The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
After Registering a Few Bum
Guesses the Past Campaign
He Hss the Hardihood to
Risk Another.
WOMEN ARE TO FIGHT
ZIMMERMAN, He SAYS
Republican Candidate for
Mayor Is Labeled as ''Salve
Spreader" Says Demo-
rcats Have q Chance.

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Of the Indianapolis News. has again
Invaded Richmond.
He has pushed aside the curtain.
hiding the local political future. peep
ed within. rushed to 4 telegraph of-
fice-and the News. last evening. an
to the startled world just
what's going to happen In Richmoad
from 4 political standpoint
During the recent republican mayor.
atty campaign Blodsett kept himself
busy guessing for his paper. How
good his guesses were can be determ-
ined by referring to the files Of the
Indianapolis News. Incidentally Il can
be mentioned that Blodeett thought
nightly OF 0ordon's chances. evea
limiting that he had . good show q
beating out Zimmerman. He could
mot see . place for Harris With paje
Of field glasses.
What .. .. oays.
Blodgett's latest effusioa On tao
local political situation - ~ follows:
Tho municipal campaign has not
,r..t a..1 ~ t.1r ~ c,s-~s,., -
scr a. th.t ~. A>ncrr.1. - -
agree on q candidate. Thero are two
factions Of the democratic party IN
Richmond. and each u sitting up
nirhts Tor ! chsnce to TN - other.
Both combined hardly make . good
showing. politically speaking. bat u
they should combine On . good dem
ocrat enough republican votes might
be forthcoming 70 elect the man. The
democrats win not nominate until
some time In September. and In the
meantime the peacemaker win be at
his Job.
There 10 not 50 much desire to
elect q democrat here - there 10 to
defeat DR.. w. w. Zimmerman. the re-
publican nominee. and the power b.
hind the sentiment against Dr. Zim-
norman 10 the women OF Richmond.
Four years ago when DR.. Zimmerman
was nominated for reelection the
good women Of Richmond arose in
protest. and through their Influence
he was defeated on purely moral
grounds. This year Dr.. zlmmerman
does not really care % much for the
office, but he IL anxious to show the
people Of Richmond that though ~
has not changed any from four years
ago he can Be elected anyhow.
Zimmeewan . oalve opreadee.
DR.. Zimmerman IL \ thorough politi.
cian-his father was a politician ~
fore him and Doc has added eonsider.
able to the store Of political kuowl-
edge he Inherited. He 10 . man Who
makes friends easily. and Il n his
boast that he never Sorgets . name oe
q face He IL genial. pleasant and
sociable. and was never known to b.
come angry. He bears no malice ana
he ID ssust ~ cordial with those vlo
| fight him bitterly - be 10 With thoso
who aid him in his political fl9hts.
Al \ salve-sureader he n alvnva
there with the goods. In his proees.
sion he does . great deal Of charity
work and he never vas known to prs-
sent bill. ana the poorer the pofjeut
the harder he win work for him.
This gives him q great. folDovine. N
Was shovn when he receiveA she nnm-
inatiou q few weeks aso.
| During his campaign for The noman-
alton he kept his lips seaDed n IN
his policy in the event Of his elee-
itioa.
A 0us,ness asanis View.
Talking to the bead Of one oe a.
biggest business enterprises h Rseh-
monA 7 vAa nurnraaaA IN hnar 49,