The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
Leaders in Republican Ranks
Think This Feature Usually
Accompanying Convention
Will Not Aid Any Man.
CANDIDATES MAY At
TEMPT A FEW DEALS.
Followers of Some of the 9th
err Candidates Hope to Do
Some Swapping in Conven-
ton by Solid Delegations.

A careful analysis of the situation
existing within the republican party IN
Indiana al this time has convinced
many of the shrewd leaders that trad
ing strength will not cut much figure
on behalf of any candidate in the com
ing state convention. The intense in
terest in the race for governor is so
Overshadowing that fully nine tcnths
of the delegates will be selected in be
half of some of the candidates for the
head of the ticket.
The four candidates for governor
may have their districts in such shape
that they can trade some of the votes.
but the independence manifested by
the average voter. it is thought, will
keep the so-called leaders from deliy-
ering them here and there in behalf of
their candidates.
There will be fewer opportunities
than ever before to make trades. The
Tenth district will have two candidates
Judge Gillette. of Hammand, who
wants to be renominated for supreme
cour~ judge, and Senator Goodwine, a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor
With these men dividing the district
the number of votes that can be traded
there will be small
The Ninth district has two candi-
dates-Fred A Sims. of Frankfort, for
secretary of state. and f. e. Neal Of
Mobiles vile. for reporter of the su-
preme court. Sims has no opposition,
so he will not be involved in any
trades. Neal will have to divide his
own county ii he males the race in
earnest, but it is said that he cannot
handle the rest of the district for trad
ing purposes, especially among the
candidates for governor
There are three candidates for state
superintendent of public instruction
J. F. Tomlin of Shelbyville; Lawrence
Mcrurnan of Alexandria, and Prof
Bauman, of Mt Vernon. Tomlin and
Congressman James e. Watson. can
didate for governor. reside in the same
district, so their interests are mutual.
McTurnan's district is so split by fac
tions that he does not hope to control
to the point of being able to trade
tered the race so late that he has no
chance of getting delegates who will
go down the line for him and be trad
ed right and left against their own IA
vorites for other positions Judge
David Myers, Of Greensburg, who is a
candidate for denomination as appel
late judge, has no opposition, and he
in ba trio
and Tomlin
There will be no one to trade with in
the Second and Fifth. unless Speaker
Brancn runs for lieutenant governor
George Self. o. Corydon. is a candi-
date for denomination for reporter of
the suple me court. and probably no
candidate has more loyal followers at
home than he. but he is not making
all effort to line up his district to make
trad ~ with anyone. His county, as Il
matter of course. will be divided Or
ange county will present Joynce Mon
yhan. of Orleans, for state treasurer
two years hence, which may result in a
divided delegation there, but no other
county in the Third district is getting
ready to do lot of trading.
The Eleventh will have a candidate
in Quincy Myers. of Logansport. who
is running for supreme court Judge.
but the district is SO torn up over the
race for congress that no candidate
can get delegates who will do his bid
ding. The Twelfth has no candidates
so will not be in position to trade.
The followers of some of the candi-
dates have been counting on getting Il
large vote in the convention by hav-
ing their own districts so solid that
they could trade right and left. but the
indications are that good trades will
be hard to make.