The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25

With four or five hundred active politi-
clans in the city. all OF them INDUCING in
speculation. comment, "reminiscences and
assertions, the amount of gossip floating
about Republican headquarters at the Ho-
tel English is almost unlimited The gos-
sip in circulation last night was probably
insignificant in comparison to the amount
that VIII be rife tonight and tomorrow,
when there have been 1900 or 5000 addi-
tlonal arrivals, but there was enough TO
give everybody something 10 talk about
However. with all the gossip there was lit
tie OF an important character. There were
stories OF changes in this or that county on
the gubernatorial situation, of deals be-
tween this or that candidate for Governor
and this or that candidate for lieutenant
governor or reporter Of the Supreme Court.
and of new entries in this that race. but
none OF the stories carried sufficient weight
TO make or break a candidate, and there
were announcements from eleventh
hour candidates
Everybody-or nearly everybody-who ap-
peared in the corridors or lobby of the
English yesterday afternoon and last night
wore red carnation in the lapel OF his
coat and thereby hangs tale that was the
humorous feature of the day. In
local paper yesterday morning
statement was published TO the
effect that ]. Frank Hanly. one OF the
four gubernatorial candidates. had decided
TO adopt the red carnation-the favorite
hover of the late President McKinley-as
the badge OF his forces and that all the
Hanly people would appear during the con-
Vention with the red carnations on their
coat lapels. But, 10 and behold. when the
forces of all the camps gathered yesterday
II was found that all four of the candidates
for Governor had adopted the scarlet car
nation as their badge and that everybody
was wearing the flower. During the day
red carnations were dispensed at the head
| quarters of each of the aspirants for the
place at the head of the Republican state
| ticket
1t was explained as merely a peculiar
| coincidence that the rivals should have de-
| termined upon the same badge for their
| cohorts, but, as one skeptlcal individual put
ii, 1T looks like some one nipped the Hanly
carnation scheme in the bud" In any event
| there were numerous chuckles over the
| coincidence, and the friends of Mr.. Hanly
| nouncement all the Hanly people were
| wearing red carnations.
Warren G.. Sayre. the Eleventh district
| candidate for Governor was annoyed yes
! terday by the circulation of report. which,
he said. was evidently aimed to injure him
as a candidate, and he asked that he be
set right through the columns of the Jour
| nal.
From several sources l have learned
| that a report has been started that l am
| not bona fide candidate for Governor. but
| that | am in the race for Governor merely
| as a means to securing the nomination for
| Lieutenant Governor" said Mr.. Sayre. Il
| do not like to dignity this report by de-
| nial but it has been so persistent that L
| feel should make a statement. am
| candidate for Governor, and for no other
| office. If had wanted the lieutenant gov
ernorship L would have so announced at
| the outset But | do not want the noml-
| nation for Lieutenant Governor and would
| not accept it If ii were rendered TO me
| IL. -~ntA
! am in the race for Governor TO stay, and In
| to win
| Representative George w. Cromer. of the
Eighth district, will arrive in the city from
Washington to-day.
A meeting Of the Republican state COM
mittee will be held at 2 O'Clock this after
noon at the headquarters on the second
| floor of the English. Nothing of especial
| importance is to come before the commit
| tee at this time, il being merely the meet
! ing that is always held on the eve OF the
state convention. Final arrangements per-
| tanning to the convention will be discussed
| and some plans for the approaching cam
| paign will be taken I'D. All the members
| of the committee will be present, except
| Thomas j. Mccoy, of Rensselaer, the Tenth
| district committeeman, who is ILL
| State Chairman James p. Goodrich ar
rived last evening from his home in Win
| chester where as some of his friends said,
| he had wisely remained in seclusion until
| his presence here was imperative By re-
| naming away until the last possible min
| ute he escaped the mportunings of a hun
| dre6 and one individuals who want seats
| for the state convention or something else
| which they think the state chairman
| should be able to dispense right and left.
| Immediately after he put in an appearance
| at the hotel and the onslaught on him COM
| menced Chairman Goodrich stated that he
| believed he would go TO church TO spend
| the evening, and a matter OF TACT he
was not conspicuous about the lobby from
that time on.
Some time within the next twenty-four
| hours Fred Sims. the secretary of the state
| committee, will be relieved of a burden
| which, he says, has proved more than one
! man should attempt to carry and has
driven him almost to nervous prostration-
| he will distribute the tickets of admission
| TO the convention among the various dis
| trict chairmen and the candidates for
| state offices. Mr. Sims has been pursued
| early and late during the last week with
| requests, pleas and demands for tickets,
| and has been forced 10 become more of an
| man would have to be who could stand on
the New York Democratic platform.
The demand for tickets is unusually large
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