The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS


on an Irishman Seriously speaking. Hanly
has lots of friends in Jay county and while
l won't attempt 10 deliver our delegation
to him now know that he will have some
votes from our county
In referring TO the congressional contest
in the Eighth district Mr. Braden said that
Frank II. SNYDER, of Portland. is in the
race against Representative CrOmer TO stay
and 10 win. "Cromer beat Us in the fight
for control OF the county organization"
ne sara he MAO three more committee
men than Snyder had and his candidate fpp
county chairman was elected unanimously
However. the fight for the delegates TO the
district convention is yet 70 be made, and
when il is over it will be found that the
delegation is for Snyder"
s. n. Cragun. editor OF the Lebanon Pa
triot, says that E T. Lane a banker OF
his city. will probably be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for State sena-
tor from the district composed of Boone.
Hendricks and Marion counties.
That is, if the new apportionment law
stands" he said. The Democrats ars
trying to knock out the apportionment--
have filed one of their suits in our county
and if they are successful the senatorial
district viii be composed OF Boone and
Hendricks counties, as il was under the
old law. 1 don't know what Mr.. Lane Will
do in that event.
Robert Chenowoth. of Fowler, was at the
Columbia Club yesterday with Judge U. z.
Wiley.
]. w. Cockrum, Of Oakland City. secrs-
tary of the Indiana worlds fair commits
sion, is at the Claypool. He arrived in the
city just in time to catch the aftermath
of tn" Republican editorial meeting II
tried To get here for the meeting" he said,
but couldn't make il. 1 had TO come up
on some worlds fair business, and would
have liked TO kill two birds with one stone"
1T looks a little as if we would have a
congressional fight" said H. NJ. Smith, Of
Greencastle, last evening. Now that Otis
| GuIley, of Danville. has announced his can
didacy, suppose that other candidates will
bob up to give Mr.. Holiday a contest. L
do not know that Putnam county will have
candidate, and, of course unless we de
we shall not take hand in the contest
We have a candidate for State office Ben
COrwin, and his friends viii be very diplo-
matte in the district contest, if we have
one"
A. A. Hargrave, editor OF the Rockville
Republican, also sees a contest in prospect
for the Fifth district congressional nominal
| ton. with one candidate in the field
against Mr.. Holiday il is a foregone con-
| clusion that there will be Others" he said.
Howard Maxwell, of Parke county. is one
T..
| grave said he did not know what Mr.. Max
| we'll will do.
w. L. Taylor, OF this city. and J. Frank
Hanly, of Lafayette. stayed close TO the
Republican editors yesterday and set each
| other lively pace in gubernatorial cam
| paigning. Few OF the editors escaped the
| button-holing game, if any of them at
| tempted TO do so, and judging from the
smiles on the faces Of the candidates when
| . hoxr ..IzI
the observer would have been led to the
| conclusion that each was confident he had
the nomination in his vest pocket.
John L. Norman. of Knox, and c. W.
Riddick, of Winamac. were prominent fig
ures among the Republican editors at the
Claypool. Norman Is the newly-eected
Republican chairman of the Thirteenth dis
trict and Riddick is his great and good
friend who first doomed him for the place.
A few months ago, when the contest for the
Craftsmanship had grown exceedingly warm.
| Mr.. Rfddick decided that il was time TO
spring a compromise candidate Conse-
| Quently he published lengthy review OF the
situation. setting forth the arguments for
! compromise, but suggesting no candidate.
! The following week he launched the Moor
man boom, and from that time until the
convention was held was one OF Moorman's
most active and ardent supporters.
Everything is In fne shape in the Thir-
! clared Mr.. Norman, when asked about poll
| tics. There has been great deal OF talk TO
the the, effect that Representative Brick will
there's nothing In II. Mr.. Brick will be re-
! nominated by reclamation. Those who have
| been talking of opposition to him have said
that Charley Miller and his friends would
| make the tight, but Mr.. Miller said TO
| day that there will be no opposition TO Mr..
/ Brick, and he meant IT,
Were all together in the Thirteenth
now, after our little tussle, and We're go
ing in 10 run up a notwithstanding Repub-
| lican majority. | am going TO try to make
! a district organization that will be just a
tririe better than we've ever had before,
and then after one campaign I'll step down
and out and put the political experience L
gain into making my paper a better party
organ"
Senator Fremont Goodwine of Williams
port, has been frequently mentioned as a
prospective candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, and despite his statements that he
is not a candidate the gossip continues the
rounds
4 not a candidate and haven't the
slightest idea OF becoming a candidate"
s sslo t me 81, senator last evening to two or
though 1 live in the Tenth district I Law
claim to little modesty, and L believe
the district has enough candidates for
state offices at present"
James b. Hedge. Of the Worthington Sun,
was one Of the crowd in attendance at tho
sessions Of the Republican editors
Elan II. Neal of Jonesboro the newly
elected Republican chairman of the Elev-
enth district, was at the Denison last even
ing.
The first arrival at the Denison yester-
Gay morning registered as I'D. A. NJ.
Good" Comments as TO the kind OF a name
that Is are altogether superfiuous.
Ben T. Mckee, of Lebanon. president OF
the Indiana Democratic Editorial Associa-
ton, in the city yesterday looking
after the arrangements for the midwinter
meeting Of the association, early in Feb
ruary.
James Leroy Reach chairman OF the
Democratic city committee. was asked last
evening if he would have a candidate for
the Democratic county Craftsmanship, or
would take hand in the fight.
Listen, and / viii tell you the story OF
me life" was his only answer.
The story of his latest effort 10 gain the
ascendancy in the local Democratic organ
ization by electing Wallace Names district
chairman, IL taken as a parable would
doubtless lead the hearer TO conclude that
Mr. Reach will not make a fight for the
county organization.