The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-08

Places on the Republican legislative
ticket in Marion county are being eagerly
sought this year. The field of avowed cas--
oidates is unusually large. and there are
also several prospective candidates for
both the Senate and House. Sixteen men
have announced their candidates. for rep
resentative. They are:
Thomas Daily. Deloss Allig. Peter Med
ford, Samuel X. Ruick. Oran Muir, Charles
Fred w Sheets, John W. Bowlus John
Reagan, II. p Brunaugh H c. Brubaker,
Michael Mescall. Harry Hubbard and Will
liam Bosom. c. c. Perry and Harry Bran
don are being talked OF as probable candi-
dates
The avowed candidates for senator in
clude Armin Koehne. Charles o. ROemler
Cass Conway and c. ~ Thompson and
James T Layman. who are seeking renom-
nation William f. English and Linton A.
didates, and Charles Martindale is also
spoken of as prospective entry III the SEN
atorial race.
Republican State Chairman James p.
Goodrich is in the city looking after some
of the arrangements for the approaching
state convention II is understood that the
sergeant-at-arms for the convention Will
be named to-day or tomorrow.
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Two more survivors of the first Repub-
lican state convention were reported at
state headquarters yesterday-William F.
Browning, of Bloomington. and Judge
Thomas j. Kane, of Noblesville.
Capt. David z. BEEN. of Spencer. one OF
the veteran Republicans of Owen county,
who was at the English yesterday. says
that DR.. B. A. Allison, of Decatur. H.,
was delegate from Indiana to the Repub-
lican national convention of 1856, that nom
| mated Fremont for President. DR.. Allison
will attend the state convention here this
month, said Captain BEEN, if his health is
such as to permit OF his making the trip.
w. H. Staley, editor of the Upton Advo-
cate was In the city yesterday and called
at Republican state headquarters.
"The first Republican state convention
was well-attended by Shelby county peo-
| ple,'' says a dispatch to the Journal from
| Shelbyville. 1.-The delegates from this coun-
| ty included H. p. Johnson. E. G.. Mayhem,
William Peaslee. Z. B. Wingate, James B.
McFadden, Joseph Levinson, Henry NJ
| Endsley, James E. Mcguire, H. II. Boggcss,
T. s. Caughey, solomon Alter. Nathan
Earlywine and j. j. Wingate. OF this num-
| Der all are dead except James B. McFadden,
| Henry M. Endsley, E. B. Wingate. Joseph
Levinson and John j: Wingate, all of whom
expect to attend the convention at In
| dianapolis this month
| Elan III. Neal, of Jonesboro, member of
| the Republican state committee from the
| Eleventh district; Senator s. l.. Stricler, of
| Marion; Representative John Minnick, of
Converse, and Gus s. Condo, of Marion,
were in the city yesterday and called at
| state headquarters and at several of the
| offices in the Statehouse. Messrs. Stricler.
| Minnick and Condo, with Senator Lyons,
| assistant secretary of the state committee,
| will constitute Grant county's delegation
| in the Legislature next winter.
Senator Fremont Goodwine, of Williams
| port, in the city yesterday business
| connected with the worlds fair commits
| sion.
| Governor Durbin was in Chicago yester-
| day.
Halleck Johnson, deputy state oil in
| spector, returned yesterday from trip over
into Ohio, where he went to get view al
| close range of Buckeye Republican politics
| and see how they conduct a congressional
| convention. His brother-in-law, Judge
Gregg, of Guernsey county, of the
| candidates before the convention, which
| was held at Marietta.
( 1T was as interesting a convention as
| have seen in a long WHILE said Mr..
| Johnson last evening. There were five