The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-24
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernor Will Not Run Far
Behind William H. Taft, 1t Is
Predicted.
DEMOCRATS THEMSELVES
BLAMED FOR CONDITION
The Brewery Load Is Too
Much for Them to Success
T fully Bear Up Under-An In
teresting Wager.
BY Harper.

BY Harper.
Each day sees more and more re-
publican voters. who have been hold
ing out against James +. Watson. the
coming over 90 his standard. The re-
publican leaders of the county are
jubilant. Reports from other sections
of the state indicate conditions are
similar and IL Is confidently predicted
that Watson will not run more than
$4,000 votes behind the ticket Ii was
only two weeks ago that he was be-
lieved to be beaten. There seems to =
be no doubt now that Taft will carry
Indiana with majority of $4,000.
Influences other than political are
attributed as the cause for this
change. Greatest credit must be CIV
en- the democrats themselves and the
influence that is behind them. The
breweries are an awful load attached
to the democratic candidates and it
now looks as II they will become stall
ed In the attempt to pull the load OF
the John Barleycorn makers. Repub-
licans have been charged repeatedly
with lining up with corporate interests
and obtaining their campaign funds
from this source. But never has the
charge been made that the brewers
and the gambling house owners to-
gether with the proprietors Of the
brothel houses and all kinds of dis
reputable dives were lined up with
the republicans. These allegations are
now made against the democratic
party and without fear of controver-
sion.
No clearer evidence that the brew
ers were interested in the success OF
Thomas Marshall, as candidate for gov
ernor on the democratic ticket. has
been provided than by their action in
sending out the celebrated posters
and their subsequent attitude. There
was some denial by the brewers at
first as to the responsibility for the
posters but Just who was behind the
movement became known as the re-
suit of the action of Mayor Rigdon,
OF Warsaw. When he refused to per-
nit the posters to be placed on his
billboards, the Terre Haute Brewing
company threatened suit against the
Bill Posters association. The brew
ers showed their hand in this action
and the public finally became convinc-
ed that it was the makers of intoxi-
cants who were trying to show that
county local option means prohibition
and how 1t transgresses upon the per-
sonal liberties of men.
An interesting campaign story is
being told upon an official of one of
the largest manufacturing concerns
In this city. He has not been very
friendly in his attitude toward Presi-
dent Roosevelt and sometime ago
made bets of s5 each with two other
business men that he would vote for
Bryan.
But time and tide have changed the
views of the manufacturer and yester-
day he appeared at the office of one
of the men with whom he had wager
ed and told him, if released from the
bet he would double the amount and
contribute it to the republican cam
paign fund. The second party was
willing upon the condition the same
agreement was made with the third
man In on the deal. The manufactur-
er consented with the latter and it
was arranged that the bets should not
be paid. Today the republican cam
paign fund is 500 richer than IL would
have been except for the bets and the
conversation of the manufacturer. to
the support of the republican candi-
date.
It is reported that Vote for Mar
shon -nneare fLo ppirrn-s sr a
number of the saloons of this city.
Enough said.
So confident are the citizens Of
Rushviile that Watson will be elected
that the electric lights and decor
ations placed across the streets for a
rally the other night are to be left in
place. A monster celebration and jol-
LITIGATION is planned for the night OF
November ), as a testimonial to the
republican candidate, whose home is
at Rushyille
Vice President Fairbanks says OF
James r. Watson: He has been hon.
est, brave. straight forward. able and
forceful in the discharge of public func-
tions. II called to the chair of the gov
ernor of Indiana, the distinguished
congressman viii keep faith with the
people and maintain the high record
of the office set by his predecessors"
Senator Beveridge In his first
speech in the state. at Terre Haute,
frcnttrr>d IN pa~e E.tvbxn