The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-10
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

" Il VII Il Il w
The Twelfth district delegates to the
national convention will be the first Sc
lectec in Indiana this year.
The editor OF the Hartford City Times
has secured from Senator Fairbanks an
expression on the vice presidential PROPOSE
ton. which he publishes as follows; Sen
ator Fairbanks has written to the Times
acknowledging receipt Of paper contain
ing an editorial in his behalf Tor the vice
presidential nomination. In reply the sen
ator says. No word which has come 10
me is more gratifying than that which
you have been good enough 10 send.
have no desire whatever for the place
mentioned but am as grateful 10 you as
though l were
d. J. McMath. of Sheridan. a caller
at the Republican State headquarters yes
terday. He said that the Republicans OF
Hamilton county will not nominate can
didates for auditor and treasurer at the
primaries. Feb. Il, but will wait until the
cOnstutionality Of the county officers law
has been determined by the Supreme Court
Governor Durbin and State Auditor David
E Sherrick will go TO Richmond to-day
to visit the Eastern Hospital for the In
sane and attend meeting OF the board OF
trustees of the institution.
r. B. Oglesbee of the Plymouth Tribune.
was in the city yesterday and called at
State headquarters.
When the politicians get together these
days there is more talk OF the war be-
tween Russia and Japan than of political
matters. and it seems that preponderance
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StatehOuse yesterday the officers. deputies
and employees talked war 10 the exclusion
of all other topics and IL developed that
the Statehouse-John Reed, of the auditors
office.
]. W. Cockrum. of Oakland City, secretary
of the worlds fair commission, was in he
city yesterday.
Mayor A. +. Knots of Hammond, was
in the city yesterday on legal business. Last
evening at the English he was asked IL he
expected to be a candidate to succeed him
self in the municipal campaign in his city
this spring. Il don't know" he said. Il
think sometimes that 1 have had enough
mayoralty experience TO last me some years.
Some OF my friends insist that shall be
candidate for denomination and assure
me that / shall not meet with much OPP
position, but / haven't thought much about
the matter and shall not come 10 a decision
for some time yet"
Mr.. Knots has made an enviable record
as mayor and has introduced some orig
inal methods into the conduct of munich
pal affairs that have attracted widespread
| attention.
S. w Packard, of Chicago. was here yes
| terday on legal business in the Federal
| Court Mr.. Packard came into especial
prominence few months ago as the attor-
ney Of John Alexander Dowie. OF Zion City.
|
Friends of John w. Kern in this city are
urging him as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic congressional nomination this year.
Mr.. Kern, it is generally understood, is not
particularly pleased at the use of his name
| in this connection, but his friends are in
sistent that he ask the nomination, saying
| that he can have il for the asking, and then
| urging that he would stand excellent
chance of election. He does not doubt that
the nomination could be landed readily
| enough, il is said, but is very much in doubt
| as to the chances OF a Democrat being
| elected to Congress from this district, and
| therein lies the reason for his disinclinauon
| to the use of his name, even as a pros
| pectiVe candidate. Mr.. Kern had an expert
| ence in leading Democratic forlorn hopes
| four years ago, when he headed the state
! ticket, and one such experience was sufi-
| cient
'I'm not a perennial candidate" Mr.. Kern
| is said TO have protested TO one or hls
! sire on some ones part TO have me running
for one office or another all the time Why.
/ even understand that Mayor Hoffman
| spoke of me the other day candidate
| for county chairman, going SO far as TO con-
| cede that l would make good chairman.
| 1t is strange that the mayor didn't think SO
| well of me last spring when he and ms
friends insisted on opposing me for city
| chairman.
| Judge c. r. Pollard, OF Delphi. one OF
| Carroll county's leading Democrats. is in
the city. He says that the Democrats IN
his county are well organized for the ap-
| preaching campaign, and that they snlfi
| victory in the air.
Mai. Joseph B. Holman and Otis Z. Gull
ley, OF DanvilIe, were i'm the city yesterday
and called on friends among the officers in
the Statehouse. Mr.. Gulley is at present
the only avowed candidate in the field
against Representative Elias S. Holiday
of Brazil. for the Fifth district congress
| sional nomination, and Major Holman Is
| managing his campaign The latter was
| fairly bubbling over with enthusiasm and
confidence, and insisted on introducing Mr.
Gulley around the Statehouse as the mex
member or Congress from the Fifth dis
| trict."
Il have been more than pleased with the
reception accorded my candidacy" said Mr.
| Gulley, when asked about his canvass, land
1 believe that L have made considerable
! Roadway already. 1 have visited several
counties I'm the district, and expect to make
as thorough a canvass as possible before
the district convention"
Mr.. Gullev says he does not know whether
he will have any company I'm his race
| against Representative Holiday. How
| ard Maxwell of Parke county, and Alva
NJ Higgins, Of Terre Haute. are being
talked OF as probable candidates" he said
| but so far as / have been able TO learn
| they have not decided what they viii do.