The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-06
There Was Joy In the Republi.
can State Headquarters
When information Of This
Was Received.
MANY PARTY LEADERS
WERE At CONFERENCE
Plans Perfected for a WhirI-
wind Organization Cam
: paign Next Week Bever.
idQe will Make a Tour.

american News ssrvics)
Indianapolis. Aug. 6.-There was an
enthusiastic outburst In the meeting at
republican state headquarters at the
Claypool hotel yesterday afternoon
when State Chairman Lee announced
that ex-vics President Fairbanks had
promised to take part in the present
campaign. This was regarded as one
q the very important developments
Of the campaign work thus far. For.
mer Vice President Fairbanks Is one
Of the popular men Of the state. and
there are thousands of republicans In
Indiana who follow his lead.
The meeting was called by Chairman
Lee some days ago. Notices were
sent to all Of the members Of the state
committee. the executive and advisory
committees. all of the state candidates
the congressional candidates and many
Of the party workers throughout the
state who are neither candidates nor
members Of committees. Chairman
Lee told them that the meeting would
bs devoted to Q discussion Of plans for
the campaign. Organization was to be
the main topic for consideration 1t the
meeting.
Hundred Were Present.
About . hundred Of the party leaders
from all over the state attended the
meeting. representing all of the ele-
mootD and factions In the party. They
came together on . common ground
and all entered into the discussion Of
plans for tho redemption OF Indiana
from the democrats this fall. 1t was
perhaps the most important meeting
that will be held during the campaign
for the plans which we're discussed
and adopted will be followed through
out the night.
Chairman Lee presided at the meet
Ing. When he assumed the chair he
told the meeting that he had an Inn
portant announcement to make, and
then he told OF his conference with
Charles w. Fairbanks. He said he
called on Mr.. Fairbanks at his home
In this city yesterday forenoon and
had Q long talk with him on republi-
can political matters. He said he
asked Mr.. Fairbanks to give the state
committee a. much of his time dur
ing the campaign ~ he possibly could
spare. He told him that already many
requests had been received at the
state committee headquarters for
speeches by Mr.. Fairbanks. and that
many Of these requests were very in
sistent
Fairbanks Interested.
Mr.. Fairbanks told Mr.. Lee that he
would place himself at the disposal
Of the state committee and that he
would give all OF his time to the Indi.
ana campaign that he possibly could.
He said that he had already accepted q
few speaking dates from the repuhli.
can congressional committee. but that
al Of the rest Of his time he would
place at the disposal of the state
committee for the state campaign. He
expressed great interest In the out
come Of tho campaign and hoped for
the election Of the entire republi-
can ticket from one end to the other.
Chairman Lee said he was greatly
pleased with his conference with Mr..
Fairbanks and that he felt that the
active participation In the campaign
by the former vice president would
mean much to the republican party
n this state this year. When he made
his statement there was loud applause
In the meeting which was evidently
olated over the fact that Mr.. Fair
hanks would be heard on the stump
thtS year.
It b true that many requests have
been received at headquarters for
speeches BY Mr.. Fairbanks. and now
that 4 10 known that he will take q
mart IN the campaign Il IL likely that
these requests will multiply and that
they viii come from probably every
county In the state. While Il will be
impoesi0le for him 70 all oil of the
dates which viii be laid for him. Mr.
Fairbanks will certainly make many
speeches for the ticket.
Many rhInss DISCUSSED.
TIE meeting took up and discussed
Aeotious relating to organization
Y3nal arrangements were made for the
vhtrlwind organization campaign
which - to sweep over the state mex,
veok from end TO end and side to side
Fifteen teams Of Ave or six men each
have been assigned TO this work. II
~ announced that these teams will
efnrt out next Monday morning and
ia one or the other Of the teams will
vla1t every county In the state BY
next Saturday night with the excep
~ a Marion and Marshall counties
Theeo ere ninety-two counties in the
l0oa1llnsd O Pass rnrse.l