The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-20
FALLING RIGHT INTO IT
Senator Fairbanks Is in Love With His
Strenuous Campaion

here Tor the convention of the Nation
al Association of Republican Clubs on
Oct. D and 6. He was booked for one
OF the speeches the night of the 9th,
but ne VIII be on his return from his
long western trip then. His Western
trip is scheduled to end Oct IL at
Omaha, but 1t is probable that he will
SPEAK at many other points before he
gets back to Indiana. He is now en-
route TO Chicago, where his trip begins
the I'D. Word received here by the
senator's friends is that he is enjoy
Ing the strenuous campaign. George
A. Knight of California will take his
place on the program at the conven-
ton. Those who heard knight second
President Roosevelts nomination at
Chicago will recall the wonderful i'm
preston he made with his voice and
forcible style of delivery. He fixed
every nook and corner of the big hall
and was wildly appleuded. So while
there Will be much regret over the
inability of Senator Fairbanks to at
tend, the league will be congratulated
on &c. Ing knight to take his place.
The return of Colonel Charles L.
Jewett of New Albany to the Demo-
cratic party after an absence of nearly
eight years is liable to raise an inter-
estlng question at the Columbia club,
the aristocratic Republican organiza-
ton of Indiana. The club was orig
inally organized to help the Republi-
can ticket. but when it erected it's
present magnificent home it gradually
branched into broader lines and Is now
regarded as a great social as we'll as
political organization. Perhaps the
desertion Of the Democratic party by
such men as Colonel Jewett resulted
in the club letting down the bars to
some that were not Republicans
through and through. Anyway 1t has
been no secret for some time that
there were a number of Democrats,
gold Democrats, at least-in the club.
But now Colonel Jewett has openly de-
clared himself for Parker and Davis
and he Is still member of the club
He has called at the club rooms since
he stated his political. position and is
still club member. If the Columbia
club bounces him it will probably
mean that there are several others Just
as prominent that will have to go, and
II 1t does not bounce him it is quite
likely that it will not longer be regard.
ed as strictly Republican club.
1t does not seem very probable that
the small parties will cut much of a |
figure in the present campaign. The
Populists have no hopes of getting out
q large vote, and they are disorganized
and the leaders are disgruntled Thel
Republican leaders choose to think
that the Democrats will lose a heap
of votes to the Socialists. yet the very
classes that are naturally expected tol
vote the Socialist ticket are not rally.
ing to it. One well-known labor leader
predicted today that Eugene v. Debs, |
Socialist candidate for president, will
not get much of a vote among the
who are very strong, because
of the attack he made a few months |
ago on President Mitchell and other
officials of the miners organization. |
Without the miners vote the Socialists |
will not be very strong. The Prohis |
are doing more work than either Of the |
minor parties, yet it is not believed by |
the Republican or Democratic leaders
that they will gain much headway.I
They have done lot of talking and1
q lot of work, but it begins to look as
II the big parties will not suffer- great
ly from inroads by the smaller ones.
John Medert, secretary Of the fusion.
list wing of the Populist party, said |
today that in his opinion the Republic.
cans will carry Indiana. He does not
believe that the Popullsts that voted
for Bryan will vote for Parker. nor I
that Bryan will have sufficient inf1u.
ence to line them up. He argues that
while there is no hope for the Pops IN
this campaign, that they can build for
the future as he nrmly believes there
will be a new political alignment in
1908. He feels that the Populist party
will be rejuvenated in the Southern
states, where it had big hold prior
to the go campaign. National Chair
man Ferris has written him a letter
to take hand in bringing about
harmony among the fusionists and
who each nominated a
ticket and selected the same party
emblem. A conference will probably
be held here next week for the pur-
pose or bringing about an agreement
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