The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-13

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 13.-Ever
since it became known that J. Frank
Hanly, former governor, had not been
invited to make speech or take any
part In the program at the conference
on law enforcement, to be held in this
city next month, there has been a sto-
~ afloat to the effect that there had
been a break between Hanly and the
anti-Salon league, and that this &C
counted for the failure OF the managers
of the conference to invite Hanly to
make a speech. The conference is
being promoted by the officers of the
anti-Saloon League, although it is CIV
en- out that 1t will not be merely an
anti-saloon affair.
The story of the break between the
league and the former governor was
exploded Saturday, when it was an
nounced that Hanly. Samuel r. Art
man and r. c. Minton will go to Ohio
this week to take part in the ceremo-
mics at the opening of the new printing
plant installed by the anti-saloon
league. All three will make speeches
at the opening, but Hanly's address
will be the principal one OF the occa-
sion. At the conclusion Of his speech
power will be turned on and the print
ing plant will be in operation. and will
begin grinding out papers. pamphlets,
tracts and other printed matter in the
interest of the anti-saloon league, to
be scattered all over the United
States.
This printing plant is said to be 4
very fine one, thoroughly equipped to
print everything that the anti-saloon
league will need in it's campaigns
against the liquor traffic. 1t was
bought and paid for exclusively with
money raised by the league itself. and
is owned entirely by the league
Little attention was paid here to the
report that Hanly and the anti-saloon
league had fallen out. for the story was
regarded as wholly unreasonable and
unlikely, and when the announcement
was made that Hanly would go to Ohio
for the dedication OF the printing
plant this became more apparent.
Samuel r. Artman, who will 60 with
him, is Hanly's law partner and is the
man. who. while on the bench as cir
cult Judge at Lebanon, decided that the
saloon is naturally nuisance and that
1t cannot be licensed under any cir
cumstances. This decision was re-
versed by the supreme court. r. c.
Minton the other member of the party
is the Indiana attorneys for the anti
saloon league and the head of the leg
islative committee.
Strenuous efforts are being made
among some Of the democrats of the
state to induce State Senator Frank
Kistler. of Logansport to run for
him to come out for governor, but
Kistler has nipped that plan in the
early bud by declaring that he will
not think of it. Then some more of
the faithful believe Kistler would
make a good attorney general, and
they are trying to get him into that
race. Kistler was in town a day or
two ago. however, and said he was
not a candidate for anything. He did
not say definitely that he would not
accept the nomination for attorney
general, but he merely stated that he
is not a candidate for any nomination
and that he does not know that he
will be a candidate. The folks in his
home county want him to run again
for the senate, but Kistler said he had
not given the matter any thought.
II Kistler should happen to get into
the race for attorney general he would
find the field already pretty we'll fill
ed with candidates. Thomas Honan.
of Seymour. speaker of the last house
of representatives is seriously consid-
ering getting into the race for the
nomination. and former Senator Mil
burn. of Jasper. also is candidate.
ii his friends can be believed. They
are saying that he will go after the
nomination hot foot and that he will
certainly land it. Milburn is well
known in the southern end Of the
state and will have a big following
for the nomination. It is understood
that Walter ]. Lotz, OF Muncie, who