The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-14
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

a committee on entertainment to see that
the man with the Hearst resolutions should
ening thud. The committee did its work
well, and when the convention was on anu
the time came for the Hearst resolutions
the man was peacefully slumbering. dead
10 the world, with the resolutions In MS IN
side vest pocket.
The trick of the PaTkerites had something
about IL strongly suggestive OF the fcrtlle
brain and resources of Hosea HAWKINS.
but he disclaims all knowledge OF 1t. the
while he winks the other eye.
Lincoln Dixon of North Vernon. former
member of the Democratic state commits
tee from the Fourth district and candi-
date for Representative Francis NJ. Grif-
ith's congressional toga. was in the city
yesterday. The Fourth district Democratic
congressional convention will be held May
10 at Rising Sun, and il is generally &C
cepted that Mr. Dixon will be the nominee
without opposition Democratic STATE
Chairman ". H. O'Brien. of Lawrenceburg,
who knows more about what Fourth dis
trict Democrats will do than any other one
man, has said the word. land that goes
George w. Self. of Corydon. candidate
for the Republican nomination for reporter
of the Supreme Court. was given a ringing
Endorsement at the Harrison county con-
vention-his home county-which selected
resolutions recited Mr. Sells qualifications
for the Office he seeks. spoke of his sery-
ice TO his country as a soldier I'm the civil
war and pointed TO his long party service.
covering a period of thirty years as editor
of a Republican paper i'm county and
district overwhelmingly Democratic. as
and as a member of the state committee
for eight years. The delegates selected at
the convention were: DIR. L. &. Wolfe. T.
S. Jones, f. S. Tuell, I; J. Wilson, >. ID.
20 Iar
Grain. of Corydon; Rev. J. w. Melton and
w. II. Dyer of Crandall; Dr. j. j. Hopper.
OF Milton, and ID. G Gwartney, OF Mauck-
port. The only instructions given the dele
gates were that they should vote and work
for Mr. Self.
Frank NJ. Martin. of Gosport. son or
former Democratic State Chairman Parks
NJ. Martin, but who. despite his Democratic
antecedents. is a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for prosecuting attorney
in his circuit, was at the English yester-
day.
Former State Senator o. NJ. Reyes. OF
Dana, was in the city yesterday.
John McCardle of New Richmond. Is in
the city, assisting in directing ]. Frank
Hanley's gubernatorial campaign from the
headquarters in the Hotel English.
Col. NJ ID. Tackett, of Greensburg. was
at the English yesterday, mingling with the
Republican politicians
I'VE made a departure this year" he
said i'm speaking of Republican affairs In
Decatur county. For a long time we have
nominated our county tickets by direct
primary but this year we tried a delegate
convention and so far as L can learn AZ was
| perfectly satisfactory TO all concerned.
hay tir1O n
my Republican brethren that the convention
| is preferable to the primary. The conven-
ton is less expensive to the candidates. and
where there are more than two candidates
| for an office the nomination made In dele
| gate convention comes nearer expressing tho
| will of majority of the Republican voters
| of thu county than nomination made by "A
| primary i'm which plurality of all the votes
| cast is sufficient to win
In the convention of which Colonel
| Tackett spoke Henry Il. Sherman. of West
port, who was prominent figure in the
House during the last session of the Isegis-
| lature, was defeated for denomination.
In letter to Republican State Chairman
Goodrich, explaining that he was not a
| delegate to the first Republican state con-
vention, General Charles ii. Grosvesnor.
| of Ohio, says:
There seems TO be some mistake about
| myself. | was not resident of Indiana in
1856 i went to Indiana, just old enough
\ TO vote, i'm the spring of 1854, and settled at
That was the year in which the FIRST definite
| organization, which afterwards became the
J Republican party, was formed out Of the
| fragments that opposed the Democratic
| tendency TO slavery propdgandism. During
| the summer. the exact date L cannot say.
| great convention was held i'm indianapolis
| 1t was a mass convention that brought
thousands of people from all parts of the
| country. My understanding is that IL was
at this convention that Oliver p. Morton
| first indicated his purpose TO abandon the
Democratic party and became its opponent
| l went to the convention from Tippecanoe
| county Bishop Ames, of the M. Z. Church.
| presided, and remember well some of his
| speech. One Robinson, j think his name
| was John Robinson, was United states mar
! shall under the Democratic administration
| and had made violent attack upon the
| Methodist preachers of Indiana, calling
| them 'itinerant vagabonds.' Bishop AmeS
| was very naturally called upon to preside
! and made rousing speech. one of the very
/ abest speeches, and there was a decidedly
| lively action.
THAT is the convention that attended.
| and j cast my first vote at Lafayette at
| that election voting for Dan Mace for Con-
| gress. Mace had been Democrat. but had
| bolted the Democratic party in Congress
| and came home and ran for Congress and
| was elected. 1 think the party's legal desig-
| nation was the Peoples party. At any rate
that is where cast my first vote | would
| have voted the Democratic ticket had
| voted year earlier. AS it was | voted the
| Republican ticket and have never voted any
| other since.
According to the reports submitted to the
| Republican state committee. i'm seventy-siK
out of the ninety-two counties i'm the State
| the delegates to the state convention have
| been selected. The total number of dele
gates chosen is Lib
An Endorsement of the candidacy OF
George II. Stubs. of this city. who is a
| candidate for The Republican nomination
for state statistician. is being sent out by
forty-four commercial travellers. The i'm
dorsement is follows:
1--WE, the undersigned. commercial trav-
eers of Indiana, wish To say a good word
with our hearty Endorsement of Joseph III.
Stubbs. who Is candidate for state stat
istician, subject TO the decision of the Re-
publican convention. Mr.. Stubs is. and
has been, active commercial traveller
for several years, and his fitness for the
place cannot be questioned. nor the quality
of his Republicanism doubted. Has never
| held a public office, and has never before
asked any position from his party. Mr..
| grip does not claim that the party owes
him this job. for believe at all times
that our party is greater than any one IN
| dividual, but think he has rlght 20
ask this nomination AT this time. Ills NOM
nation would certainly please ana DC q
! just compliment to the great army or corr
mercial travellers of the state, ana wouid
be so considered. We hope Mr.. Stubs viii
| be nominated"