The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-27

The nomination OF TIE Jasper man.
As soon aa Representative Lenor learned
at Washington OF the adoption OF this rel
auve strength rule by the committee oi MS
county he secured q sick leave and start
Cd home. Messengers were sent torth over
the county 10 notify the central committee
men 20 meet al Corydon last Saturday ana
about halt the committee met az the court
house ana proceeded 20 straighten thlnEA
ont for Zenor by resembling the action in
adopting the relative strength rule ano oy
declaring for the unit rule This, IL was
/ expected. would guarantee the Harrison
/ county delegation TO Zenor.
! And now the Cox people are raising the
: 'GOebelism cry. They declare the whole
proceeding at Saturday meeting was ir-
regular and not binding inasmuch AS the
/ chairman and secretary OF the committee.
/ VINO alone have authority 20 cal the CONE
mittee together, were not even informed
that there was any intention OF holding a
meetings The Cox faction evidently antic-
ipatcd this move OF their opponents rs they
had inserted in the original resolutions.
adopted by the committee on Jan. IS a
clause TO the effect that the county chair
/ man alone should have authority 10 call
/ meeting of the committee +. u Mitchell,
/ the chairman, is a supporter OF Judge Cox
! as is also James Brewster. the secretary.
I Major ". Funk, OF COrydOn, who Is rec
/ ognized as one OF the leading criminal law
yers In southern Indiana ana the ShreWdeSt
| Democratic politician in the district. IS
! leading the fight agairst Mr.. Zenor in his
! home county. To the Journal correspond
/ ent at Corydon Major Tunk said.
I'VE DO not intend TO submit 10 the high-
/ handed ana outrageous acts OF the Zenor
/ /
/ legally and regularly adopted rules govern
! ing the primary they will simply have no
voice in it, and solid Cox delegation will
! be sent from this county 10 the congress
| sional convention
| AS the situation is at present two COM
| mittees. both claiming to have been regu-
/ larly appointed, viii have ballots printed
I and arrange other details for holding a pri-
/ mary Feb l3 in Harrison county. one COM
mittee is favorable to ZenOr. the other TO
| Cox Both sides are determined and thor
I oughly aroused, and interesting develop
/ ments are anticipated. However as Cox
has absolute control OF the district ma
/ Chinery now, he has every advantage I'm the
/ fight He Will have the chairman OF the
/ conversational convention and a credentials
| committee favorable 10 his interests viii
/ be named. consequently Cox delegations
I Will be seated wherever there are contests,
and the Zenor faction will have no more
show than IT had in the New Albany con-
vention unless Zenor has an overwhelming
| majority OF the delegates remote possi-
| biity and altogether improbable. The Zc-
| nor people may bolt and hold district con-
vention of their own, and this is probably
| the course they will pursue, with a view
| of getting the controversy into the courts.
| Carried TO its logical conclusion, the hght
! means the rending in twain of the Demo-
cratic forces in the Third district. a situa-
ton decidedly auspicious 10 the Repub-
| licanS.
The Marion County Democratic Club.
which is the rejuvenated and reorganizcd
]
at the hall at 13S West Washington street.
for the members and their friends john
+. Lyendecker. Michael &. Kelly. Ira Webb,
John Shea and Charles Brinkley consti-
tuted the committee in charge of the Amir
Prohibition state Chairman c. L. NJ
lin has announced the following dates for
Prohibition county conventions: Jan. g
White county. Monticello; Jan. 80. Warren,
Pine Village; Feb. 6. Grant Marion: Feb
10. Clinton, Frankfort: Feb. 10. Wabash
/ Wabash: Feb. II. Montgomery. Crawf0rds-
vile; Feb y, Fountain. Veedersburg: Feb
Is. Boone. Lebanon; Feb. 16, Hamilton:
Feb 16 Pike; Feb. IL. Gibson. Princeton
Kokono; Feb. Is. Posey. Mt. Vernon; Feb
19, Vanderburg, Evansville; Feb. %. War
rick. rick BOSneylIe; Boo y @ Feb q Rush Rush
Fayette, Connersville; Feb. 25. Perry.
TobnspoTt ob 81 ;,,,P,s Feb 20, q WAYNE Richmond;
field; Feb p. Henry. New Castle
The withdrawal Of Frank II. Snyder, OF
Portland. and Theodore Shockney. of
Union City, from the race for the Re
publican congressional nomination in the
Eighth district leaves NJ. NJ. Dunlap OF
tive George w CrOmer. of Muncie The
nomination will be settled by direct pri-
mary.
"Dick"' Elliott. of Connersville former
chairman of the Fayette county Republican
central committee, and Owen L. Carr. OF
Rushvile, were at the Columbia Club yes
terday.
;; Sam Wulfmann, of Huntingburg was one
of Governor Durbins callers yesterday.
|
Henry w Marshall, of Lafayette, former
speaker of the House or Representatives.
VINO has a reputation for his immaculate
and correct attire. was standing in the
, lobby of the English last evening. talking
2 with friend, when a second friend ap-
, preached him. The newcomer riveted his
eyes on radiant white vest worn by Mr..
Marshall and suggested questioningly:
= Il didn't know il was the correct thing
to wear white vest in the winter"
II Is always correct TO wear white
: vest, returned Mr.. Marshall promptly and
f | imperturbably when your mother-in-law
= gives you one for Christmas"
Albert Lieber and Robert Metzger both
deny emphatically the statement in an aft
ernoon paper that Mr.. Iieber had held
: meeting i'm the Office of the Indianapolis
| Brewing Company to further the interests
i | of Mr.. Metzger as a candidate for the chair
, manship of the Republican county commit
, | tee. They say that the report had absolute
, | ~ no foundation.
f The contest for the chairmanship between
= Mr.. Metzger and Col. Harry b. Smith is
| growing warmer daily and yesterday there
were two bets OF $3.50 each made on the re-
= suit. The bets were posted by Smith sup
- pOrters at the Denison and Grand Hotels
a and were promptly covered by friends OF
C Metzger.
: John S. Bays, a well known Democrat OF
y Sullivan, who is at the English says there
= is little surface indication OF opposition 10
. Representative AIiers in the Second district.
There has been some talk Of opposition TO
4 Miers's denomination" he said. 'anG I
: understand that Judge Moffett, of Vim
. cennes, and Senator Davis. Of Bloomfield.
: would both like to make the IL they
\ could arrange their private affairs satisfac-
= tority. but they have not announced their
- candidates. and there are signs that
!, their announcement viii be forthcoming.
= We are having "A comparatively tranquil
" time. politically"
Mr. Bays is deeply interested i'm the muir
=, der case at Bedford that is attracting such
y widespread attention. he denounces the
J., connecting Of young Joseph Hetger with
the affair.
a grave injustice has been done young
~ I terrible murder" declared Mr. Bays II
7. know the young m5n and know absolutely
y that there was nothing TO Justify even the
y casting OF suspicion upon him.
Z G. \. II. SEideIer. OF Marion. is in the