The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-04
NOT TO butt IN"
ON wayne PRIMARY
Asserted That Judge w. 0.
Barnard Will Keep His
Hands Off.
ALL RUMORS SET AT REST.
cHAs. M. CHRISTOPHER OF NEW
CASTLE, 1T is SAID, INTIMATED
CHANGE OF PROGRAM ON
JUDGE BARNARD'S PART.

Charles NJ. Christopher. eX-Sheriff
of Henry county, and a leading politi-
clan of New Castle. was in Richmond.
Tuesday visiting local politicians. 1t
is asserted that while Mr. Christopher
was here, he intimated that Judge w.
o. Barnard, candidate for the con-
gressional nomination from Henry
county, had changed his mind regard
ing the prospective primary in Wayne
county, and will not ask that his name
appear on the ticket
A week or two ago, word was sent
out from Hagerstown that Judge Bat
nard intended 70 have his name on the
Wayne county primary ballot in case
one was held to determine which Of
Wayne's candidates should have a SOL
id delegation at the district conven-
ton. 1t was felt in Richmond and
Wayne county that Judge Barnard
would do well to confine his efforts to
Henry county. and not butt in on
this county's candidates. This feeling
was rendered all the more intense, be-
cause the Hagerstown parties who
first gave out the word of Judge Bar
nards intention, also said that such ac-
ton on his part was more for effect
than anything else, as there was
little likelihood that the Henry county
candidate would carry off the hOnOrS
in Wayne county primary.
Confidently with the announcement
of Judge Barnard's intention. reports
were circulated that rather than have
the Henry county man on the Wayne
county primary ticket, the Wayne
county candidates would prefer that no
primary be held and the delegation
from Wayne be sent to the district
convention un-instructed. Incident
ally, it was said that it was for the pur-
pose of discouraging Wayne county's
candidates from holding primary,
that Judge Barnard announced his in
tention of applying for place on the
ticket. More or less credence was
placed in this Interpretation of Judge
Barnards intention, owing to the re-
markable coincidence of the first an
nouncement sent out from Hagerstown
being followed SO closely by the an
nouncement that no primary would be
held.
This further information that Judge
Barnard will not seek a place on the
primary ticket in Wayne county. will
therefore set at rest all rumors that a
primary will not be able to select the
| candidate for this county, giving such
candidate a solid delegation to the dis
trict convention. The primary will
probably be held some time in January.
Great satisfaction is expressed on all
sides, in regard to this as it is felt it
offers the only logical and fair way
in which the republicans of Richmond
and Wayne county can decide who
their choice for the nomination will
be. 1t is conceded that delegation
sent from this county to the district
convention divided in its choice among
Wayne county'S three candidates
would not do otherwise than greatly
weaken the chance for the nomination
coming to a man from Wayne. This
belief is strengthened by the recent
attempt on the part of Judge Barnard's
friends to defeat the primary idea, sc
that an un-instructed delegation would
be sent.