The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-18
Admits to LaudabIe Ambition
To Represent This District
In National House of Rep
resentativeS.
SHlVELEY AND FOULkE
AMONG POSSIBILITIES.
Indianapolis Sun Says That
Watson, Whatever the Out
come, Is Bound to Be the
Loser in Political Way.

Speculation is still running rife as
successor as representative in con-
gress from the Sixth district. Three
Wayne county men have already been
mentioned. They are William Dud-
ley Foulke. ex-United States civil SER
vice commissioner and a warm friend
of President Roosevelt, Charles e.
Shiveley and Prosecuting Attorney
Wilfred Jessup.
Mr. Jessup states that he would like
to have the Office but that he had not
figured on making the race. 1t
would be foolish for me to say that L
would not like to go 70 congress" Mr..
Jessup stated. "Show me any young
man who has not an ambition to rep
resent his district in congress and l
will show you a young man who is
lacking in high ambitions. However,
I have not seriously considered max
ing the race. Several Local business
men have advised me to announce my
candidacy and one prominent man in
Union county, who is also political
power, has urged me to do So"
Mr.. Jessup states that he is GER
tain that he could make as good a
race for the republican nomination
for congressman as several OF the
men over the district who have been
mentioned as prospective successors
of Congressman Watson. Mr.. Jessup
is yourS man, hard worker, thor
oughly capable and conscientious ana
a good public speaker. His friends IN
this county would be pleased to see
him make the race.
Mr.. Shiveley has been casting eyes
at the governorship and the congress
sionai vacancy and it is probable tnat
he will decide to announce himself
as a candidate for congressman. he
has as yet made no statement as 10
his plans. Mr. Shiveley is well known
throughout the district and should be
able to make a good fight.
Mr.. Foul,le has made no statement
in regard to his probable candidacy
Int his friends are of the opinion that
he will not seek rne nomination.
When Mr. Foulke retired as CIVIL ser
vice commissioner il is understood
he announced that he was out of pub
lie life.
Stivers and Barnard.
In speaking of the congressional
situation the Connersville Examiner
says:
"Mr. Stivers. of Union county is not
taken seriously, but Judge Barnard, OF
Henry. whose candidacy was publicly
made known Saturday, will doubtless
prove formidable candidate. Henry
is one of the largest counties in the
district having large number OF del
egates. Besides his own county, Judge
Barnard will likely be able to control
nearly every delegate from WAYNE,
the largest of all the counties. There
are other sections of the district in
which Judge Barnard may profit"
Fairbanks Is Opposed.
Conressman James f. Watson.
avowed candidate for governor, needs
state organ in Indianapolis or press
bureau. from which he can obtain fair
treatment, says the Indianapolis Sun.
And he needs an Immortal j. N to
lift the veil and remove the pressure
Nor are these all the things he neds.
vice-President Charles Warren Fair
banks was on the way, and was ex-
expected in town Tuesday: State Chair
man James p. Goodrich was due in the
capital Tuesday also, and Senator
lanes a Hemmenway summoned hur-
riedly, was expected to join the group,
all bent on smothering Mr.. Watson.
Fairbanks hurry home was occa-
stoned by the crying need for moral
suasion to prevent Watson from max
ing the race for governor. In this
process Goodrich and Hemenway were
to be employed, also. 1t would not
surprise politicians much to learn that
the Fairbanks people had decided 20
put Chairman Goodrich in the race to
divide the Watson forces and thus
make it impossible for Watson to win
Mr.. Goodrich is handy man when
there is Fairbanks emergency.
II is a funny political situation. prob.
ably the queerest ever seen in lndi
ana. Politicians are asking whether
or not Watson knows his own mind
They are puzzled as we'll as amused
Yet there is tragedy in the affair. also
No matter how it turns. Watson seems
to be the loser. politically. He is ex
periencing the inquisition common 10
the machine method of politics in In.
diana. He must bow down and wor-
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