The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-14

will not be lost 70 the organization
through his defeat for reelection as
a member OF the State committee.
executive committee OF five men. which is
at all times in the closest touch with the
work or the party organization. IL Is not
known that Mr.. Beck viii desire TO accept
the appointment, but il viii be rendered
TO him to-day, il is understood.
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One Of the humorous features attendant
upon the Peru convention was the recital
Of the defeats encountered by several OF
the prominent workers on both sides in
their own precincts. In Wabash Harry c.
Petit. who was one OF the active man
ayers of Elan Meals campaign. was a
candidate for delegate TO the convention
from his precinct, but he was defeated by
George Freeman, Beck candidate. The
defeat rested heavily upon Mr. Petit but
when the convention went his way and
Neal was elected after the remarkable con-
test he forgot all about IT, In Miami coun-
~, also, il was demonstrated that a poll
ucian, Ofttimes, Is not without honor save
in his own baliwick. James r. Statesman.
who is a veteran in the game OF politics.
and John Jack, the candidate OF the
Lands forces for county chairman, were
candidates for precinct committeeman I'm
their respective precincts and both went
down I'm defeat Carey Cowgirl. OF Wabash,
was another leader who tasted OF the bit
ter cup. His was not personal defeat.
however. as he was not candidate him
self, but he had a candidate for delegate
in his precinct and his candidate was de-
feated by a Neal man.
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1t is understood that o. p Ensley, who
recently assumed the duties and emolu-
ments of county treasurer, may become a
candidate for the craftsmanship of the Re
publican county committee. For several
days Mr.. Ensley's friends have been urg-
ing him TO make the race. AT first he de-
clined fatty TO consider the proposition,
but now ii is understood that he has yield
ed 10 persuasion and that his announce
ment will be forthcoming in a day or two.
Some twelve or fifteen OF his friends held
a meeting last at the Denison TO discuss
his candidacy. Since the withdrawal or
L. @. Rothschild, Harry b. Smith is the
only avowed candidate for county chair
man i'm the field. Mr.. Smith is making an
aggressive campaign and he and his friends
express confidence that he will be elected.
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The Bryan meeting last night brought
many Democratic stalwarts from various
parts of the State into the city. State
Chairman O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg; Sen
ator Cyrus Z. Davis, of Bloomfield; Judge
Thomas H. Dillon, of Petersburg. Adam
Heimberger, of New Albany; w. L. Sink
ard, of Bloomfield. L. 5. Jackson. OF Green
field, and Gilbert Herndon, lof Linton, were
prominent among the gathering at the
Grand Hotel Allen w. Clark. recently
silver push was there, mingling with his
old-time friends. Clark is now located in
st. Louis.
Adam Heimberger, OF New Albany, was
one of the central figures i'm the memorable
convention of Third district Democrats i'm
his city, in which the forces of Representa-
tive Zenor were vanquished by those OF
Judge Cox, OF Jasper, who wants Zenors
seat in Congress. Mr.. Heimberger was one
of the leaders OF the Cox faction, and. IL
the truth be known. il is probable that he
largely responsible for the arbitrary
but successful way in which the Cox people
controlled the convention.
I'VE had a lively convention" he ad-
mitted yesterday, "but we never permitted
ourselves 20 become involved I'm prolonged
fight like the Republicans had up in the
Eleventh district. There wasn't any Al
tonso and CASTOR business about our con-
vention. We had control. were in the
ii all eXpeditiously."
Mr.. Heimberger worked a great scheme
TO get the delegates out OF the hall. after
adjournment had been declared, 90 prevent
any prolonged wrangling. He had a band
i'm the hall, and had IL planned that when
mence 70 play and the Cox delegates
should get up and march out. II worked
admirably. He gave the signal, the band
opened up and his forces started 10 go out
Scarcely realizing what happened to them.
or what they were doing, the Zenor peo-
OF the hall, and once on the outside the
convention was all over and IL was too late
| for them TO make any effort 10 undo what
had been done.