The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-07

John E. Lamb, OF Terre Haute, who has |
just returned from a trip to Washington
and New York. regards the nomination of
Judge Parker for President at the st. Louis
convention next July almost as much
of certainty as that the convention will
| be held. Mr.. Lamb was at the Grand last
| evening.
THE action of the New York Democratic
state committee Saturday at Albany settled
| the matter, in my opinion" he said. The
| Parker and anti-Parker, or Cleveland,
forces measured strength on the question
| of where the state convention should be
held and the Parker people won out. Inc
Parker people wanted the convention at
| Albany. Tammany wanted the convention
| in New York city and Tammany wants
Cleveland-at least Mr. Murphy does. and
| he speaks for Tammany. Murphy thought
| ne had control of the state committee, out
| he learned his mistake. The state conyen-
| ton will be held in Albany and the New
York delegation TO the national convention
| will be instructed for Judge Parker. II
looks to me now like Parker's nomination
| is assured
do you believe that Murphy and Tam
| many are really for Cleveland? -
Yes. 1 do" replied Mr.. Lamb Il ola
| not get TO see Mr.. Murphy while l was
in New York, but talked with Bourke
Cochran He IS for Cleveland and he STANDS
close TO Murphy.
"Bourke Cochran wants Cleveland be-
| cause he believes Cleveland can carry New
York and give the State a Democratic Leg
| islature that will send him-Cockran-to the
| United States Senate. ] am inclined TO be-
| lieve that Mr.. Cochran and his friends are
a trifie selfish in their advocacy of Cleve-
land. They don't seem to care about the
country at large. but they want control OF
the State OF New York. However, Judge
Parker is the man a majority of the Demo
Gratis throughout the country want, and ne
Will be the nominee"
Mr.. Lamb was asked if he did not be-
lieve w. R. Hearst would cut an important
figure at St. Louis and be more OF a
| formidable factor in the presidential race
than some of the party leaders seem TO
think.
Not in the least" he said. Hearst is
making lot OF noise, but he will not nave
sufficient strength in the convention 10
amount to anything. The Hearst boom is
like squab-largest when it's first born"
Mr.. Lamb announced fatty last evening
that he was not to be considered in connec-
ton with the Democratic gubernatorial
| nomination.
Il am not a candidate, shall not be a
candidate and couldn't take the nonnina-
ton If it were handed to me- he said
| II don't like to advertise my physical in
J | f1rmities, but the truth is that my health
is such that l would not dare undertake
the work of an active campaign. My old
enemy enT rheumatism; is after me again and
out. If L had my health ii would be an
| other proposition and / admit that l would
be glad to head the state ticket The man
who makes the race at the head of the
Democratic ticket this year will be in good
shape whether he is elected not, pro-
viding he makes a good campaign, for he
will be recognized as the leader of his
| party In Indiana"
Major G. V. Menzies of Mt Vernon. is
Mr.. Lambs choice for the gubernatorial
nomination. Major Menzies IS one of our
, strongest men and could put up a magnifi-
cent night he said. Il don't know what
accept the nomination, but if 1 had his
health know mighty we'll what I'd do"
' The Indiana Democratic leaders are un-
j questionably trying to create the impress
a sion that there's nothing to it but the
Parker band wagon in the Democratic presi-
Dental campaign. The Cleveland bugaboo is
troubling them, but they feel reasonably
: | secure in the conviction that Cleveland can
| not possibly be nominated at ST. Louis, nc
| matter IL ne should have an instructed del
g egation from New York behind him How
n | ever, in view of what the Indiana leaders
want TO do, the question naturally arises
| why aren't they organizing Parker clubs
and giving some form and substance to the
Parker movement? Hearst is having abso
lutely no competition in the way Of such
: | spectacular plays and Hearst's activity is
| bearing fruit. Already Hearst has made
: such showing that his candidacy is nc
longer ridiculed by Democrats who are CD.
L
is for effect, and on the contrary, many
thoughtful men in the party are growing de
cidedly alarmed and fearful that Hearst i.
n really to be reckoned with.
q In Indiana Hearst and his hirelngs ar,
3 now paying especial attention to the FRS
!. district. Clubs are being organized through
= out the district and after il has been GOV
II cred thoroughly, the organizers will go VI
, into the Second and so on until every dis
10 trict in the State has been covered
/, The William Randolph Hearst Club il
= Evansville, has secured commodious per
N manent quarters in the heart of the cit,
d and will have a formal opening in a few
!. days. 1t has been announced that the club
IL rooms will be open day and night to mem
bers and to all Democrats in sympath,
= with the Hearst movement. The paper
N published by Hearst and other Democrats
'e organs will be kept on file, together wit
le an abundance of Hearst literature. Tn
club will be conducted on the plan of
county central committee. with every war;
and precinct systematically organized. Tn
charter list is growing rapidly, II is said
- and ii is announced that clubs are beini
organized in every county seat in the dis
~ trict to work hand-in-hand with the Evans
y Vile organization. The organization o
in clubs at Princeton, Boonvlle Mt. vernon
W Petersburg and other points is now wei
a The situation when Hearst has ever
n, district in Indiana organized in this man
d. ner will be one to cause the cold chills {
h 1 creep up and down the spinal columns
!, old-line Democrats. Hearst will have
u much more thorough organization than tn
n regular Democratic organization and hi
n organization will be much more formidable
~ | because he has an abundance of money
y do his work and the Democratic organiza
:, ton in Indiana has been virtually bankrup
!" for ten years. 1t takes money TO get In
ne diana Democrats to working with any dc
g. | gree of enthusiasm and they will work jus
IL as hard for Hearst money they will fo
M the money from the regular organization.
There is just one chance of Hearst's fall
ing down with this sort of a campaign
Indiana. He may get double crossed,
s. common political parance. 1t has been r.
ks ported from credible sources that the vii
s. Mr.. Taggart, who is running the regula
8 Democratic organization in Indiana at pre-,