The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-18

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The very fact that the democratic
state convention decided to nominate
Q candidate for senator made Kern's
nomination possible, and this plan
was proposed and fought through by
Governor Marshall. It was the gov
ernor's plan. II the convention had
refused to accept this plan and had
left 1t to the democratic legislative
caucus next winter to name the senar
tor 1t 10 more than likely that Taggart
would have been the democratic can
didate, for he will surely control the
democratic side OF the legislature next
winter.
Therefore, 1t would be only natural
for the governor to feel that since he
had nominated Kern and dragged him
into the race 1t is up to him to keep
him in the race and to elect him IL
possible. For Kern to withdraw from
the fight at this time would be d.
rect slap at the governor and a play
into the hands of Taggart and the
brewers. And It is said now that as
q result of the conference with the
governor Kern will not withdraw.
May Do Him Good.
Some of the Kern followers have
been saying that the agitation to get
Kern to withdraw from the race would
do him more good than harm. because
II was apparent that the effort was
traceable to the brewers and that this
would draw to Kern many temperance
republicans, who would feel that they
ought to vote to elect him because the
brewers do not want him. This, how.
ever, seems to be a far.fetched theory
Tho temperance republicans will re.
member that Kern can only be elected
senator In case the legislature is con
trolled by the democrats. The repub
lican members will not vote for Kern
or any other democrat. Any demo
cratic legislature that would elect
Kern senator. would also repeal the
county local option law. because the
democratic state platform this year
declares emphatically for its repeal.
Under these circumstances, any re
publican that votes to elect Kern will
also vote to repeal the local option
law. and 1t Is not believed that the
voters who voted the saloons out OF
a county under the county option law
will be willing to undo what they did
In that direction, merely because
some Of the democrats want them to-
Such a result would be playing square
~ into the hands of the brewers and
the liquor element.
There seems to be a little doubt
that the temperance question Is going
to become one of the leading, II not
the leading. issue in the Indiana state
campaign, whether anyone wants 1t OF
not. Things are shaping around in
that direction. It is pointed out that
the issue has been squarely raised by
the democratic platform declaration
in favor Of repeating the county option
law, and that the issue must be met
by the temperance people. This being
the case. the very fact that since the
county option law went into effect
more than three.fourths of Indiana has
been voted dry makes 1t look like a
certainty that the people will not vote
to elect q democratic legislature which
would be bound by its platform to re
peal the law and throw the state open
to the saloons and the brewers once
more. Some Of. the leading republi
cans of the state. while expressing the
wish that the temperance question BIZ
kept out Of politics, are nevertheless
saying that 1t is in and that it mus,
he met and settled
Are After Roosevelt.
There Is still hope that Theodore
Roosevelt may be induced to make
more than one speech in Indiana thi.
fall. Republican State Chairman Lei
will 60 to Oyster Bay soon to lay the
matter before the Colonel. It will bs
suggested to him that he ought t.
speak at several points in the state
and that a special train would be pro
vided for him which would enable hin
to reach q great many places wher.
he could speak from the rear platform
OF his car. There seems to be littll
chance, however. that this will b.
done because the demand for speeches
by Roosevelt has far overreached hi!
ability to make them. and he will
probably insist that he ought to &
into as many states as possible.
is understood. also that his Indian;
speech will not be a radical insurgen
speech. AS was pointed out before IL
these dispatches. there is much re
publican campaign material for hi
speech without saying much abou
the tariff. It is the belief. therefore
that he will come to Indiana as ,
harmonizer rather than as an insurg
ent orator. A strong effort is beini
made. too, to induce Senator Bever
idge to put the soft pedal on his tar
III speeches. but the senator believes
he Is right and that the people OF tn
state are with him. and 1t Is not be
lieved that he will back-up an incl
from the advanced position which h,
has taken on the question.
It Is said that James E. Watson will
devote most Of his time during tn,
campaign to making speeches in
general campaign throughout tn,
country. under the auspices Of the re
publican congressional committee, an,
that his Indiana speeches will probah
ly be confined to the Tenth and Sixtl
districts. although he may also speal
In the Fifth. Eighth and Eleventh dis
tricts. He has been invited by tn,
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