The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-26

oence that such an assessment WAS made. a
levy of approximately 10 per cent on the
monthly salaries OF the city employees. a
Few OF the employees who We're known 60 DE
openly In sympsthy with Taggart and Fan
ming were not assessed. bat the others
were, and the matter leaked ont through a
man IN z minor position, who rebelled
against giVins up $ out OF his month 3 SAT-
pretense OF denying that city employees
were called upon for donations 10 the cam
paien funds when they were In control r
the administration bat they claim that 10 is
an altogether unusual proceeding 10 assess
the emoioyes TOR fund 60 be used ia a
james +. Statesman. Of Peru. who is un-
derstood TO be an applicant for the APP
pontment as solicitor for the state Depart
ment in event Of Judge Pcnfields resigua-
ton. was at the Columbia Club last night.
\. (. Alexander. assistant secretary OF
the worlds fair commission who spent
Sunday at his home in Marion. said last
evening that the recent mention OF Major
George W. Steele as a gubsrnatOrial possi-
blity is srousing much comment in the
Eleventh district
that connection, coming as II has from OUT
side the district. has naturally set the Re-
publicans Of Grant county To talking. said
Mr.. Alexander. 1T has been the general
belief there that Major Steele will be a
candidate for the congressional nominal
/
for him FOR anything he wants / have
not talked with the major myself and DO
not know whether he is paying any at
tention 10 the gossip. but ! am inclined 10
believe that he has HIS eyes set on the con-
gressional toga.
John J. Winsate. editor OF the Shclbyville
Republican, is being mentioned as candi-
date tor delegate to the national conven-
ton from the Sixth district. Mr. wingate
/ hat hfa is
I a receptive sense. lie will not seek the
/ preferment If there are other candidate
/ but would appreciate the honor II the Re-
/ publcans OF the district should sec nj 10
I confer IL upon him. II. q. Starr OF Rich
/ mond, and Frank T. Roots of Corners
| vile. are also being spoken of in this con-
/ nection.
Chairman James +. Goodrich. OF the Re-
| publican state committee, was at head
! quarters yesterday. lie says he has not
decided when he Will go TO Washington.
George r. Dinwiddie. of Frankfort, was
at the Columbia Club yesterday.
Jacob NJ. Bauer. of Lawrenceburg, one OF
the prominent manufacturers of southern
J Indiana, announces his candidacy for the
! election as one of the delegates To the Re
publican National convention from the
/ Fourth district.
L. c. Reeves. OF Columbus, was at the
Columbia Club yesterday
|
c. D. Newlin and f. n. Hill, of Carthage.
are in the city. guests at the English.
+ +
1t is announced that Elan H. Neal OF
Jonesboro, chairman of the Eleventh dis
trict Republican committee. will call
meeting of the chairmen of the county
on the time and plece for holding the con-
gressional convention. An early convention
is generally favored, it is said.
The Republicans of Marion are begin
ming TO grid up their loins preparatory to
a fight TO redeem the bad record they
made two years ago when they permitted
the Democrats TO elect a mayor of that
city, which had always been Republican by
good, safe majority. No one acquainted
with the situation there doubts that they
will be able to do this and the Democrats
| are not manfesting any enthusiasm over
| the approaching municipal campaign. John
| kiley, whom the Democrats succeeded i'm
| electing two years ago, declares that he has
candidate again, even with the assurance
! that he would be defeated at the polls and
| there is a noticeable lack of aspirants for
| the Democratic nomination. On the other
! hand there are several candidates for. the
| Republican nomination, an evidence OF the
| lively interest the Republicans are taking
| In the campaign. Among those who aspire
| to the mayorality are Z. r. Sanders, one OF
| the old-line Republicans OF Grant county
who served in both the Mexican and civil
| wars; David Weesner, at present township
trustee, and Gus S. Condo. a representative
of the younger element of the party.
More attention is being paid to the race
for lieutenant governor at present than TO
the gubernatorial contest. by those inter-
ested in Republican State politics and gos-
sip Is rife as 10 the intentions or two or
three men who are figuring on entering the
lists against J.. +. Newly, Of KnightstOwn.
1t is understood that Hugh TIL Miller. OF
Columbus, will definitely announce his de-
cision some time this week and I'm event he
concludes TO be a candidate il is thought
that Senator Walter l.. Ball. OF Munce.
FRANK II. SHUTS, of Aurora, and perhaps
one or two others will follow the lead OF
the man from Bartholomew.
Apropos of the lieutenant governorship,
it is learned that an effort was made a few
days since to persuade VIII A Hough. OF
Greenfield, TO become a candidate Mr.
Hough, however, il is said, informed his
friends that so far as he was concerned
the Sixth district would have but one can
didate for second place on the State ticket
Mr.. Newly, OF Henry county. OF course
there Is A story back OF this. The new
legislative apporuonment act places Henry
| and Hancock counties in a Joint senatorial I
: district. Henry, as the largest county, can
control the nomination, but many OF the
Hancock county Republicans took the posi-
ton that the nomination should be given
/, ! to their county and they were disposed TO
be insistent However, the Republicans OF
. Henry county put an end to the hopes OF
their neighbors by deciding at their recent
/ convention that the Henry delegation IN
the joint senatorial convention should be
voted as a unit for the candidate from that
county who received the largest number OF
VOTES In the primary. Thgn IL was that
In a spirit of retaliation II was proposed
that Henry cOunty's candidate for heuten-
, ant governor should be given opposition
from a Hancock county man and Mr..
Hough was mentioned possible candi-
. date.
The Democratic joint senatorial conven-
ton OF Allen and Adams counties will be
held Feb. . at Fort Wayne. and n j. said
that John ". TyndalL OF Decatur, VINO VIII
be tie Adams county candidate. VIII he
nominated bg reclamation. III nominated
and elected. Mr.. Tyndali VIII succeed tho
P strenuous $. b. Fleming. ~ TT. Wayne
, hank ir the efrv IL would reo4lfra I, la~ra