The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-10


avowed candidate for the Republican NOM
ination for Governor. As forecasted in yes
| terday's Journal, Mr.. Sayre formally an
nounced his candidacy at the Wabash coun-
ty convention yesterday afternoon, which
renominated him for representative. Ia his
| speech Of acceptance he concluded with the
| declaration:
1T is possible that shall hand this NOM
| ination back to you, tor l take this Occasio
| publicly TO announce that | am candidate
| for Governor"
w. L. Taylor Of this city, and j. Frank
/ Hanly, or Lafayette, the first entries in
| the gubernatorial race, were both present
| at the Wabash convention. and both made
| speeches early in the day, before Mr.. Sayre
| first. Mr. Taylor had received an inkling OF
the forthcoming announcement. and in his
| speech he adroitly "joliied" the Wabash
| county Republicans and their candidate
1 Il have heard a whisper that Wabash
| county will have a candidate for Governor"
| he said, and want to say right now that
m a resident of Wabash county to-day.
| and that I'm for hin-as long as / m in this
| county.
Frank Smith, of Brookville. who is a
candidate for the nomination for reporter
| OF the Supreme Court, was at the con-
1 vention, and was invited TO make a speech,
| but declined Two of the candidates for
Governor have made speeches, and the di-
| rect result has been the announcement OF
| another candidate" he said 4 don't want
to take any chances on bringing out another
| candidate for reporter"
| Representative Frederick Lands. of Lo-
| gansport, was present at the convention
| and made speech. Maj George w. Steele.
| of Marion, who will probably contest with
| Mr.. Lands for the congressional nomina-
| ton this spring, was not there.
Z
| There are now four avowed candidates
for the Republican gubernatorial nomina-
| ton. They are, in the order of their en-
| trance into the race, ]. Frank Hanly, of
Lafayette; William l.. Taylor, of Indian
| apolis; Judge William l. Penfeld, of Au-
| burn, and Mr.. Sayre The entrance of Mr..
| Sayre complexities the situation, OF course,
| and adds interest and uncertainty 10 the
| campaign. With the solid support or the
| Eleventh district, and 1t is to be presumed
| that the district will be behind him, he Will
| have a good foundation for his canvass, and
| While 1t is not claimed that he is especially
strong In any particular section OF the
| State outside the Eleventh, he has wide
| acquaintance, and is well known because OF
his prominence in the Legislature and the
campaign he made for speaker of the House
nfteen months ago.
Mr.. Sayres entrance into the guberna-
torial contest will tend further to compli-
cate the congressional situation in the
Eleventh. The friends of Representative
| Lands have claimed that a majority of
| the delegates from Wabash county will be
for their candidate while the friends OF
| Major Steele have expressed the utmost
confidence that they will be able to secure
| a fair share OF the Wabash delegation foI
| the major, but with candidate for Cover
| nor in the county Ii is the logical con-
| clusion that Wabash Republicans will as
| sumo neutral attitude in the congressional
| contest and divide their strength equally
| between Lands and Steele, If there should
| candidates. The Eleventh
| has been a veritable storm center of poll
| tics for some months past and il is appar
| ent that even more lively times are in pros
pect. 1t remains but for James +. Suites
| man, of Peru, to get into the race for Lieu
| tenant Governor to make the situation a:
| complex as it could be readily imagined
Speaking of the race for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. by the way, l.. p. Newly, o
Knightstown. the one avowed candidate
and Hugh Tn Miller, of Columbus, a pros
pective candidate, were both in the city
last night. Furthermore, they met at tn,
English and held long conference, which
may have been an 'Alphonse and CASTOR
affair, and, again, may have been argu
mentative in Character. The latter is tn,
more tenable conclusion, it is not in th'
least probable that Mr.. Newly is trying t
persuade Mr.. Miller or anyone else to entel
the race.
Later in the evening Mr.. Miller was asket
if he had definitely decided whether h,
would be q candidate.
| mo, / have not" he replied. 81 ha(
thought that L would be ready to make
definite announcement before this, but
found, on going into the matter, that i
takes time to make anything like
thorough canvass of the situation. j ex
pect, however, to be ready to say defnitel.
within a few days, not later than the mid
die of next week, whether / shall be
candidate. l suppose it goes without say
ing, added MIR. Miller with a smile, tina
/ am very much inclined to enter the race.
Mr.. Miller will be one of the numerou
candidates and prospective candidates VIII
| will go TO Evansville Saturday for tn
convention and banquet of the Indian;
| Lincoln League. 1t is possible that If h
decides to be a candidate he will max
his announcement just before he start
| for Evansville, in order that he may be II
| a position to do some positive campaign
ing when he meets UP with the numerou
| delegates to the convention, but on tn
skirmishing among the members Of tn
| league before he makes his decision.
Lieut.. Gov. Newton w. Gilbert, of Fl
Wayne. was in the city yesterday to at
tend the meeting of the Indiana world
fair commission, of which he is the presi
dent.
Elmer Leonard, chairman of the Tweift
district Republican organization. has is
sued the call for the district convention t
select delegates to the national convention
| and a presidential elector. The conven
| ton will be held Feb. l6 at kendallville
and will be made up of ninety-eght dele
| gates, apportioned on the same basis o
| representa- ton that has obtained in all tn
district conventions this year, one dele
gate for each 200 votes and one for eacl
additional fraction of more than 100 vote
| cast for Secretary of State Storms in l9O-