The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-14

Inc nrSt Democratic congressional con-
vention OF this year will be held to-day at
Spencer, when the "trooly loil'' of the Sec
ond district will meet and renominate Rep
resentative Robert w Miers. of Blooming
ton. The nomination comes to Mr.. Miers
this year without the fight that he had to
make two years ago-not that there is no
opposition to the Bloomington statesman
among Second district Democrats but be-
cause the man who is chiefly interested in
retiring MIR. Miers to private life. and who
expects 10 turn the trick, was not ready
to make another fight this year and was
able to stave off other prospective candi-
dates. State Senator Cyrus L. Davis of
Bloomfield, covets the seat in Congress
and six months ago il was generally be-
lieved he would be a candidate again this
year and would be able to make a stronger
showing than he did two years ago, but
he was too much occupied with making
money at this time to begin spending 1t at
the same time. In fact, u came home TO
him that he would either have TO stop MAX
ing money or cut out politics temporarily,
and he sacrificed politics.
However, 1t is understood that Davis Will
be in the fight two years hence, ana IL Is
even intimated that in consideration OF MS
giving Miers clear field this year he was
promised that Miers would not stand IN MS
way in the next primary campaign. Inc
convention to-day will therefore be a pure
ly formal affair, devoid of interest, unless,
perchance there should be brought about
a lining up of the Parker and Hearst
forces on some proposition. While Miers
mas the reputation OF being all things 10
all men-it has been said that he has Deen
able to convince some Republicans OF the
Second district that he is not really and
truly Democrat, or, at least, not a very
bad Democratic is generally accepted that
he stands with the reorganizers as
Parker man, and there may be an attempt
in to-days convention TO get through an
Endorsement of Parker: In that event the
fur" will doubtless fly. for Hearst has
many supporters i'm the district who Will
not submit TO such thing without a
strenuous fight.
Speaking of Hearst, nothing has come to
the local Parkerites that has given them
one-tenth the satisfaction conveyed by the
following brief news item sent out of Chi
cago under a Tuesdays date line:
''W. r. Hearst to-day was placed on the
unfair list by union labor. The cause was
a strike of the jantors and scrubwomen
employed by him In his newspaper office
here. He is charged with breaking closed
shop agreement, serious offense TO union
ism.
IAN ultimatum was delivered to Hearsts
manager yesterday. He was given until 10
o'clock to-day, but he failed TO comply
with the unions requests, so the strike
was declared
The chief argument advanced for Hearst
by his local managers, as well as by his
managers throughout the country, has
been the claim that he was the foremost
advocate of the cause of union labor. That
he should be placed on the unfair" list
by any union is source of unailoyed JOY
to the followers Of Parker and the fOregO-
ing bit of news will be widely disseminated
in Indiana.
Oscar H. Montgomery. of Seymour, who is
fbo h
lican nomination for judge of the Supreme
Court from the Second judicial district, in
opposition to Judge Alexander Bowling, OF
New Albany, was at the English yester-
day, stopping off in the city in the course
of circuit of the State which he is now
making. He was accompanied by w. p.
Masters and Ed H. Remy of Seymour. In
the formal announcement of his candidacy,
which recently appeared in the Seymour
Republican,, the following statement of Mr..
Montgomery's party services is made:
In his devotion to the arduouS labOrs
of his profession he has not forgotten or
neglected his duties a citizen, but has
served as chairman of the Republican coun-
ty committee of Jackson county, and as a
most efficient member Of the Republican
state committee for the Fourth congression-
al district, and as delegate to the Repub-
Ican national convention of 1896"
Mr.. Montgomery said yesterday after
noon that he was not only candidate but
was tACScuilSly lupPlul OIL receiving the
nomination. Il am making active cam
vass," he said that is, as active a can
vass as is consistent with the nature and
dignity of the office | am seeking, and
am receiving great deal OF encourage
ment.'
ID. A. Myers, of Greensburg, chairman of
the Republican organization of Decatur
county, was in the city yesterday and called
at State headquarters
Up to date forty-eight counties i'm the
State have selected their delegates TO the
Democratic state convention and by Sat
urday night that number will be increased
TO SiXty-twO.
Adam Heimberger, of New Albany, for
| mer Democratic candidate for secretary OF
| state, and also former member of the
Democratic state committee, was caller
| at the Hearst headquarters. in the Clay
| pool Hotel, yesterday. Mr. Heimberger is
| one of the prominent Democrats of Indiana
| who have identified themselves with the
/ Hearst movement, and it is understood
that he is looking after Hearst's interests
In the southern part of the State.
Mayor c. g. Covert and John w. Spen-
| Ger, of Evansville. were in the city yester-
day. The latter is one of the Democratic
1 lSdQeTS OF ENdnSFllle, Wnlle the mayor j.
a prominent Republican, and will be at the
head of tie Vanderburg county delegation
| in the state convention.
Mayor Covert has not been in Evansville
| for several days, and was not in attendance
| at the lively convention at which the dele
gates to the state convention were selected
| and instructed to vote for William l. Tay.
| Tor for Governor. Consequently he was
| not able to furnish any information con
| corning the convention.
| "Ail / know about it is what / have seer
| in the newspapers he said. Il was some
| what surprised to see that the delegate.
| Taylor's friends were exceedingly activ,
| and believed they would be able TO name
| the delegates to the state convention, / die
| not understand it to be part of thei
| plans to instruct ! am inclined to believ'
| that action decided upon after thu
| fight was precipitated by the opposition
| Hosea Hawkins, former secretary o
the Democratic state committee, who re
| Gently removed from Indianapolis TO Terri
| Haute, was in the city last night and wa
/ giving his Democratic brethren the "tru
| facts" concerning the Sullivan county Dem
| ocratic convention and the selection of del
| egates to the state convention. Hawkin
still retains his legal residence in Sullivan
and, OF course. he would not miss a Dem
ocratic convention there.
! II notice that the newspaper reports hav
stated that Hearst captured fourteen on
of our twenty delegates TO the state con
vention," said Mr. Hawkins. Now
would like to bet some one new hat tina
a ma iority of the delegates Parker mer