five days but there will
be important events in Republican politics
this week. Two congressional conventions
are scheduled-the Twelfth district on
Wednesday at Fort Wayne, and the Second
district for the day following at Spencer.
. A lively contest for the congressional NOM
ination is being waged in the Twelfth. 1t is
a three-cornered fight between Lieutenant
Governor Gilbert, Orville Carver and c. C..
Gilhams, who was the nominee two years
ago.
In the Second district Judge John c.
, CLANCY, Of Sullivan. will in all probability
be nominated by reclamation. He was the
candidate in the last campaign and made
such an excellent showing that he has been
conceded a denomination without OPPOSE
ton.
The Republicans of the Twelfth are con-
fident that whoever be the nominee OF the
Fort Wayne convention. he will be the next
! member of Congress from that district.
| The district never in better shape from
, a Republican standpoint, and Representa-
! tive Robinson, who will be renominated by
! the Democrats. will not be given another
| term in which TO use that postal fraud
which he Is said TO have found such an eco
| nomical means of transporting his personal
: | effects TO and from Washington.
= : =
Warren G. Sayre, of Wabash. the Elev.
! enth district candidate for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination, while In the city
Saturday evening expressed his satisfaction
with the situation.
Il am not given to making claims. but
e / am in the race" he said. II am a cam
didate and i am running just asNfast as a
| man of my age and weight could be ex-
| pected to run. | have been getting around
. over the State and while ! see the friends
| of some of the candidates have claimed that
C the nomination is already made. have no
: hesitancy in disputng such claims. Less
= than half the delegates 10 the state con-
. | vention have been named yet. and or
. | those named less than a third have been
= instructed for any of the candidates. con-
S | seauently il appeals to extremely
S | absurd to claim that either of the candi-
: | dates has the nomination sewed up, as
: | they say | know / haven't the nominal ton
{ | in my vest pocket concealed elsewhere
e about my person, but / believe l shall De
| -. H. ~