The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-21
Republican Leader Differs
From Bryan Who Has An
nounced Time He Will Spend
In H0oSier State.
WAYNE COUNTY BIRTHS
BEYOND THE AVERAGE.
mo Seats Will Be Reserved for
Bryan's Indianapolis Ad-
dress-Is Corn Crop Poor
Or Are Gamers BIuffing?
Special Correspondence.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. a21.-The
subcommittee of the republican state
committee which has in charge the Sc
lection and assignment of speakers
for the coming campaign is not yet
ready to make any announcements.
There has been a pressing demand to
hear Taft, but 1t Is understood that he
is not yet prepared to say when he can
come to Indiana nor how many
speeches he will make. The nominees
failure or inability to fix upon dates
for Indiana has held up the speaking
Hist, SO far as assignments are con-
cerned, as the republican managers
would prefer that Taft start the ball
rolling with a big meeting at Indian
apolis or some other large city of the
state Bryan has long since announced
Just what may be expected of him in
the way of speech making in Indiana.
and it is also known with practical
certainty where his speeches will be
made, but the republican nominee is
holding off for reasons of his own
Eprobably very good reasons, too. 1t
is promised. however, that there will
be definite announcement as to the
republican program not later than
September 10.
Wayne County an Exception.
DR.. ]. w. Hurry, secretary of the
state health board, after compiling
the birth records for the month of
June, gives it out that the rate for the
month was actually below the rate of
deaths per thousand of population. In
order to keep up the level of the popu-
lation, the birth rate should not be less
than twenty to the thousand popula-
ton, but only few counties of the
state made such a showing. One of
these was Wayne which shows twen-
ty-one births to the thousand for the
month.
Free-for-AII Scramble.
There are to be no reserved seats at
the Kern notification meeting to be
held at the Coliseum on the state fair
grounds next Tuesday This announce
ment has caused much criticism, as
fear Is expressed that there might be
dangerous crowding. 1t is going to
be first come, first served" and as
the Coliseum will accommodate some
thing like $4,000. it can readily be I'M
derstpod that there will be a crush
at the best. With the prospects OF
thousands of people lining up for ad
mission hours before the meeting be
gins, careful police regulations will
be necessary if the crowd is safely
handled. 1t will be a great opportun-
ity for crooks and pickpockets, and
there will be,a number of detectives
here from other cities to assist the 10
cal sleuths in spotting the bad ones.
Puzzle In Corn Crop.
There is something wrong with In
idiana's corn crop, according to re
ports made by Gamers, who are eithe1
badly frightened or rounding out :
scheme to boost prices. 1t seems tina
the early pack has been very unsatis
factory--so much so that it is said no
to amount to more than one-tenth tn,
average for this time of the season
Late corn, they say can never brin,
the average up to anything like tina
of last year. but the reports receive,
by the state statistician do not bea
out their fears. The acreage is large
than last year. the crops look decided
~ promising, and the yield, it is pre-
dicted, will be fully up to that of las
year. Whatever the situation may be
the trade has been informed by tn
packers that canned corn will be high
er than ever before. and some go s.
far as to accuse the packers of put
ting on the market only bare supply
holding up a large percentage of tn
pack for the purpose of manipulating
the market.