The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-10
KonW That There Is Little or
No Chance for the Indiana
ian to Secure Big Nomi-
nation.
VICE PRESIDENT Is AT
INDIANAPOLIS HOME.
He Is Keeping Close Tab on
Affairs as They Are Tran
spring in Chicago-Negroes
Resent Pleas.
Especial CorrespondenCeD

Indianapolis, June Ex-senator Rev
eridge is furnishing more laughs just
now than any politician at the state
capital Following his assertion. in a
published interview-that he would
not go TO Chicago until Saturday Of
this week unless Vice President Fair
banks considered his presence there
necessary. comes the declaration that
the yiCe-n president does not particular
ly care for his presence there at any
time, so far as assisting the tall one
from Indiana is concerned. In short.
Beveridge is out of touch with the
Fairbanks machine.
AS a matter of fact. the Fairbanks
supporters see no hope for their fav
Orite, no matter who goes to Chicago,
and they are settling themselves to
accept Taft This will not be done
without a righteous howl, but just
watch them get in line as soon as the
big war secretary is nominated.
Fairbanks Keeping Tab.
Vice President Fairbanks. from his
eye on the convention preliminaries
at Chicago. He is frequently in con-
neCtiCn with his Chicago headquart-
ers by long distance telephone, al
though 1t is given out that the conduct
of the fight for his nomination is be-
ing left entirely to the judgment of
those on the ground. The vice presi-
dent comes down town every day. and
is held up every few rods by old ac
Quaintances who desire to shake his
hand and wish him we'll Mrs. Fair
banks has swung into the social life
Of the city's upper set and there is
scarcely a day that does not find her
figuring in some important function.
Especially is she active in the affairs
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, a patriotic organization in
which she has been prominent for
years Much has been said of Mrs
Fairbanks as an aid to her husband.
and it was figured that she would
prove something of a vOte-getter
should he be honOred with the presi-
utiftldl HOuHudllOu. Slc is well
known the country over and has done
much to keep her distinguished part
ner before the public eye.
Negroes do Not Sympathize.
1t has been asserted that the neg
rOes intend nominating a republican
ticket of their own liking in case Taft
is nominated, and to push along such
scheme, or alleged scheme, cOlored
leaders in Indianapolis have been urg-
ed to give expression to this intention
whenever and wherever the OppOrtun-
ity afforded itself. But the Fairbanks
people went too far when they sug-
gested to some Of the local CoIOred
leaders that the fight on Taft be car
rled to the pulpits OF the COlOred
churches Of the city. The suggestion
met with sharp resentment, and the
answer was given that the pulpit was
no place TO whip out political Quarrels
AS result, not cOlOred minister of
the city has given expression from the
pulpit, or in any other way so far as
known, to the least dissatisfaction Ov-
er the situation at Chicago, and there
is nothing on the surface, at least. to
indicate that the COlored voters of In
dianapOlis have the least svmnathv
with the plan to bolt the ticket in case
Taft should win the nomination.