The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-14
Democratic Chiefs Will Gather
At indianapolis This After
noon and Will Discuss This
Matter.
A PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
WILL BE DECIDED ON
Sam RaIston Mentioned for
Chairman, But He Has His
Eyes Glued on Chair Bever-
idge Occupies.
palladium Specially

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 14.-It will
the democratic state committee in this
city this afternoon who the next state
chairman will be, for it is understood
that the members of the committee
will discuss in detail the plans for the
campaign next year, and the chairman
ship is one of the most important fea.
lures of a successful campaign by any
party. AS has already been stated,
there are several names mentioned for
state chairman. but there seems to be
a strong undercurrent in favor of some
man whose name either has not yet
been mentioned or whose name has
been used rather sparingly. For in
stance, Samuel M. Ra!ston, of Lebanon
has been talked of, but his friends say
he will not take the place. Ralston
has his eye set on something better
than the state Craftsmanship. He
wants to be either the next United
States senator from Indiana to sue.
SCOu oCAotOl DCSClAu6C, Ill CoSO JuC
state goes democratic, or he wants to
be governor.
Cravens ls Mentioned.
Former Representative Joseph Cra.
vens, of Madison, is mentioned. but he
wants to go to congress some day. He
doesn't want the state craftsmanship
but he might be induced to take place
as direct chairman from the Fourth
district and thus become a member OF
the state committee.
w. H Vollmen; of Vincennes, is be-
lieved by some to possess the qualifi-
cations for a good state chairman, but
he is now in the state political game,
and no one knows much about him.
He led the vets to victory in the local
option fight in Knox county and show
ed that he is fighter.
Stokes Jackson. the present state
chairman. is the only state chairman
the democrats have had in Indiana for
years, who has won a big fight, and
he won his last year. Therefore
Jackson believes he is entitled to an
other term in office. but there is con-
Sl0eraOle OppOSlClOn TO llm.
Pete Foley Power.
The man who is looming up strong
er than anyone else just now with the
powers that make or unmake state
chairmen, is Pete Foley. of Terre
Haute. Foley is a member of the
state committee from the Fifth district
He has the backing of John E. Lamb
of Terre Haute. who is power in In
dianapolis politics and who was a can
didate for U. S. Senator last winter
Foley also is a good friend of Craw,
ford Fairbanks, and everybody is will
ling to admit that Fairbanks cuts
some ice in state politics. The fact
that Foley is close to John E. Lamt
and the further fact that Lamb and
Governor Marshall are very close
friends. politically and personally
causes people to think that Foley may
have the support Of the governor. or
at least, that Foley would not be un.
satisfactory to Marshall.
Tom Taggart, also, likes Foley. and
so do many of the other leaders. There
is no man in the state who could
bring more varied interests together
for the democratic ticket than Foley
for he is a big corporation lawyer and
stands we'll with them.
If it turns out that Foley is a real
candidate for state chairman there is
every reason to believe that he will
give the rest of the candidates horse
race.