The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-12
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

tnat the DemOcrdtlC CONGRESSIONAL UoutAHe-
tion usually goes begging. and Il Is alto
gether unprecedented that a man should
become an avOwed candidate for IL. but DT-
BiggeTstaf seems TO have no regard ior
10 be some doubt among Eleventh district
people. Republicans as well as Democrats,
as TO what is 10 be recognized as pre-
cedent in congressional matters.
Considerable gossip was oceasioned among
Republican politicians by the report from
Evansville that George A. Cunningham. the
First district member of the Republican
state committee, lis now a full-fedged
candidate for the United States Senate ia
case Senator Fairbanks becomes candi-
date for Vice President" 1t was not gen
orally known in this part OF the State that
Mr.. Cunningham contemplated such q move.
and it seems, a matter of fact. that the
report was somewhat premature. as is
shown by the following dispatch from the
Journals Evansville correspondent:
Asked as TO his alleged candidacy for
the United States Senate, George A. Gun
ningham. Of this city. Republican chairman
OF the First congressional district. said:
As there is no vacancy i'm the United
States Senate from Indiana it seems hardly
proper that any one should be a candidate
for seat in the Senate at this time. con-
Sequenty | am not a candidate
THE fact that Senator Fairbanks Is spo-
ken of as the probable vice presidential
nominee has led a number OF Mr. Cunning
hams friends 10 urge that he become a
candidate for the Senate and the subject
has been discussed from that standpoint.
IL is said by friends of Mr.. Cunningham
that i'm event OF Senator Fairbanks's nom
ination for Vice President he viii probably
enter the race for the senator's seat in the
upper branch OF Congress"
j. Frank Hanly. Of Lafayette. was in the
city last night, and held a conference with
several Of his lieutenants in his room at the
English.
Jacob Joel, OF Crawfordsvile. who was
a candidate for the Republican nomination
for state treasurer two years ago, was at
the English last evening. He says that
he will make the race again two years
hence.
4 am not mixing very much in politics
now he said. TIN just trying 10 keep
in touch with the procession, so that I'll
rot find IL difficult TO get into the game IN
candidate for state treasurer again, but, OF
course. nothing is certain in this world
except death and taxes"
Mr.. Joel was asked how the Montgomery
county delegates TO the state convention
stand on the gubernatorial question. but
with the diplomacy of the prospective can
didate he adroitly side-stepped.
The convention is a long ways of. and
delegates have been known TO change their
minds several times in a few hours" ha
said. so wouldn't undertake TO say where
the Montgomery county votes will 60"
Senator L. T. Hendee. of Anderson is a
pronounced Taylor man when the Repub-
lican gubernatorial race is the question ar
issue. The senator was in the city yester-
DAY on legal business, but. of course. he
found time to talk politics. and wherever
he talked he talked TAYLOR.
Il am satisfied, he said. that Taylor has
the best of it I'm Madison county. and L
wouldn't be surprised II he captured the
bulk of the votes from the entire Eighth
district. He has strong friends among both
elements in the recent congressional con-
test. Hanly has friends IN our county.
OF course but I'm willing 10 go on record
as predicting that Taylor will get the ma
Jority of our delegates.
Senator Hendee says there is no evidence
of an unfortunate sequel TO the recent con-
gressional tilt between the Dunlap and Gro
mer forces. I'VE had a lively contest, he
said, but it's all over and forgotten now,
and the Republicans have stopped fight
ing each other and are getting, ready 10
fight Democrats.
e. Z. Murphy, a johnson county farmer.
who takes an active interest in politics.
was caller at Republican state headquar-
ters yesterday. lie said that the Republi-
cans of his county have forgotten all about
gates from the Fourth district TO the na-
tional conventions contest in which John
son county had two eandidates.a that
there are no sore spots. We're united,
harmonious and anxious to get into the
real campaign" he said.
: I
The work of moving the Offices of the Re-
publican state committee from the State
Life building to the English hotel viii be-
begun to-day. and by Monday Secretary
! -la.aH he
quarters.
To-day the Democrats of Shelby county
will see the end. or the beginning OF the
end of the long and bitter fight they have
waged over the judicial nomination in the
circuit composed of Shelby and Rush corn-
ties. The primaries viii be held to-day.
and il will be shown whether George NJ.
| Ray has re-estabished himself as dictator
of Shelby county Democracy. The oppos-
ing candidates are Judge Morris, of Rush
Vile, the present incumbent. and Albert r.
Wray, of Shebyville, who is backed by
| George Ray.
w. S. Montgomery. of Greenfield, and II.
S. Truitt. of Noblesville president and sec
retary, respectively. of the Indiana Repub-
lican Editorial Association were i'm the
nounced that the executive committee OF
| the association will hold a meeting here
next Friday night at Republican state
| headquarters
Judge Shackelford Miller, Of Louisville.
was at the Columbia Club yesterday with
Judge Chipman and Judge Howard, of the
| codifying commission.
|
Indiana Democrats are in receipt of per-
sonal letters from w ]. Bryan, urging that
all Democrats should be alive 10 the i'm
portance of sending delegates 20 city, coun-
| ty state and national Democratic conven-
tions who are in sympathy with the. prin-
ciples advocated by those who supported
the Kansas City platform. In the letter
| Bryan scores the reorganizers and reorgan-
| ization and concludes:
II am opposed 30 a surrender of the Dem
ocratic party to organized and predatory
wealth The Kansas City platform Is a
| clear and concise statement OF Democratic
| principles. and failure 10 reaiilrm IL at our
| next n2tional convention Will be equivalent
| TO A return TO corporation rules, for those
| who are willing to abandon any part OF the
| party credit in order to conciliate those who
| opposed the party in former campaigns
| will not be courageous enough 10 stand for
anything.
II believe / speak the sentiment OF the
rank and file of the party when ! say that
| in addition TO reafiirming the Kansas city
| platform the convention should then nom
| mate a candidate in accord with the prin-
| ciples therein enunciated-
! ''While / will devote as much time az pos
| sibie TO a speech making tour OF the coun-
try for the purpose OF arOusing the friends
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