The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-20

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of Auburn. into the race for the Republican
nomination for Governor was the chief topic
of conversation among politicians in the city
yesterday and last night II had been gen.
orally anticipated for the last thirty days
that Judge Penfield would become a candi-
date, as he visited Indiana at the time of the
! recent love-feast with the avowed purpose
of looking the field over with the view of
getting into the race, consequently his for
NAL announcement from Washington occa-
stoned little surprise However, in the gos-
sip and speculation anent the gubernatorial
contest the judge has been reckoned with
merely possibility, and, now that ii is
definitely known that he will be a candidate,
the political wiseacres find il necessary 10
revise their figures on the situation.
Judge Penfeld lives in the Twelfth dis
trict, and IL is conceded that his candidacy
Will first AFFECT the chances of William l..
Taylor. of this city. who was a former resi-
dent Of the Twelfth and had received many
assurances of support from that district.
Other sections of the State are pointed out,
however, where the Judge will cut into the
strength of j. Frank Hanly, of Lafayette,
and it is argued by many that his candidacy
Will not AFFECT the candidacy OF one OF his
rivals more than that of the other. Judge
Penfeld's return to Indiana TO enter upon
an active campaign will be the next event OF
interest in the gubernatorial race, unless
another candidate should appear in the
meanwhile.
The gubernatorial contest this year pre-
sents marked contrast with the contests Of
former years, by the way Heretofore,
there have been a half dozen or more
avowed candidates for the nomination at
this stage OF the campaign, and the IurtheT
progress of the contest has. been marked
by a narrowing of the field. This time the
contest has been left to two men up until
| Judge Penfield's entrance, and IL is possible
that there will be other entries within the
near future, as John L. Griffiths, of this city,
and @. A H. Shideler, OF Marion, have said
that they were considering the adVlsabilty
| of becoming candidates, but have yet to
make definite announcements as to their IN
tentions.
Senator Beveridge and Representative
James E. Watson, of RushvilIe, who were
on the programme for toasts at the banquet
| of the Indiana Republican Editorial Asso-
citation at the midwinter meeting, which
opens at the Claypool tomorrow, have
been compelled to cancel the engagements
because of pressure OF congressional dutles:
Senator Beveridge yesterday telegraphed
| Walter s. Montgomery, of Greenfield, the
secretary of the association, that he would
be unable to be present at the meeting, ana
Representative Watson also notified Mr.:
| Montgomery that an important meeting or
the ways and means committee of the House
will detain him in Washington at this time.
Republican State Chairman James z.
Goodrich will return Friday night from a
|
| Saturday he will leave for Washington, to
spend few days at the capital.
| :
Rome c. Stephenson, of Rochester, who
was candidate for the Republican chair
manship in the Thirteenth district and went
down in defeat by one vote. after making a
vigorous campaign, was in the city yester-
| day in consultation with Attorney General
| G. w. Miller.
Amos T. Stout, of Paoli who was here
yesterday to attend a session of the COM
mission that has charge of the erection of
a new institution for the Industrial School
for Girls, says that the Republicans of
Orange county are chiefly interested al
lively fight between Judge Cox, Of Jasper,
and Representative Zenor, OF Corydon, Tor
the Democratic congressional nomination
1.-The Democrats of the Third district are
getting into the bitterest fight our part OF
) the State has known in years" said Mr..
Stout. Our county is in the thick Of it.
for Cox must have the delegates from our
county to secure the nomination. L am in
clined to believe he will get them, judging
from the expressions L have heard and the
way the factions are lining up
I'VE are interested in interurban PROPOSE
oms down our way aG aantric inc
from Columbus to Paoli this year and one
or two other roads are projected"
+ r =
A. " Randall, a well-known business man
and active Republican of Shelbyville. was a
caller at State headquarters, in the Steven
son building, yesterday.
. There is nothing doing in politics in
Shelby county at present outside of the
fight among the Democrats over the nomi-
, nation for Judge OF the circuit composed
of Shelby and Rush counties" he said
THAT fight overShadowS everything else
and is one of the most interesting we have
had In years. The Republicans are well
y content to let the Democrats have the CEN
, ter of the stage now-our time Will come
little later when we'll step in and elect
both the judge and prosecutor"
D Mr.. Randall says there has been little
talk concerning candidates for the Repub-
e hcan nomination for judge: One or two
, men have been mentioned in that cOnnec-
: tion," he said, "but no one has announced
his candidacy and there really has been lit
tie done toward bringing out candidates
a When the right time comes We'll get to-
| gether a good strong man who will
command the support of all the Repub-
licans Of the circuit as well as that of a
considerable number of Democrats who are
disguised with the endless squabble in their
I own party.
1t has been reported that George NJ. Ray
who is leading the fight for Albert r.
Wray against the Morris faction for the
Democratic judicial nomination, has threat
ened that his faction will that Judge
y Morris is defeated at the polls if he should
be renominated Mr.. Randall said he knew
nothing of the report.
e Major George w. Steele and Carey E
d Cowgirl, the two doughty warriors Of the
e Eleventh district. who have measured
: strength time and again in Republican
: primaries and conventions, were both in the
r city yesterday. They did not arrive to-
f gether, however, and were not here al
p the same time. The major was here dur
ing the day. while Mr.. Cowgirl put in ap-
a pearance at the Columbia Club in the
4 | evening.
1t had been reported that Immediately
after the Peru convention Major Steele's
y announcement that he would be a candi-
); ! date for the congressional nomination
| would be forthcoming and that he would
: / lay aside his agricultural pursuits to pay
: | strict attention to politics for the next few
!, months. But he still talks of the farm
= | and the activities, interests, joys and tribu
= | lations of farm life. When asked when al
= announcement as TO his congressional in
= tentions might be expected he said
. For the past week l have been so busy
= trying TO find a tenant for a farm that
n haven't thought Of anything else. i ad
q vertsed for a tenant and had seventy-On'
n applications, so it will be readily seen tina