The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-27
Candidates for Governor Fol-
lowing the Lead Of the Rev.
T. H. Kuhn Are Taking Up
Various Issues.
LOCAL MAN FOR PLANK
FROM THE VERY START.
Jeffersonlans in Indiana Real
ize That Not to Take Stand
For Popular Cause Would
Be Suicidal to Party.

Indianapolis Ind. Jan. 27.-That the
democratic leaders have determined 10
meet the republicans on amy temper
anCe issue they may inject into their
platform for the coming campaign is
becoming apparent, and declarations TO
that effect are expected from them
within the next few weeks. No at
tempt mas been made to outline Il pro-
gram for the democracy, but two can
Gidates for governor have declared for
reform. and the others are known to
hold similar views Samuel NJ. Raj
stou of Lebanon. who is said to be the
tayorite Of the Taggart machine, has
come out openly for local option law.
Carroll X. Mccullough, of Anderson,
who was said to have entered into a
deal with Crawford Fairbanks, the
Terre Haute Brewer. to deliver the
Eighth district to the Taggart forces
In the recent fight over the state COM
mlttee. says he stands for reform and
strict law enforcement. Further
more. he denies emphatically that he
entered into an alliance with the brew
cry forces.
Rev. Thomas Kuhn. of Richmond
Who aspires to the nomination for gov
ernor, has been regarded as the demo
cratic temperance candidate from the
start. Senator l.. Ert Slack, OF
Franklin has been referred to gener
ally az the favorite Of the democratic
portion of the anti-saloon league
Thos. r. Marshall, of Columbia City
who Is pointed out as a man who is il
good position 10 land the nomination
s. said 10 hold views similar to the
other candidates.
The democratic leaders are said 10
have been convinced only recently
that they would sound the death knen
for their party if they tried to dodge
the temperance issue. and to have CON
scented reluctantly to yield to what, ap
parently. is inevitable. Their plan
now is to follow the action of the lie
publican state convention, April l ant
2 There is a disposition among the
democrats to hold their convention
early. but it is not likely that a dat,
earlier than the middle of May will be
selected,
The republicans, in the meantime
will have declared in favor of loca
option law, unless sentiment changes
Since the defeat of the high license bill
by the democrats. III the last legisla
ture. most of the republican leader:
have been in favor OF local option o.
high license plank,
The fact that the democrats went OF
record in the last legislature. as be
ing opposed to further temperance leg
jslatiou. caused the republican cam
paign managers TO throw out feelcr
TO see what sentiment existed. ant
they were convinced very early that
radical declaration on the temperate
question would prove popular issue
The anti-saloon league has indicat
ed that it will demand the enactment
of local option law. and the repuE
lican leaders who are now in COntru
OF the machinery seem to feel tina
their will should be respected Tn
fact that a strong temperance wave !
sweeping the state seems to hav
struck the republican politicians frs
nnd the democrats second. but bot