The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-18
Republican Newspaper Men
Of the Sixth Entertained at
New Castle Friday Evening
At Bundy Hotel.
NEED PRESS BUREAU;
is NO STATE PAPER.
Sentiment Is for Incorpora-
ton of High License Plank
in State PIatf0rm-R0OSe-
Welt Is Still Dominant.

Republican editors of the Sixth dis
trict were entertained Friday evening
at the Bundy House, in New Castle.
Following a splendid dinner, the meet
ing was called to order by William III.
Elliott. of the New Castle Courier, who,
after few remarks, introduced George
B. Lockwood publisher of the Marion
republican press bureau in this state.
as the first speaker. Mr.. Lockwood
dealt chiefly with the origin and need
of the press bureau. He stated it
had originated for the purpose of
placing republican news before the re-
publican editors of indiana, as the
state, at present. unfortunately is
without a state republican newspaper.
Mr.. Lockwood furthermore, called at
tention to the necessity of the district
meetings as means through which
the sentiments and wishes of the peo-
pie could be learned, from the express
sions of the editors. Mr.. Lockwood
was followed by James p. Goodrich.
republican state chairman. who. after
a few introductory remarks, declared
he was not there so much to talk as
to listen, and expressed a desire to
hear the opinions of the editors.
For High License Law.
After Mr. Goodrich had finished the
various editors spoke of conditions in
their localities, the satisfaction or dis
satisfaction of the people with the last
general assembly. and the attitude CT
the people on local, state and national
affairs. 1t was generally agreed
among the editors that on the whole
the people were satisfied with the last
general assembly and that the only
dissatisfaction apparent was over its
failure to pass the high license law.
Every editor agreed that the high IL
cense law ought by all means to be in
corporated in the next republican state
platform, and it was suggested that
steps be taken to defeat the candidacy
of any representative to the last as
sembly who had voted against high Ii
cense, and who showed disposition
TO run for office again.
Conditions Improving.
Locally, the editors declared that
conditions were becoming better as
compared to those that existed last fall
in several counties. Last fall several
republican counties showed the effects
of factional fights within the party,
and there was a falling off in the re-
publican vote. AS one editor observ-
ed. this disposition for factional fight
ing within the party had appeared be-
fore and generally at a time when the
party was very strong. and was caused
more by local differences than by ma
tional. As a contrast to the falling
off of republican votes in strong re-
publican counties. one editor, who
comes from a strong democratic coun
ty, stated that his county six and eight
years ago generally turned up demo-
cratic majority of from 1,500 to 1,S00,
and that at the election last fall the
democratic majority had been reduced
to but 347. 90 less than it had been in
1901. the landslide year for President
Roosevelt This same condition of
republican gains was observed also in
other democratic counties of the dis
trict.
Roosevelt Still Dominant.
Nationally. the editors agreed that
Theodore Roosevelt is still the domi |
nant figure with the people. Editors
from democratic counties stated that
democrats as well as republicans were
for Roosevelt. if he would accept an
other term. His policy of the big
stick has won the people. and if Presi- |
dent Roosevelt absolutely refuses 10
accept another nomination they want /
some man of the Roosevelt type. whom I
they can trust TO carry on his policy I
faithfully Several OF the counties. ac- I
cording TO their editors. were showing /
considerable feeling for Mr. Taft. in |
duced. it was felt by the presidents /
confidence in him. On affairs of ma
tional moment. it was felt that the /
people were somewhat divided, due |
probably TO the locality in which they
lived For example several counties I
in the district are very strongly for /
tariff revision. and others are paying
no attention to it. The sentiment for /
tariff revision seems TO be chiefly in /
those counties containing cities in 1
which large manufacturing interests
are located 1t was the concensuS OF /
opinion. however. that the national /
platform of 1908 ought To contain u +
plank calling for tariff revision and /
that the man to stand on that platform /
for election as president ought TO be a /
man whom the people could trust 10 /
Carry out the party promises.