The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-16
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS


the role OF Moses. but he could not be pei
snaded 70 designate the one VINO IN Ms
The colonel talked freely OF his plans Tor
the next few months and II seems that ne
viii be exceedingly busy Up untA the date
OF the Democratic national cohNthUoH.
Within a few days after his return 20 Lin
coin he viii start out ON "A speaking tour
through the South, where he mas not Detn
for over a year. and after that he VIII nj
a number OF engagements IN the middle
West and West. sn the ne pur-
poses 10 perfect arrangements 10 issue MS
paper. the Commoner. as a daily AT 81
Louis during the exposition.
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Clarence H Beard, a New Castle attorney.
has SHE'D his castor into the ring and viii
contend for the Republican nomination for
state representative from Henry county.
q preIerment sought also by charles >.
Hernly and Wrignter X. Steele. former
prosecuting attorney.
Clarence c. Gnhams. Of Lagrange county.
who was the Republican candidate for Con-
gress in the Twelfth district two years ago.
has decided 10 seek the nomination again
this year and made his formal announce
ment yesterday. Mr.. Gihams was defeat
ed by a narrow margin last year. due 10 a
factional difference among Republicans OF
his own county, but he SAYS this trouble
has disappeared and that he WI be loyal
~ supported at home. both for the nOmi-
nation and Tor the election. DR.. George Nc
Googan, of Fort Wayne, and Orville car
Yer. of Angola, are avOwed candidates for
the nomination and Lieutenant Governor
Gilbert has been spoken of as a probable
contender.
The Prohibition national convention Will
be held in indianapolis this year after all.
a I a meeting of the national committee OF
the party in Chicago last month it was de-
cided that the convention should go TO Kan
sas City and Kansas City was given thirty
days to come up with the financial guar
antee. Kansas City failed to make good.
however. and the national executive COM
mittee yesterday decided that the conven-
ton should come to indianapolis.
Prohibition State Chairman c.. Z. New
I'm said last evening that he was not sur
priSed TO learn that the convention would
be held here after all.
Il understood some days ago that Kan
sas City would probably fail to meet the
conditions prescribed by the national COM
mittee, and | at once secured an option on
Tomlinson Hall for June 2S, - and 30, the
three days the convention viii be i'm ses-
sion. We went to Chicago last month pre-
pared TO bid for the convention and we
shall be able TO handle it all right, except.
perhaps, we shall be lightly Handicapped
by the size Of Tomlinson Hall. There will
be about 200 delegates. and an equal num-
that Will make a big crowd for us 10
handle. / anticipate that We shall have
fully 5000 visitors here during the con-
vention."
o. p. Ensley. who has been mentioned as
a probable candidate for the Republican
county Craftsmanship, has decided not to
enter the race and has informed his friends
: 7 :
Apropos of the announcement by Thomas
j. Wood, Of Crown Point, former member
of Congress. that he is a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination. a story
is told of a sizing up" he was once given
by the late William s. Holman. who repre-
scented the Fourth district in Congress for
so many years. During the Forty-eighth
Congress, of which he was a member, Wood
attracted some attention., and one day =
Democratic member from Mississippi ap-
preached Holman and asked, What sort
of q man is this Wood from your State?"
Holman was chewing tobacco, and as he
munches.
well" he said, wood has good health.
excellent health, in fact; fine lungs, splendid
lungs, and a magnificent voice"
7 T Z
Editor John b. Stoll. of the South Bend
Times, is one Indiana Democrat who does
not take kindly TO the candidacy of VIII
liam r. Hearst for the Democratic p-esiden-
tial nomination. Not long since the Marion
Chronicle, in a facstious vein, urged
Hearst's nomination, and in commenting
thereon Mr.; Ston gave evidence that he did
1.-The Marion Chronicle may consider this
smart politics. but il isn't. Tn Office OF
President is an exalted one; the most ex-
and degrade il by boosting individuals
wanting in qualities BETTING the station be-
trays a spirit of wantonness for which no
decent excuse can be found. ii is the lowest
type of gutter politics and borders on the
perhdious."
DR.. c. E. Crecelius, president of the State
Board OF Pharmacy. and one of the active
Republicans Of New Albany, was in the
city yesterday.
Judge d. P. Baldwin, Of Logansport,
keeps in active touch with men and events.
but he never saw or heard w. j. Bryan
until Wednesday night Of this week, when
he made 81 trip to the city expressly for
that purpose.
Nh Bryan is certainly an orator. but
not of the first order,'' said the Judge. in
giving his impressions Of the Nebraskan.
His brilliant eyes, clear-cut features. pen
etrating voice and nervous manner all make
him worth hearing, and / got paid for my
trip. But when it came to his matter I
was a good deal disappointed. His climax
came with the assertion that the Demo-
cratic party in 1892 sold itself out TO the
trusts, and then came his 'So-help-me-God'
declaration that he would oppose reorgani-
zation. To my mind the first statement
was untruthful and the last foolish. IL the
statement that the party sold out To the
trusts was truthful il was a bad confess
sion and such as no astute politician would
make. The great trusts and, perhaps. the
tarin-pTotected manufacturers each make
very liberal campaign contributions. but
they make them TO both of the great parties
because, first, they want To be on the win
ming side, and. second, because they want
the help of congressman and senators OF
both persuasions. In this sense the charge
Is true, but in the larger sense OF selling
out II is wild and reckless, and arose from
the speakers bitter hostility TO Cleveland
But the amazing thing 10 me was thar
the great Democratic audience OF ZOO
among whom were a large number of
leaders from all over the State. wildly an
plauded the so help me God part OF the
declaration. The Democrats only hone 81
success this year is in union OF their two
factions and that is all eorganizaffon
means. Mr.. Bryan's opposition to- this
measure is a powerful help 10 the Repub-
leans. However, the applause seemed IN
me suicidal and another Illustration Of The
w~ell-known fact that a great meeting often
cheers a foolish sentiment without consid-
ering its effect But then that is Mr..
Bryan's peculiar gfft-he carries his audi
ence BY his manner, and not by his mat
ter"
A. +. Gibson, Of the Marion News
Tribune who was in fhe CITY 1,c. o.-.-r.