The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-31
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS

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Chairman James P. Goodrich. OF winches-
ter. was at Republican state headquarters
yesterday morning. and. after consulting
with Senator'S Fairbanks and Beveridge and
| Governor Durbin. made arrangements for
meeting of the Indiana delegates to the
tional convention 10 be held here Thursday
afternoon. The object of the meeting is to
| fix the assessment for the expenses of the
trip 10 Chicago and the entertainment while
/ there and TO appoint committee TO take
charge of the business OF providing suitable
| decorations for the Indiana headquarters.
which will be at the Auditorium Annex, Sc
curing badges. etc. and making other ar
| rangements to insure that Indiana will have
prominent part in the convention. The
! organization of the delegation will not be
| effected until the members arrive at Chi
cago on the eve of the convention.
There Is some talk of securing special
| train for Indiana Republicans who viii at
| tend the convention, the train to leave this
| city Sunday night or Monday morning pre-
| eeding the opening of the convention on
| June p. This matter will be considered at
| the meeting Thursday.
Il would like to make one statement re-
| earding this meeting, said Chairman
! Goodrich last evening at the penison. "A
| story has been published several times TO
/ the effect that the principal object OF hold
/ ing the meeting is to sound Senator Fair
| banks out on the vice presidential propo-
stion. Such a story has not the slightest
| foundation in fact and is an injustice TO
| Senator Fairbanks and TO the other mem
! bers of the delegation The Indiana dele
| gates to the national convention understand
| and respect Senator Fairbanks s attitude on
| the vice presidential question. and there
will be no occasion for them to discuss the
matter or take any action as a delegation
! until they arrive at Chicago"
| Finley C. Carson, of Michigan City, who
| is one of the delegates 10 the national con-
| vention from the Tenth district. arrived in
| the city last evening, anticipating meet
| ing of the delegation this afternoon.
Y
| Senator Fairbanks will deliver two COM
mencement addresses next week. On
Wednesday he will speak at the graduating
exercises at the Illinois State University
at Champaign. and Oh Thursday he VIII
| deliver an address at his alma mater. Ohio
| Wesleyan University, at Delaware.
| In speaking of political matters in gen.
eral and in particular of the report that
| George b. Cortelyou, secretary of the De-
partment of Commerce, is TO be recon-
mended for the craftsmanship of the Repub-
! lican national committee Senator Fair
| that Mr., Cortelyou is well qualified for the
position. Mr.. Cortelyou, said the senator,
| is a man of force, with great capacity
| for hard work, and has the executive abil-
| ity, wide personal acquaintance and knowl-
edge of political conditions in the various
| States to make him an efficient man at the
head of the national organization.
The Republican state headquarters were
closed yesterday afternoon on account of
Memorial day.
| Second district Democrats are planning
| to present w. A. Cullop. of Vincennes. as
| their candidate for the gubernatorial nomi-
| nation at the state convention on Aug. 3,
| and as an earnest of their intention to
| make an aggressive campaign for their
| candidate several of the district leaders
held meeting last night at the Grand Ho-
| tel. Among those present at the confer
ence were Congressman r.. w. Miers, of
Bloomington: District Chairman Gilbert III.
Hendren, OF Bloomfield; Avlin Padgett. of
| Washington, and Mr.. Cullop himself. They
| represented that their meeting was a
chance one, but the systematic manner in
which they doomed Mr.. Cullop when the
| opportunity was offered left the impression
| that they were here for a purpose and for
concerted action.
When asked if he were prepared to au-
| thorize formal announcement of his
| candidacy. Mr.. Cullop said that he was
| not but Congressman Miers took the mat
| ter in his own hands and declared that he
would assume the responsibility of making
the announcement.
You may say" said Mr.. Miers, that
| the Second district will present MIR. Cullop
| as its candidate for Governor at the COM
| ing state convention. More than that, the
| Second district expects to carry off the
nomination. Mr.. Cullop is eminently quail
/ flied for the office-is of gubernatorial size
| and would make a splendid candidate at
| the head of the Democratic state ticket.
| He is an able campaigner, as we of the
| Second district have known for many years,
and he can always be depended upon to
| answer any call for service to his party.
/ He has always been a Democrat and al
| ways a fighting Democrat. We have found
| that in campaign he will respond as
quickly to call to make a speech at a
! crossroads schoolhouse as one to fill the
| best assignment in the gift of the commit
! tee, and that's one of the severest tests of
| mans devotion to his party.
| Yes, Mr.. Cullop will be the Second dis
/ tricts candidate. and we're going to make
the campaign, not on the grounds that he
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