The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-18

II is a remarkable fact, and one having
considerable bearing on the influence which
Indiana now yields in Congress, that. while
during the entire period OF eighty-seven
years through which the State has been
represented in the national legislature only
twenty-six men have been permitted 10
serve more than two terms in the House Of
Representatives as members from Indiana,
nine OF these men belong TO the present
Hoosier delegation They are Mr.. Hemen-
way and Mr.. Overstreet MOVE serving their
nth terms, and Messrs. Watson, Mlers,
Zenor, Griffith, Crumpacker, {. Is. Landls
and Robinson. who are serving their 1ourth
terms.
OF the other seventeen, three Of whom
were colleagues of Indianans still serving
in the House, William S. Holman, of course,
leads in length of teunre. He was iirst
elected In 1S5S, and served almost continu-
ously until his death in l:9S, breaking the
national record for length Of congressional
service. Next In length Of service is MAJ:
George w. Steele, Of Marion, who served
eight terms in the House. Five men served
| seven terms-GOdlove S. Ortiz of the old
Seventh district: Schuyler Colfax. of the
| old Ninth; William +. Niblack, of the
First; Tom Brown, OF the old burnt dis
| trict, and Ratliff Boone, who entered Con-
gress In 1S2S 1t will be noted that but two
! men ever passed the fatal seventh term,
and no man in the entire history OF the
| state ever weathered the sixth term with
| out getting a seventh. The five-termers
were George II. Julian, who entered Con-
gress in f6l; Daniel w. Voorhees,, who began
his congressional career in the same year;
| William ID. Bynum, who represented the
| indianapolis district from 1885 to 1895, and
| Gen. John Peter Cleaver Shanks, of Port
land, who was in the House in the COS and
| in the present delegation were Col G. 6.
Matson who represented the Fifth district
% S the OLD seeond from 1883 to ISL
John Coburn who served from the Old
sixth from 1857 to 1875; Henry T. Johnseni
eight years prior to 1897, and John Carr,
who entered the House In 1881.
|
ballot box was placed In the sheriff
office in the courthouse at Marion two
weeks ago, and Grant county visitors TO
the office were asked TO deposit vote indi-
| eating their choice for the Republican
presidential nomination. On Saturday Dep
uty Sheriff Will Williams opened the box
| and the votes were counted. IT was found
| that but two candidates were voted for,
| President Roosevelt, and Senator Hanna, OF
| Ohio. The count showed the following re-
| suit.
roosevelt 80
NlV
| The box was open only to Republican
voters, and no one was permitted 10 vote
who not known a Republican. Dur
ing the last week the balloting was on the
Grant County Farmers Institute was in
session at the courthouse, and it is stated
| by those in the sheriffs office that most OF
| the votes deposited were those of farmers
in attendance at the institute. Very few Of
the business and professional men OF
| Marion voted.
Walter Brown, of Ekhart, former member
of the Republican State committee from the
Thirteenth district, is in the city. a guest
at the Columbia Club. Mr. Brown was in
the thick of the recent contest for the dis
trict craftsmanship, eliminating in the con-
vention at South Bend that elected John l.
Norman, of Knox, but he refuses TO give
any expression on politics, other than
| broad smile, indicative of his satisfaction at
| Mr.. MoormanS election.
The chairmen of the various counties Of
the Fifth district will meet at Danville
Tuesday. Jan. 26. to fix the time and place
of holding the congressional convention.
Imediately after the district convention at
TeTre Haute last week, Chairman Hogate
called the county chairmen together and
asked them to fix time TO meet. They
selected Danyille as the place of meeting,
understanding that he would call the meet
ing within few days. Accordingly, Jan.
26 has been selected.
| InOmdS 18SSaTI ana Joseph l. It dulilllS
returned yesterday morning from a week S
trip through the East. Mr.. Taggart went
to Washington to attend the meeting Of the
Democratic national committee, and Mr..
Tanning together with half dozen other
Indiana Democratic leaders, went along
to give form and substance to Mr.. Tag
CARTS boom for the national craftsmanship.
Thev returned radiant with smiles and sat
| tee our faa inn how we n -
| corded in Washington and in New York.
Mr.. Taggart was taken up by the Eastern
| papers and the Washington correspondents
and made much OF as one or the national
leaders of his party, consequently Indiana
| Democrats are led TO believe that they,
through the willy boss, will have a prom
inent part in the coming national cam
! paign.
Mr.. Taggart left for French Lick yester-
day afternoon and will give his attention
to business matters for the next few weeks
as there will be little doing in politics until
the time comes for the reorganization OF
the Democratic county committee. His
hand will be felt then and it Is possible that
local politicians will again be treated tc
the enlivening spectacle of a fight between
the Taggart and Reach factions for con-
troll of the county organization. The Tag
| CART crowd proclaim that Reach Is down
and out for all time to come, but Reach has
way Of refusing to stay dead, when killed
politically and decently inferred. Reach is
like Bryan in this respect, although tC
compare him with Bryan or anything thai
pertains to Bryan is decidedly distastefu
| TO him.
Mayor Hoffman hastens TO deny that he
is planning a demonstration for his par
ticular brand Of Democrats TO counteract
the effect of the recent Bryan meeting here
Last evening he stated earnestly TO the
Journal that he had no such movement in
mind.
} Il will say, though" he admitted, that
1 have heard something of a plan for q
banquet to be given by Indianapolis Demo.
| Gratis some time in the near future. Two
, or three men have spoken to about it
but / do not know what is being done IN