The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-02
Did Not Land the Nomination for Himself He Dictated Who
the Nominee Should Be.

Steve Fleming and the rest OF tho
brewery crowd wanted adopted. II
could not have pleased them better
Many OF the delegates I'd the conyenr
ton were in favor OF saying nothing
on the liquor issue, but leaving II as q
dead one, on the theory that 1t had
been settled for good. This appeared
to be the wisest plan to many OF them.
for it would have left the issue out OF
the campaign. and all of the bitterness
that is likely to follow q discussion OF
this question in the campaign would
have been avoided. But when these
delegates came to town they found the
forces OF Taggart lined up sslidly
against such a plan and ready to force
on the convention declaration which
means that if the democrats carry the
next legislature they will repeal the
county local option law and again open
up the state to the saloon.
For q time there was talk OF q mi
norfty report on the part of some Of
the members of the resolutions CON-
mittee on this matter. but it was seen
that the TagEart element was in such
perfect and complete control of the
convention that q minority report
would not accomplish anything. and
the idea was dropped.
The democrats. therefore. have trot-
ted out this old skeleton and will seek
to make it one of the Issues In the CAM
paign. The republicans say they are
ready to meet 1t II need be, but there
are many Of them who are OF the opin-
ion that the republicans will still ig-
more the issue and remain consistent
throughout the campaign. They point
to the fact that the republican state
convention ignored the question be-
cause it regarded It as dead issue,
just as dead as the free silver issue OF
1895 or the slavery question OF 1880.
There is no need Of making fight on
the lines of dead issues they say. Bet.
ter fight it out on live lines. There
fore, while the liquor issue may enter
into the campaign. II certain republic
can leaders can have their way the
republicans will simply rest on their
record in this matter and let the demo
Gratis fume and froth about 1t. Most
OF the republicans do not believe the
people Of the state will be willing to
take any backward step In regard to
temperance legislation. This makes
them believe that It will not be mecca
sary for the republicans to fight very
hard on the liquor question. except ia
point out to the people that . demo
cratic victory this year would mean
Taggart supremacy In Indiana and this
would mean. also. brewery control Of
the legislature. the enforcement OF
the law and everything else.
Therefore. 1t Is pointed out, the Ques
tion still is: "Taggart or Beveridge?'
Republicans are already asking wheth
er the people will turn out Senator
Beverage, who has 80 ably represent
ed Indiana In the United States senate
for twelve years. and who has record
of things done and accomplished and
put In his place Kern. an untried man
with no record Of accomplishment o,
will the people retain Senator Bever.
idge and recognize what he has done
for them. It Is agreed that there car
be no comparison made between thu
records OF the two men, for Beveridgt
has accomplished things while Kern
has not
But II anyone supposes for an In
slant that this campaign Is going t.