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

Two weeks from to-day the Republican
candidates for state offices will be named
by the convention in Tomlinson Hall, and.
with the finish of the contests so near at
hand the aspirants for the various NOM
nations. assisted by their friends and man
ayers. are bending every energy toward cor
railing delegates. All Of the candidates for
Governor except Warren G. Sayre. Of Wa
bash, have their headquarters established in
this city and will be here most of the time
until the convention. w. L. Taylor. the
Seventh districts candidate has his head
quarters at present in his offices in the
State Life building, where his affairs are
being directed by Frank l. Jones. former
state superintendent of public instruction,
and Floyd A. Woods Later Mr.. Taylor
will open quarters at the English.
j. Frank Hanly, of Lafayette. and Judge
William L. Penfield. of Auburn. now have
their headquarters opened al the English
Judge Penfelds affairs are in the hands of
q. w. Duncan. of Greenfield. Union b.
Hunt, of Winchester, former secretary of
state. arrived in the city last evening and
will be at Mr.. Hanly's headquarters prac-
tically all the time until the convention.
Mr.. Hanly will be there himself to receive
his friends much of the time, as he has
practically completed his personal canvass
of the State.
Mr. Sayre stated yesterday at Marion
that he did not expect to open his head
quarters here until the Saturday before
the convention. Last night at Wabash the
Republicans held a mass meeting in the
interest of Mr.. Sayre's candidacy and a
dispatch to the Journal states that several
hundred people were present and much
enthusiasm was manifested. Arrangements
have been made for special train for the
Wabash county delegation and the crowd of
Sayre ''rooterS'' that will attend the state
convention.
A dispatch to the Journal from Fort
Wayne states that Lieutenant Governor
Newton w. Gilbert, District Chairman
Elmer Leonard, w. NJ. Leedy and w. j.
Vesey, of Fort Wayne, and Col. James s.
Dodge, of Elkhart, and Frank S. Roby, of
Hammond, are expected to direct Judge
Penfelds interests in the state convention.
The dispatch continues:
SOL a. Wood. Will NJ. Leedy and r. b.
Hanna, who have the management of Judge
Penfelds district campaign I'm hand, re-
port that the chances of their candidate
SeWs Which esrv fook
stand for Taylor, printed editorial urg-
ing district unity in support of Penfield on
the ground that if it is possible to secure
| trict every loyal Republican in the district
should work TO that end. Every delegate
| from this county except one has signed an
appeal for support to the delegates of the
| other counties in Penfeld's behalf and
| every county in the district will line up
| stanchly for Penfeld in the expectation
| that the breakaway will land him."
| The gubernatorial campaign has reached
the acute stage, where the rival forces are
watching each other like hawks and where
| the slightest evidence of a gain made by one
candidate sets the friends of the other three
scurrying to and fro to learn what's up and
| to bring about something that will make
an equally strong showing for their favor
| ties. 1t is decidedly the bandwagon stage
Of the contest, and the undecided Repub-
| lican is given four different lines Of argu-
| ment to convince him that there is but one
| real-for-sure band wagon.
Secretary Sims, of the Republican state
| committee. has received a letter from Gen.
| Charles H. Grosvenor, of Ohio, in which the
| general states that the report that he was