The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-11


larations of the Democratic state plat
form upon the subject indicate any.
thing less than the qualification of
It's trainers.
I have, therefore. to make publicly
this proposition TO the Democratic
state central committee, earnestly
urging its acceptance ask YOU to
submit to each Of the gentlemen
hereinafter named. the representa-
tives of your party on the several in
stitutional boards of MANAGEMENT. the
plank from which your state platform
on institutional management, which I
have quoted. and TO secure from these
gentlemen statements which | hereby
ask them to give freely and without
reserve. setting forth the attitude of
the executive toward these institu-
tons during their several terms of
service, the fact as to whether or not
there has been any intervention what
ever on my part other than for the
promotion of the interests of these in
situations, whether or not there has
been any effort on my part to dictate
the appointment of subordinates, and
whether or not as a matter of fact.
personal, factional or partisan pur-
poses have been sought to be served
by me in any degree in the manage
ment and. control of these institutions.
If your committee will secure these
statements and will cause them to be
published, / hereby bind myself to con-
tribute one thousand dollars to your
campaign fund and to have printed
and distributed a sufficient number
of copies of this document to ensure
its being read by every taxpayer in
Indiana. In view of the further state
ment of your state platform that "a
subservient legislature has promoted
his (my) design by passing the mi
quitous ripper bill in the face of a
storm of disnpproval," I will increase
the amount of my contribution five
hundred dollars if you will secure and
cause to be published in connection
with these other statements state
ment from Mr.. D. J. Terhune, Demo
cratic member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Indiana reformatory both
before and after the so-called ripper"
bill was passed, confirming the charge
in the platform and further that the
conditions existing in the institution
are not so good now as under previous
arrangements.
For your convenience in forwarding
the inquiries suggested, and as indi-
eating the character of the appoint
ments I have made to these boards
from your party, l submit herewith
list of the Democratic members of
institutional boards:
Central hospital for insane-Eli
Marvin, Frankfort, banker and bust
ness man.
Eastern hospital for insane-Adam
Heimberger, New Albany, business
man, formerly candidate of Demo
cratic party for secretary of state and
clerk of the supreme court.
Northern hospital for insane
Henry A. Barnhart, Rochester, editor
Rochester Sentinel, the Democratic
organ of Fulton county, and president
of the national organization of indie
pendent telephone companies.
Southern hospital for insane-Lee
Rosenbaum, Mount Vernon, merchant.
Institution for the education of the
blind-John F. Hennessey, Indiana
polls, of the Vandalia railroad, origin
ally appointed on the board by Cover
nor Matthews.
State soldiers home-Louis B. Full
wiler, Peru, retired soldier and bust
ness man, formerly publisher of the
Democratic organ in Miami county,
and Eli w. Menaugh, Salem, editor
and publisher of the Democratic organ
of Washington county.
Institution for the education Of the
deaf and dumb-Willam P. Heron,
Charlottesville, banker and business
man, and Professor n. B. Brown, Val
paraiso founder, president and pro-
prietor of the Valparaiso normal col
lege, one of the largest and most sue
cessful educational and business en-
terprises in the United States.
Soldiers and Sailors orphans home
Col. William R. Myers, Anderson,
rotary of state.
Indiana boys school-William c.
Ball, Terre Haute, formerly editor
Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Demo
cratic organ of Vigo county.
Indiana reformatory-D. ]. Terhune,
Linton, mine operator, and Dale J.
Crittenberger, Indianapolis, business
manager Indianapolis Sentinel.
Institution for feeble minded youth
Edward NJ. Wilson, Fort Wayne, real
estate and insurance business.
Indiana state prison-Patrick o.
Brien, South Bend, manufacturer and
business man.
1t would be impossible for me to
give you an accurate poll as to poll
tics of the various superintendent Of