The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24

Mr.. Becks office at olney several years
ago.
Larz A whitcomb. of this city. returned
yesterday from a brief business trip to his
cid home in Clinton. He says that vermil-
lion county Republicans are now in the
throes of fight for the nomination for rep
resentative from the district composed OF
that county and vigo vermiliion controls
the nomination. under the Gxcess vote rule.
and there are three candidates-George l..
Watson. who represented the district in the
tor q. NJ. Reyes and S. L. Lowe.
The recent congressional contest is fg-
uring in the fight" said Mr.. Whitcomb.
"and the forces are lining up on Holiday
and anti Holiday lines. In the congression-
al fight, Holiday secured but four of the
ten delegates in the county, so the anti
have things their own way. Senator Keyes
Is said to be their candidates"
II is reported that IL Senator keyes wins
out he will become a candidate for speak,
er. II is coincidence that another FORM
er state senator. r. A. Dausnan. OF Co
shen. is a candidate for the House, and 10
said to have his eyes on the speakership.
Hugh Tn. Miller. Of Columbus. Repub-
lican nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
at the English last night.
at the English last evening. says there
are indications that Jim" Robinson win
not have a walkaway as a candidate for
the Democratic congressional nomination
in the Twelfth district.
Robinson made a bad break in the Par
ker-Hearst fight" said Mr.. Harper. He
started out for Hearst. but switched to
Parker. and then the Hearst forces cap
tured the district. Now they are talk
ing about defeating him for denomination.
and Senator Ulrey and Judge Hench are
being mentioned as probable candidates
Il don't doubt that Robinson Will win
out in the face of all the opposition the
Hearst people put up, but l do doubt very
much that he will be reelected. ! think
the outlook for Republican success In the
congressional fight is excellent. Mr.. Gil
belt is a strong candidate and he Is pre-
pairing to meet Robinson with his own
style of campaigning. a personal campaign.
That is something that has not been done
before Then. too. there is every indica-
inson at the polls. so I think Mr.. Gilbert
has every reason to be confident OF VIC
tory"
Will II. Whitaker. superintendent Of the
Indiana Reformatory. at Jeffersonville. was
in the city yesterday.
Walter S. Melick. of Sacramento, Cal.
financial secretary to the Governor Of CAL
ifornia, was in the city yesterday. stopping
off here on his way East to call on the In
diana state officers and to visit some of the
Indiana state institutions Mr. Melick
says that his State has recently adopted
the Indiana system of state supervision OF
penal and benevolent institutions through
a state board of charities. Yesterday aft
ernoon Mr.. Melick visited the Reform
School for Boys at Pfa1nfeld, and to-day
he will inspect the Eastern Hospital for the
Insane at Richmond. On his return frtm
n na
Reformatory at Jeffersonvule and possibly
two or three other institutions.
Mason j. Niback. of Vincennes, a WELL
known Democrat who was a member of
the General Assemblies of 1851, 1859 and 1891
and was speaker of the House during the
sessions of SO and 81 was in the city last
night. He was recently nominated for rep
resentative by Knox county Democrats. and
in event of his election probably will be
the Democratic candidate for speaker OF
the next House.
Mr. Niblack is one of the advocates OF
AlonZo Greene Smith for permanent chair
man of the Democratic national conyen-
ton.
: Indiana doesn't want the candidate for
Vice President" he said last evening at
the Grand, but we ought to get something
out of the national convention, and be-
lieve we can make Greene Smith the per-
manent chairman.
u. S. Jackson. of Greenfield, who will be
one of the delegates from Indiana to the
Democratic national convention, does not
take any stock in the Cleveland boom,
which is not altogether surprising. consider
ing the fact that he has been known as
one of the strongest Bryan men in Indiana
Democracy.
There aren't any Democrats for Cleve-
land he said last evening at the Grand. IA
few Republicans. or would-be Democrats.
Cleveland but no real Democrats are for
him."
Will II. Johnson, of Charlottesville. who
was the minority caucus chairman in the
Senate during the last session OF the Legis-
lature, was at the Grand yesterday. He is a
candidate for denomination and has as his
opponent Frank ID. Alder, OF Greencastle.
who was a member of the House several
years ago. In the district convention Mont
gomery county will have forty-one delegates
to the thirty-one allotted TO Putnam coun-
ty, consequently Senator Johnston feels rea-
sonably confident of victory. provided he
can command the support Of his own
county.
.'The delegates i'm our county have al
ready been selected" he said yesterday.
land believe that / shall have practically
the solid support of Montgomery county
Three or four OF the delegates may get
away from me, but not more than that
number"
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Horace Dunbar. of Jeffersonville. chair
man of the Republican county committee
of Clarke county, is in the city To attend
the meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge
Charles kirkpatrick, Of New. Richmond.
who represented Montgomery county in the
House during the last session OF the
Legislature, was at the English last even
ing He states that he is not a candidate
for denomination.