The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

Mr.. Sims says that i'm all probability
George g r Dinwiddie, Of Frankfort. and CIV, w;
district delegates to the Republican nation
el convention. No one else has been mem
toned for delegates. he SAYS. and the SEN
timent over the district. SO far as he has
learned, seems unanimous that Mr.. Dinwid-
die and Mr.. Marker should De selected with
out a contest.
Sidney w. Cantwell Of Hartford City,
who is a member OF the Republican State
executive committee. was in the city yes
terday and called at headquarters. while
l couldn't say that everything is quiet po-
litically in Blackford county, he said. I've
have had nothing TO create much excite
ment since the recent contest for delegates
to the district convention and the reorgan-
izatlon OF the county committee"
II VIII be recalled that the Blackboard
county committee was twice organized. one
crowd claiming the election Of Mr.. Bran
mum, OF Montpelier, county chairman,
while the other insisted that Mr. Curry. OF
Hartford City, was the regularly elected
chairman. Mr.. Cantwell says that there
will probably be no contest over the matter,
as 1t is generally recognized that the al
legged election OF Mr.. Uranium was irreg-
ular and there is disposition on the part
OF the leaders of the supporters OF Mr..
Uranium TO admit their defeat and take il
good naturedly.
Mr. Cantwel was not inclined to talk OF
Eleventh district congressional affairs.
The Democratic editors from over the
State will take possession of the Grand
Hotel to-day for the midwinter meeting OF
their association and along with them Will
come a number of Democratic politicians
who feel that there will be something do
ing" during the editorial conclave and wish
to be on the grounds to take hand, II pos
sble One two leaders OF the advance
guard put in an appearance last evening.
DR.. Samuel V. CULLEN, of Linton. was ono
of them. ]. L. Macdonald, of Ligonier.
was another.
DR.. CULLEN is said to cherish ambitions
to head the Greene county Democratic or
ganization during the coming campaign,
but he says he is not candidate. IF 1
should be elected | would be glad TO serve"
he said last evening. but / am not a can
didate in the sense that shall make fight
for the place.
The doctor says that Notwithstanding re-
ports to the contrary he is inclined to- be-
lieve that Senator Cyrus Z. Davis, OF
Bloomfield. will be a candida for the Dem
ocratic congressional nomination and that
Miers Will have a contest on his hands He
said, however, that he believed senator
Davis's candidacy would be largely for the
purpose of keeping his congressional aspi-
rations before the people and that he would
not make an aggressive campaign. pre-
ferring TO wait two years to start after
Mierss job I'm deadly earnest.
Were having some congressional talk
in the Twelfth district. among both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans" said Mr.. Mcdonald
last night. I'VE Democrats are going to
renominate Jim Robinson, though. without
a fight and I'm inclined TO believe that the
fight at the pools will be between Robinson
ana Gilhams. as il was last year. The
friends of Lieutenant Governor Gilbert are
/ m
the nomination for him. but from what L
hear, ii looks like he was a little late in
getting into the race"
Hosea" Hawkins, former United States
marshal for the district of Indiana and sec
rotary of the Democratic State committee,
the man who holds Indiana records as a
racounteur and who has always answered
present. when the roll of Democratic
regulars" has been called in the lobby Of
the Grand during the past eight or ten
years, last evening broke the news TO his
friends that he is to leave Indianapolis.
To-day he will remove TO Terre Haute.
where he goes to take charge of the dis
trict agency of one of the large insurance
companies.
! MIR Hawkins came to Indianapolis as
! United States marshal in 1898 and has been
| here practically all his time since. In the
i campaign of 1900 he was the secretary OF
/ the Democratic State organization. He has
| retained his legal residence at his old home
| in Sullivan, but he has been regarded as
an Indianapolitan and his departure VIII De
| regretted by his numerous friends.
| There is a silver lining TO the crowd,
! Hosea" said one of the Grand crowd last
evening. Our loss will be your gain in az
| least one respect. You've been on con-
! siderable strain to keep a stock of new
| stories on hand continually. and now down
! at Terre Haute you won't have TO worry
1 for 6xro x-saor
| Those you have given US will be new TO
most of the people down there"
In Terre Haute Mr.. Hawkins will have
| one formidable rival for first honors a
story teller. for John +. Lamb, of that
/ place has an enviable reputation ia that
| line and the habitues of the Terre Haute
/ House will probably be RECALLED by numer-
Gus lively encounters between Hawkins and
/ Lamb.
w. C. Bailey, an attorney Of Peru, who
was at the Denison last night, predicted
that Major George w. Steele will be tho
Republican nominee for Congress In the
| Eleventh district this year II the major
| is a candidate i believe he will carry on
| the nomination" he said.
Judge Ralph s. Gregory, of Muncie, who
has been spoken of as a prospective candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomination, is
undecided whether to enter the race. says
a dispatch to the Journal from Muncie. In
an interview yesterday Judge Gregory said
Il have been importuned on many occa-
| sions to become a candidate. With solid
| and united party i am firmly OF the heller
| that a Democrat could be elected, as there
( is now an opportunity that has not been
| apparent for years. / have received many
| letters from Democrats in almost every
| county in the State asking me TO announce
| my candidacy but TO date have not made
| up my mind to become a candidate, and
| probably will not.
A dispatch to the Journal from Peters
burg says that the Republicans of Pike
county are greatly disappointed at the de-
cision of Judge Artman that the legislative
apportionment act of 1903 is ssnconstitu-
tionaI Heretofore Pike county has been
thrown with Dubois. which has Demo-
| of the Legislature have been Democrats.
The new appOrtionment placed Pike with
| Gibson both for joint representative aid
! Joint senator. and the dist>~.ct would be Re
| publican Gibson county has been placed
with Posey under the old apportionment
! which made the district Democratic. and II
Is said that the Republicans of Gibson, as
well as those of Pike, are hopeful that the
Supreme Court will not sustain Judge Art
mans decision
The Prohibitionists Of the Thirteenth dis
trict will hold their congressional cOnyen-
ton Feb. % at Elkhart Included in the
list of possible candidates for the nomina-
ton are H. o. Eldridge editor of the Mid
| ,7labt~v Tndenendent Il Thine. of NapDa-