The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-14
State Chairman Jackson Tells
Democratic Editors That
Vote Shows State Desires
Action.
MARSHALL OUTLINES
PORTION OF MESSAGE
Desires Legislature to Pay
Men for Services to State
And Not for Their Political
Ability.

Indianapolis. Nov. 14.-lndicating
very plainly that the democratic state
favors the enactment of
"a ward and township unit act which
would repeal the county local option
law, Chairman Jackson at a meeting
of members of the Democratic Editor
ial Association outlined it's future
policy.
Jackson was called in by the edi-
tors for an expression regarding the
course the organization would pursue
in the liquor ques tion. Jackson said
the people had spoken on that sub
ject by a majority of $4,000 and that
the party should proceed to put I'm
force the popular verdict by writing
upon the statute books the ward and
township local option bill promised in
the democratic state platform. In
the state chairman's opinion. II was
plainly the duty of the Legislature 10
abide by the verdict OF the people as
expressed in the election.
Some of the most prominent demo-
cratic editors in the state We're pres
ent, and when Chairman Jackson had
concluded they expressed their views.
Only one of them suggested that 1t
would be good politics" to keep the
| county option law on the statute
books. The sentiment in favor OF
| hewing to the line of the democratic
state platform was practically unani-
| NOUS The editors who attended the
meeting were A. d. Moffett. OF Ell
wood; Lew NJ Obannon. of Corydon:
| w. NJ. Moss, of Linton; Isaac Strauss,
! of Rockville; Frank ID. Haimbaugh, OF
Muncie: J. O. Behymer, of Upton: w.
s. Chambers, of New Castle; A. y.
Crecraft. of Franklin; w. B. West
lake, of Marion; S. Paul Poynter, of
| Sullivan; Clay Metzker. of Plymouth.
and Editor Simons of Monticello.
Outlines Message.
Governor-elect Marshall outlined
last night portion of his message TO
the Legislature:
II have not had time as vet" said
he. ito consider fully more than two
recommendations although, of course,
| shall have number of others.
) II want to give the legislature an
opportunity to put every officer on
salary basis. l want the members of
the legislature I'm fixing salaries, II
they will to pay the ms>n for his SER
vices TO the state, and not his ability
r as a politician.
, II think there ought TO be some uni
[ form system of bookkeeping. and thai
, some method should be devised o
: checking up once year to see tha'
the expenditures are legitimate and
economical"
( Marshall said that further than this
/ he did not care al the present time Il
2 discuss his coming message.
2 Several hundred job hunters are or
r Marshall's trail.
: Appointments" said he. shall bs
S made first in the interest of the people
i of the state, and next in the interes
of the Democratic party. The only wa!
: / know to assist the party is 10 selec
n the very best men To hold the offices
e do not believe there is any other wa,
f to help the party"
Foreigners Voted Illegally.
The manner in which hundreds o
foreigners were naturalized in Lake
a County, Indianapolis, South Bend an
o other cities and voted by the Republ
, cans may be investigated by the Demo
a cratic state organization. Edward S
N mon, Democrat, who was defeated TO
Il Representative from Lake County b.
IS Edward S. Wickoy, Republican, e,
h poets to contest the latter's election
Simon and other Democratic Leaf
e ers allege that several hundred fo
- eigners were naturaliZed in LAX
County and voted illegally by the r.
:. publicans If Simon's contest shoul
= hold good the vote Sor some Of th
successful Republican candidates o
the state ticket may be cut down. S
mon will file his contest in the Hous'
which will be Democratic.
A contest is to be filed against th
election OF two Republican Repr
sentatives in ST. Joseph County on th
ground that foreigners were voted
- legally for them.
In this city the Democratic leader
:. assert that the Republicans voted Sc
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