The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-14
District Chairmen Report Sit
uation improves for
Republicans.
HOLD A STATE MEETING.
SHOWN THAT SALOON MEN ARE
USING EVERY KNOWN MEANS
TO INFLUENCE VOTES AGAINST
REPUBLICAN PARTY.

indianapolis, Oct 14.-That the sit
uation throughout Indiana is much i'm
proved from a republican standpoint
was the general opinion of district
chairmen, who reported conditions in
their districts yesterday to the repub-
lican state committee in session at
the Claypool hotel. After the meeting
State Chairman James P. Goodrich,
Acting Chairman Fred Sims, Secre-
tary Carl Riddick, Vice Chairman
George Dinwiddie and various of the
committeeman and state candidates,
who we're also present, expressed
themselves as highly satisfied with
the progress the republican organiza-
ton has made and were confident that
both Taft and Watson would carry
Indiana by substantial majorities.
The meeting lasted several hours
and wa sattended not only by the
members of the committee and candi-
dates on the state ticket, but by the
members of the state executive COM
mittee as well. Most of the time was
taken up with reports submitted by
the district chairmen relative to con-
ditions in each county in their re-
spective districts. In each instance
the district chairman said that the
brewers and saloon men are leaving
no stone unturned to organize the
saloon patronage and the so-called
liberal element throughout the
state. 1t was declared that they are
endeavoring to line up every other
force possible and have themselves
refused to take the county local option
issue out of the campaign.
1t was shown also that the brewers
have been exaggerating and misrepre-
senting disaffection in the republican
ranks. In many instances where the
county chairman sent men to investi-
gate the reported disaffection the re-
port was found to be without founda-
ton. The saloon men, it was declared
are making their strongest fights in
the cities of Terre Haute, Evansville,
Muncie, FIT. Wayne, South Bend and
other places where the saloon ele-
ment is strong or where it is believed
there is chance to line up most of
the labor vote with the liquor inter
ests. 1t was declared, however, that
at Linton and other points in the min
ing districts the miners are standing
by the action of their delegates at the
convention of the Indiana State FEEDER
alton of Labor held recently at Vim
cennes, in which their delegates OPP
posed the adoption of the now famous
booze" resolution which allied organ
lied labor in this state with the liquor
interests of Indiana.
Held Meetings in Saloons.
District chairman said after the
Getting that the saloons in many dis
It's are holding meetings in their
looms, it being arranged that the ora
tor for the OCCASION should point during
the course of his address to the saloon
keeper the bartender and the porter
and urge upon the men assembled that
If Watson is elected the saloons will
close and each will be thrown out of
employment; that the breweries will be
closed and all of the brewery agents,
officials or employees of any character
will likewise be thrown out of en-
ployment; that the men whose rooms
are now rented for saloons will lose
through the closing of the saloons;
that men will be robbed of their right
to drink what they please, and that
property values everywhere will de-
crease. 1t was shown that wherever
possible ignoring Of the county local
option law is being taken advantage Of;
that saloon men are being pledged to
get five voters each to vote against
Watson and that special effort is be-