The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-28
THE DRIFT OF Politics

would protest the action OF Wednesdays
meeting 10 the state committee. IL Is in
ferred that the coup by which. the leaders
in HAMILTON. Boone and Montgomery coun-
ties sought TO prevent Madison countys
controlling the nomination OF candidate
for representative in the district viii not
prove effective. II the excess vote rule Is
not waived In the district Madison viii have
a majority OF the delegates In the conVen-
ton
This ruling Of the state committee will
not affect the situation in the district COM
posed Of Grant. Howard. Miami, Wabash
and Huntington counties. as the county
chairmen there agreed WtthouS dissent TO
waive the excess vote rule.
Chairman Goodrich's statement points
out a way by which the complication in
this county arising over the selection or
six delegates 10 the Marion-Hancock joint
convention may be adjusted He says that
the state committee has no desire TO IN
terfere in cases where the new rules are
waived unless there is a protest from In
terested persons against such procedure
In other words. the Marion county execu-
tive committee may appoint the delegates
TO the joint convention. or may authorize
Chairman Smith TO make appointments and
the state committee will not object ana
insist on the observance of the rule regu-
lating the manner of selecting delegates
TO legislative. congressional and state con-
Ventions unless there is a protest raised
by some one from this or Hancock county
who has direct interest in the conven-
ton
Mr.. Goodrich stated yesterday that the
announcement of a meeting of the Indiana
delegation to the Republican national con-
vention, to be held in this city. was an
been called.
Mr. Goodrich will be here again Monday
and after spending a day or two at head
quarters will go to French Lick for q
weeks rest
Senator Fairbanks is expected home to-
night from his trip to New York.
I I
Representative Jesse Overstreet in
his office a few hours yesterday. coming up
from Franklin, where he has been spending
a week at the home OF his father. who is
seriously i'll. He states that he has not
Yet decided when he will go East 10 look
after business OF the national congressional
committee.
81 am not one OF those who think II
would be mistake to place George B. Cor
telyou at the head Of the Republican ma
tional committee during the approaching
campaign" declared Congressman Charles
b. Lands. of Delphi. last evening at the
Columbia Club Mr. Lands spoke with
some warmth, and zealously espoused the
cause of the head of the Department OF
Commerce.
Mr.. Cortelyou is an able man. and. in
my opinion, would make a most excellent
chairman of the national committee" he
continued. He Is not a practical politi-
clan. perhaps, and may not have record
as an organizer, but II Is not necessary for
the chairman of the national committee 10
have had experience in that line He has
the confidence of all who know him, and
doubt If there Is man in the country who
a
| and he has the knowledge of political
conditions in every State In the
Union, gained through his long associa-
ton with Presidents Cleveland and Nc
Kinney, which fits him for the duties or
| national chairman. The men in close
the country know him, like him and have
implicit confidence in him. That is the
thing that recommends him particularly
| for the position for which he is said TO be
slated. He would make a splendid man at
| the head Of the national organization. and
trust that he will be put there. i see
| that several prominent senators have pro-
| charge of the campaign. but IL should be
| remembered that they were given every
place and failed. Under the circumstances
| Ii seems 10 me that they have no grounds
| for complaint If it be true that the Pres
ident has definitely decided to recommend
| Mr. Lands was in the city last night en-
| route home from a trip West, where he
went TO denver a commencement duufcSs.
| He will leave this afternoon for Delphi
Since the adjournment OF Congress-, ne
said last night. Il have been over con-
| siderable territory, and L have found that
conditions are most suspicious for great
Republican victory next November. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is the man OF the people.
| The people are with him, and will be with
him with their votes at the polls. he VIII
receive thousands of Democratic votes, no
| matter what the Democratic national con-
| vention at st. Louis may do"
| w. K. Springer, of Elizabethtown, chair
| man of the Fourth district Republican or
ganization, was a caller at state head
quarters yesterday. He says that lively
| contest is on for the judicial nomination in
| the circuit composed of Decatur and Bar
| tholomew counties. but as Bartholomew
county man he can see nothing but a VIC
/ tory for Judge Hacker. the candidate from
| that county. David Myers, OF Greensburg,
| is the Decatur county candidate. In the
| convention Bartholomew county will have
l6 delegates to ii apportioned TO Decatur.
| Adam Beck, of Huntington, former men,
Der of the Republican state committee from
| the Eleventh district. was in the city yes
| terday.
ton state committee. will go to Spencer to-
day to attend the Owen county Prohibition
| convention. Tonight he will deliver an
| address at Gosport.