The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-31
INDIANA LINCOLN LEAGUE
viii Give Particular Attention to the
First Voters.

indianapolis, Aug. 31.-The Lincoln
League of Indiana is about to bestir
itself in the work of the campaign
George Heilman of Evansville. secre-
tary, arrived here today and opened
headquarters in connection with the
Republican state committee. ReDubli-
can clubs are now being organized and
the work is TO be pushed in every coun-
ty and township. 1t is probable that
there will be a thousand clubs before
election day. The league is especially
after the first voters. The work is
encouraged by the party leaders. who
recognize the value of organization in
holding men in line and creating In.
terest. Charles Willard Mcguire,
president of the league, expects to
spend part of his time in INDIANAPOLIS
He and other officers of the league are
especially anxious to make good
showing in order to help out at the
convention of the National Association
of Republican clubs here in October
This convention is to be one of the
big events of the campaign in this
state.
John w. Kern, Democratic candidate
for governor went to South Bend to-
day to attend the Thirteenth district
congressional convention, which will
be held there tomorrow. 1t was stated
at the committee headquarters here
today that Nelson Riley of South Bend
will probably be nominated. He is an
unknown so far as state politicians
here are concerned They understand
that he is member of the well-known
Studebaker family, which employs be-
tween 1000 and 5000 men. Riley is
said to be very popular with the labor
ing classes, and the party leaders have
been assured that he can carry ST.
Joseph county. With Riley and Mayor
Fogarty, candidate for secretary of
state, on the ticket, the Democrats
might be able to give the Republicans
trouble By carrying ST. Joseph coun-
ty they would probably carry the dis
trict which Mr.. Brick has represented
in three sessions. B. F. Shively rep
resented the district few years ago
and has been urged to run again, but
he is not a candidate. Former Judge
George Burson of Winamac, it is said,
would like to have the nomination.
The efforts Of the two wings of the
Populists to get together eliminated
today in a state convention, not, how
ever, a largely attended convention,
for while the middle-of-t he-roaders
were pulling one way, some of the
leaders of the fusionists were bucking
the other. 1t seems that there is an
open question as to which side has the
title to the claim of being the, real
simon-pure article. The way the dele
gates were hunting for the convention
was reminder of the game of button,
button, who's got the button?" The
mid-road leaders said that this was the
day for the convention, while the flu
sion leaders said Sept. Is. The mid
readers, it is said, have been sending
out letters that their convention to-
day would be the real thing, while the
fusionists have been writing the breth-
rem to take warning in time and stay
away. The situation is very amusing
to the leaders of the old parties, es-
pecially in view of the fact that neither
wing of the Populists can get a place
on the ticket except by petition, and
there is no certainty that they can
get a sufficient number of names, SO
the nomination Of a ticket may not
avail them anything.
The meeting of the Populists here
today brings to mind the number Of
views that are expressed regarding
the disposition of the radical followers
of Bryan. The Democratic leaders
realize that there is some soreness
over the action of the ST. Louis con-
vention, but they say that Bryan Dem
ocrats are too good Democrats to bolt
and that they will be in line. On the
other hand the Republicans feel that
these radicals will jump the Demo-
cratic traces and vote with Roosevelt
Now come the Populist leaders with
the somewhat astounding statement
that there are between $4,000 and 75,-
900 Bryan Democrats who will never
vote for Judge Parker or Roosevelt,
and that they will support some Pop
ulist candidate. So far as the con-
sentative old party leaders are con-
cerned they will probably await the
result of teh thirty-day poll before