The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-14
.GUBERNATORIAL
Race Tn INDIANA
FOUR CANDIDATES SEEK THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
TO BE GOVERNOR.
ASPlRANTS FORSENATORe
Is Gathering Delegations in Scattered
Counties Few Side Remarks.
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Indianapolis, Ind, March 13.-The
fixing of the date of the Republican
nominating convention for April 26
and 27 has been followed by active
work on the part of the aspirants for
governor, and one Of the most inter
esting contests in the history of the
state politics is in progress. Hereto
fore candidates have had certain ter
ritory reserved to themselves by COM
mon consent, home counties and even
home districts, in some instances, but
in the present contest these courte-
sizes seem to have no place, and the
fight is being pushed wherever there
is prospect Of securing delegates.
There are now four candidates in
the field, and each can fairly lay
claim to having earned support from
his party for the position to which he
aspires. Judge William L. Penfeld
Of Auburn has never been a marked
factor in state politics, but he has
been connected with the national adj
ministration since the election of Me-
Kinley in 1896, and as solicitor for
the State Department at Washington
and a representative of the country
before The Hague tribunal in the
Venezuelan controversy he has won
recognition, and would make a state
executive of more than average abil-
ity.
Warren G. Sayre of Wabash, who
more recently has "shied his castor
into the ring" has been associated
with some of the stirring scenes of
Indiana politics, and has won distinc-
ton as a leader of his party Mr..
Sayre was elected a member of the
lower house of the legislature in 1856,
and was chosen peaker. At that
session contests were Fl led against
twenty or more Democratic members
of the house. in which the Republi-
cans had a majority, and asimilar
number against Republicans in the
senate, where the Democrats predom-
mated. The election of Benjamin
Harrison to the United States Senate
was the aim of the Republicans, which
the Democrats defeated by electing
Senator David Turpie. So bitter was
the feeling that the house passed
resolution of nonintercourse with
the senate, and the session closed
with only three measures enacted in
to laws. MrSayre came back to the
legislature at the last session, and
was a conspicuous figure. his infu-
ence showing itself in defeating sew
eral measures which, had they passed,
would have made the session a rec
ord-breaker in extravaganza.
Frank Hanly of Tippecanoe count
ty is later p roduct of Indiana pol
itics, b ut has moved at a pace that
has distanced many of the old-timers
IN the popular eye. He is a LAWYER
by profession, and entered politics as
a diversion. Though his name was
new to the people six years ago. he
succeeded IN organizing a following
IN the legislature that made him the
leading candidate for the United
States Senate on a number of ballots.
and 1T was only by combination of
the opposition on Albert J. Beveridee
that he was beaten. 1t was expected
that Hanly would be candidate for
senator again, but he determined to
enter the gubernatorial race, and he
IS now rounding up his following and
promises to be factor of large pro-
portions in the state convention.
W. L. Taylor of this city, attorney
general for four years, is the fourth
candidate. Like the others, he is a
lawyer and a man of popular pres
ence, and is putting an indomitable
energy into the fight.
Many of the counties are instruct
ing their delegates, and each of the
four candidates now has a goodly
number to his credit. Judge Penfald