The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-01
Sixth District Congressional
Convention to Be Held at
SheIbyviIIe Next Wednes-
day.
WILL KUHN BE NEXT
CANDIDATE OF PARTY.
Some Speculation as to
Whether or Not the Local
Man Despite His RefusaIs
Will Be Placed on Ticket.

Who will be the democrats nominee
for congress in the Sixth district dur
ing the present campaign?
This is the question that is giving
the members of the party no little
worry at the present time and is Of
fering the republicans a wild field for
speculation. Neither democrats or re-
publicans have any idea who that man
will be, but it is limited that the Rev.
T II. Kuhn, notwithstanding his firm
statements at various times during the
past three months to the effect that he
was not and would not be a candidate
for the place, will be named. Although
the district convention will be held at
Shelbyville Wedne sday, Kuhn has not
announced himself for the position
and claims he will not.
Not Candidate.
When seen this morning the preach
er- politician stated. when asked If
he was a candidate for the position:
mo | am not a candidate nor have
been. Neither will l announce my
self before the convention"
IF you are unanimously chosen as
the standard bearer in the Sixth by
the convection. will you then consent
to make the race?" Kuhn was asked.
1t was here that the minister refus-
ed to speak. being noncommittai.
There was a reason for asking Mr..
Kuhn the last question, for it is limited
among the democrats of Wayne and
Henry counties that they will go to
Shelbyville and make an attempt to
stampede the convention for the local
man. Henry county has gone so far
as to instruct her delegates for him.
Everything is for Kuhn in that county
and it is claimed that in all other coun-
ties of the district the local man has
a large enough following among the
delegates to sweep everything before
him.
c. F. Northern and F. NJ. Alexander
Of Shelbyville are the active candl-
dates for the nomination. They how
ever have not travelled much over the
made very vigorous effort to pur-
suade the followers of Jeffersonian
ideas to place the laurel wreath, if the
nomination might be termed, upon
their brow.
1t is figured out that both men have
had an intimation that the convention
would nominate Kuhn and for that
reason have not carried their activities
farther than the borders of their home
cOunties-Shelby and Decatur.
Wise Ones Predict.
Wise politicians who study the po
| litical dope sheet have it all figured
out this way. They say that although
various county delegations will go into
the convention hall with the firm idea
of nominating the Richmond man
Some overly enthusiastic democrat
with hankering for Oratorical honors
will jump to the floor and in the
course of his effusion, spring the name
of Kuhn on the convention. 1t is ther
| planned, it is asserted by the wise
ones, to simply tear the convention
Idll IOoL On ny Cle6Ts
! for the minister to be followed o.
course by vote on motion to nomin
ate him unanimously.
| Should Mr.. Kuhn be nominated un
animously, there is some doubt it i.
asserted, whether or not he would con
sent to make the race as he is a very
busy man on the lecture platform anc
as his dates run well into the summer
and fall. Being a man of versatile
| powers it is claimed on the other hanC
that he could put up most thorough
and systematic campaign notwith
standing his lecture dates. II is Ger
tain Wayne county delegates will dc
all they can to land the nomination fol
the man who made a sensational race
in the face of overwhelming odds two
years ago.
| 1t is also expected that Kuhn:
name will be mentioned in connection
with the coming campaign as a can
didate for congress from the Sixth dis
trict, at the big Marshall meeting Il
| be held at the coliseum Tuesday night