The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

executive committee, was at the Claypool
last night
The Republican congressional convention
at Fort Wayne tomorrow will attract a
large number OF the candidates for state Of
fees. AS the Twelfth district is the home
of Judge Penfield the other gubernatorial
candidates may keep away as there is no
disposition among the candidates TO poach
on one anotners preserves. but the canci-
dates for the minor offices will find open
field in the Twelfth and warm welcome
from the Republicans Of the district.
Hugh Tn. Miller, of Columbus. one OF the
candidates for the Republican nomination
for Lieutenant Governor. was at the Eng
lish yesterday.
John c. CLANCY, OF Sullivan. prospective
Republican nominee for Congress in the
Second district. was in the city last even
ing. Mr.. CLANCY will be given the congress
sional nomination by reclamation Thursday
at the convention at Spencer.
The Republican precinct committeeman
of the Seventh ward held a meeting last
night to take the preliminary steps toward
the organization OF a ward campaign club.
Elmer K. Stout was chosen chairman Of the
meeting and Taylor w Groninger secre-
tary. \ committee was appointed TO secure
the necessary bylaws and a second meeting
will be held next Monday night TO complete
the organization. The committeeman adopt
ed resolution pledging their united sup
port TO the Seventh ward candidates-W o.
Bangs who wants the nomination for town
ship trustee: Cass Connaway candidate for
state senator. and Fred Sheets. candidate
for representative.
:
Joseph l. Irwin. the well-known banker
OF Columbus, was at the Columbia Club
yesterday.
The first tangible evidence that Hearst
has campaign bureau opened in Indian
apolis appeared at the Empire Theater yes
terday afternoon. In the course OF the bur
lesque there is a parade in which several
of the performers carry banners and trans
parencies. One of the banners exhibited
bears the inscription, Vote for William r.
Hearst for President on one side and on
the other. Vote for John Mitchell for Vice
as to suspect Mr.. Mitchell OF having hand
| in this Hearstian kind of advertising.
]. d. Leighty, of St. Joe who is cand.-
date for Republican presidential eector in
the Twelfth district, was at the Denison
yesterday.
| Printed copies of the rules and regulations
| of the Republican state committee. adopted
| March 4, have been received at headquar-
tiers and are now being sent out to the vari-
| Gus county chairmen.
| H. NJ Smith. editor of the Greencastle
Banner, who was in the city last night.
believes that the day is not far distant
when the Democratic majority in Putnam
| county will be overcome and the county
| placed in the Republican column.
when our tin plate mill is started and
| We get few other factSries we'll redeem
| Putnam county" said Mr.. Smith. THE
Democratic majority at present is about
| 400, and the tin plate mill and one or two
other factories will bring 10 our city
enough Republican voters to turn the TIDE
Mr. Smith was asked If he had noticed
| any symptoms of Hearstophobia among
his Democratic friends in Greencastle and
| Putnam county.
yes" he replied. 81 understand that
| there are few Democrats in our county
who have the disease. and IL is possible
| that il may develop into epidemic John
| II. Edwards, Democratic county treasurer.
| is said to be an ardent supporter of Hearst.
| and l would not be surprised TO see the
| Hearst people capture the delegates from
| our county to the state convention.
| Gilbert Hendren, of Bloomfield. member
| o fthe Democratic state committee from
| the Second district. is at the Grand He
| has been out of the State for several weeks
and is just learning of the Hearst invasion.
| 1t is needless to state that he does not view
with favor Hearst's candidacy, nor the
| Hearst method of going after the delegates
from Indiana to the ST Louis convention;
| my personal choice for the presidential
| nomination has been Senator German.
said Mr.. Hendren. although i do not
| know that he will go before the convention
| as a candidate. However, L believe that [
feel about like the majority of Indiana
Democrats feel on the presidential ques-
tion-that the man New York Democrats
4 ito - ha mar tn he
St. Louis. After German my second choice
| would be Mcclellan.
II do not know what the Hearst people
| are doing in Indiana. but 1 do not believe
| they can make much Roadway unless IL
| is shown that Mr. Bryan really wants 10
see Hearst nominated. If the Democrats or
| Indiana can be convinced that Bryan wants
Hearst then Hearsts campaign will make
| progress in this State. Bryan has large
| following in Indiana and his followers are
so loyal that If they cannot be for him
many of them will be for the man ne
| wants.
d. ]. Terhune of Linton, who was re-
Gently reappointed by Governor Durbin as
one of the Democratic members of tho
board of managers of the Indiana Reform
atory, was at the Grand yesterday
r
j. ID. Mcgee, of RushviIle. Democratic
chairman of the Sixth district. was in the
city yesterday in conference with some OF
the party leaders.
| The Democratic state committee VIII
open its headquarters this week on the
second floor of the Sentinel building. oc-
| cupying practically the entire floor. The
temporary offices have been on the first
floor of the building.
| Secretary Walsh, of the Democratic ma
tional committee. departed for his home In
Iowa yesterday afternoon, leaving j. Oscar
Henderson in charge Of the Hearst head
quarters .'Mr henderson will have full
charge of Mr.. 9earst's interests here, SAID
Mr. Walsh. Mr.. Henderson confirmed Mr..
Walsh's announcement and said:
, Il will endeavor in every way possible 10
| get Hearst delegates from Indiana. We
| don't know whether or not we VIII sue
coed We don't want TO quarrel with any
| of our Democratic friends who differ from
us Mr. Hearst is stronger than anyone
imagines We have no Hearst candidate
for Governor national committeeman
Senator Walter l. Ball. or Muncie, was in
the city last night in conference with a
number of his close personal and political
friends and the formal announcement Of his
| entrance into the race for the Republican
nomination for Liuetenant Governor Is ex-
. ! pected within twenty-four hours
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