The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-09
They Have Found That Mar
shall Is Poor Presidential
Timber Because He Ap-
points Republicans.
MAKING EFFORT TO
BLOCK HIS MACHINE
Marshall, in Fact, Only Names
Leaders Of Opposition When
He Is Required to BY State
Laws.

Indianapolis. Ind, June 9.-ft is
very evident that some one is trying
70 throw q rock In the cogs Of the ma
chine that expects to nominate Gov
ernor Thomas r. Marshall for presi-
dent in 1912. This is apparent from
the fact that q stir has been caused in
Washington over the alleged discovery
OF the fact that Governor Marshall may
under certain circumstances, appoint
republican to office. Some of the
southern congressman are throwing q
tit over this matter.
The fact is that Governor Marshall
will not appoint a republican to any
thing unless he has to do 1T. Anyone
who knows Tom Marshall knows that.
He is not the kind of democrat that
will pass the pie to the republicans,
and just why anyone should suspect
him of having any such intention IS
hard to understand
No Republican Plunns.
II the republicans OF Indiana are ex-
pecting anything from him in the way
Of plums they had better make other
arrangements. for they will be disap-
pointed. This ought to satisfy even
the most exacting Ct the Southern DEM
ocratic congressman who pretend to
see In Governor Marshall a man who
will break democratic precedent.
Governor Marshall has not been IN
office many months, and it was since
he became governor that he made his
position clear on the subject OF ap-
pointments. Soon after he took his
office he was told of a report that was
going around to the effect that he
would likely appoint men on boards
and commissions who would do what
he wished them to do and whom he
could control.
MarshaIPs Plans.
This is not going to be q one man
administration" he said, in answer to
the newspaper men who interviewed
him. Indiana has had enough of
the one man administrations. In
making selections for places on the
boards and commissions shall ap-
point straightout democrats and
straight out republicans. l do not be-
lieve in the democrat or republican
who will do just what governor wants
him to do, regardless of whether 1t
suits his opinion or not. II make a
suggestion to board or a commits
sion l want the members to consider
II just as they would consider the same
suggestion II made by any other citi-
zen. They must not think that be-
cause it come from the governor they
must heed it or accept 1t. Such q
system would be farce. The boards
shall be responsible for the conduct OF
their own affairs-not the governor
And another thing, shall not appoint
q democrat unless know him to be a
real democrat, nor a republican unless
I know him to be a real republican
who will stick up for his party. The
laws of this state provide that boards
and commissions shall be bipartisan
and that both parties shall have mem
bers on them. I take it that the Law
means what 1t says. Therefore
shall appoint real representatives Of
the two parties-not the half way kind
understand the law to contemplate
just such bi-partisanship."
In every single instance, without
exception, every board or com
mission in Indiana appointed by
the governor is required by the law te
be bipartisan. Governor Marshal
did not make these laws. But he is
bound to obey them in making his ap.
pointments.
This ought to make it plain and
clear to those Southern congressman
that Tom Marshall is not appointing
republicans because he wants to. blu,
hacanso he Ia comnelled to