The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-07
Democrats of Indiana Realize
This Necessity and There
Is Talk Now of Establishing
A New Newspaper.
STEVE FLEMING MAY
BE A STOCKHOlOER
There Has Been No State Par.
ty Paper in Existence Since
The Old Indianapolis SENT.
mel Cashed In.
palladium Specially

palladium Specially
Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 6.-There IN
talk of new democratic daily paper
being established in this city. to be.
come the state organ of the party. Ie
is said that Steve Fleming Of Fort
Wayne will be one of the heavy stock
holders in the new concern II II in
started. and that several other rich
democrats in the state have signified
their willingness to put some money
into the venture
According to the story told. ono
Indianapolis man has offered 10 nut
100000 into the new paper. but his
name Is not yet public Whether tn.
plan will work out is q question. bu.
it is known that several prominent
democrats are working on II with tho
hope that it may pan out.
Has Caused Worry.
The democrats of Indiana have been
without state organ ever since the
indianapolis Sentinel died. four years
ago. The lack of q paper has been
one OF the worries Of the party lead
ers ever since then. ana two or three
times they have talked Of starting
new one. but each time the plan has
| fallen through. The Indianapolis
News is independent. the Star is ~
publican. and the Indianapolis Sun.
a small paper. also says II is independ-
ent. This has left the democrats out
in the cold during campaign times. ex--
cept when the Indianapolis News has
helped them In their battles from an
| independent standpoint. The lack OF
| party paper has been felt by the
democrats In every campaign since
| the Sentinel died. This was true In
this city. especially during the citv
campaign. which closed at the city
| election this week. All of the papers
in Indianapolis supported the republi-
can candidate for mayor. leaving the
democrats without any help from the
press. All of the papers. however,
gave the democrats = great deal of
space for their speeches and other mat
ters of news. and even the democrat
| ic candidate for mayor who was de-
| feated at the election. issued q state
| ment after the election in which he
| thanked the papers for what they had
done. But the democrats felt the need
OF an organ of their own. and this
has led to the consideration OF the
plan mentioned for the starting oe
one.
Could Raiss Ssoo.ooo.
One leading democrat said yesterday
that he was confident that &S0OWO
could be raised In the state for tho
purpose of starting paper. This. he
figured. would be enough to install q
modern plant and provide working
capital for the paper until II got On Sc
feet.
II Is said that the recent campaign
for city elections In the various cities
OF the state has led to . reconciliation
between Governor Marshall and Tom
Taggaft. and that there IL not likely
to be much Of fight for the control
of the next state committee. The
fight which the republicans made
against Taggart and his followers In
the Indianapolis city campaign was 20
strong and vigorous that II stirred the
democrats to the highest pitch Of par
ty enthusiasm. and IL In said to have
wiped out much of the differences thai
have held the party into factions for
so long. According to one democrat
who ought to know what he II talking
about. Governor Marshall has come to
the conclusion, after viewing the fight
which Taggart made in the city cam
paign and the fight that was made
against him. that Taggart is q good
democrat and that he IL really working
in the interest Of the whole party.
There was q time when the governor
did not entertain that view-at least.
not as strongly N he is said to en-
tertain 1t now. II this Ia the case. II
is taken to mean . burial Of the
hatchet between them and that they
will Join hands in the selection of
members Of the state committee On =
common ground
| Healed Old Sores?
/ Democrats say that the bitterness %
1 the city fight here healed all Of the old
sores, and that the party now II in
better shape and more harmonious
| than 1t has been for years.
4 For months past II has been known
/. that Governor Marshall has had In
mind q reorganization Of the state
committee ON lines that would prac-
ucally leave TaggaTt out in the cold,
cold world This 10 because Of Tag
CARTS connection With the brewery in
terests In politics. all Of which the
| governor does not approve He be-
| lieyes the brewers should not control
the party. He says they should stay
| out of politics and allow the party To
(ContfnueA On PAN Seven.l