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

nection with the Craftsmanship prior 20 the
convention, which was held at Petersburg.
Edward p. Richardson, Of Petersburg, was
the man. j.. j. Nolan, of Evansville. the
old chairman, and Senator John y. Roche.
OF Mount Vernon. were the avowed candi-
dates representing the gold and silver
wings Of the party. respectively. Roche's
name did not go before the convention.
however, and during the first ballot the
Nanderburg county delegation. which had
been instructed for Nolan, announced that
il would vote for Richardson and moved
that the election be made unanimous. Rich
ardson is regarded as n compromise candi-
date, but it is signi icant that his election
was forced by the silverites. Nolan repre-
scented the most radical OF the gold wing.
and his supporters had been prOclaiming
loudly that his election was certain.
Mayor HOltzman's gubernatOrial boost by
Crawford Fairbanks was given at the Fifth
district convention in Terre Haute. J. G.
McNutt was unanimously reelected district
chairman and the Fairbanks pronuncia-
mento was the only feature OF the conven-
ton. 1t assumes more than ordinary sig
nihcance when it is remembered that
Crawford Fairbanks is closely allied with
Thomas Taggart, both i'm a business and
political way, and that he Is associated
with Taggart in the control OF the Demo-
cratic State organ. l. gives eloquent con-
firmation Of the story published in the
Journal yesterday to the effect that Mayor
Hoffman and Mr.. Taggart have formed
a h~ard-and-fast alliance, which means that
the latter Is TO support the former for
Governor, while the former IS TO cut loose
entirely from James L. Reach, Jacob II.
Dunn, Charles Polster and the others who
form the erstwhile machine that nominated
him for mayor. The Fairbanks interview
declaring for Hoffman was given prom
inence in the Sentinels account OF the
Terre Haute convention. Fairbanks said OF
Hoffman: He is an organizer and a
worker, a faithful and wholly reliable
man."
The attitude Of the city administration
on the enforcement OF the laws regulating
saloons will be watched with renewed iRs
terest, now that the brewery interests. 40
represented by Fairbanks, have declared for
Mayor Hoffman for Governor. Ii is freely
predicted that the interests OF the breweries
with which Fairbanks is identified will not
suffer at the hands Of the mayor or his
underlings.
The list Of probable candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Governor now
includes, in addition to Mayor Hoffman,
Dan w. Simms, of Lafayette. member of
the state committee from the Tenth dis
member of the Indiana Worlds Fair Com
mission, and Mayor John L Forkner. OF
Anderson, with several districts yet to be
heard from.
Tonight, at Linton, Greene county, the
Democrats Of the Second district will hold
a banquet. which they will endeavor TO
make a genuine love feast. All who at
tend are expected to leave their hatchets
at home and to come prepared to ''whoop
'er up for Bob Miers for another con-
gressional nomination. and for anything
else the machine people want.
The list of speakers and their subjects
is as follows: Linton" John A. Riddle.
I fpfo,. saTbo Anpraoahfnv Car,D,f-, %
Senator Eph Inman. Of Daviess county;
Party Discipline and Party Principles.
G. d. Hunt. of Sullivan county; Shall In
diana Remain a Refuge for Fugitives," w.
Full Dinner Pail?" Elijah McFarlan, OF
Martin county, our National Honor and
Treaty Obligations, i" w. E. Clarke. OF
lawrence county; The Presidents choeS-
East, of Monroe county: ''The Bear Hum
ter in the White House. Willis
Hiekam. Of Owen county; The
rus f. Davis, of Greene county; "De-
mocracy in the Second District" Repres
sentative r. w. Miers, of Monroe county;
South Bend; THE Vicious Apportionment
Act of 1903" State Chairman w. II.
O'Brien, of Lawrencsburg. and Living
Issues" John w. Kern. Of Indianapolis.
AS the programme indicates, there will
be harmony with a capital H" and at
the same time the Republican party. from
PRESIDENT roosevelt DOWN 10 the members
of the Indiana Legislature that passed the
apportionment act, viii be given not one,
but a dozen staggering blows. any one OF
which is expected to be sufficient for a
knockout. Inman, Cullop and Davis are
three Second district Democrats who look.
with envious eyes, on Mr.. Miers's congress
siOnal toga, but they have apparently de-
cided that the coming campaign will not
be propitious for the launching of their
candidates.. Davis had a wrestling match
with Miers two years ago which he has
good cause to remember.