The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-30
JESSUP TO STARTLE
THE SIXTH DISTRICT
Political Writer at Indianapo-
lis Says He Will Soon
Declare Platform.
ANTI HANLY- FAlRBAN K S
IT'S COMMENDED BY FRIENDS OF
MILLER AND WATSON THAT
RACE FOR GOVERNOR is BE-
TWEEN THEM.

A we'll known political writer at In
dianapolis, sends out the following:
Within a few days, it is said. Wilfred
Jessup, prosecuting attorney at Rich
mond. viii announce his candidacy for
the republican nomination for con-
gress in a manner that will startle the
natives of the Sixth district. He is
said to be preparing platform that IS
decidedly anti-Hanly and anti-Fair-
banks.
The anti-Hanly feeling at Richmond
has been pronounced since he was
dragged into the row there two years
ago over the police board. 1t was
charged at Richmond that he was sub
servient to the unpopular local repub-
lican machine.
Jessup. it is declared further. will
take a position in favor of immediate
revisions of the tariff-a thing that
was demanded of Congressman Watson
last year by number of prominent
Richmond manufacturers. Jessup is
popular in his own county, and is liza
BILE to cut a considerable figure in the
district
The list of avowed candidates now
includes Jessup, Judge VIM. Barnard
of New Castle; Will Hough of Green
field, Chas. Stivers of Liberty and Rev.
]. o. Campbell of Richmond.
There may be an interesting fight
over the district Craftsmanship. but Ed
gar NJ Haas, secretary of the CONNER
cial club at Richmond, is now the only
candidate.
Miller or Watson.
Charles w. Miller of Goshen. the So
called Beveridge entry in the Indiana
gubernatorial race, declares that no
outsider will be permitted to win. He
evidently believes that either he or
Congressman James z. Watson, of
Rushville, will knock down the per-
simmon. Miller is a year-round opti-
mist, and very naturally prefers to feel
that he has Watson beaten from start
to finish
Watson and his advisers are conf
dent that either he or Miller will win.
1t is apparent that Miller. Watson and
their followers are cocksure that Meth
err Lieutenant Governor Hugh TIL. Mil
Ter of Columbus; former Attorney Gen.
eral Wm.L.Taylor, of Indianapolis. nor
Senator Fremont Goodwine of VIII
Transport, will have much chance of
winning.
There is very large element, how
ever, that is just as certain that the
pace set by Miller and Watson will be
so fast that neither will have sufficient
at the finish, and that the
will have to turn to one of
the other candidates. 1t is generally
believed, too, that it is the hope of the
other entries that such condition will
arise and that Goodwine and the lieu
tenant governor feel they have no 9th
err show of winning. Taylor is con-
fident that he is stronger than Charles
w. Miller. and that he has as good as
an even chance of defeating Watson.
AS matters stand now it is being
pointed out by politicians of an analyt-
ical turn that the lieutenant governor.
Taylor and Goodwine would have to
the field against both of them
and they concede that the possibility
Of such a situation is growing less.
The followers of Watson and the Co
shen Miller do not anticipate that
there will be deadlock between them,
and they are now figuring on throwing
their strength to anyone else in case
they cannot win. AS they view it.
there is nothing very complicated in
the situation-at least nothing to indi-
cate that the party is about to be in
volved in a bitter. scar-making fight
hat will cause it at the eleventh hour
70 turn to a weaker candidate on whom
It will be passible for all elements TO
agree.