The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-07
No APOLOGY WILL
Be MADE FOULKE,
IT NOW APPEARS
Mayor SchiIIinger Is of the
Opinion That No Action of
This Kind Is Due in Regard
To the Home Coming.
REGRET is EXPRESSED
OVER WHOLE AFFAIR.
Board of Commercial Club Has
Taken No Action on Matter
---Visitors Still Insist Were
Properly Treated.

Mayor Schillinger has refused to
apologize to William Dudley Foulke,
because the latter was asked to act as
presiding officer at the Homecoming
picnic of Indianapolis people who were
former residents of this city, which
event Mr.. Foulke firmly believes to
have been a fiasco of the worst kind.
Mayor Schillinger, by Mr. Foulke the
mayor informed Mr. Foullxe in plain
language that he had never asked him
to preside at the homecoming event,
and if he had asked him there would
be no grounds for making an apology.
Mayor Schillinger regrets that the
Foulke controversy has become public
and is very reticent about making any
statements-in fact he SHES every time
he sees a reporter. However, the may
of intimates that in his opinion Mr..
Foulke is now wasting much superflu
Gus energy. not to mention ink, over
nothing.
After the homecoming picnic Mr..
Foulke wrote a. personal letter to May
or Schillinger. He also wrote personal
letters to members of the local COM
mittee. who had the affair in charge,
stating that he thought the Indianapo-
lis guests had been most rudely treat
ed and that everything had proven a
flat failure. Mr.. Foulke suggested
that the mayor and other members of
the committee make a statement ex-
planning the alleged fiasco.
Was No Explanation.
No explanation from them was
forthcoming, SO Mr.. Fou1ke decided to
resign from the Commercial club,
which organization he believed to have
been guilty of Indifference and inhos-
pitality to the indianapolis guests. He
prepared letter of resignation to
President John F. Mccarthy. copies of
which he sent to Mayor Schillinger and
other members of the reception COM
mittee This letter will be sent to
Mr.. Mccarthy Monday. In it Mr..
Foulke makes a formal demand for an
apology to himself and the Indianapo
lis visitors The latter refuse to ac-
cept an apology, as they state there is
no apology due them, therefore the
field has narrowed down to Mr..
Foulke Whether or not his injured
feelings shall be soothed will be decid-
ed later by the club. A week ago Mr..
Foulke appeared before the executive
board of the club and demanded that
an apology and explanation be made
him. No action at that time or since
has been taken by the board.
Trip Was a Success.
In the meantime the Foulke contro-
versy has spread to the four corners
of the capital city and has caused |
much interest and amusement among
the .'home comers," who have given |
out the following statement:
Indianapolis ''home-goers' declare
themselves to be absolutely sincere in
stating that their trip home" was a
huge success and entirely devoid of
anything that might be construed into
discourtesy. On the return trip the
party authorized one of its members. /
who had been acting as secretary, to
write the Richmond committee and
also the Richmond papers thanking
the Commercial club, its reception |
committee and the citizens generally I
for the splendid entertainment that /
had been provided and the royal well
come that was accorded. The 'home /
comers'' knew nothing of dissension I
until their attention was called to pub /
iished articles. They insist that some /
misunderstanding must exist
All Richmond was decorated in I
honor of the "exiles" return. Mer- |
chants and citizens had Wed with one /
another in displaying flags and bunt- /
ing The unusual preparations made I
for their welcome made the home 1
goers" truly grateful. Expressions of
appreciation were made and repeated +
time and again.
The secretary states no thought had +
been given to the Richmond folks fur
nishing dinner. This is a point about I
which misunderstanding undoubtedly /
exists. as statements have been made 1
that the Richmond committee failed 4
to furnish dinner The home goers' /
made arrangements for their lunch I
long in advance, and the cost was in /
Guided in the original expenses along /
with those of transportation. printing. /
etc. The Indianapolis folks are un-
able to understand the difficulty mas
much. as they say. they We're royalty
welcomed and royalty entertained by /
their former felIow-citizens