The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-01
Democratic Pilots Get Togeth-
er and Decides to Garry
Out Temperance and Other
Pledges.
STEERING COMMITTEE
HAS BEEN APPOINTED
Without the Aid of Boiling In
dependents, House Demo-
Gratis Cannot Repeal Coun-
ty Local Option Law.

indianapolis, Feb. 1.-The Demo-
cratic state committee has decided to
enter the local option fight now on in
the General Assembly
, 1t proposes to see to it that the plat
FORM pledges of the party in the re-
cent campaign are carried out. as far
as it is within the power of the Demo
Gratis in the Legislature to do so.
The committee held a meeting yes
terday at state headquarters, at
which committee was appointed to
look to the interests of the party at
this session. The membership of the
committee follows:
Peter Foley, chairman of the Fifth
District
NJ. E. Foley. chairman of the Ninth.
George Peasants, chairman of the
Fourth.
Bernard korbly, chairman of the
Seventh.
John Osborn, chairman of the Sixth.
Peter Foley is chairman of the
committee.
State Chairman Jackson presided
and with the exception of two Or three
tee were present.
To Take Up Its Pledge.
One Of the first things to be taken
up will be the enactment of the DEM
Ocrat'c Hedge of ward and township
unit for local option into law. 1t will
be tie state committees purpose to
bring the Democratic recalcitrants on
the question of repeating the county
local ortion law into line. and deter
mined campaign with that end in view
will be begun today.
All of the other legislation pledged
In the Democratic state platform will
be taken up also including that pro-
viding a weekly pay day for employees
in mines and factories; providing for
a reduction in state expenditures;
safeguarding bank deposits: the abol-
ishment of needless offices; employ
ers' liability: general primary cleo
ton; the repeal of the metropolitan
police law, and the appointment of
the state mine inspector by the Gov
ernor, instead of by the state geolo-
gist.
Liquor Men Are Active.
While admitting there is little hope
OF the repeal of the county local op-
ton law at this session of the Legis-
lature, the men who are leading the
fight for the liquor interests are leav-
ing no stone unturned to unite the
Democrats on some plan that will
give them relief from the county unit
system.
Around the Denison Hotel there is
considerable activity on the part of
men who were mainstays in the brew
cry lobby at the special session of the
Legislature last September. Craw-
ford Fairbanks. president Of the Terre
Haute Brewing Company. is a fire.
Quent visitor to Indianapolis Joseph
e. Bell. attorney for tht Terre Haute
Brewing Company: Floyd Woods,
John r. Ward and others who were
credited with being active for the
brewers at the special session are
about the Denison daily interviewing
members of the Legislature.
The committees appointed at last
Thursdays caucus, one consisting of
Representatives Racey, Behymer and
kleckner and representing the ere
pealers'; the other consisting of Rep
resentatives Merriman, Clore and Hos
letter and representing the indie
pendents," have been working on the
report they will make to the caucus
tonight
The 'repealers' committee. it was
said yesterday. will agree to the elm
ination of the provision in the Kleck-
ner bill which suspends the Moore re-
monstrance law for two years in coun-
ties voted dry under the county unit
law. provided that the independents"
are willing to leave the remainder of
the kleckner bill intact.