The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22

nelQ AT Peru week from to-day, ana the
delegates will be selected in ali the counties
except Grant this week The Grant county
delegates were named last week. Yester-
day delegates were chosen in Cass county.
and the Steele people are claiming that
they succeeded in breaking in on Landiss
delegation. just the Lands people
claimed last week that they had broken
Major Steele's solid delegation from his
home county Perhaps the most interesting
fight of the week will be that in Wabash
county next Saturday. there is feeling
that the result IN that county may deter
mine the congressional race. To-day, in
Blackboard county, the fight will be on and
ii will be by no means tame affair. for
the preliminary struggle there has been as
vigorous as they know how TO make them
In blackford, which is saying a good deal
Both sides TO the contest are exceedingly
conndent of victory, and the friends OF
either candidate produce ngures TO
prove cOnclusively that they cannot lose.
There is no such thing as a disinterested.
unpreJudiced opinion from the Eleventh
district. consequently the outsider finds IL
difficult TO gather information that will
justify prediction The more impartial
observers of the struggle say that the
FORCES are so evenly balanced that no one
should be surprised at any resut-the NOM
ination of either Steele or Lands or of
dark horse"
The first Republican state convention in
Indiana was held in 1856, Just forty-eight
years ago, and it has been decided to ex-
tend to all the surviving delegates of that
convention an invitation TO attend the com
ing state convention as guests of honor.
Good seats will be reserved for them on the
stage for all the sessions of the conven-
ton. and the veterans will be accorded
every mark of courtesy within the power OF
the committee on arrangements.
state Chairman Goodrich, who was at
headquarters yesterday, asked that the In
vltatlon be announced through the Jour-
nal with the request that all the surviving
delegates OF the convention of 1856 send
their namesi and addresses to him at once.
L maven any Idea how many men there
are living to-day who participated in that
may be but four or five. and again there
may be twenty or thirty. No matter how
many there are, we want them all with US
know Of but one MeH surn fNhn delegate Of
the convention of 1856 and that is Judge
Martin l.. Bundy, of New Castle
Thomas r. Ship, secretary to Senator
Beveridge. is here from Washington to
spend a few days looking after some per-
sonal business matters.
Warren G. Sayre. of Wabash, one of the
| city yesterday en- route to Martinsville and
| called at state headquarters at the English.
For the time being there is lull in the
| gossip here concerning Senator Fairbanks
| and the vice presidency" says a dispatch
| TO the Journal from Washington, land chief
interest IN IS Is now nov centered on the movements
reported to be engaged in the task of or
ganizing Indiana for Judge Alton b. Parker,
| with great interest, and is accepted as evil
| dence that sentiment is beginning to crys-
| talze on the New York man.
| Democrats here believe that it will be the
beginning of the end of the Hearst BOOM"
| In speaking of the race for Governor last
night, Henry c. Petit, of Wabash, who is
an ardent supporter of Warren G. Sayre
said:
The friends of Mr.. Sayre over the State
| begin to feel that some of the overzealous
| ing use of the public press for advertising
| purposes to assist their favorites and that
| this in the end will have unfavorable re-
| action. 1t seems that reports of the inten-
| tions of the various delegates are promptly
| made public in local and metropolitan pa
| pers to the effect that many are for
this candidate and that candidate, with all
| the assurances of absolute truth and with
| the apparent wish to ignore the strength
| of Mr.. Sayre Within the last two or three
weeks 1 have been in many parts of In
diana, and / am sure the fact is that these
reports are inaccurate and misleading.
| know of one county delegation, said by
| public reports to be about equally divided
| between Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Hanly, where.
| in truth, the delegates first choice is for
Mr.. Sayre, and secondly for Judge Penfield.
Again, l have noticed that there is a
| disposition upon the part of thousands of
| Republicans to suspend opinion as to who
! should be nominated until the convention
| assemblies, so that accurate information of
the merits, abilities and the records of the
| various candidates can be had. This con-
vention will have 1,4SS delegates and as
| many alternates, to say nothing of the
usual assemblage of enthusiastic Repub-
| icans who will come to assist, and / be-
| Eeve that when they gather at Indianap-
| oils on the eve of the convention and look
each other in the face and discuss what
| Is best for the good of the Republican party
| the effect OF press bureaus and campaign
literature will very largely disappear
The friends of Mr.. Sayre rely upon his
sterling record and splendid abilities to Sc
cure for him large and loyal following all
| through the convention. We feel that no
man in this race mas better record in the
| past as to services to the party, nor is any
! man his superior in ability and qualifica-
| tions for the office of Governor. 1t is as
tonishing and gratifying to all of his friends
| to know of the deep and general interest
! felt by the masses of the Republicans OF
| Indiana in his canvass No spot i'm Indiana
at this time presents buster scene than his
\
are actively pursuing his campaign plans
| Assurances of warm and hearty support
| are coming to him from all the State
He has been actively campaigning for six
weeks past, and If the sentiment and ex-
pressions which he has met in his canvass
over Indiana are any indication whatever
of his strength in the coming convention
his friends believe that he will certainly be-
the nominee.
'Of course, in this good-natured contest
it is to be expected that the competitors
will get before the people all possible re-
ports as to the standing OF delegates IA
vorable TO themselves, but Mr.. Sayre's
friends are confident that of the 100 dele
gates made up to this time less than 200 are
instructed for any candidate and Mr.. Sayr,
in good faith will have the support of tn,
| large part of the remainder. He has :
| strong grip upon the affections of the Re
! pubicans of the Eleventh district. No can
didate in this race has better or NOR,
| loyal organization hold upon his imme
date congressional district than has Mr
| Sayre, and this is true in his case becaus.
of his long party service and loyalty Mr.
Sayre's friends certainly well satisfied
with his prospects az the present time. ant
believe that he will be the winner
| William Geake. OF Fort Wayne who Il
| slated for a position on the Renrhiican sta