The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-30
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indiana Democrats Making Mad
Scramble for Counter Irritant.n


Indianapolis, Jlne 30.-Republican
leaders are deriving no little aniise-.
ment from the eagarness manifested by
their friends, tie enemy, in this state
in the effort to bolster up boom for
an Indiana man for the Democratic
vice presidential nomination. During
the Republican national convention
and for few days immediately follow
ing Indiana Democrats pooh-poohed
the suggestion that the placing of SEN
ator Fairbanks on the Republican ma
tional ticket would have any appre-
cable effect in the campaign here this
fall, but they have had tine fer a
little sober reflection, and the more
they think of the matter the more
alarmed they become, realizing that
with Senator Fairbanks as the Re-
publican candidate for vice president
their fight is hopeless one in Indiana
unless they can turn trick that will
act as what the medical men term
counter-irritant. Consequently they
are now fairly falling over themselves
to start boom for one of their num-
Der to be placed on the tail of the
ticket that will be nominated next
week at St. Louis. They are not open
ly declaring that an Indiana Democrat
should be on the national ticket be-
cause Senator Fairbanks IS on the
Republican ticket, but that is the real
reason SO much is being heard of the
Kern and Shively vice presidential
booms. Up to date John w. Kern of
this city appears to lead as the candi-
date of Indiana Democrats fer second
honors at st. Louis. At least he is
given more newspaper publicity and
the Democratic state organ has it's edi-
tors and reporters working overtime
in the production of matter laudatOrv
Of him. Mr.. Kern and Mr.. Shively are
both good Democrats and estimable
men, but their admirers who are now
urging that the placing of one of them
on the Democratic national ticket this
year would add great strength to the
ticket and assure the landing of Indi
ana in the Democratic column seem tc
forget that both Mr.. Kern ard Mr..
state ticket and that neither was able
to put up a fight that gave Indiana
Republicans concern.
Judge Cassius c.. Shirley of Kokomo
is another prominent Republican who
is being groomed by his friends for the
senatorial handicap. The Judge has q
wide circle of friends who have been
anxious for some time to be given an
opportunity to support him for one of
the highest offices in the state, and
he is recognized as a man of the high
est qualifications Tor any official pref
erment. Last winter he was talked of
as a prospective candidate for COVER
nor, but ne himself punctured that
boom. stating fatty and unequivOcally
that he had not the slightest intention
of becoming an aspirant for any Office.
1t is altogether probable that he will
dispose or his senatorial boom in
equally summary fashion, but that
does not interfere with his friends
Selling the opportunity to compliment
him by pointing out his strength. The
list of men who are being mentioned
in connection with the senatorship in
cludes the following at present: Gov
ernor Durbin, Congressman Hemen-
way, Lands and Crumpacker, State
Senator Hendee, Warren G. Sayre,
Judge Shirley, George A. Cunningham,
J. Frank Hanly, John L. Griffith, Addi
son c. Harris and Harry S. New.
Candidates, or prospective candi-
dates, 1or Senator Fairbanks seat in
the senate are appearing almost hour
ly now, and it is a poor day that does
not bring forth boom for one or two
men whose friends are urging" them
to get into the race. If this thing
keeps up, and if all the men who are
"boome ed" actually become candidates,
by the time the Republican members
of the next legislature are ready TO go
into caucus on the question there will
be almost as many men in the race as
there are members Of the caucus.
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