The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-17
CAMPBELL, FIRST, LAST AND ALL
THE TIME.

Wayne countys candidate for con-
gress, the Rev. J. o. Campbell, has
about the best chance of landing the
nomination of any candidate in the
field. AS everyone knows the fight
that ended with the ward meetings
last night was very much in favor of
Mr.. Campbell 1t secured the elimi-
nation of Judge Barnard as being con-
sidered in any way as Wayne coun-
tvs second choice should it become
apparent in the convention that our
own candidate had no chance Of the
nomination. The result OF last nights
meetings showed conclusively that
Wayne county was first. last and all
the time for Mr.. Campbell. so much so
in fact, that it would not entertain the
proposition OF electing as delegates
men who even entertained thoughts
pf a second choice.
Mr.. Campbell deserves the high
regard and loyalty that is felt for him
in this county A man OF sterling
worth, he has impressed everyone by
his splendid character and the abso-
flute uprightness that has character
lied his actions since entering into
the political game. He has earned
the confidence of the voters of Wayne
county and they have not hesitated
to respond and show their apprecia-
fion Of him by earnestly supporting
him in his endeavor to obtain the
highest office that lies with this dis
trict to give. Nor is Mr.. Campbell's
strength confined to Wayne county
alone He is recognized throughout
the district as a man entirely di-
vorced from machine politics, as a
man whose hands are free from the
stain of any political chicanery, as a
man of the people and for the people
and who will in all probability be Sc.
lected by the people to head their
district ticket at the coming election.
We feel that for these reasons as
well as for the following, Mr.. Camp
bell deserves and will receive the
nomination for congress in the Sixth
district. In the first place last nights
results will disillusionize the district
in regard to the reported strength of
Judge Barnard in Wayne county. Sew
eral of Judge Barnard's local support
ers, before yesterday, declared that
the judge was the strongest man, even
In Wayne county as we'll as in the dis
trict. 1t will be remembered that Bar
nard sympathizers attempted to gain
popular approval of their intention to
place his name on the ticket recently
voted on at the republican primary.
The Palladium exposed this attempt
cake. But as far as Judge Barnard
being the popular man in Wayne
county and controlling it, strength,
well, yesterdays ward meetings show
about how much reliance can be put
In such an idea
The same idea-that Judge Barnard
would be able to control Wayne coun-
tvs delegation-has in some way got
ten over the district But last nights
results will show up the fallacy Of
these claims to the district and estab-
aish beyond all doubt that Mr.. Camp
bell has the entire strength of Wayne
county behind him and that it will
stick there. The other counties of
the district, excepting Henry are unit
ed in their opposition to Judge Bar
nard's candidacy and while several Of
these counties also have candidates. If
It becomes apparent to them, as it
will, that Mr.. Campbell is the logical
man to unite on to defeat the Judge.
It will be all over but the shouting.
We congratulate Mr.. Campbell upon
the high place he has earned in the
hearts of the citizens of Wayne coun-
ty and assure him we feel it pleasure
as we'll as a duty to keep his candi.
dacy before the people. We feel that
he represents the highest type of Am
erican citizenship and that is the kind
Of man the Palladium supports.
1.-THE MAN OF THE HOUR"
II is not often that We feel culIcs7 ,,r