The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01


who has represented the Eleventh district
Of that State in the lower branch OF Con-
gress for the last twenty years. is entitled
to an invitation to attend the coming Re-
publican state convention as one Of the
survivors of the first Republican conven-
ton held in Indiana. in 1856. W. S. Wright,
formerly the editor OF the Logansport Jour
nal. recently noted in this column the an
nouncement that State Chairman Goodrich
was sending out invitations TO survivors OF
that first convention TO. attend the conven-
ton this year as guests of honor. and ne
has written to his old paper to call atten-
ton TO the fact that General Grosvenor
should be included in the list.
General Grosvenor came TO Indiana in
1855. says Mr.. Wright, and located at
Lafayette. He was a Democrat at that
time, but joined in the movement for the
formation of a new party, to be known as
the Republican party, and attended the
first mass convention of the new party IN
Indianapolis the year following his arrival
at Lafayette. He was twenty-three years
of age at that time.
Biographical sketches of General Gros-
venor, including the one in the Congress
sional Directory, contain no reference TO
the fact that he was for shogt time a
resident of Indiana, but in a speech which
he delivered in this city a few years ago
the general spoke of his brief residence in
this State.
State Chairman Goodrich will at once ex-
tend to General Grosvenor an invitation
one of the guests of honor and every effort
Will be made to induce the distinguished
OhiOan to accept.
The Seventh district Republican congress
sional convention to be held tomorrow
afternoon in the CRIMINAL Court room. will
be the political event of the week locally,
and will undoubtedly attract a large crowd.
No contests are in prospect, but the con-
vention will be none the less interesting.
Representative Jesse Overstreet. who will
be the central figure in the affair. will ar
rive in the city from Washington early
this afternoon in time to cast his vote this
evening in the primaries for the selection
of delegates TO the convention.
William l.. Taylor. former attorney gem
eral. and the districts candidate for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination, Will
WELD the gavel as chairman of the con-
vention and will contribute to the oratory
for the occasion. District Chairman Floyd
A. Woods will call the convention to order.
A. M. Higgins, of Terre Haute, who has
been suspected of designs on the Republic
an congressional nomination in the Fifth
district. was in the city yesterday on bus
iness-he was too busy, in fact, he said.
to talk politics, but he did.
II have been so busy for the last two
months that / really have not had time
to think of politics." he declared, wher
asked if he expected to get into the con-
gressional fight. Il can't say now that
l shall or shall not be candidate.
There has been little congressional talk
in Terre Haute. so far as L know, con-
tinued Mr.. Higgins. I'VE have just finished
a municipal primary campaign. and that
has engrossed everybody's attention to the
exclusion Of district affairs. Edward j.
is a strong man and will be able, 1 be-
lieve, to retire Mr.. Steeg."
Referring to business matters. Mr.. Hig-
gins said that Terre Haute people are now
claiming that their city ranks as the sec
ond city in the State in point of pop
ula ton.
We've got the people now. and a GEN.
our hats off to any city in Indiana ex-
cept Indianapolis he said. "Terre Haute
has grown marvelously during the last
two years. 1t has hustled US to take
care OF our newcomers, and II is almost
impossible to get house in any part of
the city for love or money to-day.
Carey E. Cowgirl, of Wabash, was in the
city last night, wearing a smile and a
Sayre button. among other things. The
smile has been fixed on Mr.. Cowgirl S
countenance ever since the congressional
primaries in his county. the result of which
practically assured that Representative
Lands would have a substantial majority
of the delegates in the Peru convention,
while the button is an earnest of
the intention of Wabash Republicans TO
capture the gubernatorial nomination for
their fellow-townsman, Warren G.. Sayre
Mr.. Cowgirl took an active part in the
spectacular congressional contest work
aRgreSSiVplV m no ir1fa
est of Representative Landis When IL
was apparent that Major Steele could not
be nominated and there was talk of a
third candidate, with Mr.. Cowgirl named
as a possible dark horse, he declined to
listen to the suggestion and stood firmly
by Lands.
to denomination, had said that ! would
support him and under no circumstances
would have been a candidate after / had
taken that position said Mr.. Cowgirl last
evening at the Columbia Club. Even II
L had wanted TO be candidate / could
not have been after our primary. Our dele
gates were elected Lands men, and nc
one could have taken a single man of them
away from Lands But did not want to
be candidate, and have not wanted TO be
candidate at any time. / shall be glad tc
see Mr.. Lands continued in Congress in
definitely: He has the right kind of stuff
in him, is young. forceful and able and
now that he will have a chance am salts
fed that he will measure up as one of the
strong members of the Indiana delegation. "
Mr.. Cowgirl says that Mr.. Sayre's friends
are greatly pleased with the endorsement,
given him at Peru. Under the circum.
stances" he said, when everybody was
at high tension and the congressional
fight had been such a hard one, it was re-
markable that there was as much en-.
thusiasm for Mr.. Sayre there was and
that his candidacy was given such a rous-
ing Sendoff."
Ninth ward Republicans held largely.
attended meeting last night at the club
rooms on Shelby street and effected an or.
ganization for the coming campaign. The
officers elected are: President. III M
Wright: vice president, John Albright: sec.
rotary, Charles Banworth; treasurer Nea
Despo.
County Chairman Harry B. Smith and q
number of the candidates for county and
township officers were present at the meet.
ing and made brief speeches.
Henry w. Marshall, of Lafayette was al
the English last evening. mingling with the
politicians and telling them of the enthusi
astic delegation Tippecanoe county Repub
licans Will have at the state convention
to head the fight to land the gubernatoria
nomination for j, Frank Hanly.
Z. o. Rose, editor of the Angola Magnet
is wasting no time in opening an aggressiv,
campaign in the interest of Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Newton w. Gilbert, the Twelfth dis
trict Republican candidate for Congress
and he is emphasizing the point that Mr.
Gilbert is entitled to recognition as sol
der candidate"