The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11

several OF the county Offices are filed with
Democrats when the Republicans have
plurality in both city and county such
thing is not pleasant 10 contemplate, from
a Republican standpoint. but IS one OF the
Leading party workers In the city SAID
Saturday. 1T is condition, and not
theory. that confronts us" The trouble
dates back several years and Is due 10 the
differences and jeaiousies OF leaders. who
have been embittered rather than mollifed
as the years have passed.
Under the most aEspicious conditions the
Republicans viii have hard fight TO elect
mayor. Henry c. Steeg, the present IN
oumbent, who is candidate for reelection,
has powerful following. The Democratic
machine is veritable Tammany, and in a
city where large element. which holds the
balance Of power, insists on a "wide-open
town, the Democrats are strongly in
trenched- Mayor Steeg's administrations
have been such as TO bind this liberal
element 10 him firmly and in that lies his
chief strength. To win, the Republicans
must present candidate OF strong person.
atty who stands neither for radical reform
nor extreme liberality. and who makes IL
his principal appeal that he will give the
city clean, business administration.
Vigo Republicans will not reorganize
their county committee for some weeks.
owing to the fact that the county is TO be
redistricted. AT present there are eighty
precincts in the county. but the county
commissioners have decided to purchase
voting machines, and that with the use OF
machines the number of precincts can be
reduced by one-half. If the Republican
county committee should be reorganized
now eighty precinct committeeman would
be elected, half of whom would have TO
be dropped out when the county is redis-
tricted. There are no avowed candidates
for county chairman. A q. Cavins, the
present chairman, says that he is not seek
standing that he will accept reelection IL
he does not have TO make fight for II.
Indianapolis is being flooded with liter
AZURE" mailed in Chicago, booming Sen
ator Hanna for President and Magnus A.
Hess, Of Illinois, for Vice President The
literature" is in the form of cards, in
closed in envelopes bearing in the upper
left-hand corner a picture of a choice coli
lection Of live stock and the inscription.
Northwestern Farmers Leagues" The
cards bear cuts of the Republican eagle ana
the words, Business Mems. Farmers,
Workingmen's and Athletics Choice: For
President, Marcus A. Hanna, of Ohio; for
Vice President, Magnus A Hess, of ILL.,
an unfamiliar one with Republicans here,
but the first question asked by several who
received the cards was, who's Hess2
Tonight conference of Republicans in
terested in bringing about harmony in the
in the Century Club room at the Denison
Hotel. The report of the committee. pro-
vided for at the meeting one week ago. to
call on II. b. Smith and L. G.. Rothschild,
the avowed candidates for chairman. and
suggest to them that they both withdraw
in the interest of harmony, will be submit
ted to the conference, and then it is ex-
pected that a man will be agreed upon as
the compromise candidate IL is not def
nitely known, but it is understood that Mr..
Smith declines to withdraw from the race,
while Mr.. Rothschild says that he will
retire If such action on his part will tend TO
bring about harmony. The men that have
been mentioned as compromise candidates
are Pearson Mendenhall, Vincent G.. Cliff
ford, Robert H. Bryson and George b.
Elliott. The latter, it is said. has declined
firmly TO permit the use OF his name In
that connection.
The meeting tonight will be open to all
Republicans who are sufficiently Interested
In party affairs TO come out and partici-
pate. THE impression has gone out that
this conference is TO be exclusive affair."
said Caleb S. Denny last evening. Such Is
not the case. All Republicans are invited
and will be welcomed
The Seventh district Republican conven-
ton for the election OF a district chairman,
who is also a member Of the State com
mittee. will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock in the Criminal Court room I'm the
courthouse Floyd A. Woods. the present
chairman, will be reelected. probably with
out opposition, although IL is possible that
a few of the delegates may vote for some
other man or decline TO vote for Mr..
Woods. The delegation from the Ninth ward
is not regarded as a Woods delegation.
The Summer League, an organization of
colored Republicans. is making extensive
preparations for Lincoln day banquet. to
la hell I.ok h.,
league has grown rapidly since its organiza-
ton and bids fair to be the most effective
political organization the colored men have
ever had in the city. Rev. j. NJ. Townsend
will be the guest Of honor at the banquet
and Will respond to the toast. Abraham
Lincoln" DIR. j. II. Ward VIII speak on
"Our Duty to Our FRIENDS James N Shell
ton, THE Stability OF the Sumner League;
DIR. S. A. Furniss, our Present and Our
Future" j. Wesley Bridges will preside
as POSTMASTER and over 100 members of the
league will be present.
There were several little features Incl
dent to the Jackson day banquet of the
jackson Club last Friday night at Terre
Haute that have furnished food for gossip
TO the politicians. For instance, there was
the sensational attack on Grover Cleve-
land, made by Frank NJ. Horner, of Brazil.
who was the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Fifth district four years
ago. Mr.. Horner was called on for an inn
promptu speech despite his protest that he
did not wish TO speak. After he had con-
cluded there were those present who
wished the POSTMASTER, GIL McNutt, had
listened TO Horner's protest.
Mr.. HOrner started off by saying that
there had been much talk about the Demo-
Gratis getting together. II can tell you one
thing-GrOver Cleveland is not the man %
get together he shouted. and nine
tenths OF his auditors squirmed, while the
other tenth applauded feebly. I'VE have
struggled along without Cleveland for
eight years. he continued. and we can
continue TO get along without him II Mr..
Cleveland should die and be gathered 10
his fathers / dare say the Democratic party
would not die with him. 1 have heard IL
said, and never denied, that Cleveland
voted for Republican presidential electors
in 1896 and again in 1890. and IL would be
nothing less than a confidence game for
the Democratic party 20 nominate him
this year against Roosevelt. For eight
one, have had enough or him ana want no
more of him"
The speech fell like wet blanket on the
gathering of Democrats. who wanted 10 be
harmonious and enthusiastic II they could
and Judge Harris, OF Sullivan, who fol-
lowed Horner did not altogether relieve the
situation when he said: While were talk
ing of getting together Ii occurs TO me that
we should tie a red ribbon on Cleveland
and tie another red ribbon on Bryan and
turn EN- both loose-thats one way 10 get
together
fudge Harris did strike a popular note.
boxvax-ar when he said that the great dff-