The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-30
THE RESULT OF LOUIS LUD-
Lows VISIT TO RICHMOND
PUBLISHED THIS MORNG
In the Indianapolis Star-Some Po-
litical Gossip Reid Bene-
ficencies.

The Palladium announced in it's
last issue that Louis Ludlow, spe-
cial correspondent of the Indianapolis
Star, wasin the city for the purpose
Of peering into the political situation
here and incidentally to look up Mr..
D. G. Reds position nthe Sena-
torial situation. The indianapolis
Star ofesthis date shows every evil
dence Of Mr.. Ludlow's s visit, and too,
in a way that is most reassuring. To
add to. the weight Of the
article, Mr.. Reid and family are pic
tured on the first page, and every
prominence within the gift Of the
make up'' given the article in
question.
In commenting on the Palladium's
editorial Of few evenings ago, Mr..
Ludlow says:
Nearly every Indiana politician
who has read between the lines of
that editorial has said to himself:
Dan Reid is paving the way for the
United States senate 1t is but nat
ural that they should jump at this
conclusion, for is not Richmond Dan
Reidss old stamping ground and is not
the Palladium the dignifed represen-
tatiYs of Wayne county Republi-
can49
Tie article further treats of the po-
litical situation in the sixth district,
throws a few bouquets at the Pal
ladium as the party's organ and
winds up with a history Of Mr..
Reid s success as follows:
Wayne is Ready to Back Him.
"Senator Reid' would not sound
at all out of place to the multi-mil-
lionaire's s old friends and acquaint-
ances here; and if he comes out as
candidate, he will have the united
and enthusiastic backing Of Wayne
county, for no man was ever more
genuinely liked by his home people
than he. Up to this stage of his re-
markable career he has shown no lik-
ing or aptitude for politics, but it is
known that he told a prominent mem
Der of the Republican State commit
tee less than two months ago that he
has one single political ambition and
that is to be United States senator
from Indiana.
It is surprising that he has not de-
voted more attention to politics, as
his father, who was a Democrat, was
quite a politician. His name, also,
was Dan. Andrew Jackson took
quite a fancy to him. He was a
land agent, with headquarters at Ft.
Wayne, and also served as postmaster
of Richmond Young Dan was so con-
stituted mentally that the political
faith Of his ancestors never appealed
to him. He has been a consistent life
long Republican.
Control of Rock Island.
When Reid and his intimate fnan-
cial associates-W. B. Leeds and
Judge w. H. Moore and James H..
Moore, of Chicago, retired from the
steel corporation they had something
like $100,O0O,0O0 awaiting investment.
The Rick Island railroad appealed to
Reid as the best opportunity avail
able and he put through deal where
by they came into possession Of that
PROPERTY. From an indefinite road,
ading to nowhere, they rehabilitated
1T until now it ranks as the largest
railroad system in the world. 1t has
1861 miles of track, and with its
owned, leased, and controlled lines,
it passes through twenty-three States
and territories.
Loves Home Town.
Reid's open-handed generosity is
one of his cardinal traits. He has
not lived in Richmond since 1896, but
he still calls it his home and when
ever citizen of Richmond lands in
New York Reid shows him the time
of his life.
He is now building for the people of
Richmond new United Presbyterian
church in memory of his mother. 1t