The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
INDIANA G. @. P.
SEES 1915 VICTORY
Want Fairbanks to Run for
President-James 4. Wat
son to Make Senate Race.
CANDIDATES IN DROVES

TERRE HAuTE, Ind, Sept. 5.-The an
nouncement Thursday by James e. Wat
son former Congressman and whip OF
the Republicans under Uncle Joe Can
non and a candidate for Governor at
the last election, that he would run
for the United states Senate was ex-
pected by his party friends.
He is the idol OF the element which
clings TO the old or regular" organiza-
ton and which has informally announced
that It is to present the name OF former
Nice-President Charles W. Fairbanks
for the Republican nomination for Pres
ident. Some months ago Watson's
friends wanted him to be n candidate
for the Presidency and he was willing.
He made a trip through the far South
west and West before Fairbanks went
TO California for the opening OF the
exposition. There we're many stories
Of his enthusiastic reception and Wat
sons friends persisted that their idol
had even a warmer reception than the
former Vice presldent.
When Fairbanks returned TO Indiana
he and Watson had a heart TO heart
talk and Watson adherents Quit discus
sing the latter as a Presidential candi-
date. The Senatorial @ candidacy followed
as . matter OF course.
Many Candidates.
Harry S. New. formerly chairman Of
the national committee, had been ten
tatively a candidate for Senate and
visited several parts OF the State TO
look over the situation. A few days
g he announced that he would not
be a candidate.
There are other tentative candidates.
but. like VIII Hays. chairman OF the
state committee. who IL OF the Watson
element OF regulars they probably
VIII sbandon their aspirations. The
new primary law imposes heavy eS-
pense ON Office seekers and TINS has had
a deterrent effect on still other probable
candidates.
The Terre lIaute regulars" are first
IN the campaigning for next year and
although they have aroused much in
terest and have big meetings OF their
SIuos ana at their "feasts' they have
two bad slipups. Jake FInkle-
ff oA tuIl1lleS used NJ
county and township officers I'm road
building. dinner giver and %worshlpper OF
watson and Uncle Joe. whose district
Is across the state line I'm Illinois.
lame r dinner with ex-President Taft
as honor guest when the former presl-
dent passed through here on his way
west. Jake IL the goose man. who.
after a call AT the White House with
watson when he heard President Taft
| SAL that ha likaI gy,.a, .-,.... - "
liver a prize bird at the White House.
which he did with a great deal of news
paper publicity that was not pleasant
I FOR the President.
Jake Invited leading Republicans 20
he present at tn dinner and the local
press talked about II rs a big political
event. Mr.. Taft was to speak al Rock
VIE ana II was planned 10 carry him
there In an automobile. The dinner was
to take place on his return here to
await the Q =. VI. train to ~. Louis.
Then 1t was learned that MIR. TAFT was
10 he hurried through the speech in or
der to catch the > L. ". train. which
meant that he would skip the dinner.
\ scht me was entered into 10 have
him miss that train. hut Frank Me-
Keen, the banker, who drove the for
mer President back t. Terro Haute.
would not he a party 20 the plan.
The result was . very quiet dinner.
which did not get even a line IN the 10.
cal newspapers and AZ which Watson
was the only one present OF the more
distinguished MN announced AS guests.
More EptanRIemcnts.
The local regulars" planned a rear
feast for Wcduosdly Of this week and
Senator l.. V sherman OF Illinois ac-
cepted the invitation TO he the orator ~
tho day. He wHS chosen because many
other PERSONS were 20 come from Illinois
and with no thought Of him as u pos
sihle candidate for tho Presidential
nomination. \ week before tho 4 ito tho
club held n meetiuv, At which was
present l.. W. Henley, secretary of the
State committee, who took occasion TO
say that Mr.. Fairbanks would he the
States candidate FOR President. and he
remarked that "A son NJ tho former Vice.
President was present. Mr.. Fairbanks
had caused his friends 10 avoid hoom-
ing him as a candidate up to that time.
but tho sons presence and the reference
TO him by Henley was accepted as an
informal announcement OF the candi-
dacy.
1t was then realized that the coming
OF Senator sherman might have a con-
fuslng effect, with 50 many Illinois Re-
publicans present, The day before the
feast it was announced the Senator
could not he here that he had a pre-
yious engagement" although II had
been said I'm the press weeks before
that he had accepted the Terre Haute
invitation. ON the day following the
feast there was Il simple statement
that lat the last hour senator sherman
found he could not attend"