The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-15
cLAMoR FOR TICKETS

cLAMoR FOR TICKETS
Many Hoosier Republicans Want to A.
tend Big Convention.
Indianapolis, June 15.-The head
quarters Of the Indiana delegation to
the Republican national convention at
Chicago will probably not be opened
before Sunday, although it was re-
ported today that they may be opened
as early as Friday or Saturday, as
number of the party leaders will leave
here tomorrow and next day. Secre-
tary Sims of the state committee says,
however, that it is the plan now not
to open the headquarters until Sunday
morning. Although Indiana will have
but 100 tickets outside those given the
delegates and the alternates, the in
quiries received at the state committee
rooms indicate that there will be
large crowd of Hoosiers on hand.
Hugh Dougherty of Button is
slated for the Democratic nomination
for governor and will probably accept
il Judge Parker or some conservative
is nominated for president and If the
st. Louis convention leaves the party
in harmonious condition. While
there is no positive admission to this
effect from the party leaders who will
practically have the making of the
nomination, yet there are a number of
circumstances pointing to it's correct
ness. 1t has been no secret that Tag
CART and his lieutenants generally re-
gard Dougherty as the logical candi-
date, inasmuch as John w. Kern of
this city will not ask to be renominat-
ed; but up to this time Dougherty has
f1atly refused to permit the use Of his
name. He does not permit the use of
his name now, but when asked here
today if he will be candidate or If
he would accept, he refused to make
a statement, saying that after the ma
tional convention will be the time to
consider the personnel of the ticket.
From this the inference may be drawn
| that he is not averse to accepting the
nomination If the conditions are suita-
BILE. 1t is generally conceded that he
is one of the most popular men in the
state and that he would make an &C.
ceptable candidate to the party
While the national, state and county
campaign Is just starting, it is also
becoming evident that there is con-
siderable sparring going on prepare
tory to the opening of -. city cam
paign next year. 1t now seems - be
almost a foregone conclusion that
| no vi will to
secure another nomination for mayor
although there have been no evidences
that the Republicans who opposed him
so bitterly last year have changed their
opinion of him. But Bookwalter has
always felt that he was defeated large
1y because his campaign was poorly
managed and because many of his
so-called political managers were very
! unpopular. An interesting feature OF
the situation is the rumor, apparently
reliable, that he has cut the acquain
lance of these men and that he is go
ing into the campaign on his Owr
hook. 1t has always been conceded
here that he is fine politician and &
fearless and tireless worker, so the
prospect of him becoming candidate
All of the Republican members O.
congress from this state have arranged
to attend the national convention
Congressman Hemenway of the Firs
district will probably be the first one
to reach Chicago, for he expects to b.
there tomorrow. He says that he il
not going for the purpose Of working
for or against the nomination Of Sena
tor Fairbanks for vice president, bu
merely to be there early to meet hi
friends from other states. Since h,
became chairman of the committee OF
appropriations and floor leader in tn
house his circle of friends has grown
and he is now one Of the best know
Hoosiers in the country Congress
man Crumpacker of the Tenth will b.
an early arrival at Chicago, as his dis
trict borders on the suburbs Of tn
Windy City. The other members will
be leaving Friday and Saturday. A
they are all good politicians it is ex
pected that they will make their pres
: ence felt as soon as they reach tn
: scene of action.
Warren Bigler, former secretary o
tho Republican state committee, calle
at the headquarters today while el
route to his home in Wabash from
Mississippi, where he has just close
. another big land deal. Since he lief
= the committee Bigler has spent NOR
% than half his time outside the state
y He was asked today about the politica
o situation in Mississippi. He said tina
. Mississippi seems so far removed froI
y the center of the political stage tina
there is but little doing there in ne
tional politics. The Republicans ar