The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-28
Popular Senator Is bombard-
ed With Invitations From
Fairs, Home Comings and
Other Events.
TO VISIT RICHMOND
PROBABLY SEPT. 7TH.
Distinguished Son Of Indiana
will Attend Local Fall Fes.
tival on That Date II He Can
Do So.

Indianapolis, Aug. 2S.-When SenAr
tor Beveridge comes to Indianapoalo
from his several weeks stay ON the
scashOre In Massachusetts, which WIN
be some time soon after the firs& q
September he will find q stack OF In
vitations foot high asking him to
make speeches throughout Indiana. So
many Invitations have reached his Of.
flee that he could not fill them IN IN
six months. II looks like everybody
wants to hear him. He has invitatious
for speeches at county fairs. old set-
tiers reunions. race meets. Sunday
other places. 1t Is well knows that
Senator Beveridge II never stinSy With
his speeches and Il 10 largely On the
account that he Is always flooded with
requests for addresses.
Good View oF oeaes.
II present plans work out the oena-
tor will have IN opportunity to make
a pretty thorough inspection Of the
agricultural and other products Of the
state. as he is scheduled now for
speeches at corn shows and fall festi.
walls. 1t In said at his office that he
will comply with as many requests
for speeches a. his time and ability
will permit.
On October Senator Beveridge win
attend the corn festival at Lagrange.
Officially this 10 known as the La.
grange county farm products show and
corn school week, and its promoters
deciAfe there has never before beea
anything like It in the state. Speak
ers from Michigan a well ~ from
Indiana will be present. In the past
the event has been hon0red at differ.
ent times with the presence Of such
men as Governor Marshall and James
E. Watson. late republican candidate
for governor. Senator Beveridge was
first invited to speak by the promot-
ers Of the fair. and later. John H. Yea
ger. republican county chairman wrote
a letter urging the senator to attend.
Riehmond's Invitation.
There will also be free exhibit Al
products at Auburn ON October 8. z
and 8. and Senator Beveridge II ex.
pected to be there ALSO On October
Z. the annual fall festival will be held
in Richmond. and II Senator Bever.
idge can possibly get there he win do
so. He has been invited by the COM
mittee. the letterhead on which the
letter was written bearing q map ol
the world. with . large red star to
show where Richmond II.
Another meeting which the senior
Indiana Senator expects to attend .
one to be held at Fort Wayne In
October or November. to discuss plans
for an all-water route from Chicago
to Toledo voa Fort Wayne.
Just how Tar Senator BeveTidge will
90 in . discussion Of political oueo,
tions in these speeches is mot known.
Unquestionably the people Of Indiana
are with him In the stand he took oe
the last session Of congress On the
tariff question. when he stood firmly
for revision downward. -and It wfll
not be necessary at this time for hin
to go before the people and explain
his position and his course On -
tariff question.
Il was given out recently that Pre-.
ident Taft win not come Into lndiana
on his western trip to male Z. speed.
He win. however. visit maay oehsr
states and tell the people Why h
signed the Aldr1cA taf1n bln Sur N,
vision upward when the last repuho1-
can national platform declared 0ur -
Vision downward. Inst Why - YIN
not make such a explanatory opoouh
In Indiana u not known unless 4 -
that be regards lndiana . Soan9 -
up % 0olldly In fAyur oe aoUnwaSo
revision thst Il dos not viaA aav .,
planAt1onA