The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-28

to enter the race for the Fifth district Re
publican congressional nomination MI
Sedwick has announced his candidacy.
understand, and will commence an active
campaign at once" said Mr.. Branch yester-
day at the English.
AIR Sedwick is the first man to follow
the lead OF Otis +. Gulley, OF Danville, who
announced his candidacy a few days ago.
The district convention Will not be held UNI
III May ~. consequently the hepuDicahs
of the Fifth viii witness a long preliIn-
mary struggle.
George Parker. OF Anderson, the newly
elected chairman Of the Madison county
Republican central committee, was in the
city yesterday and called at State head
quarters. He was not inclined TO discuss
Eight district politics. other than 70 say
that a great deal of interest is being taken
in the Congressional contest and that "A live
~ thirty days struggle is in prospect.
A dispatch TO the Journal from Terro
Haute says:
THE two Terre Haute prospective candi-
dates for the Republican nomination for
Congress are still noncommittal, notwith-
standing that the action OF the district COM
rnittce Tuesday at Danville il regarded as
favorable &c the opposition TO Representa-
tive Holiday. The latter wanted an early
/ convention. which would have been inimical
I
I the race. The date in May viii give the op-
/ position time TO do some work in the sew
eral counties of the district A. G. Cavins,
/ chairman of the NigO county committee.
+ says he has rot finally decided about being
/ a candidate, but he talks If the desire 10
\ enter the race is getting stronger. r. II.
/ Catlln, the other probable candidate, said
that he had nothing TO say at this time He
and Mr.. CaVins We're together to-day. but
they did not attempt To reach an under
standing on the congressional question"
Judge Hiram Brownlee Of Marion, the
Original Hanna man IN Indiana, was AT
the English last evening
Il am just as much of a Hanna man as
ever" declared the judge My belief has
been strengthened. if anything. and / still
maintain that Senator Hanna would make
| the strongest candidate for the presidency
the Republicans could nominate this year.
| If that be treason, make the most OF II.
| added the judge. with a laugh, and then
| he continued: However, / do not believe
that Senator Hanna VIII be a candidate
for the nomination
Z +
Mick" Cornett. of Versailles. II is said.
cannot abandon the idea that he might
land the Fourth district Democratic con-
gressional nomination despite the OBrien-
! Griffith Nixon deal TO make Nixon the heir
to Grifith's toga and other emoluments,
and has about decided 10 shy his castor
into the ring. At the time Representative
Griffith announced that he would not be a
candidate for denomination the story that
everything had been fixed" To give the
nomination TO Lincoln Dixon was made
| strong that other Democrats in the district
who had congressional aspirations were
temporarily knocked out. They are begin
ming 10 revive somewhat, however, and
| there are several Indications that Dixon
Will not have a walk-away. l.. Ert Slack.
of Franklin, has given up his hopes of Sc
| curing the nomination, and, instead, Will
| try TO get the State senatOrshp in the
/ district composed of Jackson, Brown and
Johnson counties. but Cornett is still 10 be
| reckOned with as a congressional POSSIBLE
| ty, and it is understood that George Cald-
| we'll, of Columbus, is at least half-decided
| TO enter the race. A Fourth district Re-
publican predicted yesterday that Caldwell
| will be a candidate and made the further
prediction that If he enters the race he viii
| get the nomination.
Il know Caldwell we'll" he said. land re-
| gard him as an exceptionally Shrewd poll
tician. He will not go into the fight until
| he kpows just what he is doing and the
kind OF combination he is up against, but
If he once becomes a candidate, look out
thereH be fur flying"
/
Representative Griffith. il may be noted.
while retiring from Congress himself. is
generously doing all he can TO assist his coll
league, Representative W. I. Zenor OF the
! Third district, who is having the fight OF his
life for denomination. The friends OF Judge
w. L. Cox, Of Jasper, the candidate against
Zenor, have been making good use OF q
statement attributed to Griffith to the effect
that four terms in Congress is as long as
anyone should serve. and Griffith comes
nobly to his friends rescue in the following
communication to a New Albany paper:
My attention has been called TO recent
article in your paper referring to the fact
that L had declined to be candidate for re-
nomination, and after speaking in quite
complimentary terms of my record, IL Is
stated in substance that / had said that
four terms was as long as anyone should
serve.
''The latter statement is not correct as at
tributed TO me. l declined TO be a candidate
for reasons personal TO myself, and the
length of my service did not enter as q
factor in reaching a conclusion. My oh
servation is that general thing. any
man profits by experience, and member or
Congress is better able TO render effective
service after some terms OF experience.
Il call your attention TO this matter for
the reason that have been informed that
have been quoted as above stated I'm the
contest for denomination"
The Third district is being flooded with
this statement of Mr.. Griffith and the
ZenOr people hope il will counterfeit the bad
effect of the work OF the Coxites.
Two names have been. added to the list OF
possible candidates for the Democratic coun-
~ Craftsmanship in this county. William
Baker and Councilman Frank Fishback are
the latest to be brought 10 the front. Baker.
it is said. is not closely identified with either
the Taggart or Reach factions, and his
| friends say that for this reason he would
make the strongest candidate that could get
into the race Neither faction can control
him. and II both should fight for him IL IL
| pointed out that he might hold the balance
| OF power and secure the election on COM
promise Fishback is looked upon as a
| Reach man, and the mention OF him as "A
probable candidate is regarded as one OF
! Keach's ''feelers. Hiram Brown is another
| possible candidate Of the Reach faction.
Joseph j.. Bell, il is stated, has fatty re-
| fused TO be considered as n candidate for
| the craftsmanship and now the Taggart Lead
ers have one or two others under cOnsidera-
| ton They are extremely retcent however,
| although indicating that their candidate VIII
be out in a few days. Mr. Taggart went
| down to French Lick yesterday and IL is
probable nothing VIII be done until his re-
| turn.
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