The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-04-10
Both Sides Say That They Are
Preparing to Storm the
Works of the Other Side in
Earnest This Year.
LEADERS OF BOTH
PARTIES CONFIDENT
interest Manifested This Year
Will Rival That Shown in
Presidential Campaign, It
Is Said-Some Dope.
palladium Special)

Indianapolis, Ind, April 9.-It is the
understanding that the coming cam
paign will be a busy one from the
standpoint of the stump speaker. Pres
ent indications are that there will be
about as many speakers in the field
and about as many speeches made this
year as in any other campaign year,
whether presidential year or not. Both
sides say they are preparing to storm
the works of the other side.
Senator Beveridge, It Is understood,
will forego part Of his vacation the
coming summer and spend practically
all of his time in this state, making
speaking campaign which will carry
him into every county. There is no
man in the country that can stand
more hard work than he can, and he is
going to have chance to prove it this
year, for he is to be the big card Of the
season in the republican fight. It is
understood that number of speakers
from outside the state will be brought
In to help the republican campaign,
also, and that some of them will be In
surgent congressman and senators who
will come in and expound the tariff
views which they hold and which Sen
ator Beveridge holds. A
He May BE Chairman.
1t is said that Will H. Hays of Sui
livan will be the chairman of the re-
publican speakers bureau during the
coming campaign, though it is not def
initely settled yet. Hays was the
chairman of the speakers bureau two
years ago and four years ago, and
knows the game like a book. His
work in those two campaigns won for
him great praise because of the excel
lent manner in which he handled the
speaking part of the campaign. He
brought In from outside large mum.
Der of noted spellbinders, and these.
together with the Indiana republicans
who volunteered to go into the cam.
paign, gave Hays a list of speakers,
the like of which has not been seen In
many day. And he placed them to
good advantage throughout the cam.
paign.
Hays was the permanent secretary OF
the republican state convention this
week, and again won high praise for
his work. He is one of the best known
young republicans in the state.
Can't Lose the Democrats.
The democrats say they will not be
behind the republicans in the matter
of making speaking campaign this
year. Bert Hendren, of Linton, has
already been selected at the chairman
of the democratic speakers bureau, and
is ready to jump into the job at a mo-
ment's notice. He is a son of Gilbert
Hendren, of Bloomfield, who has been
chairman of the speakers bureau oi
the democratic state committee for sew
eral campaigns. Gil Hendren worked
like a beaver in this work, and his sor
Bert, says he will do the same. He
came to town yesterday for confer.
ence with State Chairman Jackson In
regard to campaign arrangements, and
the two spent some time together.
Gilbert II. Hendren is thinki. 6 seri
ously of becoming candidate for tfe
! democratic nomination TO- Gle k of thu
| supreme court. There ar, already VI
candidates for this place, J. Fred
France of Huntington, and A. J. Belly
mer of Elwood.
William H. O'Brien of Lawrenceburg
has announced that he will be candi
date for the democratic nomination fol
Auditor of state. He was state chair
man for years and is well known
among the democrats of the state. H,
was national treasurer Of the democrat
| ic national committee when Thoma!
| Taxxart was national chairman.