The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

speculation. Mr.. Healing has been credited
with all sorts OF dire purposes In making
the trip East. and the story that he was
I'm Washington 20 effect deal in the in
terest Of Judge Penfeld as a gubernatorial
candidate has been especially fruitful OF
gossip. Mr. Healing set at rest all such
dsquieting rumors last evening. when he
made his appearance In the crowd OF poll
ticians in the lobby OF the English.
went to Washington solely on private
business he said. My visit had nothing
whatever TO do with politics. and there Il
absolutely nothing in this story about the
governorshp We're all for Taylor here
in Marion county. and / know nothing OF
any deals in the interest OF any OF the 9TH
er candidates"
There was repartee as well as legal lore
in the arguments in the legislative appor-
tionment act case which were heard yester-
day in the Supreme Court In the course
of his speech Major q. V. Menzies. OF
Mount Vernon. who appeared for the Demo-
cratic state committee. made the state
ment that the law had been framed 10 rec
ognize two great political parties. Attor-
n R General Muller came back at MAJOR
1T is true as the distinguished gentle
man from Fosey county has said. that the
| law was framed 10 recognize two great
pontcal parties. but he should remember
/ that the law was framed many years ago.
| at time when there were two great po-
1 litical parties.
Major Menzies enjoyed the laugh at his
own and his party's expense as much as
any one.
Senator Eben II. woloott OF wolcott.
was at the English last evening
!
Charles NJ Zion. OF Lebanon who is a
prospective candidate for the Republican
| nomination for representative in the shoe
string district composed OF Madison.
| Hamilton. Boone and Montgomery coun-
af.ff -. acs1r - a-aA-
| quarters.
Elias H owen of Rockville. Will be the
dean of the House i'm the next Legislature.
He has been renominated for representative
by Parke county Republicans. and AS the
nomination is practically equivalent 10 me
| election he will undoubtedly be a member
| of the next House and will serve MS Iourtn
consecutive term. In the last Legislature
he divided seniority honors with Speaker
Henry w Marshall. of Lafayette. each of
them having previously served two con-
secutive terms
State Chairman Goodrich yesterday sent
to Governor Cummins. of Iowa. who Is
soiourning at French Lick. an invitation
to attend the state convention next week
as a guest of honor and 10 address the
convention at the first session, TUESDAY
| afternoon.
| JOnn j. NlnSdtc. culloF OF the ohSipS NiAto
Republican. was a caller at State head
quarters Colonel Wingate will be one of
the delegates from the Sixth district 10
: the national convention.
E
e Il. T sweeney of Columbus, State game
: and fish commissioner who was at the
1 English yesterday. threw new light OF
e the interview attributed to him which Is
| being used by Hearsts managers in In
: | diana.
las a matter of fact 1 did not give such
: | an interview TO the papers," said Mr.. Swee'
. | neg "In a private conversation which
;. | had with one of our business men about 81,
y weeks ago, | did predict that Hearst would
@ | he the Democratic nominee. but / threw ns
Y bouquets at Hearst other than TO say tina
; | thought he would be nominated because
he was more distinctively representative
of the real Democratic party than any
the other candidates. Now that might have
been taken as compliment TO hearst o
n as an insult 10 the Democratic party.
= AT the time ] had the conversation re
!, ferred TO | did not have the slightest ide'
- that il would get into the newspapers. an
least of all did | think that an ;l ,,s,.r
allure by Hearst's managers
# a dispatch to the Journal from Wabasl
Il says:
n An enthusiastic and largely attends
&c Sayre meeting held here tonight, a
u | which arrangements were perfected for TAX
C ing the Wabash delegation TO the stat
convention by a special train. IL rs ex
| pected that fully 800 people will attend III
l. convention from this county.
r; Nelson j. Bozarth. of Valparaiso, has an
4. nounced his candidacy for the Democrat
s. gubernatoral nomination. He was a can
L. didate four years ago. In his announce
o. ment he laws claim to distinction as IN
id youngest civil war veteran, but ne ne
Y | elects To state whether he is a Hearst O
IN a Parker man.
.. Rumors of the establishment OF Hears
~ paper here were renewed yesterday. whe
il developed that some one was putting
large quantity of paper in vacant store
Of room on Meridian street, just south OF tn
nj circle One of the men who were handlin
the paper said that il was for that ne
n | Democrat paper that man Hcarst's goin
," 10 start here"
At Hearst headquarters j. Oscar Her
derson said that he knew nothing OF III
" newspaper project, but he added tha
r. Hearsts manager might go ahead an
make all the arrangements for pubiishin
he "A paper i'm this city without informing bin
IN ] of their plans.