The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15

Colonel James S. Dodge, OF Elkhart, who
made the race for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination four years ago. is in the
city, guest at the English. lie is here on
legal business as one OF the at
torneys in the Elkhart bank cases in the
Federal Court. but last evening he was
minglng and exchanging views with the
politicians. He expressed the opinion that
Judge William L. Penfeld will have the
support of a majority of the delegates from
Elkhart county as a candidate for Governor
in the State convention.
Il Go not pose as an authority, he SAID,
but | know all the men who have been
named as delegates, and knowing them as
j do, it is my opinion that Judge Penfeld
will have shade the best of il in our
county Taylor will run him a close sec
ond and Sayre and Hanly may each get two
or three scattered votes. Taking the Thir-
teenth district as q whole | would say that
Taylor will get the best of it understand
that the Taylor people won out in st. jos,
eph and Koscusko counties and that he will
have more than half of the Marshall county
delegation. Starke and Pulaski counties
probably will be for Hanly, as they lie up
against the Tenth district Fulton county
l should Judge, will divide its vote between
Taylor and Sayre."
Colonel Dodge was asked to name the
winner in the gubernatorial race, but he
declined 10 go that far as a prophet,
TOO many things may turn up TO change
the situation between now and convention
time he said. Il Cont mind taking ISSUE
though, with the prophets who have been
saying that Hanly will lead on the nrst
ballot. AS il stands now the race is between
Hanly and Taylor, but don't believe Haniy
will show the greater strength on the first
ballot"
In speaking of politics in his home coun-
ty Colonel Dodge said that an interesting
contest for the nomination for State sena-
tor is in prospect.
Senator Dausman. of Goshen, is candi-
date for denomination, but he will have OPP
position, and will have hard fight to win,
said the colonel. He has to encounter the
sentiment against renominating man who
has held a four-year Office. Our county
committee passed a resolution some time
ago that one term of four-year office was
all that should be given a man. Or course,
the Office of senator is not renuneratiVe
one, but many of our people will hold that
ii comes under that resolution Just the same
as the county offices. James n. state, OF
Elkhart, who is the present member OF me
state advisory committee from the mir
teenth district. will probably be candi-
date against Mr. Dausnan. His friends are
urging him to make the race, and IL Is my
| understanding that he has decided TO do so.
Colonel Dodge says the district conyen-
| tion to-day at Knox will be a quiet affair.
There will be no contest for any OF the NOM
| nations he said, and nothing TO arouse in
| terest, save the presence of some OF the can
didates for State offices.
W. L. Taylor, of this city, one of the
candidates for Governor, left last night
for Knox to attend the Thirteenth district
| convention.
Senator Pressly Smith, of Paragon, Nor
| gan county, who was mentioned few days
ago as a possible candidate for the guber-
Material nomination., says that he is not a
! candidate. He was in the city yesterday