The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-28
Since His Turn Down in Ne.
braska It Is Quite Probable
Indiana Democracy will Not
Invite Him.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
HOLD Meeting TODAY
And Question Concerning lnvi-
tation to peerless One"
viii Be the Subject Of Much
Debating.

indianapolis. July 2s.-Prior TO the
meeting Of the democratic state com.
mittee. at state headquarters In this
city. today. II was the understanding
that the members of the committee
would probably have q few things to
ray on the proposition OF whether
Bryan shall mako speeches in this
state this year. In view OF the fact
that his own party In It's state conven-
ton in his own state Of Nebraska
turned him down cold. Tuesday, when
he attempted to have the state plat
form include . plank favoring county
option. The Nebraska democracy an
nounced it's opposition to county op.
ton, Just ~ the Indiana democracy
the present county option law In this
state In case they control the next
legislature. Bryan worked as hard
and ~ vigorously for the adoption OF
q county option plank In the Nebras-
ka state platform as he ever worked
for free silver. and he lost out In
about tho same measure.
That's Whsrs the Rub 10.
There was Q rumor that some OF the
members Of the state committee at the
meeting today would question the wis
dom OF the campaign committee in
deciding to invite Bryan to speak In
this state during the campaign on be.
half Of the democratic ticket. It is
said that some Of the committee mem.
bers fear that Il would be ridiculous
proposition to bring Bryan into In.
diana to speak while standing on the
wet platform Of the democrats when
In Nebraska he stood firm for county
option. Il was even suggested that
some of the members OF the COMMIT
tee might enter IN objection to the
coming Of Bryan. even IL he II will.
Ing to come and take the chances OF
embarrassment. There IL said to be
Q plan on foot among the temperance
people In some parts Of the state tc
fire . lot Of questions at Bryan II he
speaks In support Of the democratic
platform declaration on the liquor
question In this state this year. A
man who 10 In . position to know
what he 10 talking about said yester
day:
II shall not be at all surprised te
see some man In each Of Bryan't
crowds get up and ask him how h<
can preach county option In Nebrasks
and against Il In Indiana. In fact, II
10 almost . certainty that this will b<
done and I am anxious to see how hi
will answer It."
shivsly viii Attend.
Although Senator Shively had no
figured on coming to Indianapolis be
fore tomorrow. 1t was believed that HI
would come In today In time to attent
at least . part Of the meeting Of thu
committee. He was expected here las
week when the campaign committe,
and the democratic state candidates
met. but he did not show up. tn,
first Of this week the officials at tn
state headquarters tried for two day
to get In touch with him before the,
were able to get an answer from him
Calls were made over both long dis
lance telephone lines and finally
telegram was sent, and 1t was not un
til several hours after the latter ha,
been dispatched that Shively answer
ed. He said he would be here Frida.
morning, but later he got on q tele
phone line and said he might possibl,
drop In today.
When Shively arrives he will fin,
John w. Kern absent. Kern IL Il
Michigan on his vacation. A goo,
many persons have speculated OF
whether or not Kern left town {,
avoid meeting Shively when the lat
ter came to town, but there IL nothin
In this report Kern was Ill and wa
Obliged to 60 to Michigan q week O
two earlier than he had planned
There 10 not much danger Of Kerr
seeking to avoid Q meeting witt
Shively.
Senator Shively has not been in In