The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-29

his friends are elated that they have drawn
first blood. However. w. L. Taylor, of this
city, is confident that when the first roll
Is called in the State convention he Will
receive a fair share OF the First district
votes. He spent several days there last
week looking after his fences and said last
night that he was well satisfied with the
outlook. Mr.. Taylor received assurances
yesterday that he will get all but five OF
the Montgomery county delegates and that
the Decatur county delegation will be prac-
ucally solid for him
a quiet boom for John b. Stoll. OF South
Bend. for the Democratic gubernatoriaI
nomination is well under way and Stoll
talk is going the rounds OF the State. The
first mention that the South Bend editor
might be a factor in the Democratic guber-
material race was made in the Journal
some weeks ago, but now the matter Is be-
ing taken up by the Democratic press. The
New Albany Ledger IS the latest Democratic
organ 10 esp0uSe the StOll candidacy. In
lengthy editorial urging Mr. Stoll as the
ideal candidate the Ledger says he would
be especially popular in southern Indiana,
commends ms Jenersonian Democracy and
concludes:
The Ledger does not believe that Mr..
Stol would consent 10 enter contest for
the gubernatorial nomination. But this is
in his favor. IL is such men the party is
seeking 10 head it's battalions in he battle
of 1904
There is one thing to interfere with Mr..
Stolrs candidacy. if he should decide to
become even "A receptive candidate. and that
is the fact that Edward j. Fogarty. the
present mayor of South Bend is ambitious
to be the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor and has said that he will certainly
be a candidate if he is renominated for
mayor this spring. With two candidates
from the same city the chances are that
neither would make much Roadway. How
ever, II is possible that Fogarty may be put
out of the running. His intimatiOn that
he would ask denomination mayor and
then, if successful. abandon the mayoralty
plum To enter the wider arena OF State
politics as a candidate for Governor may
prove his undOing. A large element OF
the South Bend Democracy objects 10 the
FOgarty programme and objects so SIREN
uously that il has already brought out an
opposition candidate for mayor. G. l..
GOetZ. Reports from South Bend indicate
that Goetz Is making substantial progress
with his canvass and that Fogarty will
either be defeated or placed I'm such a po-
sition that he will be compelled TO pledge
himself not 10 resign the Office OF mayor,
if nominated and elected. to make the race
| for Governor.
Fogarty bases his political strength on
/ his standing with the laboring men. He
was formerly a bricklayer and union
man, but since his elevation 10 the position
of chief executive of his city Is said TO have
glOyed individual TO retain his popularity
with the laboring men. who quick TO
resent any putting on airs" by one of their
! fellows.
John S. Bays. of Sullivan. one OF the
Democratic leaders of the Second district.
is in the city TO attend the sessions of tho
coal operators
Taylor w. Groninger il is reported. will
be candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for prosecuting attorney of this cir
cult. He has not announced his candidacy
but his friends understand that he will
enter the race within few days and that
! ne has already done some little work in
| the way OF preliminary canvass
Sheriff Robert Metzger, who sine, his
action to bring about harmony in Satur-
days convention. has enjoyed boom for
denomination, has not decided whether he
will be a candidate.
II confess that the suggestion that I
make the race again is attractive to me.
especially so since il has come in so many
instances from men that 1 would not ex-
pect ordinarily to support me-" said Mr..
| MetZger. last evening. II have had twenty
| five or thirty calls and messages to-day
| from men who urged me 20 become a can
| didate and who assured me that they would
/ be for me early and late. and most OF them
/ were Hleu WHO eoOQ anu nara III
| the Craftsmanship race. l cannot say now
! just what / shall do"
| Mr.. Metzger's old friends. and many OF
| the new friends he won by his action I'm
| the craftsmanship contest when he showed
| that he was anxious 10 sacrifice his per-
| sonal interests for the best interests OF
the party. are urging him TO stand for re-
| nomination on the ground that he would
| add decided strength TO the county ticket
| this fall They argue that no one thing
| could add more TO bringing all the elements
| of the party together IN complete harmony
| than his denomination.
| Joseph 7. Tanning, Seventh district MEM
| Der of the Democratic state committee. is
home from an extended trip through the
East, South and West. He has been max
ing a Swing around the circle" primarily
as the supreme exalted ruler of the order
| of Elks, but incidentally he has been dip
| ping into politics a httle-sounding the
| leading Democrats in various parts OF the
| country as TO their attitude toward party
| candidates and issues. 1t goes without
| saying that wherever he has been he has
not overlooked an opportunity 10 do little
| quiet work for his good friend, Thomas
| Taggart, who wants TO be the chairman OF
the Democratic national committee this
year.