The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-13

a delegate to the first Republican state con-
vention in Indiana held in lsSs. l. -, ms, MS
convention Of 1854. however.
State Senator NJ. +. Newhouse. OF Green's
burg. was in the city yesterday and called
at Republican state headqrHters. The
senator will be a member Of the Decatur
county delegation 10 the state convention,
and he reported yesterday that the delega-
! ton Is now divided between Taylor and
Hanly. standing nine to FIVE in favor OF
the latter.
Friends of ". l.. Taylor were celebrating
yesterday over the showing made by their
candidate in Vanderburg county. where.
it is reported ne has captured at least
thirty-three and possibly thirty-six votes.
A dispatch TO the Journal from Evansville
states:
ut is practically settled that the thirty
six delegates from Vanderburg county will
be for W. l.. Taylor. In the out townships
nine delegates were selected in the con-
ventiCn last night and all Of these delegates
We're uninstrueted IL Is claimed by Dis
trict Chairman George a. Cunningham
that six OF these nine are positively for
Taylor and that the other three will vote
for Taylor 1t Is probable the unit rule
will be enforced in the local delegation at
the convention. There was no attempt
made 70 instruct the delegates in the out
townships
The Journals correspondent at PaoIi says
that of the ten delegates from Orange
county to the Republican state convention
seven are for j. Frank Hanly for Gov
ernor, while three are uninstructed but will
, be opposed TO Hanly. Ii is also stated that
never before was so much interest shown
in Orange county in the selection of state
delegates. and that the fight was one of the
most spirited ever known there
Z : :
few days ago il was announced that
a Hearst club with one hundred members
had been established i'm Petersburg Pike
county. and that there was a great Hearst
movement there that would undoubtedly
result in the selection OF state delegates
favorab BILE to the cheek and checkbook cam
didate. Later advices from Tom Dillon's
town, however. indicate that the Hearst
story was largely myth. All the men
who were named officers OF the Hearst
club have stated that they had nothing to
do with the affair and did not know the
| Hearst meeting had been held until they
saw the report of the organization of the
club.
s. S. Carvalho of New York, Hearst's
newspaper director, has left indianapolis.
and local Democrats are now waiting anx-
! iously to see whether he returns in a few
days prepared TO establish a Hearst organ
in the city.
At Hearst headquarters yesterday IL
was stated that the Democrats OF Sullivan
and Delaware counties will select their
delegates to the state convention to-day
| and il was minated that the Hearst
| boomers expect TO make strong showings
| in both counties.
Senator Will II. O'Brien, of Lawrence
burg. chairman OF the Dempcratic state
committee, is in the city and will spend
| two three days at the headquarters in
the Sentinel building. To-day or to-mor-
row he will issue a call 10 the delegates 10
the state convention to hold their district
| caucuses in this city the eve of the
state convention. May IL. At these eau
| cuses delegates and alternates to the ma
| tonal convention Will be chosen and pres
| idential electors nominated. all subject TO
| the approval of the state convention. The
Seventh district is exempted from this CALL
! inasmuch as the caucus for this district
| was called on short notice for last Saturday
| night in order that Mr.. Taggart might put
| the finishing touches to the victory won in
l the primaries by the Parker forces.