The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01

tee. in assuming charge OF the organization
announces that his first act will be to ap-
point an executive committee and board
OF primary commissioners. The executive
COMMITTEES VIII then be called together to
agree upon a date for the county conven-
ton. and as soon as the date is fixed IL will
be announced 10 the public. At least thirty
days notice Of the convention will be given.
and when the primaries are to be held TO
select delegates 10 the convention week
or ten days notice of the voting places and
election boards will be given.
IN making up my executive committee
said Colonel Smith yesterday. II shall rec
ognize all elements I'm the party, and shall
appoint men that win do effective work"
7. Taggart came up from French Lick
| yesterday and was in evidence among the
Democratic stalwarts who make the
Grand their headquarters. BY the way.
Mr.. Graham. the New York. member OF
Tammany. who is in the city. says that
Mr. Taggart stands high in the regard Of
| Tammany leaders. They look upon him.
, said Mr.. Graham, as an excellent man for
/ the Craftsmanship of the Democratic nation
al committee.
81 want no Cleveland in mine / would
not vote for Cleveland TO save his life or
mine. That sounds pretty strong, but my
feeling is strong upon that point 1 am a
1
who would work for the defeat of the
party that had honored him as the Demo-
cratic party has honored Cleveland
1t was Capt ID. f. Allen. or Frankfort.
who made this vigorous statement last
evening at the Grand. Captain Allen is q
Democrat but not a Bryan Democrat. al
though 1t might well be inferred that only
a Bryan Democrat could would express
such hostility TO the sage of Buzzard's
! Bay. Captain Allen a party man sup
ported Bryan. but he could not indorse all
that Bryan stood for. For instance, while
the captain was in the Philippines assist
ing in putting down the Filipino insurree-
ton. fighting as an officer in the United
| States army. the natives whom he classes
| as the sorriest lot OF beggars, cut-throats
and heathens Ii has ever been his oppOr-
| tunity TO know, Bryan was traversing this
| country eXtOlling these same FilipinoS as
| patriots fit TO rank with George Washing
| ton and the signers of the Declaration OF
| Independence. At the same time Captain
| Allen was being run as the Democratic can
| didate for Congress in the Ninth district.
"A man never occupied a more peculiar
| position than I did at that time, said Cap
| tain Allen Il offered my services TO the
| government and went TO the Philippines.
| believing that the islands had come into .the
possession of this country by the timex
| pected fortune of war, that the natives
| should be pacified and made to recognize
the authority OF this country and that then
| the question to what should be done
| with the islands should he taken nm In nv
absence | was nominated for Congress. but
the platform unfortunately. was directly
| opposed 70 the course / believed i'm and was
| following It's wonder L wasn't defeated
by two or three times the majority given
my opponent. Bryan made speech in my
| town during that campaign but ne made no
reference to me except to say that IL the
Democrats were put in power there would
he no occasion for sending troops outside
Captain Allen picks Judge Parker of
| New York. his candidate for the Demo-
cratic presluentiaI nomination. ana John b
Stoll. of South Bend, TO head the Demo-
cratic state ticket. incidentally he declares
that he will not be the Democratic nominee
for Congress in the Ninth this year-nOt IL
he knows himself. and he thinks he does.
In an illustrated song at the Empire
Theater yesterday afternoon pictures of a
number Of men prominent, now and in the
past. in public life thrown upon a
canvas The picture of w. j. Bryan re-
ceived perfunctory applause. The picture
of Roosevelt was cheered TO the echo and
received a demonstration second only 10
that accorded the picture of the late Presi-
Randolph Hearst-and it had to be labeled
TO be recognized-was applauded by three
or four men in the balcony and greeted
with volley OF misses from the rest OF the
audience.
George Lilly. of Anderson, member OF the
Republican State committee from the
Eighth district called at State headquar-
tiers yesterday.
W. II. Whitaker, superintendent of the
Indiana Reformatory at Jacksonville. is at
the Columbia Club.
Hancock county Republicans selected
their delegates to the State convention
Saturday and E. Z. Stoner. OF Greenfield.
who was at the Columbia Club last even
ing says ]. FRANC Hanly will get practi-
cally all the votes in the governorship con:
test. THE delegates were not instructed"
said Mr. Stoner land some Of them may
change their minds before the convention
rolls around. but the way the , delsgatioai
one for Judge Penfield.
L. V. Buskrk. of Bloomington, who was
in the city last evening. says Monroe coun-
ty Republicans have not yet selected their
delegates to the state convention.
Il don't know how our delegation will
stand" he said, when asked where the vote
of the county would so in the guberna-
torial race. LAS we will have candidate
for state treasurer I suppose our delegates
will have to play politics, more or less
However, there is a strong sszfimeut for
w. l.. Taylor among the Rpubhuans OF
our county. Bloomington has a sort OF
/ claim on Taylor, you know, for he is a
graduate of the State University"
Were ready for the convention and ex-
, pect big crowd said John ]. Wingate
J editor of the Shelbyville Republican. last
evening in speaking of the Sixth district
congressional convention, which will be
held Thursday in his city. Mr.. Wingate
has been spoken OF as a candidate Tor dele
gate 20 the national convention. bat he
says he is in no sense an active candidate
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