The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-07
Wait for Governor.

and that il will more than make good
in the future.
Wait for Governor.
1t is said in Democratic political
circles that there will be no move TO
set the date for the state convention
until Governor Marshall has returned
from Arizona. 1t is expected that the
Governor will return the middle of
this week. perhaps on Thursday. The
understanding seems TO be that the
Governor shall be taken pretty fully
into the confidence OF State Chairman
Jackson and the state committee when
it comes TO arranging the plans for
the convention.
One story is that the friends of Tag
CART wish 10 show all possible cour-
tesy to the governor in the unimport
ant things 80 that when the time
comes to dispose of the important
matters they will not find the COVER
Tor opposing them. IL is pretty we'll
understood that Taggart and his
friends would like to have in the state
platform resolution declaring for
township and ward local option and
against the county option law. Ii is
also pretty we'll understood that the
governor will oppose any declaration
against the county option law and
that he will wish the state platform
to say little about the LIQUOR question.
Can Handle Marshall.
Some time ago the governor was
credited with the statement that he
proposed to have something to say
about the state platform regardless of
circumstances and no matter how
hard he had TO fight. But the Tagsart
men, il is said have come TO the con
clusion that the governor may be
| handled by tact. They propose TO take
him in on the preliminary plans for
the state convention and il may be
that Thomas raggart being busy in
| his trial at French Lick will not even
! be around the committee rooms when
/ the time for the convention is fixed.
| The theory is that the governor be-
| lieving that he has been treated pref
ty well by the state committee and
| the Taggart bunch will be willing to
recede somewhat from his previously
stated position on the platform when
it comes time for that. Just how
well this plan will succeed will not
be known until after the governor re-
turns. The governor when he went
to Arizona recently for his health. cut
the wires behind him it seems. The
only word that has been received
from him was a letter written when
he was on the train enroute to the
Southwest. His friends however. pre-
sumo that since he is not writing, he
is getting along all right.
Hugh Miller Suggested.
There is considerable discussion
among republicans as to whom shall
be selected as permanent chairman
of the republican state convention
April ). 1t has been suggested from
some sources that Senator Beveridge
himself be the chairman as he under
stands conditions and would be i'm a
better position than any one else to
sound the battle cry.
In case Senator Beveridge does not
act as chairman it has been suggested
that Hugh Miller of Columbus. candi
date for the nomination for governor
two years ago. would make an excel
lent chairman. AS presiding Off
Ger ne has no superior. He is no,
known particularly as an orator but i,
is believed by his friends that he
would he able to make logical and
acceptable KEYNOTE speech.
it has been suggested from still 9TH
er sources that Charles w. Miller for
merly attorney general would make q
good presiding officer. There is one
objection. however to both Charles w
Miller and Hugh Miller and that is