The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-25
One Of the PIanks. It Is Ru-
mored. May Come Out in
Favor of the Commission
Form of Government.
ONE LEADER THINKS
WOULD BE BIG HIT
Annual Convention of Manu-
facturers' and Shippers
Association in Session.
Other State Gossip.
palladium Specially


Indianapolis, Jan. 25.-lt came to
light today that certain republicans
in the last few days have been dis
cussinS the makeup of the next state
platform. 1t has been pretty well set
tied what disposition is to be made
of the liquor question and a number
of minor planks for the platform were
considered. 1t was said. but no de-
cision was reached. 1t was found
though that one of the suggestions
made was that the republican state
platform declare in favor OF the COM
mission form of government such as
has been employed in Des Moines.
Iowa and a few other places. The
suggestion that this be included In the
state platform came from one of the
state officers of the republican party
and while his suggestion met with
some encouragement there Is a grave
question as to whether 1t will get into
the platform as the republicans pro-
pose to consider every question very
carefully before they declare for it.
Have Made Good Record.
We have made q pretty good rec
ord in living up to platform promises
in this state" said one republican,
! 'ahd it is my opinion that We should
be chary about declaring for some
thing unless We were sure We could
| stand for il. OF course IL might be
that We could declare that we were
in favor of gradually coming TO that
form of government for cities and
then a law might be enacted which
would give cities OF a certain size the
option of taking up the commission
form. However, I would be opposed
to declaring for anything radical along
this line
The state house man who presented
the idea was enthusiastic about II. II
believe" he said that il would make
bigger hit than anything else We
could fall upon. II there is one thing
with which the people of Indiana have
been cursed it is municipal rotten
ness. We have heard IL on every side.
Here in Indianapolis for the last four
years for example. there has been
| loud complaint against extravaganza.
believe in the commission plan and
the short ballot. The trouble is now
that there are SO many candidates for
offices. especially in the larger cities
that none has a chance to investi-
gate them and it is largely a matter
of voting by chance. With only a
few candidates the people could as
sure themselves that all we're the
right kind OF men. However l am
not very hopeful about getting this
plank into the platform.
A Rehesrins Petition.
The rumor was revived today that .
petition for a rehearing OF the county
option case by the supreme court
would be filed soon. Even II the pc.
tition were granted and the case plac-
ed in the balances again. IL is said by
leading republicans that the political
situation as regards the republican
platform. would not be changed. It
seems to be the idea now that the re-
publican platform shall dismiss the
liquor question with recalling the past
record of the party. A change in the
status OF the option case. they say,
would not change this situation.
In Session Today.
A number OF delegates we're in the
city today for the annual convention
of the Indiana Manufacturers and
Shippers association which will be
held tomorrow at the Claypool hotel
The most interesting session Of the
convention will be tomorrow night and
this session will conclude the conven-
ltion.
The chief subjects up for discussion
tomorrow night will be the corpor-
alton tax law and the fire insurance
regulations and rates OF Indiana
Former Mayor Bookwalter Of Indiana
polls will tell of the fire insurance
!; question. The shippers and manufac-
turers do not believe that the fire in
surance rates in Indiana are just and
it Is probable that during the routine
! session tomorrow morning and after
noon. figures will be presented design
ed to show this
The corporation tax Law will be dis
cussed by W. H. Balch Of the Indian
apolis Merchants association who will
tell what he heard recently at the con-
vention of the Illinois Manufacturers
and Shippers association At Chicago
: and BY Former State Senator Kim
brough of Muncie. The Indiana asso-
citation il opposed TO the corporation
: tar law and probably win follow the
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