The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-25
Petition Prepared in Eighth
District Will Be For
Warded to Him.
CROMER is OBJECTED TO.
SEVERE ARRANGEMENT OF THE
PLANS THAT ARE BEING FOL.
LOWED TO BOOST THE VICE
PRESIDENTS CANDIDACY.

Muncie. Ind, March a5-The meth
DDS of the Fairbanks managers 10 Sc
cure undisputed control of the state
organization, with view possibly of
crushing opposition To the vice presi-
dents ambition TO succeed President
Roosevelt. are raising storm of pro-
test in many sections of the state. and
especially in the eighth congressional
district. Knowing the value OF the
services of George w. Cromer, late
congressman from that district. as an
organizer, the Fairbanks men appar-
entity have selected him to manage the
preliminary campaign for control of
the organization.
So intense has the feeling become
that petitions are being circulated and
signed throughout the district. virtual
ly asking the vice president TO call OFT
his minions. Among those who have
affixed their signatures are many who
fought Cromer in the late campaign
and succeeded in defeating him in a
district normally republican.
The petitioners make no threats
against the vice president. but simply
ask him to change his methods.
Wnat the PetittOn Says.
The petition, to which. il is believed
5000 to 1000 names will be attached
before it is forwarded to the vice pres
1dent, says in part:
Noting a very preceptible tendency
of the Indiana newspapers, whose pol
icies are under your direction. to con-
tlnue to perpetuate strife in the eighth
congressional district, an inclination
10 continue tenaciously to hold onto
George w. Cromer, late congressman.
despite the fact that the people of this
district have said emphatically that
they are done with him, thus keeping
before the best republicans of the dis
trict name that CRATES on their right
eous sensibilities, and, understanding
that you wish to be considered as a
presidential quantity in the coming
national republican convention. and
assuming that in such a race you wish
the support of all the republicans of
Indiana, and not divided party. we.
the undersigned republicans of the
eighth district. have thought it fit to
address this memorial to you
The policy pursued by the Indiana
polls News. indianapolis Star. the
Muncie Star and Terre Haute Star is
offensive to every republican in Tndi-
ana who does not now or who has not
in the past shown the most complete
sympathy with the present state or
or its methods One day
1t is an open attack on some good re-
publican who has seen fit to oppose
the aspirations of Mr. Cromer. the
next day 1T is yelled attempt to
create sentiment against Senator
Beveridge, who We feel sure has the
cordial support of his full share of
hoosier republicans. Another time il
is rap at Harry S. New or some 9TH
er republican whose loyalty to party
principles has never been questioned.
All of this, of course, as you will
doubtless see, cannot be taken other
wise than as Il desire of one faction
to rise to prominence at the expense
of the other
The effusions of Washington CORES
pondents show evidence of being writ
ten after a careful comparison of notes
and this arrangements is one which is
apparent to every signer of this peti-
ton. 1t become noticeable Immediate
ly after that historic conference in
year ago between your
self. Delavan Smith of the News. A.
A. Mccormick of the Star. Joseph B.
Healing, A. Tobias Hert. Harry C..
Starr, James p. Goodrich and num-