The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-04
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

civil war. and was one Of the defendants
IN the famous treason trials. NOtwithstand-
ing That anair. however, Mr.. Humphreys
has been honored by the people OF his
community with an election TO Congress
and has served ten years in the lower
branch Of the State Legislature and twelve
years in the upper. He is a man OF many
little personal eccentricities and among
others has a by-wOrd or favOrite express
sion. God Almighty" which ne uses fire.
quently. During one OF his campaigns.
when he was a candidate for the Legisla-
ture, one Of his friends thought he would
have a little fun with him. and when he
made his rounds in electiOneering, the
friend said TO him:
Uncle Andy. l have always supported
you In the past and have voted FOR you
time and again, but l don't believe ] can
vote for you this time"
The old man was surprised. naturally,
and Immediately demanded to know what
was the matter.
"Well. Uncle Andy" the friend replied,
4 don't like 10 say anything about IL.
but if you want to know. the truth is that
I'm an old soldier myself. as you know,
and l don't like your war record"
God Almighty God Almighty" jerked
out Uncle Andy i'm his nervous fashion.
I don't like ii very well myself"
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Another story was told by John W. Kern.
I'm the campaign of 1890" said Mr.. Kern,
Il spoke at a meeting in Linton at which
Uncle Andy presided. The first speaker on
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the East. a man who either possessed little
intelligence himself. or who had a very low
estimate of the intelligence of his audience.
for his speech was full Of absurdities and
the most eXtravagant claims. Uncle Andy
sat beside me while the man spoke. and I
could see that the speech wasn't making a
hit with the old man. Finally when the
speaker mace a climax by declaring that
Bryan would carry New York by 10000.
Ohio by 10000. and sweep Indiana by $1,000,
Uncle Andy reached over and clutched my
arm.
God Almighty. God A'mightyr he
whispered, Amt there any way to stop
that man tslking?'"
Another thing brought out by the love
feast was a merry little scrap that is brew
ing among Greene county Democrats over
the county organization. DIR. Sam n. Quill
len, who was one of the active promoters
of the banquet. has laid his plans to be
elected county chairman. but he has stirred
up a veritable hornets nest OF opposition.
"Cy' Davis, OF Bloomfield, is against him.
While CULLEN was hustling around 10 get
his banquet started in good shape Davis
was equally active in getting a number of
his friends I'm "A caucus, at which IL was de-
cided that under no circumstances should
CULLEN be elected county chairman. The
Davis crowd has been running things in
Greene county Democracy for some time.
but CULLEN has many adherents who be-
lieve II is time for a new deal all around"
and the Bloomfield Senator may not be
able TO dominate the organization this year.
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Arrangements for the Lincoln day ban
quet. to be given by the Columbia Club on
the evening of Friday, Feb. ~, the ami
versary Of Lihcoln's birthday, are well I'M
der way, and the affair promises to be one
of the notable events of the year. The list
of speakers for the banquet includes former
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith,
of Philadelphia; Representative William Il.
Hepburn, of Iowa; Representative Jesse
Overstreet, of this city; Representative
Charles b.. Lands. of Delphi. and Senator
Albert j. Beverage, who will preside as
POSTMASTER.
Plates will be laid for $50 at the banquet.
and John b. Cockrum, chairman OF the
committee on arrangements, says the indi-
cations already are that applications will
be received for many more tickets than the
comparatively limited number that can be
issued.
Fred A. Wiese, OF Cumberland. has an
nounced his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for county commissioner from
the First district.
Dale ]. Crittenberger. editor of the An
derson News, was i'm the city yesterday.
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A conference of a number OF local Re-
publicans will be held at the Denison Hotel
this evening TO discuss matters pertaining
to the coming reorganization of the county
committee. Ii is intimate that one or two
candidates. may be born" at this meeting.
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Union Banner Hunt came in from VIM
chester last evening and took up quarters
for himself and his gubernatorial boom at
the Denison. The rotund statesman from
Randolph is still flirting, but rs apparently
no nearer a declaration of his Intentions
than he was last week at the love-feast.'
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1t is now Colonel Bookwalter, if you
please. The Fort Wayne Sentinel. in an
editorial reference to the former mayor.
gives him that title.
Carroll d. Wright, Of Washington, d. c.,
United States labor commissioner, is in the
city to deliver a lecture tonight before the
Athenaeum in ~Irvington. When seen at
the Columbia Club last evening Mr.. Wright
declined 10 discuss labor questions in gen
eral, or the Chicago strike situation i'm par
ticular, a matter that is of especial inter
est at present. Il have made IL a rule" he
said, in referring TO the Chicago situation,
never to discuss a subject that L may be
called upon to investigate"
Mr.. Wright comes TO Indianapolis from
st. Louis, where he has been on business i'm
connection with the exhibit TO be made at
the exposition by the Bureau OF Labor.
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Thomas Taggart, Democratic national
committeeman from Indiana, will leave
for Washington the latter part OF the week
to attend the meeting Of the committee to
be held Jan. u in that city. The commit
tee will consider little business at this
meeting aside from selecting the city for
the next national convention and determine
ing the date for the convention" said Mr..
Taggart last evening.
Mr.. Taggart said that Chicago. st. Louis
and New York are bidding Tor the con-
v~ention. but would not indicate which. in
his opinion, would be selected. New York
has offered Madison Square Garden for the
convention and TO pay all the convention
expenses.
The m that Frank b. Shuts, Of Au-
rora, may be drawn into the race FOR the
Republican nomination for Lieutenant Gov
ernor is attracting some little attention.
Mr.. Shuts was a candidate for the nominal
ton I'm 1900. and made a good showing for
his first whirl in State politics, but after
IL was over he told his friends that he in
tended to devote his energies TO the prac-
tee of law and would not be a candidate
again. for some years. at least. Recently,
however. there has been some talk OF
bringing him into the race for Lieutenant
Governor again this year. Mr.. Shuts will
be one of the speakers az the Lincoln League
banquet. Jan. Is, at Evansville-the second
time. by the way, that he has represented
his district at a Lincoln League banquet
and il is reported that his candidacy may
be formally announced Immediately after
] that affair.