The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-02
Governor Has Had an 0ppor-
tunity of Telling Anti-sa-
Ioonists His Opinion of Their
Actions.
RESENTS ACTIVITY
IN LAST CAMPAIGN
Crisis Came When League Of
ficers Invited Thomas R. to
Attend Law Enforcement
Conference.

OOSluCS CuSVCs
Indianapolis. Ind. Sept 2.-G0veFr
or Marshall and the Anti-SaNoon
League OF Indiana are at outs. and the
Governor has had an opportunity to
tell the league what he thinks Of 1t
since its activity against him last fall
during the campaign. And now THAI
the governor and the league are max
ing faces at each other. people down
here are wondering how II will all end.
The league does not owe the govern
or anything. SO far as Is now known.
and the governor is OF the firm opinion
that he does not owe the league any
thing. and there you are. And since
he regards himself as independent Of
the other and under no obligations
whatever, no one need expect that
there will be any quarter shown In the
scrap that is being pulled off between
them.
Reaches . Climax.
The matter came to q climax . short
time ago when the officers OF the An
ti-Saloon League visited Governor Mar
shall at his office in the state house
and invited him to take place on me
program OF the conference that u to
be held in this city On October { and
In the interest OF Law enforcement
throughout the state. The league peo-
pie wanted the governor to deliver an
address Of welcome to the DELEGATES
that will attend from all of the coun-
ties. representing the various civic
bodies. It Is said that the Anti-Saloon
League officials had some misgfvinxs
when they went to the governor to
ask him for a speech. and that they
hesftated for some time before they
undertook the job. But they did not
wish to overlook the governor when II
came to holding an important confer.
ence like this one wifi probably be, 50
they screwed up their courage and
went forth to extend the invitation.
Visit the Governor.
The representatives Of the league
entered the governors office and In
well chosen words informed the gov.
ernor OF their mission. They told him
they had assigned him q place On the
program for the address OF welcome.
and 1t Is said that brilliant display
OF rhetorical fireworks went off at
once. Now. the governor has always
taken the position that he was not
elected by or with the aid Of the Anti.
Saloon League. and II 10 said that he
has awaited IN opportunity to give the
league people . piece Of his mind on
the subject of political activity on the
part OF the league. 1t is said. ton.
that this was his opportunity and that
ne told the representatives OF tl,e
league in burning language WHIST hs
thought.
1t Is known. too. as well as II can be
krown without the governor himseN
telling It, that he declined to take any
part In the conference conducted by
the Anti-9aloon League Not that he
is opposed to law enforcement. ~ N
IL not. Judging from what he has done
since he became Governor. Neither a
he opposed to saloon regulaGidn, q hs
was supposed 70 be before the election
but because OF the fact that he under.
stands the league worked axainst Nm
at the election. he decided he wuul0
have nothing bo do With the Auta0k
loon League.
How the Story cese
A story is told here that SINE -el.
ago an officer o( the Anti-Snlnon
League called on the governor TO talk
over something with him. and tae sus-
1ect Of the leagues se4ivity in ehs
campaign last year came mn in the
conversation. The story says that the
league man told the governor that TIE
league did not fight him fndf dfvtdualIv
last tall. and that az between Marshall
the man and Watson the man She
league did not care who was elected.
The governor, according to the stnrv
hopped On to the league man ana
charged that the league did work
against him.
Why. you even went into my owh
county and tried to get some OF INV
own relatives to vote against me-" the
| governor II said to have declared
| Now. what's the use OF your telling
me you did not work against me when
know you did,"
All Of the details Of that conyersa.
tion have never been made public, but
IT il said that there WAS some sixxlfne
dialogue between the governor ana
the anti-saloon man, and that both
quit the talk each with feeling that
he had squelched the other. And II
was after this conversatton that the
committee of anu-mlon league offi-
cfals went to the governor with the In
vitation to take . place On TIE pru-
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