The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
FRED LANDIS CERTAIN TO
Be RENOMINATtD TODAY
IF DELEGATES PROVE TRUE
Fear of Steele Coup, However,
Continues to Worry Some Of
His Supporters.
DEALS ARE. DISCUSSED
But Messrs. Good and Cowgirl Say
They VIII Not Enter Com
binationS. "a
DELEGATES ARE. AT PERU.
Major Steele Sphinx-Like as Ever
Was with Lands at Lo-
ganspOrt.
ARE AT PERI
staff Correspondence of the Journal.

Staff Correspondence OF the Journal.
PERU, Ind, March 2S.-There is but one
thing tonight to keep the Lands forces
from indulging in a demonstration OF un-
restrained joy over the notable victory won
by them in the congressional primaries.
That is the enigmatical sphynxlike attitude
of Major George w. Steele. They know
they have the major defeated so far as his
personal aspirations are concerned, but
there is the wholesome fear that he may
have some coup planned with which to
rob them of the fruits of their hard-earned
victory and while the friends of Repre-
sentative Lands are eyinS Major Steele
askance and putting out feelers, they are
not losing sight of Carey Cowgirl or DR..
Charles Good for one moment, for If the
coup is made it will be through either
Cowgirl or Good, or perhaps both. Lands
has seventy-eight of the 121 delegates in
the convention as long as the issue lies
between Major Steele and himself. His
friends are confident that he will still have
a majority if Cowgirl or Good should ac-
cept the opportunity. The only gossip since
the advance guard of the congressional
forces arrived early to-day has been of
possible deals to defeat the Logansport
man, and it was apparent tonight that ne
gotiations to that end were on.
Steele has forty-three delegates and can
nominate either Good or Cowgirl If either
of them can muster eighteen votes from
his home county. Both men stated en-
phatically tonight for publication that
they would not hear of any such deal, but
politicians are but human and the flesh is
weak in the face of such temptation
congressional nomination to be had by
saying the one word yes
John NJ. johnson, of Logansport, Mr..
Landis's manag~, says tonight that no
combination could be formed to defeat his
candidate. THE fight has been fair and
square one between Mr.. Lands and Major
Steele he said land Landis has won.
The will of the Republicans of the district.
as voiced in the primaries. will not be set
aside. Our delegates are men we can de-
pend on absolutely"
49, Mr. johnson limited that if it came 70.
an emergency he could command eighty
one votes in the convention, taking two
three additional from the Grant county
delegation.
The convention will be called to order at
IL o. clock tomorrow in the opera house. The
Lands slate for the organization of the
this city, as chairman and Thad Butler.
ford City. as secretary. E. B. Mcconnell.
of Logansport, will place Mr.. Lands m
nomination.
The resolutions will be brief. consisting
mainly of an Endorsement of Warren G..
Sayre's gubernatorial candidacy. Before
Grant county will consent to this. it is un-
Va 70
support j. Wood Wilson, of Marion. for
delegate to the national convention.
The principals in the lively congressional
drama were all on hands this evening. The
two Lovelands who handled the Lands
fight in this county so successfully. and
Bodurtha, Bearss and Statesman live here
District Chairman Elam H. Neal arrived
early In the day.
Messrs. Johnson, Lands, Mcconnell and
others from Cass came this afternoon on
the same train with Major Steele, E. P.
Mcclure, John r. Hadley. ]. Wood Will
son and a score more from Grant. A c.
Lupton. Postmaster Kinsley, Sidney Can't
WELL John Bonham. A. w. Curry and H
b. Geiser are at the head Of the Blackford
crowd.
From Wabash there are Warren c.
Sayre, Jesse Parmenter. Carey Cowgirl,
John Dicken and numerous others, while
Huntington is represented by DIR. Good
Adam Beck, Tnad Butler. John S. Glenn
and Captain Pulse, with a goodly following.
The real crowd will not be in evidence
until tomorrow morning. Five hundred
Lands enthusiasts are expected from Lo-
gansport alone. while the delegations from
the other counties will be proportionately