The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-29
DUDLEY FOULKE AND WADE
BUTT IN GAME FOR GORDON
ACTION or THEORETICAL REF0RMERS HAS THE EFFECT
or CAUSING HUNDREDS OF SHOP MEN AND LIB
ERALS TO PART COMPANY WITH GORDON.
STAMPEDE IS MADE INTO The HARRIS CAMP
Zimmerman Is Also Getting His Share Of the Gordon De-
serters But the Bulk Of Them Have Gone to Harris, the
Man Who Is Leading the Race-t Is Now Conceded
That the Fight Is Between Harris and Zimmerman.

That the Fight Is Between
CONSERVATION has struck the camp
Ut Gordon in the mayoralty campaign.
"A last desperate stand has been
hgreed upon. but it will be far from
hike the famed ''Grecian phalanyx
imoveless as tower
Realizing he can't be nominated de-
spite the efforts of the saloon organ
lisation that is deserting him, Gordon
has attempted combination. He has
called upon the good citizens" and
NOW william Dudley Foulke has issu-
ed letter stating he is for Gordon.
J. B. Gordon has now, horse. foot and
artillery. gone over to the Wade camp
and that noted dry" leader has, with
outstretched arms, whispered into the
.ear Of the wet" champion, Welcome
to our midst. Bennie. knew you
would leave those wicked saloon keep
ers."
Some Don't Forget.
Gordon has been able to gain back
ing few OF the saloon proprietors.
who feel indebted to him for his sup
port Id the local option movement.
Glen Heck has not forgotten what
Gordon used to write about him. Bar
,ney Kennepohl has not forgotten and
.snsttler ~ Charley Chrisman. Cor
!; dnn hae fsIt himself slipptax intp MT
to oblivion and to save himself
has made grandstand effort.
He now seeks to combine what
strength ne may have gained from the
"wets" with the cloak Of approval of
some Of the dry leaders. And these
men whose aid he has solicited say
they do not want to help him. It is
mot that they love Gordon any but
,that they hate Zimmerman more.
It was another instance Of his much
ltouted quick decisions that led Cor
don to appeal to Wade and Foulke for
help. These two are now outspoken
In their support OF man. the attitude
OF whom each dislikes.
Where is the Gordon loyalty to
friends? Gone to the eternal past. He
believes he sees chance. He thinks
the men he has been appealing to with
his patronage and support will not
stand solidly by him.. He told them
he didn't want their help until he ask
ed for It. and now he finds it is not to
be had except In q few instances. So
what then was there left for him to
do? Where could he turn and gain a
vote? Why to the opposite force. Of
course. And he has done 1t.
Something Sinister.
Is there nothing sinister, nothing
3oreboding In the final decision OF
Foalke and Wade to rally to Gordon's
standard? Gordon has said Have q
wide open town and two years from
now there may be another local option
election and then disgusted with con
ditions, they may vote the town dry. .
Does not Wade, the dry champion see
5 the same chance under Gordonf II he
: helps elect him mayor. won't he owe
him : debt OF gratitude.
Wont he have q claim on his papers
support In the interests of prohibition
Gordon's friends OF February have a
claim ON him, too. 50 will he not at
tempt to carry water on both should
ers? Who will he throw down then
Does not the Foulke-Wade force have
something to expect? He throws
xiown his former allies.
Give Them Gordon Now.
''Now give them Zimmerman and ev
arything else they want" remarked
Edward Thompson. secretary Of the
Local Option League the night Of that
election. And Thompson was Wade's
riRht hand aid. But. no. 1t Is NOT
Zimmerman now. It is give them Cor
don
This afternoon there we're received
81 this office copies Of letters signed
BY r. ]. Wade and william Dudley
Foulke. Both had been typewriter
on the same machine. The letters
we're delivered by . messenger boy
and no explanation was offered.
Letter From. Rev. Wade.
Admitting the merits of other can
didates and that there are reasons
Why / hesitate to support Mr.. Gordon
personally and particularly. because
oe what seems to me to have been aT
erroneous attitude In the recent loca
option night. nevertheless have prac
tically determined to waive all this
and lend my support to him In this
city's crisis writes Wade.
william Dudley Foulke comes out
and makes the same assertion abou,
: conflict Of opinion between himsel
ana Gordon that this paper said exist
"a during the last state campaign.
Foulke disapproved the attitude o
Gordon. He says 80. But Foulke NOV
RI Tor Gordon.
What FoUlke Says.
he says IN his letter: Nov Mr
t3ordon ii not my personal choice an<
1r6nef o1her clxcsnstanoea I WonlA y