Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-09
POLITICAL GOSSIP

i There could be no finer display of
party loyalty than that which has
been shown by Albert Steen, three
times defeated for the republican
nomination for sheriff. Though
beaten by the narrow margin of six
ty votes, Mr.. Steen has with all the
graciousness that could be expected
even in a victorious candidate, ac-
cepted the situation manfully. Mr..
Steen publishes a card thanking his
friends for their loyal support and
indicating his purpose to be candi
date for sheriff four years hence, at
a time when Linus Meredith who has
| Just won the nomination will have
completed the term he will be elected
to next November. When the de-
feated candidate without hesitancy
gives his endorsement to the victor
and his party in spite of his own re-
verses, he has won more friends and
more votes than a year Of campaign
ing in the usual way could bring
him. &at : i IS
There is a feeling among RepuBli-
cans generally throughout the coun-
ty that it would be advisable to hold
the primary at later date than Feb
ruary. Past experience has shown
that the coolest weather and the
deepest SHOWS of the winter come in
this month as a rule and even
though fairly heavy vote is polled
the farmers are put to much trouble
in getting to the polls. The primary
of last Monday showed a big falling
off of the vote, due almost entirely
to the weather conditions. A good
many years ago Wayne county held
a primary election in August. 1t
was not a success in the way Of get
| ting out a full vote for the farmers
were in the midst of their work and
scores of them could not take the
time to 90 TO the polls. Though the
farmers are busy in the early spring,
also. it is the belief that a primary
held the last Monday in March or
the first Monday in April would meet
local conditions better than any 9TH
Ter time, Certainly the weather
could not be as bad as that which us
lually prevails in February and it is
!also reasonably certain that most of
the farmer vote would be polled. It
is not unlikely that the Republican
county committee two years hence,
will consider the advisability of
changing the time for the primary.
This evening the Republicans of
Richmond will meet in the several
wards for the purpose Of selecting
delegates and alternates to the Con-
gressional convention to be held at
Greenfield the latter part Of this
month and to the State convention to
be held at Indianapolis in April.
Though at present there is little in
terest being taken in these cmven-
tons. it is deemed likely that there
will be good sized crowds at Ill of
the ward meetings tonight.
. Earl Irwin, member of the lower
house of the Ohio General Assembly,
: from Preble county. was formerly
, connected with the New Paris Mir
ror, and was a protege of EDITOR
, Bloom. Irwin is showing that he is
, in the legislature to do things, and he
, has introduced several measures that
are already bringing him into the
lime light of publicity. One of his
bills prohibits the star chamber SEES
sions of city and town councils and
boards and another provides "that
proof of good faith and a retraction
shall be sufficient defense in a Grim
, inal libel as they are now in a civil
suit"