The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-31

tary Sims. OF the Republican state commit
tee, said yesterday that Chairman Good
rich and he were up in the air" over the
sitratiOn.
a have just been over at the hall" he
said. and / found that at the outside we
cannot expect 10 get more than $500 people
including delegates and alternates. usually
numbers twice that. There will be LASS
delegates and like number Of alternates.
all OF whom are entitled TO seats. which
will leave but 500 or eco seats for visitors.
OF course all the alternates will not be
here. but there viii be plenty OF applica-
lions Tor their seats. Even the seating ca
pactty OF the stage has been reduced.
The tickets 10 the state convention will
be apportioned among the several districts
in proportion 10 the number OF delegates
from each district.
The Republican state committee has been
notified that county conventions viii be
held in Dearborn county on April 2 in
Switzerland on April Is and in Brown and
Washington on April g.
Warren G. Sayre, Of Wabash. was in the
city last evening en- route to Terre Haute
He was at the English Hotel long enough
to receive the congratulations OF a number
OF his friends the send-om given his gu
bernatorial candidacy at the Eleventh dis
trict convention at Peru.
Judge William L. Penfield. OF Auburn.
the Twelfth district candidate for Gov
ernor held conference with a number OF
his friends last night at Fort Wayne.
Prominent members of the Indiana Edi-
torial Association. including representa-
tives OF almost all the congressional dis
tricts, were in the city yesterday in con-
ference with State Chairman Goodrich
and Secretary Sims. George b. Lockwood.
who has charge of the press bureau main
tanned by the state committee. was present
at the meeting. The editors here included
Walter s. Montgomery, Greenfield: r. S.
Truitt. Noblesville; Frank II. Singleton.
Martinsvllle; j. A kautz, kokomo; Charles
r. Lane. FIT Wayne; w. G.. Thurman. New
Albany; Ed Hancock. Rushville: c. W.
Riddick, Winamac; w. II. Sanders. Marion.
Charles L. Wilson. Lafayette. and j. A.
Sibley. Columbus.
The organization of the Republican edi-
torial forces of Indiana for the coming
campaign was the chief topic under dis
cussion-
News of the death of s. A. Chenoweth. OF
Shoals, chairman OF the Martin county Re-
publican central committee. was received
at state headquarters yesterday.
Adam l.. Beck. of Huntington, former
member of the Republican state commit
tee, was in the city yesterday for the first
time for several weeks. Mr.. Beck now
finds time for breathing spell after the
strenuous contest for the Eleventh district
congressional nomination. in which he fi2-
ured one of the most active supporters
of Representative Frederick Lands. After
his defeat for reelection as district chair
man he went into the congressional fight
with redoubled energy. and is feeling
pretty good, thank you over the result.
w. l.. Taylor. the Indianapolis member
of the Republican gubernatorial quartet.
was at the Columbia Club last evening in
conference with a number of his friends.
:
Frank T. Singleton, editor of the Mar
tinsville Reporter, says that in all prob
ability Morgan county will not have a can
didate for the Fifth district Republican
congressional nomination.
Il am not authorized to speak for Mr..
Sedwick, whose friends have been urging
him 10 get into the race. but | under
stand he has indicated that he viii not not
we have no candidate Morgan countys vote
at the convention at Terre Haute will prob
ably be divided, as our county will ask
that Judge Grubbs be sent to the national
convention one of the districts dele
gates. lit seems 10 be the general UNDER
standing over the district that Judge
Grubbs is to be one of the delegates"
The Fifth district convention will be held
May IL at Terre Haute. The candidates
for the congressional nomination az pres
6nt are Representative HOlllddN. OF Brazil,
and Otis l.. Gulley, of Danvile.
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Gilbert Ii. Henderson. of Bloomfield.
member of the Democratic state committee
for the Second district. announced yester-
day that the Second district Democratic
congressional convention will be held April
IA at Spencer. Representative Miers will
probably be renominated by reclamation.
as he has no avowed opposition.
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A feature of the gathering of the large
number of Democrats in the city yesterday
was the decided impetus given the guberna-
torial boom of Hugh Dougherty. of Bluff
ton. Mr.. Dougherty has manifested a de-
sire TO discourage his friends who urge him
the best man TO head the Democratic
state ticket, but his friends refuse 10 be
silenced, and insist that he is the man to
be nominated.
However the selection of the Democratic
candidate for Governor will depend largely.
| if not entirely, on the action of the national
| convention. Aside from the play against
| Hearst there was another motive for de-
| ferring the state convention for the NOM
| ination of candidates for state offices until
! after the national convention. IL the ST.
Louis convention should be characterized
| by harmony-a remote possiblity-and
| Judge Parker or some other Eastern man
| who may be classed as conservative should
be nominated for President upon a con-
sentative platform then the Indiana reor-
| ganiZers believe they would stand some
chance of carrying the State. and cOnse-
| quently will, in that event. want TO select
the strongest possible state ticket. They
| pay Mr.. Dougherty the compliment of say
| ing that no stronger man could be selected
| by them TO make the race for Governor.
If the St. Louis convention should prove
| n cat and dog affair and IL Hearst should be
| nominated for President. the reorganizers
will not care who carries off the guberna-
| torial nomination, and they will permit the
| Hearst forces To take everything in sight
| and nominate Charles +. s. Neal. Of Lee
/ banon, any one else they may select
| Local Democrats are beginning to sit up
| and take interest in the question OF select
ing a candidate for Congress in this dis
| trict. and there is a rumor current that
their convention will be called For date
| along about the middle of April. The pos
| sible entries in the congressional contest.
some attention. and among the men men,
toned are Mayor John w. Hoffman. CITY
| Controller Dunn, who has had the expert
ence of leading the forlorn hope In this
| district AlonZO Greene Smith, Levi II.
| Harlan Evans Woolen and Harry Rocker.
Someone has even started a mild boom for
| Democratic City Chairman James l. Reach.
| but no has been so unkfnd as TO IN
| sinuate that Mr.. Reach sanctions the boom.
| the choice of the coterie OF Democrats now
in control Of the county and district party
! machinery.
The Seventh district Republican congress
sionaI convention next Saturday afternoon
will be held in the Criminal Court room at