The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-03
INDIANA TO RING
WITH 0RATORY
Both Parties Will Turn Loose
The Biggest Men in Their
Ranks This Fall.
REPUBLICANS GOOD LIST,
DISTINGUISHED STATESMEN WILL
BE SENT TO INDIANA AND THIS
PARTY SEEMS TO HAVE BET
TER OF ARGUMENT.

Indianapolis, aug o.-->o uSAii4ltO
arrangements have been made by eth
er side for the speaking campaign
VIII Hayes of Sullivan, Ind, has been
working on Congressman James f.
Watson's itinerary for the last month,
but he won't have 1t completed before
the campaign opens.
Watson has made so speeches dur
ing the last month and half, and it
is the plan of the committee to have
him speak at least once in every
county before election day. No ar
rangement has been made as to when
and where he shall deliver his key
note address. Reports received at the
headquarters indicate that he is ad-
dressing unusually large meetings for
midsummer. At the democratic head
quarters it is said that Marshall is al
so addressing large crowds.
Hon. John L. Griffiths, consul gen.
eral to London, is expected to return
to Indiana within the next few weeks,
to remain until after election. He is
a popular campaigner and a great
| drawing card on the republican side
Many requests have been received fol
speeches by him.
Senator Beveridge is spending his
summer vacation in the East. but II
is the understanding that he will re
turn to indianapolis about the middle
Of September to make a tour of the
state. Senator Hemenway Is coming
here this week to establish headquar
ters and he will visit nearly every
county during the next three months
Congressman Charles Berry Landis
of the Ninth district. whose time ha!
been consumed largely by the nationa
congressnal campaign committee dur
ing the last 10 years, says that he will
district. His constituents believe the.
have a hard fight ahead and the,
want him to remain at home. TIL,
state committee regards him as one o
the most effective campaigners rs In In
diana.
Speaker Cannon has promise,
Chairman Goodrich to come to Ind
ana for week in September or Oc
tober. He will be booked for 81:
speeches at points where the republ
cans can arrange for immense rallies
Leslie M. Shaw, ex-secretary of tn
treasury department, who is very poI
ular as a campaigner in Indiana, ha
notified the committee that he will
make several speeches in this state
Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, has writ
ten that he will set aside few day
for Indiana. Chairman Hayes has re
? ceived word from other speakers @
, national reputation that they wi
come to Indiana in September an
October. All of the local spellbint
ers are being appealed to for help, a
the republicans intend to hold NEE
: ings in every locality.
5 The chances are that Governo
. Hughes, of New York. will come to Ii
, diana for one or two speeches.
t partial promise has been obtaine
: from Chairman Hitchcock. of the Ma
) ional committee, that Governc
t Hughes shall be assigned to Indian;
He opens the campaign for the repul
4 licans of Ohio and arrangements ma
J. be made for him to come to Indian
: at that time.
r Chairman Jackson for the DEM
S Gratis says that he understands tia
: the only speech Bryan will make |
s Indiana will be at the notification {
e John w. Kern of his nomination fc
t the e-presidency. He may, howeve
t speak at Evansville II he can spar
o the time. Senator Gore, Of Oklahom
e and other well known campaigner
y have promised Jackson to devote SON
!, Of their time to Indiana.
k Jackson says that Kern probabI
n will make a number of speeches
It his own state, although the organic
t ton here will not attempt to dra
l. heavily upon him, realizing that the,
d will be large demands for him els
= where.