The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-20
From North to South and East
To West, the Many Districts
Are Ringing With the Pleas
Of Candidates.
POLITICIANS WORKING
IN BOTH RANKS.
Great Game Is Being Played
With All the Skill Character
ling Crafty ManipuIators-
State Briefs.

diana has given opportunities to every
love and affection for the dear people.
to emit steam Some of the men in
both political parties, claim that they
are the only real logical candidates for
office and their selection will be a god
send to the party and any other choice
will be a mistake. Instead of opening
the steam valve and letting loose a
great quantity of waste energy, other
seekers of public favor have cut the
whistle cord and their schreeches are
running all opposition i'll the neighbOr-
hood to its burrows.
There is the gum shoe class that is
stalking about the state with a smile
and glad hand for everyone, a word of
advice whispered in confidential
manner, a slap on the back and hearty
I'll count on you, all right, old man
and then he is Off to treat the next man
the same way.
Blue for RaIston.
Over in Hancock county things look
blue for S. NJ. RalstOn, who is charged
with being the candidate for governor
backed by the machine and democratic
state committee. He will have no
delegates from what formerly has been
known as the good old democratic
county of Hancock" His project OF
local option by wards and townships
Will not secure much endorsement.
The democrats of that county do not
see well through Ralston spectacles
and they do not care for interference
be made more efficient
The democrats of Hancock county
have, since the first Of the year. re-
ceived two object lessons as to what
the beer and saloon interests will do
in politics. and they are insisting that
no kind of temperance law be made
tnat will give the liquor interests a
chance to override the real will of the
people. They believe here in the old
fashioned doctrine that the majority
rules-nOt the majority Of the republi-
cans or the democrats or the prohibit
tionists-but the whole people.
Republican Has Chance.
Columbus. Ind, March 2O.-There is
a growing belief among the republi-
cans in this part of the Fourth con-
gressional district that a republican
will have a pretty good chance to be
elected to congress this fall.
The Fourth district has always been
so heavily democratic that it was a
hard matter to find man to run for
congress on the republican ticket. Gen
orally some one who was willing 10
make the sacrifice was drafter into the
race, and he would make few speech
es, visit the various counties. and then
philosophically accept his defeat This
year the dissensien in the ranks of the
democratic party makes things look
good to many republicans and num-
Der of congressional candidates are eX-
pected TO come out Of the woods in a
short time.
Adair Plays Good Game.
Muncie. Ind, March oO.-The one
thing that may unite the republicans
of the Eighth district and cause them
to support the man who is nominated
at the congressional convention in An
derson is the knowledge that Con
gresham J. A. NJ. Adair is by far the
strongest congressman that the district
has had in many years.
1t is shrewdly conjectured that Adair
is playing the best kind of politics by
pretending not to play any and by pos
ing as Roosevelt Democrat" what
ever that is, but there is no doubt of
his hold on a large percentage OF the
republicans in district that is nor
mally about 7.G0n republican.
Kuhn Is Third Choice.
Evansville. Ind, March 20.-The
democrats of Vanderburg county have
selected thirty delegates to the state
convention at Indianapolis The del
egates were not instructed. After the
delegates arrive at Indianapolis next
week they will caucus and decide to
cast the solid vote for some candidate
for governor, Senator L. Ert Slack is
believed 10 be the favorite of the dele
cation. with Samuel Ralston second
and the Rev, Thomas Kuhn third.
Foster Was Renominated.
Princeton. Ind. March 20-Republi-
cans of the First district. in conyen.
tion here. renominated John H. Foster
as a candidate for congress. There
was no opposition candidate. and the
choice was by acclamation.
To sidetrack Shivety.
South Bend. Ind. March no.-PoIitf-
clans here profess to see an ATTEMPT 10