The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-25
DIED A EORNiN'
The Cleveland Boom in Indiana Wa3
Short-Lived.

Indianapolis, May 25.--The CIeVe-
land presidential boom seems to have
"died a-bornin'" in Indiana. The eff
fort to revive it seems to have been
short-lived. Right after the state con-
vention instructed for Judge Parker a
number of prominent gold Democrats
including Sterling r. Holt, who re-
signed as chairman of the state COM
of 1896 because of the nomination of
Bryan, and J. L. Reach, the potato
king" politician, renewed the talk
about Cleveland and made it so strong
that Eastern papers took it up very
seriously While it is undoubtedly
true that Cleveland still has very
large following in this state, careful
observation of the situation leads to
the conclusion that not only the Demo-
Gratis who constitute the real party
leadership, but those who are regard
ed as the rank and file are as a rule
opposed to Cleveland. Even his boom
ers do not claim he could carry Indi-
ana, claiming merely. that he would
be stronger elsewhere than any other
candidate yet mentioned for the Dem
ocratic nomination. 1t is predicted
now that no more will be heard of the
Cleveland boom in Indiana.
The race for the place in the United
States senate occupied by Charles w.
Fairbanks is reaching an interesting
stage, even though the work of the
candidates may be for naught. 1t was
G
friends have made up slate of can
didates here for the state senate con-
sisting of Captain w E. English Chas.
Martindale and Linton A. Cox. Mar
tindale and Cox were candidates two
years ago, opposing each other at the
head of the machine and anti-machine
| forces, making the nomination OF a
| compromise candidate necessary. 1t
| is said that while the opposition to
| Governor Durbin has not settled def
nitely on a slate, that Senator G. N.
Thompson, Martin Hugo, an ex-mem-
Der, and Charles o. Roemler, a we'll
known young Republican, have been
| practically agreed on. The report to-
! day that Congressman J. A. Hemen-
! way will not announce himself a can
didate for Senator Fairbanks place
pending the outcome of the national
convention was generally accepted as
true. 1t is believed that he will be
known as the Fairbanks candidate if
| he does enter the race.
There are nearly 10000 PrOhis in In.
diana alone, and as they are not in
copcib1o cf 10 honor cf oopyqp-
ticn being held here. it is expected
that over fourth of them will be rep
resented at the national meeting here
the latter part Of June. Illinois and
Ohio, adjoining states, have a host of
Prohis, while Pennsylvania and many
other states are preparing to send big
delegations. 1t would not be surpris-
ing if there should be between 5000
and 10000 people here for the con.
vention. National Chairman Oliver
Stewart, who was here yesterday look
ing after the arrangements. returned
to Chicago highly satisfied with the sit
uation. He took occasion to explode
the presidential boom inaugurated for
General Nelson A. Miles, because the
latter several months ago wrote a
friend in New York advising the Pro
his not to hold their convention until
after the Democrats nominate. Stew
art says Miles has his lightning ROD
set to secure the Democratic presiden
tial nomination, although he is not ar
avowed candidate.
The complete report of the vita
statistics for the year 1903 is now al
most ready for publication. Secre
tary John N. Hurry of the state bOarC
4 of health has made some very inter
esting deductions from the births anC
deaths returned. For instance, his
figures show there were 1853 illegiti
mate births during the year, a rate O.
81 for each 100000 people. The rate
for the cities was 81, while that of the
country districts but %, which forces
the secretary of the board to conclude
that there is more virtue among the
country people. The report shows tina
there is no race suicide" in Indiana
for there were more births than durin.
the preceding year, but it is remarked
that the increases are in the localitie!
, where there is large foreign popula
ton. The report states that there
were 1892 couples who had thei
fourth child and forty-six their twelfth
There were 653 fathers under the ag'
of twenty, and 4,49O mothers; fiftee1
fathers but no mothers between tn
age of seventy and eighty.
Bankers Admit Their Guilt.
: indianapolis, May 25.-Cyrus E. Nc
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