The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

withdrawn in favor OF NJ. NJ. Dunlap, OF
Anderson. after the district committee had
decided that the nomination should De
made by direct primary instead OF by a
delegate convention. and in the speech
which he delivered on assuming the gavel
he sent several barbed shafts in the direc-
ton Of Representative CrOmer. OF Muncie.
Mr.. Dunlap was there and he. too, took
some caustic filings at Mr.. Cromer. but the
latter had his day in court and when he
made his speech he came back at his op-
ponents in a way that stirred his support
ers to unusual demonstrations. Union b.
Hunt. of Winchester, also made a speech
and he rallied 10 the support Of the states
man from Muncie.
w L. Taylor, Of this city. one OF the
candidates for Governor. was present at
the meeting and made speech, but ne
was heard before the congressional candi-
dates, past and present opened their ex-
change OF the compliments of the season.
John ]. Wingate, of Shelbyville. in COM
menting on the bitter fight between the Ray
and Morris factions for the Democratic
nomination for judge of the circuit COM
posed OF Shelby and Rush counties, says:
1T cuts but little ice with the Repub-
licans OF the Sixteenth judicial district
which OF the two Democratic factions sue
ceeds in nominating its candidate, as the
Republicans themselves propose TO nomi-
nate a man little later on who will be
elected as judge next November. There is
no doubt about this matter, and anyone
who Will take the trouble TO examine the
vote of the two counties for the past six
or eight years can see for himself that the
increase in the vote is tending largely
toward the Republican party.
Look at the figures. In 1896 Mr.. Bryan
carried the counties OF Shelby and Rush
over Mckinley by 40 majority. In 1900 Mr..
Bryan carried the same counties over Br.
Mckinley by 245 majority In 1902 Dan
Storms, Republican candidate for secretary
of state, carried the two counties by one
majority. Now, what our genial friend.
Dan Storms can do, any good Republican
who is nominated for judge can and Will
| do in November 1904 And why should they
not? There are more Republicans In the
district to-day than there We're two years
ago, and perfect harmony and good feeling
| exists in every city, township and precinct
| throughout the counties or Rush and Shell
| by in the ranks of the Republican party"
| Frederick Lands, of Logansport, member
| of Congress from the Eleventh district has
sent out letter to the Republicans of the
district announcing his candidacy for re-
| nomination, follows:
81 am a candidate for denomination for
| Congress, and respectfully ask your sup
port. As you know, it has always been
| customary to give one denomination as
matter Of common courtesy. Indeed this ID
| almost a national understanding in respect
| to two-year offices. In Congress especially
| it is necessary, inasmuch as one serves but
! a few days and has no opportunity 10 be
| tested before being confronted with the
| necessity of another nomination. / aspi-ed
to so to Congress- feeling that l could do
| the work, and L know the vast majority
| play. l want an honest chance and no
| more to serve all Of the people, irrespective
| of everything. know that you can aid me
| greatly, ana if the time ever comes Will
| gladly return the favor which / now ask
| | would be pleased to hear from you and
| follow any suggestions you may have to
| make"
|
| The Frankfort News says of Fred A.
Sims member of the Republican State
| committee of the Ninth district and the
| newly elected secretary of the organiza-
| ton:
Fred A. Sims has retired temporarily
from the First National Bank, where for
number of years he has been a familiar
| figure at the paying tellers window. He
| will put in the remainder OF the week rest
ing up and arranging his business affairs
and the first OF next week Will leave Tor
| Indianapolis to take up the duties of sec
| rotary to the Republican State central COM
mittee. After the election and the close OF
the committee rooms, Mr.. Sims expects 10
| return to Frankfort and resume his place
| at the bank.
Judge W. W. Moffett, Of Vincennes. while
in the city Saturday, announced that he
has no intention of becoming a candidate
for the Democratic congressional nomina-
ton in the Second district. The judge has
been regarded as a prospective candidate
for several months. and it is known that he
has given some thought to the matter and
has received assurances OK support that
might lead him to ponder deeply before de-
Gliding not to measure strength with Rep
| resentative Meirs But he has waived
aside all temptation to seek toga.
al shall not be a candidare, he SAID. 4
do not know that there viii 2e opposition 10
Miers. but if there is IT VIII not come from
me-"
Judge Moffett dropped an intimation that
tends to confirm the reportsthat Mr.. Miers
and Senator Cyrus E.. DaTis. of Bloom
field, have reached an understanding
whereby Miers will be givep no opposition
for denomination this year on condition
that he voluntarily retire .and leave the
field clear for Davis two Years hence. In
other words, il seems thati Miers and Da-
Wis have made a deal similar to the one
| said to have been made between Represen-
tative Griffith and Lincoln. Dixon in the
| Fourth district two years a 60 Griffith has
| announced that he will not fsk a renomina-
| ton this year, and IL is thet general UNDER
| standing that he is throwing his strength
| to Dixon. Miers will DO the same turn two
years hence for Davis provided. IL will
| be recalled that after makiT.S preliminary
campaign two years ago Ailers ana Davis
| made an agreement whereby the former
| was to retire, but that aft{r he had made
an announcement to that effect and Davis
thought he had everything his own way,
Miers changed his mind, eecalled his de-
cision to withdraw, and wsnt IN ana car
ried off the nomination.
1.-The Rape of Democracy; is the headline
for an editorial in the Clarke County Citi-
zen, the Democratic organ st Jeffersonville.
in which Carl Brayfield, who is rated as
one of the ablest editors And Democratic
politicians in the Third district. goes after
the Voight faction and County Chairman
S. L. Scott after the following style;
/ Chairman Scott and his associates have
clearly proven in entertaining and adopt
ing the resolution, taking rom the town
ships the right of local Organization. except
through some henchman appointed by him.
self, the object being to maintain controi
of the county committee even though ne
and his factionists be repsIdiated by the
party. that they afraid TO trust the
Democrats with the ballot iA selecting their
precinct committeeman, as other counties
are doing and that on TIE ruins OF the
| Clarke county Democracy they VIII estaD-
lish an absolute political monarchy. DEM
ocrats beware of the mar who fears 10
trust the people with the ballot
The Journals correspondent at Jenerson-
willie says Of the Democratic fight:
Never before in the history OF local
politics was the Democratic party so badly
split as now and the fight between the
| two factions that is now raging with fury
| cannot mean less than defeat for the entire
| local Democratic ticket at the polls this
| fou he fvCof factions headed rcspect-