The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-13
Especial Correspondent With tn
Beveridge Party)

Beverage PartyD
Danville, ILL.,, Oct. ia year ago
he would have been prophetic unto
inspiration and courageous unto in
credulity who would have predicted
that Danville, Ill, the home Of Uncle
Joe" Cannon, the one irreconciliable
OF all stand patters, head and front
of the "old guard" who is dying with
his boots on and face to the enemy,
would have, within his life time, be-
come the rallying point and Mecca
for the clans of insurgency. But it
has come to pass. II is now matter
of record.
Here the most vigorous exponent OF
old order of things, Theodore Roose-
welt, was met by the evangel of the
new doctrine. Albert J. Beveridge and
welcomed to Indiana, the battle-ground
between the old and the new.
Around them were the close advis-
ers, lieutenants, aides-de-camp. and
field marshals of insurgency. DAN
vile was packed Wednesday night
with insurgents. Every room and ev-
cry bed in every hotel was filled with
the advocates of progressive republi-
canism, friends of the New National
ISM" or those detailed to write the
story of Roosevelt's crossing OF Indi-
ana. carrying the Burning Cross that
Is to serve as summoning of the
clans for the final test of supremacy.
a scant four weeks away.
Army OF Journalists.
The crowds were not from Indiana
alone. but the evening and late night
trains pulling into Danville Wednes-
day brought representatives of the
\ great news gathering associations. the
! special correspondents of great metro
politan papers and molders Of public
thought from the eastern and middle
west The practical politician who
knows how to get out the vote on a
raw, rainy day, and who thinks his
work Is deserving Of some substantial
reward, rubbed elbows with the civil
service reformer. who regards such
conduct as prostitution of patriot
ism; the organization man who knows
how to placate Bill Jones and swing
the foreign vote, but who could not
make a speech to save his life or his
party. mingled with the coiners of
phrases and was glad.
Teddy was coming to help Bever-
idge in the great contest and he must
be given a good running start so that
he would cross the state line under
full speed. The men down in the Out
look office who arranged this trip OF
Roosevelt's put Danville on the route,
either inadvertently or Intentionally,
and Danville was the last place Roose.
welt was to pass before he reached In
diana.
Before Joe's Castle Walls. p
| That is why Uncle Joe's" home
and castle became the temporary
headquarters of national insurgency
and witnessed the greatest gathering
OF the opponents of things Cannon
stands for that the city will witness
until that grim old warrior and his as
sociates are no more.
Among those who were on the
ground as an advance guard were
Senator A. J. Beverage. Edwin Lee
republican state chairman; John Hays
republican state secretary: Lucius B
Swift. Indianapolis: r. G. Leeds
Richmond: Warren G. Sayre. Wabash
Fred Lands, Logansport, G. II. Palm.
err. Sheridan, chairman of the Ninth
district; Otis Gulley, Danville. Ind
candidate for secretary Of state: w
Harding, Indianapolis. c. T. Peck
Greencastle. chairman of the Fifth
district: Jacob Bauer. Lawrenceburg
chairman Of the Fourth district; Ar
thur Krock. correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Journal. Lee Robin
son. correspondent Louisville Post
Angus McSween, Washington cores
pondent Of the Philadelphia North
American. and representatives Of the
indianapolis papers.
Joe's Henchmen Angry.
Roosevelt was an unwelcome visit
or, or at least he was not welcome by
the political powers that reign in
Danville and Vermillion county who
swear by the big black cigar of Uncle
Joe" In fact the republican organiza
ton Of the city and county refused tc
join with the Danville industrial club
in extending welcome to Roosevelt
or asking him to speak here They
raised right up in meeting and said
so that all could hear, that they die
not want T. r. and his New Nation
alism." and they did not propose te
pretend they liked them either. ever
for manners sake" Cannon himsel
showed his indifference to the distin
guished ex-president by absentins
himself from the city and county. In
Quiry at his home elected the res
ponse he had meeting in the south
ern part Of his district that demand
} ed his presence and he would be un
able even to wig-wag the man a.
whom the lions baked.
The Danville Industrial club wa!
courteous and wired Roosevelt they
wanted him for a speech. This wa.
his reply: Regret that it is impossi
BILE to change schedule Will speal
for one minute from rear platform. a.
I advised you"
So the lemons flew thick and fas,
and Danville was pleased. T. r. ditto
PROGRESS Of 1everjdoe.