Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-01
DENIED BY PENFIELO
Report That He is Out Of
Race.
WAS NOT AUTHORIZED
STATUS OF FIGHT FOR INDIANA
GovERNoRsHIP.
Senator Fairbanks Being Doomed for
Place on Ticket With
Roosevelt.
VAS NOT AUTHORIZED

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind February lit is
authoritatively stated here that William l..
Penfeld, solicitor of the State Depar tnent
at Washington, is out of the race for the
nomination for governor of Indiana. Mr..
Penfeld announced his candidacy two
weeks ago and said he would come to In
diana at once to work up his organization.
He has not been here and it is announced
that he does not intend to come. If he does
come politicians say he will only come to
announce that he will not be a candidate
and that he will try to throw his strength
to ex-Attorney General William L. Taylor.
The most important announcement in re-
gard to the Indiana gubernatorial race,
however, is that ex-Congressman George
w. Steele of Marion, who has served for
twenty-five years In Congress and was
member of the ways and means committee
is to make the race for governor Steele
was beaten for a congressional nomination
last election by Congressman Fred Landis
and the eleventh district has since been
dlVided by the Steele and Lands factions.
Steele Gains Recent Advantage.
In the recent fight for district committee
men, however, Steeles man won out against
Lands. The result is that Lands fears for
his reelection and his friends are pushing
Steele's proposed gubernatorial candidacy.
They say this would insure the support of
both Steele's own friends and those of Lam
dis, as it would leave clear field for Lam
dis in seeking return to Congress-
George A. H. Shideler also of Marion nm
III recently was prominently mentioned as a
candidate for governor. but a week ago he
announced his withdrawal Friends of
Steele say this can only mean that Shide-
Ter, who is young, but very close friend
OF Steele, is getting out of the way of his
older friend
Taylor and Hanly, the only ayowed cam
didates for the republican nomination, have
begun bitter war against each other
There is strong opposition to Taylor in his
own city. Indianapolis, and there is oppo-
sition TO Hanly in his own district. Both
men know this and are writing letters into
each others home cities working up a SEN
timent which may result in both districts
sending split delegations to state conven-
tons
Fairbanks for Vice President.
indiana friends of Senator Fairbanks are
hopeful that the senator will take second
place on the ticket with Roosevelt. They
argue that it would place the senator at the
front and Immediately presidential boom
could be started for him for 1908 that would
constantly keep him before the people. 1t
is confidently believed that Fairbanks
win accept the place If the President asks
1T. He had several important conferences
lately at Washington with prominent In
diana politicians, and all, including chair
man Goodrich of the republican state COM
mittee. are credited with having advised
him to enter for vice presidential honors.
When his attention was called today to
the above dispatch Judge Penfield said:
THAT came from Floyd Wood law partner
of William L. Taylor, one of the candidates
for the republican nomina ton. Wood is one
of my friends, but l have not authorized
him to speak for me in this matter