The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-21
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

Representative James f. Watson. Of
Rushville. who is to be permanent chair
man, and Senators Fairbanks and Beyer-
idge may not be the only members OF the
Indiana Republican congressional delega-
ton TO attend the state convention next
week. Representatives Crumpacker and
Charles B. Lands will probably be here, ac-
Tcording to the following dispatch from the
Journals Washington correspondent:
Yielding to pressure from the State.
there is q strong liability that two or
three members of the Indiana delegation
will reconsider their determination not TO
attend the Republican convention In In
dianapolis next week. Representative
Crumpacker said to-day that he had made
arrangements for pair ana prop I5eI;y
resentative Charles Il. Lands has also de-
cided TO attend the convention. On &C
count OF conference reports Representatives
! Oeerstreet and Hemenway will be obliged
to remain here until the day of adjourn
/ ment."
Former Lieutenant Governor Will Cum
back, of Greensburg. is being mentioned
| for presidential elector-at-large by some OF
his friends both at home and in other parts
of the State A NJ. Wiloughby. editor Of
the Greensburg Review, said yesterday In
this connections:
1.-The many friends of Mr.. Cumback. OF
| our city. have suggested that he be made
| one of the presidential electors at large by
| the forthcoming Republican state conven-
| ton. compliment to him in recognition
of the fact that he was an electof III lc"o
| and cast the first electoral vote of Indiana
| for q Republican Decentralization Lin
| coin. Mr.. Cumback is not a candidate Tor
| the honor but | believe he would gladly ac-
| cent. if named. and | know he will give his
best services to the party throughout the
campaign.
He is one of the veterans of the Repub-
| lican party i'm Indiana and his friends feel
| that the honor would be a fitting recogni-
| ton of his stalwart Republicanism and his
more than four decades of faithful party
| service.
The candidates for state offices who at
| tended the Eighth district Republican con-
vention at Muncie yesterday were Warren
G. Sayre ]. Frank Hanly. w. l.. Penfieid
and w l.. Taylor, candidates for Governor;
George w. Self and Frank NJ. Smith, who
are after the nomination for reporter of the
| Supreme Court, and b. +. Johnson, who
1 wants to succeed himself state Stats
tician. This was the first convention az
| which all four of the candidates for GOV
| ernor have been present To-day most al
| the candidates Will go 10 New Albany 10
/ attend the Third district congressional con-
vention-
| John o. Piety, of Terre Haute former city
| attorney, who was at the Claypool yester-
day. says the Republicans of Terre Haute
have every encouragement to lead them to
| believe that they will elect their ticket in
the municipal campaign now on. Edwin
| Bidaman heads the Republican ticket as
| the candidate for mayor against Henry
| Steeg who has held the office for six years
In addition to the mayor, the controller, sis
ward councilmen and three councilmen al
| large are to be elected.
| In speaking of Vigo county's part in the
| state convention, Mr.. Piety predicted thai
| the delegates will be divided between Fay
| lor and Hanly in the gubernatorial contest
| L. P. Newly. of Knlghtstown, candidate
for the Republican nomination for Lieu
| tenant Governor, has issued a letter in re
| ply TO the report that he is opposed t,
| orga nized labor, which. he says. is being
| circulated to his detriment. Mr.. Newb,
brands the report as false, saying. in part:
| -Four years ago 1 made the race for th'
| nomination FOR Lieutenant Governor. | hat
| then been In the Senate eight years, and i
| i had been opposed to organized labor some