The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-23
One Will Be Issued by Chair
man Goodrich Soon Ar
engagements viii Be Made
For State Convention.
INTERNATIONAL BOOMS
STILL BEING LAUNCHED.
Menzies and ShiveIy Are the
Latest Democrats to Be
Mentioned Eleventh Dis
triCt Men After Candidate.

meeting Of the Republican state COM
mittee early in December will be Is
sued by Chairman Goodrich. Some Of
the preliminary arrangements will be
made then for the conventions to
elect district committeeman and for
the state convention. 1t is not likely
that there will be any change from
the program followed in former years
of holding the district conventions
during the first two weeks in January.
and the state convention before the
last of April. The state convention
this time will be much smaller than
the convention two years ago owing
to the reduced vote in the last GEN
eral election, when the Republican
plurality was but 81 900. There will
be one delegate for each 200 votes
cast for Fred A. Sims for secretary
of state, making a total Of about 1,45o.
The winning candidates, therefore.
will have to obtain in the neighbour
hood Of 740 delegates. In spite of the
fact that there are four candidates
for governor, 1t would be possible for
one of them to win on the first ballot
even if each had his own district
solid. Charles W. Miller of Goshen
will have about 120 delegates in the
Thirteenth district. James z. Wat
sons district VIII have about 1872 del
egates; former Attorney General Tay-
lor's district, 40, and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Miller's district, about IS. The
possibility of a deadlock Is not as
~ f1n o.-tx II org
seem to feel as there will be nearly
one thousand delegates in the districts
that will have no candidates for first
place on the ticket. None OF the de-
tails for the state convention have
yet been considered. but the first day
will be devoted to the appointment OF
the committees and the delivery of
the keynote speech. Up to this time
no one has been mentioned as the Or
ator of the occasion. On the first day
of the convention 1t is likely that the
elegates- at-large to the national con-
venticn will be elected and strong
resolution adopted endorsing the can
didacy of Vice President Fairbanks
for president. 1t is the understand
ivy now that the delegates t-large
will be Senators Beveridge, Hemen-
way. Governor Hanly and Chairman
Goodrich 1t has been the custom of
the Republicans for many years to
elect the two senators, the governor
and the state chairman for these posi-
lions and there will be no deviation
at this time. The Nominations for
governor and other places on the
ticket will be made on the following
day. The district conventions will
name several new members OF the
state committee. The old members
who are expected to be reelected ar
Phelps Darby Of the First district:
Joe Barr Of the Second; Joe Throop
of the Third. Dan Chaplin Of the Fifth:
Oliver Ensley Of the Seventh George
Dinwiddie of the Ninth, and John
Norman Of the Thirteenth.
Democratic gubernatorial booms
have been launched for Maj. G. v.
Menzies Of Mt. Vernon and Benz. F.
Shively of South Bend The Menzies
affair is a straightout proposition that
he will make the race. Shively's is
the work Of Bryan enthusiasts who
first followed the South Bend man
in the exciting campaign Of 1895 when
he was the Democratic nominee for
governor. One of Maj. Menzies's clos
est friends is authority for the state
ment that the major has been looking
over the political field with a good
deal of care of late and that he has
made up his mind to dip his oars
when the proper time comes. Benja
min F. Shively's boom appears TO
have been sprung by some Of the
original" Bryan men who fought side
by side with him in 1895. Several
local Democrats are saying that they
have II from reliable sources that Mr.
Shively's name will be placed before
the state convention. He would prob.
ably not make an aggressive fight
they said, but would assume recep-
tive attitude and depend upon his
strong hold on the Democratic masses
and his record to win him the nomina
ton. Thomas r. Marshall Of Column
bia City, who Is willing to be the Dem.
ocratic nominee for governor next
year, was prevented At the Bryan ban
quet at Lafayette from delivering the
speech he had prepared on rs the
Democratic party an Old Fogy Par
ty?" through the Impotence of the
crowd to hear Bryan. but he has
gained his point by having 1t printed
and is ready to send it to any one
who wants to read it, This is only
one example of Mr.. Marshall's hust'
ling qualities. Whereas he used to be
too busy to make very many speeches
he is now accepting about every invi-
tation that comes his way.
Eleventh district Republicans are
now casting about for a candidate for
district chairman. J. Wood Wilson.
= we'll known Marion capitalist, has
been mentioned, but he has refused