The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-17
tPaiiadium specially


indianapolis. Aug. 17.-The demo
ratio state speakers bureau for the
campaign has opened 1t the headquar.
srs OF the democratic state commit
Zee here and the deyacoratic campaign
orators will be In active eruption
about September Is. Bert Hendren
81 Linton. has charge Of the bureau
which was thrown open for business
this week.
No date has yet been set for the
real opening OF the campaign. but
Hendren and State Chairman Jackson
nave said that II would be pulled OF
about the fifteenth of the month.
Governor Marshall will probably be
the keynote speaker. II Is expected
that he will make his opening speech
ut some one OF the larger cities Of the
state. most likely at Fort Wayne. II
Ia the belief OF the party leaders that
he ought to make the opening speech
In Fort Wayne, because that city il
In his own district.
The democrats have already an
nounced a long list of speakers for
he campaign. A partial list was CIV
IN out last night. Il Is headed. Of
course by w. J. Bryan. who will spend
. week In the state the latter part OF
October. Then there Will be J. Ham
Lewis of Chicago; former Governor
Joseph W. Folk OF Missouri; John j.
Lentz OF Ohio: the Rev. Sam Small,
the Georgia evangelist; Samuel Com
pers, president Of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor; Champ Clark, demo-
cratic leader In congress: Senator Gore
Of Oklahoma; John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi: Judge NJ. v. Cannon Of
Chicago: and General James B. Weav-
err Of Iowa. who was greenhack can
didate for president In 1884. These
will be the principal imported speak
ers. though there are some others I'M
der consideration who may come In.
giving the democrats pretty good
list OF spellbinders.
In addition to these men there will
be q large contingent of home grown
speakers. gathered from all parts OF
the state. according to Hendren.
Among the home grown speakers.
the leaders, of course, will be Govern
or Marshall. Senator Shively and j..
w. Kern. The governor will be the
recognized leader Of the bunch. how
ever, because the democrats have de-
cided to make the campaign largely on
the record OF the Marshall admins
tration. This will make 1t necessary
for the governor to take the lead in
that part Of the night. He will discuss
state issues exclusively, 10 It IL said
leaving Il to Senator Shively to take
care Of the national issues and to John
w. Kern to handle . little Of both.
Bryan. It 10 said. will confine his
speeches entirely to national issues.
and pay no attention at all to state
Affairs unless some one asks him to ex-
plain his double barreled position
the county option question in Nebras
ka and Indiana. The rest Of the i'm
ported speakers will handle national
issues alone.
There ID said to be large number
OF Indiana speakers that have been
chosen to speak In the state. Samuel
M. Ralston Of Lebanon, has signified
his willingness to spend . good deal
OF time on the stump. Among the
others who will be active In the cam.
paign are John e. Lamb OF Terre
Haute: Major @. ". Mensies OF Mt
Vernon; Lieutenant Governor Frank
J. Hall OF Rushville: Dan w. Simms OF
Lafayette; James NJ. Robinson Of Fort
Wayne. former congressman from the
Twelfth district: L. Ert Slack. former
state senator from Franklin, once a
candidate. for governor and once a
candidate for United States senator;
the Rev. T. H. Kuhn OF Richmond.
twice q candidate for congress against
James r. Watson: NJ. r. Foley, In
dianapolis: John w. Hoffman OF In
aianapolis; Walter Lott OF Muncie,
twice the nominee for attorney gener.
nj; Robert W. Miers Of Bloomington,
former congressman; C. c. Matson OF
Greencastle. member of the Indiana
railroad commission: Frank Herring OF
South Bend: Alvin Padgett Of Wash.
ington: Jack Nolan of Evansville; M
A. Ryan, Indianapolis: Claude Bowers
OF Terre Haute: Eph Inman OF Indian
apolis; Cyrus w. Davis Of Bloomfield.
several times candidate for congress
John w. Spencer Of Evansville; Chas