The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-23
Senators. Congressman. and
Governor of Indiana Write
Local Club of Its Stand on
Momentous Questions.
SENATOR BEVERIOGE is
FAVORABLY IMPRESSED.
Says Local Clubs Resolutions
On Hepburn Were CIearest
And Most Able He Has Ever
Encountered.

Secretary Edgar NJ. Haas of the Rich
mOnd Commercial club, has received
from prominent Indiana public Off
cials. numerous communications as a
result of the club passing resolutions
approving the action of President
Roosevelt calling a conference of the
best known public men in the country
to consider plans for developing the
natural resources of the country. con
demning the passage of the AldriCh
emergency currency bill and partially
approving and partially Condemning
the passage of the Hepburn trust bill.
In acknowledging the receipt of the
copy of the resolution approving of the
conference, President Roosevelt has
called, Governor J. Frank Hanly states
Il beg to advise you that it is my in
tentiOn to attend the conference called
| by the president TO consider thN Ques-
tiOn of the conservation of the nation 5
natural resources. and to appoint three
delegates to represent the state at such
conference, and | shall gladly join in
urging the conference to make all APP
propriate measures to accomplish the
end suggested"
Congressman James + Watson. com
menting on the action of the CONNER
| Cial club on the conference called by
| the president, states: Il am in favor of
! the conference called by the president
on the 18th, l4th and 10Th, and am
! helping waterway propositions at this
! time Speaking of the Aldrich bill
! Congressman Watson states: Il am Op
posed to the Aldrich bill as it now is
and which will never become a law in
! that shape
On the same resolution referred to
Senator Albert J. Beveridge writes: 81
am heartily in sympathy with this
great movement. and shall do whatever
is in my power to bring about the
ends which it proposes.
In regards to the resolution of the
Commercial club on the Hepburn bill
Senator Beveridge writes: Thank yOl
for you letter of April 18th, | shall
give it the most painstaking considera
tion. May | say that the report of tn,
committee is one of the clearest anC
ablest presentations that | have eve
seen on any question Who drew it =
Relative to the action of the Com
mercial club on the Hepburn bill, Sen
atOr James A. Hemenway writes: ''
note that your committee h2S gone int
the matter thoroughly and | am YER
glad to have their views as TO the meI
its of this measure. shall take thi
matter up at my earliest convenience
. and YOU may assure the members O
your club that their views will hav
my earnest consideration"
In regards to The resolution adOpte
by the Commercial club on the A
drich bill. Senator Beveridge writes
Il voted for this bill upon an agree
ment as to a legislative program an
under protest, after some of the wors
features had been eliminated How
ever there is no danger of il passing
and | think that you can rest easy o
that score. | wish you had write
me earlier. Please consider that le
ters from the Richmond COmmerCii
club on any legislation are not Onl
\ welcome huf invited :"