The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-08
palladium SpeciaD

indianapolis. Feb. S.-Much interest
centers just now in the annual meet
ing of the Indiana Lincoln League
which opens at Columbus next Friday
night. 1t is believed that the votes
of the Marion club of this city. the
largest republican club in the state,
will be cast for Rudolph G.. Leeds of
Richmond, for president of the league
The Leeds boom was started several
days ago, and it has taken hold so rap
idly that it now looks like healthy
yOungster which will grow rapidly.
The other names mentioned in connec-
ton with the presidency are Miles J.
Furnas, representative from Randolph
county: Judge Edward Jackson, of New
Castle, and Grant Fitch of Columbus
1t is believed that the convention will
be probably the largest yet held by the
Lincoln league in this state. as reports
from all over the state say that repub-
licans are going to attend.
Fletcher Enters Race.
The Thirteenth district comes to the
front with another democratic candi-
date for state office. He is James c.
Fletcher, of Knox, former clerk of
Starke county. and he is coming out
for secretary of state. He is in the
abstract of title business He was
formerly a member of the state COM
mittee. 1t is said that John B. Faulk-
ner Of Michigan City. may after all be
a candidate for a state nomination.
but it will not be for the place for
which he was mentioned earlier in the
season. 1t was said then that he
would run for secretary Of state, but
now it is said that he will come out 70:
auditor. He has been a member of
the Legislature for several years
Shank Rides New Hobby.
Mayor Shank of this city, has become
converted to the idea of the Model Ii
cenSe league for the control of the Sa
loon business. He went to ST. Louis
last week and attended the national
| convention of that league, and when he
arrived home he gave out an interview
| in which he declared that the plan pro
posed by the organization was to his
| mind the only real solution of the liz
| uor problem.
"Prohihition is failure and local
option is failure he said. IF We
want to solve the liquor problem we
| must look elsewhere, and l believe the
Model License League has the right
idea. would limit the number of sa
looms to one for each 800 inhabitants
would charge 81 900 year for Ii
cense to sell liquor at retail and would
make the license renewable year after
year at the same rate provided the
holder obeyer the law.
| Would Suspend License.
On conviction the first time for VIC
lation of the law l would suspend his
license for thirty days. For the sec
ond conviction his license would be re-
voked and the holder could never agar
hold saloon license in Indiana. no.
could a saloon license be issued agar
| for saloon at the location where the
one was revoked. This plan would
make a saloon license a valuable asse
and one which any man holding it
would try to protect. This would
mean that he would obey the law al
the time. 1t would not be necessar!
to file a new application each year fol
a renewal of the license. 1t would b'
renewed as matter of course unles:
the holder were found to be not emit
tiled to hold it longer.
j Not only would this plan compe
the saloon man to live up to the Law
to save his license, but it would alst
force the owner of the building to see
to it that the man obeyed the law. TO
if a license was revoked once at place
no other license could ever be ISSUED
for that same location. Thus tn
rental value of the property would b'
at stake and the landlord would do al
he could to protect it.
What His Plan Is.
| of course, this cannot all be dom
at once, but l believe that during IN.
term of office l will see 1t brough
about. | intend to use my efforts L
bring about the enactment OF new
laws that would make possible such ;
system
Mayor Shank's talk created some