The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-04
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indianapolis, March All efforts
to find out what the probable time of
the democratic state convention will
be have proved futile. 1t was believ-
ed that after the republicans had set
April as the date for their conven-
ton, leading democrats would have
opinions as to the probable time for
the democratic convention. Close in
quiry however, fails to reveal that any
such opinions exist. In fact a good
many of the leaders of the party are
too busy with other affairs to think
much about a convention. Thomas
Taggart is busy down at French Lick
Springs trying to save the charter of
his hotel and this also is demanding
the attention of John w. Kern and
Bernard Korbly, seventh district
chairman, who are the attorneys for
the hotel company. 1t is not presum-
ed that anything very definite can be
done by the democratic party unless
it receives the attention of Mr.. Tag
CART
Moore Has No Idea.
William F. Moore, secretary of the
democratic state committee was ask
ed for his views in regard to the time
for holding the convention and he de-
clared that he had no ideas along that
line and that he had not heard any
one else express an opinion.
AS a matter of fact the democrats
are pretty badly up in the air on the
question Of the time for holding the
convention. There is little doubt but
that Governor Marshall and some of
his friends would be willing enough to
hold the convention early and get it
out of the way. The governor and his
friends know just how they wish the
platform treated with regard to the
liquor question and they would be
willing, it is understood to make a
stand for their views right now. The
governor it is understood wishes to
leave the liquor question to the legis-
lature.
But there are other conditions which
are affecting other leaders of the
party. State Senator Steven B. Flem-
Ing is a leading democrat of the state
and he is also brewer and is identi-
fled with vigilance committee of the
brewers which is said to be cleaning
up the saloons all over the state.
What the Brewers Want.
The general supposition is that the
brewers would like to have in the
democratic platform which will be ad-
opted at the state convention a decla-
ration against the county option law.
1t is presumed also that after the vigil
lance committee of the brewers has
had little more time to work, the
brewers will he in a better position
to 60 before the democrats at the con-
vention and ask for a plank against
the option law.
There is another thing which is
causing the democrats to hesitate
about expressing any opinions in favor
of an early convention and that is the
apparent fact that some of the demo-
Gratis who were candidates on the
state ticket two years ago are think
ing of being candidates again this
year No names are mentioned but it
is known that some of the leaders do
not believe that these former candi-
dates are up to the proper standard
for the coming democratic campaign.
Follow Republican Trail.
The democrats feel that they must
follow in the trail fixed by the repub-
licans and fix up the strongest state
ticket possible. And it is said that
even Mr.. Fleming and Mr.. Taggart do
not object to having the very strong
est men on the state ticket because
that would help to carry the ,legisla-
tive ticket through and Mr.. Taggart at
least hopes to see a legislature which