The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-07
Erwin, Eichorn, Nolan, KaIer,
And McCuIIoch Are Candi-
dates, However, for Demo-
cratic Chairman Plum.
JACKSON TURN DOWN
WOULD BE INJUSTICE
He Carried the State Last
Year for His Party and Is
The Strongest Man That
Could Be Chosen.
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names have been mentioned as DOS
sible candidates for the democratic
state craftsmanship, but whether hey
Will be considered by the members of
the state committee when they meet
here tomorrow to reorganize the COM
mittee, remains to be seen. The new
names are Richard X. Erwin For.
Wayne; w. H. Eichorn. Button: John
j. Nolan, Evansville: s. P. Kaler, Co.
lumbia City; and Charles McGulloch,
Fort Wayne.
Mr.. Erwin is now the treasurer Of
the democratic state committee. He
| is one OF the best known and ablest
democrats in Indiana, an a man with
a clean record. But it is not believ-
ed that he would accept the state
craftsmanship although nothing of
far as is known. w. H. Eichorn, of
Bluffton. is we'll known lawyer, and
former representative. He is now
member of the Board Of State Chari-
ties. and formerly he was a member
of the State Pardon Board. While he
was member of the house he was a
democratic leader.
| Nolan Evansville Man.
Nolan was mayor of Evansville I'M
til the recent city elections, and is a
popular democrat in the First district
Mr.. McGulloch is banker at Fort
Wayne. and was 4 candidate for the
nomination for Mayor of that city last
year, but was defeated by August
Schmidt by the slender majority of
five votes Mr.. Kaler comes from
Governor Marshall's town, Columbia
City. He was the democratic county
chairman of Whitley county in 1908,
and took the county away from the re-
publicans, and Governor Marshall
thinks he is about the best thing that
ever happened.
1t is not regarded as at all likely,
however, that either Of these men will
stand any chance of being chosen
state chairman. According to pres
emit indications, the cards are stacked
for Stokes Jackson. not because the
party leaders regard him as the strong
down at this time, after he carried the
state at the last state election, would
cause large rumpus and would also
look like dirty piece of ingratitude.
Governor Marshall would be better
pleased with some other man for state
chairman, but indications are that
it will not make mush difference what
Governor Marshall thinks about it,
Tom Taggart is the real power and
Governor Marshall can either like it or
lump it, as he sees fit.
Promised Fight Fades.
The long promised fight which the
governor was about to make against
Taggart's control of the state organiza-
tion has faded into thin air. II the
governor ever really intended to max
a fight he has evidently changed his
mind, for no fight is in sight now.
Some Of his friends are saying that
he does not propose to cause ruction
in the organization. but that if the
state committee or Taggart attempts O
control he nomination of candidates for
state offices this year then he will take
off his coat, roll up his sleeves. spit
on his hands. double up his fists and
soak somebody. They say he would
rather fight in the convention, any
way, than before the committee. lie
takes the position, so it is understood
that the state committee has no bust
ness trying to make nominations. He
was not nominated by the state com.
; mittee and still he was elected The
state committee was not friendly to
his candidacy before he was nominal
ed for governor. The committee was
for Samuel NJ. Ralston. The governor
holds that it is the duty of the COM
mittee to try to elect the candidates
> after they are nominated. and not to
try to make the nominations. This
he says. should be left entirely to the
members of the party
1t is believed here that one of two
things is true-either the governor
never intended to make fight agains,
machine control of the state commit.
tee. or he has been bluffing. He has
never been known to bluff. therefore
under the present circumstances 1,
looks like he has never intended tc
make fight OF the kind that was &C
credited to his ambition. But in spite
of this belief it is a fact that such a
course was considered some months
ago by friends Of the governor and
plans were laid for the capture Of sew
eral members of the state committee
Herbert NJ. Wilson, Of the United
States geological survey, places the