The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-17
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ed Just what will happen then is
question, for Foley is backed by John
Lamb, who hates Crawford Fairbanks |
and the Taggart bunch now as cordial |
ly as he formerly liked them. because
he declares they handed him the
double cross when he was a candidate
for United States senator last win
ter. At the same time Foley is one
of the attorneys for Fairbanks. But
both sides seem willing to take
choice with him. The ants realize.
in fact, that they could not elect
chairman who would be obnoxious to
Fairbanks and Taggart.
John Osborn, of Greensburg, will
have a fight on his hands if he comes
out for reelection as chairman OF the
sixth. He has not made his announce
ment yet, but is expected to do So
The other faction will put up some
one against him.
In the Seventh.
1t is not known who will be the
candidates in the seventh district, but
that there will be two seems certain.
Taggart got such an awful licking at
the city election in this city that the
ants believe this is a good time to
finish the job. They declare thai
Taggart is not nearly as strong here
now as he was before the city cleo
ton. Bernard korbly, the present
district chairman of the seventh. is a
Taggart man, but if he is reelected
he will have to get the place after
fight, according to present indications.
Lew Ellngham, of Decatur, will not
/ have any opposition for reelection.
In the Ninth district there will be
two candidates to succeed NJ. E. Fo-
ley, the present chairman, who NOV
| ed recently from Charlottesville to
this city. but no announcements have
been made yet.
Risk Will Retire.
In the tenth district J. Kirby Risk
of Lafayette will retire as district
chairman, and there is talk Of Joseph
G. Ibach, of Hammond, as his sue
cessor. Risk has always fought the
Taggart machine. and he could prob
ably have been reelected district
chairman this time if he had not gone
for the election of the republican
candidate for mayor of Lafayette.
Risk does not like Mayor Durgan, the
democrat who was out for reelection
as mayor so he went into the cam
paign to help to defeat him. Durgan
was reelected and Risk is now down
and out.
/ No names are mentioned in the
eleventh, but in the twelfth Edward
G. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne, will be
candidate for reelection, and prob
ably will not have any opposition.
Mark Stevens, of Plymouth, is said
thirteenth, because Congressman Barn
hart is for him.
Is Trouble Ahead.
So it will be seen that there is
trouble ahead for the Taggart ele.
ment of the party in several districts
and it is believed that the democrats
will not be able to get together on
anything that looks like a harmon
ious basis.
Then there will come on the fight
for state chairman, in which both
sides will seek to control There are
several names mentioned for chair
man, but no one seems to know yet
whether any of them will be in the
race when it is pulled off. For in
stance Stokes Jackson. the presen,
chairman, is not saying anything
about his intentions. Samuel NJ. Raj
ston, of Lebanon, is still considering
the craftsmanship and will probably
be a candidate.
volImer For Chairman.
William H. Vollmer, of Vincennes
is also talked of some for state chair
man, but he is a new man in state
politics, and it is not believed tina
: ne will be able to attract the follow
ing that would be necessary to win
He would be eminently satisfactorl
1 to the brewery interests, so it is said
, because he demonstrated by the worl
= he did during the local option can,
4 raign in Knox county that he is We
enough to suit them
5 Senator Shively has not yet indicat
1 ed who he will favor for state chair
I man, and he may come in at the las
: minute with a candidate and put hin
4 over the line by means OF his com
: handing position in the party.
: But they must all measure sword.
g with Governor Marshall when i
t comes to recognizing the party com
= mittee, for he will surely not allow i
: to be re-organized by the brewer,