The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23

the convention draws nearer the candidates
and managers are sticking close 10 head
quarters and putting the final touches on
the organization with which they will go
into the convention.
A somewhat unusual phase of the situa-
ton last night was that almost everyone
had a question rather than an assertion on
his lips, although of course the friends OF
the several candidates were quick to back
up their favorites with good strong claims
of strength. The managers and close
friends of j. Frank Hanly were perhaps
less disposed TO questions than the friends
of any of the other gubernatorial candi-
dates. They were not aggressive. but they
manifested quiet air of confidence and
smilingly told of their early reports from
Vigo county, which they regarded with
deep satisfaction.
Aside from the reports OF the Nigo
county primaries and the primaries in this
city there was little of news available and
il was generally conceded that no new
light had been thrown on the SITUATION
AS Joseph B. Healing put il:
You can't get any news out OF this
crowd. The people here have been here
for two or three DAYS or a week and they
are talking the same talk now that they
have talked all along. Wait until SUNDAY
ana MOnQay when the delegates anu TIE
county leaders commence TO come i'm and
then there may be something doing. In
any event there will be material here TO
work with then, and there isn't now.
The primaries in the various wards in
this city furnished more food for gossip and
speculation than anything else last night.
The contests in the wards where fights
were put up were between the candidates
for lieutenant governor, as this county is
open territory for the three candidates for
that Office, and each was extremely desir-
Gus of securing the big end of the delega-
ton of IA men. 1t was recognized that the
gubernatorsal race was not affected by the
city primaries, none of w. l.. Taylor
opponents sought TO break in on the dele
cation from his home county and district,
but the aspirants for second place on the
ticket were extremely active, and, incl
dentally, the candidates for reporter of the
Supreme Court overlooked no opportunities
to do a little good work.
Shortly after the polls were closed In the
various wards the active ward workers be
gan pouring into the English to tell of what
they had done and of the states that were
successful A soodly number OF delegatse ties
also put in an appearance, and then the
candidates got busy" and were on the
jump until late hour. 1t was generally
conceded that no one could make an accu-
rate estimate of how the candidates TOT
lieutenant governor Jared in the city prl-
maries. but l.. p. Newly and his friends
said they were well pleased with the re-
ports they had received. f. II. Trip, who
is actively supporting Mr.. Newly, said late
last night that he believed Mr.. NeWby
would receive at least eighty votes In Ma
rion county. On the other hand, Hugh Tn.
Miller and w. l.. Ball, the other candidates
for this office, said they had no reason Tor
dissatisfaction with the returns and would
not concede that Mr.. Newly will have the
best of ii in the county.
The Taylor and Hanly forces were ex-
ceedingly interested in receiving the re-
ports from vigo county, and it is not al
together surprising that their reports did
not agree Early in the evening Senator
Will r. Wood, Union b. Hunt, John c. Bill
heimer and others of Mr. Hanly's close
friends said they had heard from the out
townships in Vigo and that they would get
seven out of eleven votes. Later they re-
ceived a report on the entire county ana
INDUCED in a little jolliication when they
that Their voss o asnV ou o
the 40 In the Vigo delegation. They said
they had not hoped in their most sanguine
moments to DO more than break even In the
county.
Frank l.. Jones, who is directing Taylors
campaign, received report from Vigo that
differed materially with that received at
the Hanly headquarters. At late hour
he said he had had a telephone communica-
ton from Nick Filbeck, of Terre Haute,
and had been assured that Taylor would
get rs of the 40 votes. Accordingly the
Taylor people rejoced. 1t was understood
by the friends of both candidates that none
of the Vigo county delegates were in
structed, and on that the friends OF w. l..
Penfield and Warren @. Sayre based their
claims that they would get some support
in Vigo.
John r. Hadley, of Marion was in the
thick of the crowd in the lobby of the Eng
lish last night. He was in the city en- route
to Hendricks county to spend Sunday with
his father, and will return Monday for the
state convention.
Mr.. Hadley is one of the active Repub-
licans of Grant county, and one who took
a prominent part in the recent congress
sional contest as one of Major Steele's
stanchest supporters He was questioned
right and left last evening as to what the
Grant county delegation Will do in the
gubernatorial contest next week, for there
has been much gossip to the effect that as
a result of the congressional contest Grant
county will not support the districts candi-
date, Warren u. Sayre, of Wabash. In an
swering the question Mr.. Hadley first stated
that he did not believe any one could tell
at this time just what Grant county will do
There is no concealing the fact that a
good many of our delegates not anx-
ious to vote for Sayre,' he said, land L
held in line for him even for the first
ballot. There ars some strong Sayre men
among the delegates, however, and Sayre
should certainly get a good share of the
vote on the first ballot. 1t has been re-
ported that Hanly will get practically the
entire delegation from our county on the
second if not on the first ballot, but L
know that Taylor will have several votes
in the county and Penfield also has some
strength. / never knew candidate to
make a better impression that Penfield
did when he visited Grant county.
There has been a disposition to give
Hanly his strength in our county on the
is done the Wabash-river counties in the
district. which are strong for Sayre. will
retaliate by doing everything they can do
against Hanly. L know that threat has
been made.
Z. T.. Mcclure, of Marion, has been mem
toned as one of the men to be made pres
idential elector at large by the state con-
vention next week, and Mr.. Hadley was
asked if the Grant county delegation would
make effort to secure the honor for
Mr. Mcclure.
II think such an effort will be made"
he replied. Grant county Republicans
feel that an honor of that kind would be
a fitting recognition OF Mr.. McClure's long
party services. He has been for years one
of the most valuable workers in the
Eleventh district, and he has never sought
nor received preferment of any kind I
do not know whether there has been a
slate made for the presidential electors
but | do know that Grant county Repub-
licans would like to Mr.. Mcclure placed
on the electoral ticket. 1T would mean 400
mo no bot In,