The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20


bany. will not go before the Republican
state convention next week as candidate
for denomination for judge of the Supreme
Court of the Second judicial district. The
Judge announced positively last evening
that he was not candidate He said:
II am not candidate for denomination
now, nor have ! been. All the talk of my
candidacy has come from my friends and
associates. l had no part in IT.
MY associations as a member Of the
Supreme bench have been most pleasant,
and | have / am sure. the best wishes of
all the other judges. but having been act
ing In the capacity o. judge for five years
| | feel that another year. at most, is all
l care to devote TO the work.
My family interests are all in New
| Albany and IL has grown disagreeable TO
| me to be forced 10 spend SO much or my
| time away from home. My only regret at
/ not being a candidate arises AT the
| thought of giving UP my associations with
! the other judges. with whom am on most
excellent terms. -
Judge Dowling's announcement that ne
! is not to be regarded as candidate LOT
denomination will come as a surprise 20
/ Republicans throughout the State, ici
while he had not made formal anhoui' -
!, rnent that he would be candloate, ne o
| friends have been insistent tnat ne
| ask denomination that he has been gefaf-
ally regarded as a candidate. Some weeks
| ago there appeared in one OF Judge DOW
| ing's home papers an article urging nis
denomination. which also contributed 10 Tie
| general belief that his name would go be
| fore the state convention this year.
Oscar III. Montgomery. of Seymour, an
| I ounced some time ago that he would be
| a candidate for the nomination, ana ne
| and his friends have been proceeding on
the theory that Judge Downing Wouid De
candidate and have been perfecting an
| organization for lively contest IN the con-
vention Now, however. Mr.. Montgomery
will have the field to himself. and will
in all probability. be nominated without
opposition. for ii is not regarded as prop
able that another candidate will appear
within the few days that remain before the
convention.
Charles F. Remy. of Seymour. reporter
of the Supreme Court. who has been man
aging Mr.. Montgomery's campaign, wa'
the happiest man around the English Hote
last evening when he learned Judge Dow
ling had said that he would not seek
denomination.
| Like every one else, guess, had takel
it for granted that Judge Bowling woul'
he a candidate" he said land of cours
his announcement comes as pleasant sur
prise I feel as il we had won our night
week before the convention is TO be held
though If we had only known IL we didn
have a fight This will necessitate nttl
change in our plans, for. was TO NEE
Mr.. Montgomery here tonight and we weI
to start out in the morning TO visit Nv
or three counties yet this week TO complel
the canvass of the State.
. ''While as a close friend OF Mr.. MON
gomery | cannot but be glad that Jude
bowling he's decided not to be a candida'
: for denomination | want to say that III
Supreme Court will lose an excellent Jude
when Judge Bowling retires. He Is III
man .personally and ! have never hear
ANYTHING but praise of his record on Ii
bench.
The fact that Judge Bowling will M
be a candidate was seized upon last nigi
by friends of George w. Self and Hug
TIL. Miller candidates for reporter of II
Supreme Court and Lieutenant GoVerno
!. respectively. as gratifying news. the
pointed out that it would be an advantat
to both Self and Miller to be the on
| candidates, from their respective dlstric
who were contesting for a nomination.
William L. Springer, of Elizabethtow
e chairman of the Republican organization
), the Fourth district, arrived in the city we
terday TO open headquarters at the Engli
! for Hugh Th. Miller and assume the dire
:. ton of Mr.. Millers campaign for Lieute
e ant Governor
Il expect to be here now until the co
). ventior is over" said Mr. Springer la
evening. Il am here 10 do all | can 7
Hugh Miller, and ! believe confidently tn
were going to nominate him. The -Four
l. district will give him the most enthusiast
support and we have had assurances
=, support from all over the State that a
" most gratifying
The headquarters Of the several cant
dates in the English Hotel will be as Il
lie lows: Parlors B and c, w. l.. Taylo
81 parlor A, l.. p Newly; parlor ID, Frank
~ Smith: room ia, Ben f. Corwin; room i
Warren G.. Sayre: room Us, Joseph
81 Stubs: room 49, 3. +. Johnson; room
IN Daniel f. Storms, Charles w. Miller, DaN
Id f. Sherlock F. A. Cotton. Judge John
10 Hadlev and Nat L. Hill: room l2l, HUI
TIL Miller; room 123, l.. y. Nash; room
Oscar H. Montgomery; rooms Ia and
he Judge w. L. Penfeld; rooms 10. l3i a
b. 143 j. Frank Hanly; room 144. George
f. Self and room MS. Walter l.. Ball.
h. Representative James L. Watson.
at Rushville, who will be the permane
chairman of the state convention. is e
pected here to-day for a conference WI
State Chairman Goodrich.
Joseph b. Healing returned yesterd
- from Washington, where he has been ma
o, ing a brief visit that has furnished I
politicians and reporters food for mu