The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-15
Campbell Is Growing Stronger
While Henry County Candl-
date Is Taking Opposite
Course as Time Passes.
WOULD BARNARD BE BUTT
OF DISTRICT ENMITY?
Claimed That Present Feeling
Against Watson Would Sur
round Barnard as He Is a
Machine Man.

Indications point TO the coming
Sixth district congressional conVen-
ton as one that will fully equal the
recent convention held at Marion in
the Eleventh district, as regards the
fight that will be made to select the
man who will be the republican nom
inee of this district for congress. One
thing is certain, Judge Barnard OF
New Castle, who at the start of the
campaign for nomination was looked
to be feared by the rest of the can
didates, has lost strength steadily
during the past few weeks.
Barnard's Weakness.
Judge Barnard's growing weakness
is attributed by friends OF the various
other candidates to tho methods that
have been used in furthering his cam
paign. In Wayne county, Judge Barn
ard could be called anything but pop
ular and should he secure any dele
gates from here, it will be due wholly
to the influence of the state republi-
can machine This feeling against the
Henry county man is especially in
tense in Richmond. AS has been
stated before the various candidates
for delegates in the wards, report that
the chief question they are asked is
Are you for Barnard?" in tone of
voice that implies only to plainly that
delegates favoring the judge need not
expect much support. This, OF course,
applies only to Wayne county's sec
ond choice, if it becomes necessary
to make such a selection. Campbell S
supporters feel sure that the minister
stands an excellent chance of getting
the nomination owing to the high feel
ing against the Henry county man,
not only in this county but in practi-
cally every other county in the dis
trict.
Candidates Heritage.
The friends of one of the outside
candidates, who is regarded by some
as being one of the possibilities OF
beating Barnard, have raised a rather
interesting point in regard to Judge
Barnard's candidacy and it's effect up,
on the coming election. They state
that he. if nominated, would inhe rit
the bitterness that is felt in some
quarters against the present congress.
man, James f. Watson. by reason OF
the former being looked upon as the
favored one by the state republican
machine. They claim that since Judge
Barnards speech some weeks ago al
Cambridge City in which he defended
the state machine, the idea has gone
forth pretty generally over the dis
trict that he is too partial to the state
organization. Just how important a
part this feeling might play at the
coming election is shown when the
fact is recalled of the narrow margin
by which Mr.. Watson was reelected
at the last election.
Expect to Make Good.
The Campbell supporters expect tC
make much of this feeling against
Barnard at the coming election. They
claim that Campbell is the Logical
candidate to beat Barnard. They say
that the minister-politician will go in
TO the convention with the largest
delegation in the district at his bach
and a delegation that will stick te
him. OF this latter point they are
assured by his action in leaving the
selection of his delegates to the voters
OF every ward and township in the
county. thus avoiding any charge Of
favoring any faction to the exclusion
of any other. Campbell from the star,
will have "A delegates from Wayne
county in the convention. He is eS
pected TO gain practically all the dele
gates from Union and Fayette coun
ties when the break comes in those
counties from their local candidates
The reason for expecting Union an(
Fayette counties to rally to the SUD
port of the Wayne county man is or
account of their political relation:
with this county. Wayne and Unior
counties elect a joint senator and i
has been customary 10 allow first one
county TO have the honor of proyid
ing the senator and then the other
The same holds true in regard to the
joint representative elected by Wayne
and Fayette counties. Wayne coulc
easily hog" these offices all the time
We're she so inclined, as the majority
OF voters in either instance are il
this county. But Wayne has alway:
played square with her sister cOun
Ties and the Campbell supporters fee
tSlt this should have great cons der
alton N those counties and cause theiI
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