The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-27

/ ton, determine the question OF moving the
headquarters from the Stevenson building
10 the English Hotel. and transact cOnsid-
cradle other business Of importance that
has accumulated Chairman Goodrich viii
also at that time announce the appoint
ment Of new executive committee.
Is Union Banner Hunt. OF Winchester. to
enter the race for the Republican gubernas
torial Nomination.
This is a question that the politicians
considered definitely answered in the mega
tive few weeks ago when Mr.. Hunt made
an announcement that he had decided not
TO become a candidate. but there is a WELL
defined rumOr afOat that after an ne may
change his mind-always a politicians pre-
rogative, as well a womans. Sam b.
Shuts. engineer at the Statehouse. was IN
Anderson yesterday, and while there en-
Il talked with two or three Republicans
UP there who said they had heard Mr..
Hunt would get into the race for Gov
ernor," said Mr.. Shuts last night "One
or them was 50 positive that the report
was correct that he offered 10 bet me .
! good hat that Mr.. Hunt would be
didate.'
There seems to be general agreement
that in this Presidential campaign the NOM
inee for Vice President should come from
Indiana" said Mr.. Snyder last evening. II
believe that is right Indiana is one OF the
pivotal States and then the State has ex-
cellent timber for either first or second
place on the national ticket. Several men
have been suggested for the vice presi-
| Dental nomination but il seems TO me that
| Addison G. Harrison would be the very
| best timber this State could produce Mr..
/ Harris has a high standing attorney,
! diplomat, statesman and party leader, and
/ no one would question that he measures
candidate, and L doubt IL a stronger cam
| didate can be found within the ranks OF the
Republican party. all things considered.
Il do not know that Mr. Harris's name
! has been mentioned heretofore in this con-
nection. or whether he would permit the
use OF his name by his friends. but would
/ like 10 see his name presented TO the Chi
cago convention by the Indiana delegation"
| = 2
]. C. Lloyd, of Shoals, was a caller at the
| Republican State headquarters yesterday.
S. l.. Chenoweth, OF Shoals. chairman of
the Republican organization in Martin
county. was in the city yesterday and called
at state headquarters.
1--WE are not having much political ex-
element down our way at present" he
said, when asked about Martin county af-
fairs. We've made our organization and
were in good shape TO get into the cam
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/ up. We're looking forward to our congress
/ sional convention, but that will be a Quiet
affair, as IL is q fOregone conclusion that
4 Judge CLANCY, of Sullivan, viii be nomi-
| mated by reclamation. The judge made
/ splendid race against Miers two years ago
/ and is entitled to the nomination again. L
! think we can elect him. 1t will be by no
! means an easy thing TO do, but If there had
not been fractional troubles in one or two
| counties two years ago he would have been
| elected, and those troubles have been
/ cfr fcrlaf NrFf ID
| district set out in earnest to elect him this
| year they can do IL.
by the way" added Mr. Chenoweth.
| were interested in the race for Governor
down in Martin county. and expect to take
| hand in the nomination, but the candi-
dates haven't given US a chance to size
them up yet We haven't had a visit from
| one of the candidates. although i suppose
| they'll get around before convention time
| Taylor and Hanly are the only candidates
that I've heard talked about by Republic
ans in our county. Both of them have
friends there, but I'm inclined 10 believe
that Hanly has a shade the best OF IL the
way things are lined up now"
=
r. Harry Miller. OF Paramount brought
local politicians the latest gossip OF the
congressional fight in the Eleventh district
yesterday. He said that the Steele and
lands forces were lining up I'm great shape
and that the contest promises 10 be fully
as exciting as the one two years ago. As
a Grant county man Mr.. Miller is of course
| a strong partisan OF Major Steele
| Major Steele will be the nominee lust
| as sure as the convention is held" he pre-
dicted- while do not claim that he Will
win easily, / am satisfied that he will win
by good majority. / don't know what his
| figures are, but believe that he will have
| at least seventy OF the 121 delegates IN the
| convention, and would not be surprised IL
he had eight or ten more than that"
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| The Landis-Steele contest has develoned
an interesting newspaper situation in Peru.
by the way. The Peru Evening Journal,
an independent paper edited by Arthur L.
| Bodurtha, is supporting Steele. but at the
| same time the Journal has sold a page I'm
| each issue to the Lands people, and that
page is filed with the most vigorous kind
1 of Lands arguments