The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-07
ALL Want BRYAN
FOR A SPEAKER
Indiana Democrats United in
Calling for the ''Peer-
less One"
FINANCES TROUBLESOME
WILL COST $1,000 OR MORE TO
PULL THE BRYAN SPECIAL
THROUGH INDIANA ON THE
BRIEF TRIP.
FINANCES TROUBLESOME
Publishers PressJ

Indianapolis, Oct. 6.-Hugh Daugh-
erty will be the chairman of the Bry-
an meeting at the West Washington
street baseball park on the evening of
October %. This was announced to-
day by Nelson ]. Hyde. chairman of
the speakers bureau Of the Demo-
cratic county committee. The Bryan
meeting will be the largest one held
by the Democrats in this county dur
ing the camgaign and this fact was ia
ken into consideration when the COM
mittee began casting about for
| chairman. Several men were suggest
ed but Daugherty was finally decided
on as being the most available man
for the job. He is president of the
Marion Trust company of this CITY,
and has been prominent in State poll
tics for many years.
The Democratic State committee is
still up in high atmosphere on the
matter of arranging a tour for Bryan.
Gilbert Hendren, chairman of the
speakers bureau at the State head
quarters is studying the map of Indi-
ana with more care and earneStneSS
than the map of Europe would be
studied by a man who wishes to see
everything on the other side of the
water for SO.
All Wish Bryan.
There are ninety two counties in
Indiana and it is safe to say that the
requests for speeches by Bryan have
averaged at least two to the county.
This makes nearly two hundred pla-
ces in the State that wish the com
moner during the three days that he
will be in Indiana. 1t will be out of
the question for him to make more
than thirty to forty speeches during
that time, including the little back
platform talks that he will give from
the train while it is standing at the
depots in towns through which he
passes. 1t would be beyond human
endurance for him to do more. And
yet there are five times that number
of places that wish to hear him.
Mr.. Henderson and State Chairman
OBrien are doing their best to ar
range a schedule that will satisfy the
greatest number of towns and the lar
gest amount of population during the
three days, but they are having the
Job of their lives to do this Naturally
there will be many disappointments
and likely some dissatisfaction with
whatever itinerary they may make up
for Bryan, but if those who will com
plain could only look in for a mo-
ment and watch the two men work
and sweat over the maps the sight
would dispel any thought of kick.
Financial Side Troublesome.
Not only is the matter of route a
hard proposition for the committee to
handle but there is also the financial
side to it that is proving troublesome.
The Bryan special train for the three
days tour of Indiana will cost some
thing like $4,000, and this sim is a
big one, in view of the financial condi-
tons that prevail in the present
Democratic campaign. 1t is under
stood that the towns along the route
will be asked to give their part to-
ward paying the expense of the trip
The Democrats are saying that the
Bryan tour is the thing that is wor
rying the Republicans. Bryan will be
in Indiana October %, % and "a, and
the Democrats are pointing to the
fact that tie Republicans will throw
into Indian during the ten days fol-
lowing thai time Vice-President Fair
banks, Coz ernor Hanly, Senator Hem
enway, SENATOR Beveridge, John L.
Griffiths and many other big speak
ers who will stump the entire state.
The Democrats are expecting that
when tho. route for the special train
that viii carry the Vice-Pre sident
over the. State is announced, it will
show that it is to visit a good many
of the towns in which Bryan will
have made speeches.