The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-31
Enemies of the President Re.
sponslbIe for Beveridge Not
Being Chosen Temporary
Chairman.
MATTER RESULTS IN
TAUNTS AT SENATOR.
He Felt Sure That He Would
Be Selected for the High
Position in National Con-
vention at Chicago.
Especial correspondenee.)

Indianapolis, May 30.-Se nator Bev-
| eridge is being made the butt of many
quiet taunt by politicians here and
| over the state. Although the Bever-
idge admirers will tell you that he
never felt at all sure of being made
temporary chairman of the Chicago
convention. IL is fact that the junior
| senator had received the promise of
the honor direct from the throne"
| which means that President Roose-
welt favored his selection. The presi-
dent, it is understood, even went so
far as TO send letter to Chairman
Harry New, of the national republican
committee, asking him to use his in
| fluence toward the selection of Bev-
eridge for temporary chairman of the
convention. The matter actually went
| so far that Beveridge prepared the
| draft of his speech and submitted 1t
| TO the president. OF course, the
| speech was a distinct boost for Roose-
veltian policies and when the facts
got out, the anti-Taft supporters saw
! that something must be done. Bev-
eridge had gone so far with his pro-
gram as to notify the members of the
Indiana delegation that he could not
act as their chairman because he
would be the presiding officer of the
| convention. 1t seemed cruel to disil-
lusioniZe the young senator. but IL was
done when Senator Burrows was an
nounced for the place, and that's why
the Fairbanks folks are laughing. Be
ing afraid that the exaltation of Roose-
welt in a speech such as Beveridge
would make might stampede the con-
vention to the president in case Taft
fell short, IL was necessary to muzzle
the Roosevelt mouth piece, and that
is what was done to Beveridge. Sad.
to be true, but il simply serves furth-
er to demonstrate the friction that ex-
is between Roosevelt and that fac
ton of the national committee which
is against Taft. IL remains to be
seen whether the game will work out.
In the meantime Senator Beveridge is
sore all over and the Fairbanks sup
porters are Just laughin,'" The fun
will do no harm.
Supporters Worried.
The way in which the Fairbanks
organs over the country have come
back with the assertion that il is first
place or nothing for the tall one,
shows that the recent attempt to side
track him to second place on the tic
ket worried his supporters. What
shall we do with our vice-president?"
is not yet timely subject for specu-
latiOn. the friends of Fairbanks as
sert, and they add that II was part OF
the game TO flood the country with.
second place talk. Be it known that
such talk is not authorized, and that
Fairbanks will be ''on the world" SO
10 speak, If he does not land the real
plum-the presidential nomination.
Robbed Right and Left
AS a sample of the fast life" that
Marion county has been living. the
county auditor has just placed before
the county council figures to show
that the county must slow up 100000
a year If 1t Is to keep within its rev.
enue from taxes. With the uncover
ing of graft scandals on every side,
in county affairs, the taxpayers have
been brought TO a realization of the
fact that they have been robbed ruth
lessly right and left. The experts now
at work on the county books have
scarcely inserted the probe anywhere
without finding crookedness. II has
been one stupendous graft game for
years past, and there is no telling
when the bottom will be reached.
Tip Still a Mystery.
The tipping off of the intended rail
on gambling dens at French Lick and
West Baden remains a mystery.
Statements are made with much posi-
tiveness that the tip come from In
dianapolis, Jld with as much positive
ness that it came from Paor. where
the search warrants were issued on
behalf of the attorney general. An
investigation is under way and every
effort is being made 10 get at the
facts. The plans for the raid, so well
laid, turned out 10 be such 'fiZzle"
that the attorney general and govsr-
nors office are exasperated-
. Vile Conditions.
1t is not unlikely that the expos
= ures of conditions in the Marion coun-
; ~ jail will awaken the state board OF
charities and corrections TO action. A
prisoner just released from the Jail af-
ter a term of nine months has made
public a shocking story OF his treat
3 ment and the treatment of other pris-
oners. His story, published To the ex-
tent of two columns. accuses Sheriff
, Clay of figuring only On the money he
could get out of the office, principally