The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-14
Take q Look into the Book OF
Mystery and Relate to Us
What Became Of Ye Stand.
nat Editors!
DID THEY DROP BLINDS
AND READ THE SIGNS?
Has the AmaIgamated Society
Of Near-sighted Scribes
Really Realized What the
People Oemand7
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hath departed the amalsamated a.
sociation Of reactionsry editors Of In.
dams. limited?
Just wondering whom the members
q that august body are coming to In.
dianapolis to al that engagement they
arranged with Senator Albert J. Bev.
sridge last Saturday.
Fact IL. since the Maine election, an
exhibition Of insurgency In despera-
tion, since the returns from Wiscon-
sin, Michigan. and New Hampshire. It
10 doubtful II certain protest 10 ever
registered with the senator.
A fortnight ago the standpat edit.
oeS held . conference In Indianapolis.
Among them were Tom Adams Of the
vincennes Courier. George b. Lock
wood OF the Marion Chronicle and
Muncie Press, Charles stivers Of Lib
srty, George b. Haywood OF Lafay.
ette. Julian Hogate Of Danville. r. A.
Brown Of Frankfort and others.
Called on Chairman.
They called on Chairman Edwin
Lee. They entered . resolution voic-
ing their protest against Introducing
insurgent speakers In the Indiana
campaign. The great fear was It
might hnrt the chances of few
standpat congregational candidates.
Thsy favored prosperity - the main
preashmsnt and wanted the soft. soft
pedal put on all tariff criticism. Above
all they wanted harmony.
Chairman Lee was diplomatic as
usual. He agreed the party needed
harmony. and the committee intend.
cd having Il. Al to the insurgent
speakers the people demanded them.
he said, and intimated such men as
Cummins. Dolliver. Garfield and Bris-
tow will mot cay anything at which
any good. true republican can take
offence. He recalled they are all In.
dorsed BY their state conventions.
An ,expostulatory explosion follow.
Cd. The editors said they would take
1T up with Beveridge." Chairman Leo
said. excellent" and assisted them
In making an appointment with him
for last Saturday.
Thon Came the 0eluee.
In the meantime along came the
Tuesday primaries In Wisconsin.
Michigan and New Hampshire with
unprecedented insurgent victories.
Tom Adams called up Chairman Lee
ana said he would be exceedingly
busy Saturday and simply couldn't
come back. George Haywood had to
20 to Michigan. One excuse or an
other was offered and 1t was found
that not one in the whole amalga-
mated bunch could be present.
Nevertheless the amalgamated ones
must be given full credit 1t last for
seeing the meaning of insurgency In
Indiana. Reports from over the state
indicate progressive principles and
Senator Albert J. Beveridge himself
with the record of being the peoples
senator" behind him. will be the saliva.
tion Of the republican party In lndi.
ana this year. In one district stand
pat congressional candidate now real
ises his chief hope lies In the fact
that his name heads the county ticket,
and that many voters who cast their
ballots straight to be certain Of elect
Ing legislative candidates who will
vote for Beveridge will probably pull
him through. He started with the no
tion he would pull himself through
even II II were at the expense Of the
legislative candidates. Now he real
isos his saving grace Hes In Senator
Beveridge who 10 likely to boost Z
good many standpatters across the
plate.