The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-18


be in the possession OF the Republican
stalwarts from all parts of Indiana who
will gather for the biennial state conven-
ton. The advance guard. consisting prin-
cipally Of the several candidates for state
offices and their immediate friends will
be here next Saturday, but the real crowd
of delegates and alternates and interested
spectators will not arrive until Monday and
Monday night. next. and then they will
come by the hundreds. That the attend
ance will be large is shown by the fact
that for several days every available room
at the English Hotel, which will be con-
vention headquarters, has been engaged.
while the Claypoo and Denison and the
Columbia Club have had scores OF reserva-
tons. Everybody has been anxious to get
rooms at the English. where the state
committees offices are situated and where
all the candidates Will have their head
quarters, but the indications are that the
entire hotel capacity of the city will be
tested With LASS delegates and a like
number OF alternates, to say nothing OF
the hundreds of visitors who always turn
out for state conventions, especially I'm ma
tional campaign years. a great gathering
of Republican hosts is assured.
The English lobby was by no means bar
rem of politicians last night. Judge VIII
liam l.. Penfield and j. Frank Hanly were
there. while former State Superintendent
Frank L. Jones. who is managing w. L.
Taylors campaign. was present early in
the evening. Warren G.. Sayre was the
only one of the gubernatorial aspirants
who was neither present nor personally
represented. G. w. Duncan of Green
| field. who is looking after Judge Penfields
! interests, and Union B. Hunt and John
McCardle, who are assisting Mr.. Hanly at
ms ms headquarters: were also in evidence.
Eacn OF the candidates and their managers
enter the last week of the big fight with
redouDled energy and with greater con-
ndence Each claims that the victory will
De MS, ana the mathema ticians I'm each OF
the camps can offer a surprisingly con-
claims
II never felt more confident of ANYTHING
than | feel of receiving the nomina alton,
said Judge Penfield. '7The situation has
grown better for me every day for the
see some developments that will surprise
my opponents and their friends. We're
| not giving figures now-we'll show them
| on the first roll call in the convention
! Mr.. Hanly will be nominated just as
| sure as the convention is held" said Mr.
Hunt He will be nominated on the first
ballot, or Will come so near it that the
second ballot viii be a mere formality''
When asked for figures Mr.. Hunt con-
| fined himself to stating that Mr.. Hanly
| would receive from $50 TO 800 more votes
I'VE are more than pleased with the sit
uation, said Frank L. Jones, speaking for
| Mr.. Taylor. I'VE just began to show our
| hand in Vanderburg county and on Satur-
day Switzerland and Morgan counties
Hcame our way nicely. This week will show
| further decided gains and Mr.. Taylor will
! go into the convention with the strength
to bring him the nomination on the third
or fourth ballot"
f,,ro liz oil xIA III.
| managers have their ears to the ground
and naturally, too, the usual number of
| more or less startling preconvention ru-
mors gaining circulation. These ru-
mors belong TO the class important IL
| true, and none has turned up SO far with
| sufficient foundation in fact to win il Sc
rious consideration.
telegram from George A. Cunningham.
of Evansville, yesterday. stated that only
Posey and Warrick counties in the First
district had instructed for ]. Frank Hanly
and that w. l.. Taylor would get Wander
| burg county and enough outside to give
| him a majority of the votes in the dis
| trict. The telegram did not give the data
upon which Mr.. Cunningham based his
estimate.
| Jerry A. Mathews, secretary to Senator
Fairbanks, is in the city en- route to Olney
| H., for a short visit with his sister. He
was besieged from the time he arrived
| by the politicians and newspaper men for
the latest news of political nature from
| Washington. but he said he had come out
here TO learn the news and had brought
| none with him.
! Mr. Mathews. who has studied several
sessions of Congress, both a newspaper
man and in his present position, says that
| the Fifty-eigth Congress has made an ex-
celent record.
| its work, as 1t will do about the first of
May. will have made record entirely
creditable and one upon which the Repub-
| lican party, which Is in an overwhelming
| majority in both Houses. can go before the
| country in the coming campaign" said Mr..
Matthews last evening. speaker Cannon
| has demonstrated that he is one Of the
ablest speakers the national House of Rep
| resentatives has ever had. Representative
| Hemenway has made a record as chairman
won him a rational reputation, and the
| early adjournment OF Congress was made
possible because of the facility with which
| his committee handled the general appro-
| priation bill The date of adjournment this
| year will be much earlier than ii has oc-
CURED at any long session for number OF
years.
when the record of appropriations is
| made up, it will be found that this has been
| an economical Congress, and that retreDch-
| ment has been the watchword. While the
country has been steadily growing In the
volume of business transacted and the
| spirit of public Improvement has been
| strong i'm keeping with the prosperous con-
ditions throughout the country, the Re
| publican leaders have felt the necessity OF
keeping a firm hand on expenditures and
| have succeeded admirably.
1.-The Indiana members. on the Republican
| side are anxious to get out for the state
| convention next week and undoubtedly most
of them will be present Keen interest is
manifested in Representative Watson
forthcoming keynote orator on the
floor of the House and before political
| clubs in the Eastern States and everybody
| familiar with his ability expects TO hear a
| mastery effort from rim on this occa-
| sion."
| Mr.. Matthews will return to Washington
| the latter part of the week He says that
| his name and you could print II. Then he