The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-30
INDIANA POLITICIANS
TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS
TO THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY
MeSsrS. Goodrich and Starr VIII
Visit the White House
Saturday.
WOODS IN WASHINGTON
Says There Is No Politics in His
Trip to the National
Capital.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-James p. Good
rich. of Winchester, arrived here to-day.
Tonight he called on Senator Fairbanks
and other members of the delegation. To-
morrow Mr.. Goodrich. accompanied by
Harry Starr. of Richmond, will confer with
President Roosevelt.
Floyd Woods, of Indianapolis, has also
arrived here. He says his visit has moth
ing to do with politics. 81 am in the East
on business said Mr.. Woods, "and shall
leave for New York tomorrow"
The correspondents of two Southern pa
pers met in the House press gallery one
day last week. They were discussing the
attitude OF Representative Crumpacker to-
ward negro suffrage. One of them said:
do you know that his people came from
Virginia.
SIS that SOP was the reply. "Well, he'd
better not go back there
The incident was told by Judge Crum-
packer II don't expect to go to Virginia
to live he said. I'll tell you a story.
There was an Indiana society in a little
town in Iowa. A celebration was held.
Chaplain Lozier. who is we'll known in
Hoosierdom, gave a toast. as follows:
Here's to Indiana, God bless her; we'll
never go back on her, and never go back
to her. That's the way L feel about Vir-
ginia.''
Attorney r. F. Davidson. of Indianapolis,
was admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court to-day on motion of
Senator Fairbanks. Harry Starr, of Rich
mond, accompanied Senator Fairbanks and
Mr. Davidson and made UP his mind at the
last moment to take advantage of the op-
portunity to be admitted to practice before
the tribunal. He made an effort to ap-
attendant, who asked him if he was a mem
Der of the bar. The reply was in the neg
alive. Mr.. Starr thereupon was invited to
take a seat among the spectators. When
Senator Fairbanks was about to make the
motion in Mr.. Starts behalf he was I'M
able to locate him. Mr.. Starr will make
the attempt again at later date.
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| Among the Indiana callers at the White
House to-day were Representatives Hem
enway and Charles Lands. Mr.. Hemenway
conferred with President Roosevelt con-
corning matters pending in the House.
| Mr. Landis who has taken a place on the
| drivers seat of the Roosevelt band wagon,
was thanked by President Roosevelt for
| his speech in the House on Wednesday.
| kilograms from Indiana indorsing the posi-
| ton taken by him relative to the nominal
| ton Of the President
The Capitol was crowded with Indiana
men to-day. Among them were Robert S.
Taylor, of Fort Wayne; John E. Lamb.
Terre Haute; c. C. Hadley. deputy attorney
| general; Harry Starr. Richmond; Frank
| c. Davidson, Indianapolis, and L. c.
| Gainey, also of indianapolis.
Mr.. Taylor appeared before a House
committee to urge a favorable report on
the bill providing for a court of patent
| appeals. The measure is approved by the
| American Bar Association. Argument in
brought Mr.. Hadley here. has been post
| poned for three weeks. Harry Starr is
| spending most Of his time with Represent
| alive Watson.
| Much attention has been paid in the
Eastern press to the recent warning of
Representative Hemenway that Congress
| should proceed conservatively in making
| appropriations. The following is taken from
| an editorial in the New York Sun to-day:
| Speaker Cannon made no mistake when
| he put the Hon. James A. Hemenway, of
| Indiana, at the head of the committee on
| ing his duty like a man. He has lost no
time in warning his Republican associates
| that the conditions and prospects of gov
| eminent finance are such at this time that
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| tween strict economy and increased taxes. -
! The American National Bank of Indian
| apolis has been approved as a reserve agent
for the First National Bank of Chrisman.
ILL.,; also the First National Bank of Cincin-
natl for the First National Bank of Mount
| Vernon, Ind.
A statement communicated to the House
| to-day shows that 7ss patents were issued to
persons in Indiana during the last fiscal
year. This is one to every 1888 Of the popu-
lation in the State. j. E. NJ
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| Representative Holiday has recommended
the establishment of rural routes at Dan
vile and Clayton.
If a bill presented in the Senate to-day is
enacted into law big model of the battle
| ship Indiana will be placed in the State
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