The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-17
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

J ing. Hearst cannot secure a delegate from
the district, but the other crowd boasts
that II will capture both delegates easily
In the Tenth district. particularly IN Lake
county, Hearst Is also well organized. and
in. shape TO give Dir. Taggart, Mr.. O'Brien
and the others OF the Parker people much
trouble.
Isaac r Strouse, editor OF the Rockviue
Tribune. who has faith in Ryan Of the
kind that moves mountains. was at TIA
Grand last evening. lie unfoiced a tao
OF Hearsts strength in Parke county that
is in line with the matter he has been
publishing from time 10 time In his paper.
Incidentally Mr.. Strouse said he still cllnes
10 the conviction that Bryan will ore day
! be President of the United States. bus
that is another story. AS to Hearst. he
said:
is pleased 10 term the rank and hle 90
Democracy is for Hearst. l have made
careful inquiries of sufficient number *
Democrats in our part of the State 20 he
satisfied os that. Personally / believe thar
Hearst would be the strongest candidate
we could nominate. ] believe there would
be fighting chance OF electing him. and
/ do not think there * another man ne
could elect. Hearst is gaining ground
rapidly. A few weeks ago the reorgaaizers
were talking about abrogatng the two
thirds rule in order that Bryan might not
be able 10 hold the balance OF power in
the national convention. Now they ara
saying that We must stick 10 the rule,
because they fear Hearst's nomination IL
a majority could nominate. have not the
slightest doubt that Hearst Will have the
largest following OF any candidate III the
convention. and in fact l believe he 1il
have a majority OF the delegates. lie may
not be able 10 get two-thlrds
Hearst is being viiaed and attacked
as a moral degenerate and almost eVei2-
thing else that is unbecoming in man
l bn 70 q
the penalty of entering the political arena.
Even jefferson did not escape suco a.
tacks. and we have not forgotten tie
charges made against Cleveland
George w Self, of Corydon. and Ben F.
Corwin, of Greencastle. two of the candi-
dates for reporter OF the Supreme Cour;.
were at the English last night Mt Corwin
has been undergoing a siege with the grip.
and has not been able to get OFT over the
State much In the last two or three weeks.
but he says he will keep on the move now
until the convention.
c. NJ Greenlee, of Elwood, who is cam
didate for the Republican nomination for
judge of the Superior Court in Madison
county, and has so far encountered no OPP
position, is at the English. The judge-al-
though modest, Mr.. Greenlee can be per-
suaGed TO anticipate the title-says the most
gratifying feature of the political situation
in his county at present is the conversion
of prominent Democrats to Eepublicanisnl.
"Loring Meliett, of our city who was the
Democratic candidate for state senator two
years ago, has announced that he has de-
cided to cast his lot with the Republican,.
said Mr.. Greenlee, 'and / learned to-day
that Lawrence Mays one of the most prom
inent young Democrats OF Pendleton. mas
said that he will support the Republican
ticket in the future OF course. we are
glad to welcome them into the fold"
The Evansville Bulletin. one OF the oldest
newspapers published in southern Indiana,
is to be rejuvenated and made an aggres-
sive Republican paper. w. l.. Ayres pur-
chased the Bulletin this week and takes
| charge at once.
Oscar Hadley, OF Danville, was in the
city yesterday.
Grant county Republicans yesterday
| lected delegates TO the congressional cor
vention, and the returns indicate that Major
Steele will have a solid delegation from lis
home county behind him when he goes 10
| the Peru convention. This will be the first
time the major has had a solid delegation
| from Grant since 1883, when he was de-
| feated for the election by the Democratic
candidate, Representative Martin Two
| years ago his opponents secured one vote
| in his delegation, and this year every eHols
was made TO make an inroad on his
| strength. but he was fortunate in electing
every man on his slate. IL the early reports
are TO be credited.
AS the day OF the convention draws nearer
interest in the Eleventh district congress
sional contest grows more intense. Less
! than two weeks remains now for the finish
of the fight, and the Lands and Steele wal
riors girding up their loins for a finiln
| that will be memorable.
of IClf1
district has selected April as the date for
the convention at which Representative :.
| D. Crumpacker will be renominated by ac-
clamation, and delegates and 3lternates -
/ the national convention viii be seie1Se0'
| The convention will be held at Laporie
|
Floyd A Woods, the Seventh district
member of the Republican state commit
tee, returned yesterday afternoon from tie
First district, where he attended the con-
1 vension at Mt Vernon and spent day il
| Evansville lining up the forces Of ". l.
| Taylor his law partner. who Is one or TIE
aspirants for the gubefnstorial nominate
! hfr. Woods held a meeting with all TIE
| county chairmen of the district, IL Is unoel-
| stood and while he would say nothing -
TO the results Of his trip, he was manifestiy
| well satisfied with the situation in the flrs--
|
T. S. Fancher, Otto J. Bruce. Frank
Meeker and Mr. BryfogIe of Crown Point.
were at the Columbia Club yesterday VIII
| Judge ]. III. Gillette.
The Republicans of the Ninth district VII
meet to-day at Noblesviile to select dee
gates and alternates 10 the national COT
vention and a presidential electcr. Most 81
the candidates for state offices viii be ID
attendance and the convention promises 10
| be an interesting one. About hLty hePuD.
| leans from the west end or the olsttioe
! were i'm the city yesterday afternoon ="
! route TO Noblesvile, and PAID cai,s Al =
| publican state headquarters al the iotS.
| English. ]. l.. Allen. OF Covington was =
| the head OF large delegation from foe'
| tain county. Fred A Sims, secft1a4y -
| the state committee, who II the chairman ~
| the Ninth district, will attend the coiNe'4-
| ton.
Erastus c. Robinson, Of Alexandra Is
candidate for the Republican nomination
| for representative from Madison county
| charles NJ Reagan, OF this city. mas an
nounced that he will be a candidate for the
penrhlican nomination for state representa-
| tive from Marion county.
VIII H. Craig. editor OF the NooiesN"e
ledger is urging that the Republicans or
Hamilton county play politics az tne
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