The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-08
palladium Specially

part Governor Marshall is going to
have in the formation of the next
democratic platform is question
which is occupying the attention OF
the politicians The question of the
most interest to the governor and his
friends is the liquor question and it is
this question on which there is
great diversity of opinion as shown
by the meeting of big democrats at
the Denison hotel last Sunday.
The information came out today
that in the meeting Sunday which
was attended by members Of the state
committee and a number of candidates
one loquacious member of the state
committee moved that the question
of a platform be considered, and he,
it is said, was ruled out of order by
State Chairman Jackson who was pre-
siding. From that time forward the
soft pedal was put On when it came
to a discussion of the platform but
there was no way Of stopping platform
discussion down in the lobby.
Statement is Denied.
One man who is very close to
Thomas Taggart made the statement
that the democrats would reaffirm the
platform of two years ago, declaring
for township and ward local option.
Today this statement was denied by a
democrat who is a close friend of Gov
ernor Marshall. This democrat said
that Thomas Taggart and his follow
ers had not decided as yet what they
would attempt to get into the plat
form but he said that it was his I'M
Outstanding from reliable sources that
the brewers would keep hands off and
that the democratic convention would
merely declare against sumptuary leg
islation. The brewers he said, would
do all of their fighting in the state
Legislature.
However among those who attended
the meeting at the Denison, the senti-
ment seemed to be for reaffirmatlon
| of the old democratic platform and
| if Thomas Taggart has any other
| ideas he has not yet handed them
down because most of those who at
tended the Denison conference We're
Tasgart men. 1t seems to be a quN;
ton of Just how much trouble the
governor can cause IN case he is Civ
en- no word in the affairs of the state
convention. 1t is the general belle
that if Taggart thinks he can get by
with it he will have a reaffirmatior
Of the old platform. If he thinks this
will be going a little too far he viii
change his plans.
Favor the Governor.
In connection with the plans for the
state convention it may be said tina
the friends OF the governor believe hi
would be a good temporary presid
ing officer for the convention ant
that he would be the man to make
the keynote speech. If this comes tt
pass however, there must be some
previous agreement as to what is t.
go into the platform in regard to thu
liquor question as the man who make
the keynote speech most likely viii
wish to touch on the liquor question:
1t was said today that the stat
convention probably would be hell
some time in the week Of April 25.
has been suggested that Unite'
States Senator Shively be the perman
ent chairman.
i Still Harp on Tariff.
The statement of James A. Hemer
way former United States senate
when he was in the city yesterday
together with expressions from Gee
L. Lockwood of the eleventh distric
and some other republicans of tn
state are taken to indicate that a de:
perate effort will be made when tn
republican convention is held to &c
into the state platform, a declaratio
in favor of the Payne-Aldrich tart
bill Mr.. Hemenway in his statemer
makes a heroic defense of the tart
bill He says it is the best revenu
raising bill the government has eve
had and that the increase in til
: revenue raised is o., luxuries and tia
the decrease is ON necessities.
This is significant when taken
connection with the expression of M
Lockwood that he will be Statistic
with a place OF the resolutions con
mittee of the state convention. NJ
Lockwood is one OF the republica
editors who in the recent meeting
the Indiana Republican Editorial a
sociation stood with Robert A Brow
of Frankfort for an Endorsement
the Payne-Aldrich bill. There is littI
doubt it is believed but that drasti
effort will be made to get an indors
ment of the tariff bill into the sta,
platform.
1t is interesting in this connectio