The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-19
LITTLE SORROW IN
FAIRBANKS CAMP
Leaders Publicly Declare That
Hoosier State Will Go
Strong for Taft.
THE NOMINEE is PRAISED.
MANY INDIANA REPUBLICANS
SEEM TO BE PLEASED WITH
WORK OF THE HISTORY MAX.
ING CONVENTION.

chicago, ILL.,, June 19.-"Big CHER
Healing and other Indiana leaders are
elated over the fact that their delega-
ton stuck together, and that Fair
banks was the only candidate who re-
ceived the solid vote of his own state.
Some of the Indiana leaders express
cd themselves as follows:
Captain Harry New, National Chair
man: THE expected has happened
Secretary Taft has been nominated.
He will be elected. 1t is folly to say
that any man who received TOP of the
979 votes has received such majority
against the wishes of the people. He
was nominated because great major
ity of the people favored his nomina-
ton. No man nominated for president
in the history of either party has been
better qualified or more conspicuously
fit for the office than Mr.. Taft. l do
not mean to say that we will have an
other Roosevelt campaign like that of
1904, as l am not unmindful of the
fact that hard, diligent work will be
required in the coming fight Mr..
Taft, however, has kept up with the
progress of events and is fitted for the
work ahead
Auditor of State Billheimer: Taft
will make good candidate in Indiana
because the people know that Roose-
welt Endorsed him, and because the
large interests know that he is safe
and sane
Merrill Moores, former deputy at
torney general: II regret that Fair
banks couldn't win, but Taft will be
elected. The people in Indiana are
for him."
Edward Fitzpatrick, clerk of Indiana
Supreme court: Il am convinced that
the delegates and the people have I'M
bounded confidence in the wisdom and
integrity of the administration. Taft
will be strong in Indiana"
NOnc bcutCT equipped.
Congressman Charles B. Lands:
"There is no better equipped man in
the United States for president than
Mr.. Taft. He has the common sense,
the experience and the philosophy to
make campaign that will elect him
and to give the country an administra-
ton that will be thoroughly American.
Mckinley sought him out when he had
grave problem to soeve. Taft led
In their solution, and he never made a
mistake. Roosevelt gave him the same
line of work, and the results were sat
isfactory. The fact that the president
so commended him to the people rem
dered his nomination a foregone con-
clusion. l had hoped that Fairbanks
would be nominated. and / still be-
lieve the day will come when he will
be named to head the ticket am
sure, however, that Taft will carry In
diana and will be elected by a large
majority"
Congressman Jesse Overstreet: Next
to Fairbanks, considered Taft the
strongest candidate. He is splendidly
equipped by education and experience
to discharge the high duties of the Of
flee of president. He will grow in ia
vor as the people begin to understand
his personality and attachments. He
is big man, big-hearted, and | am
satisfied that he will be loyal and
faithful and will give good admins
tration."
William L. Taylor. former attorney
general: Il think the people of Indiana
will be very we'll satisfied with the
nomination of Taft. They wanted
Fairbanks. but Taft will be a strong
candidate and will carry the state"
James P. Goodrich, chairman of the
republican state committee in Indiana
Personally I would have been very
much gratified to have seen Mr. Fair,
banks nominated. l did all could to
bring about that result. The conven-
tion has decreed otherwise, and l bow
to the decision of the majority. The
secretary of war is a well tried public
servant, and has never failed to meet
demands of the occasion. He is essen.
TALLY strong in all of the elements OF
manhood and is thorough American
of the highest type; is a republican in
whom there is no guile; is in full sym
pathy with the progressive element OF
his party. and ought to be acceptable
to the great body of American people
He will carry Indiana and have nc
doubt about his election