The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-28
Republican State Committee
to Consider the Time Of
Convention.
Meeting HELD TOMORROW
WHETHER THE CONVENTION
WILL LAST ONE DAY OR TWO
DAYS WILL BE ANOTHER QUEs-
TON DECIDED ON.
palladium Specially

republican state committee meets IN
this city tomorrow it will. as stated
before in these dispatches take up
the question of fixing time for hold
ing the state convention and the rules
which shall govern the convention.
One Of the questions to be determin-
ed will be whether the convention
shall occupy. one day or two days.
Heretofore it has been the rule to Oc-
cupy two or more days, but there is d
strong feeling among many of the re-
publicans that this year the business
should all be transacted and all NOM
nations be made in one day.
The rule heretofore has been that
the convention would organize on the
first day. The temporary chairman
would be appointed and he would
make speech which was regarded as
the keynote speech of the campaign.
He would set forth the arguments
which the party was to use in pre-
senting the issues to the people. Then
some of the other leaders also would
make speeches. Then committees
were appointed.
Much Done in Advance.
On the night of the first day of the
convention the resolutions committee,
better known as the platform commit
tee, has always met and framed up
the platform to be presented to the
convention. OF course. much OF this
work is done in advance, for the lead
ers OF the party always come to the
convention with practically full draft
of the platform in their pockets. This
is true of all parties. The platform
is always made In advance and the
convention merely ratifies it.
Anyway, the resolutions committee
meets and decides on the platform.
On the morning of the second day the
committee makes its report and the
platform is adopted. Then the NOM
nations follow, and these generally
are finished by night.
1t is argued by those who favor a
one day session that the speechmak-
ing should be cut out this year.
Things are in a delicate condition in
the party, and it is feared by some
lowed there will be things said that
will not do any good. If one man is
allowed to speak the bars will have
to be thrown down to all, and just at
this time. it is pointed out, this would
not be wise. OF course, keynote
speech would be made. This could not
well be dispensed with, but all others
could.
One Day Convention.
In view of all of these conditions it
would not be surprising to see the
committee decide on one day con-
vention.
When the committee meets tomor-
row it is said it will find itself starting
in the campaign with an empty treas
ury. 1t is said that there is not a
cent in the Golfers of the committee
But all bills for former campaigns are
paid and the committee. therefore,
will start even. State Chairman Lee
will have fine opportunity to show
his ability as a fat fryer" during
this campaign, and some of the politi-
clans are predicting that he will have
hard time gathering in the sinews
of war. But the party workers and
the men who have contributed here
tofore to the campaign funds are the
kind of republicans that stick to their
party. and there is every reason to
believe that they will come across
with their contributions this year the
same as usual.
Money for Democrats.
The democrats this year will likely
have plenty of money with which to
conduct their campaign. 1t is believed
here that the brewers and the liquor
interests will contribute heavily to
the democrats campaign fund. It
would be strange campaign, indeed,
with no brewery money in it and since
the brewers cannot expect or hope
for any favors from the republicans at
the next session of the legislature it
is only reasonable to expect that they
will dump their money into the fund
of the opposition. Unless the Anti
Saloon league is able to bring about
the selection of temperance democrats
in democratic legislative districts as
candidates for the legislature the
brewers would. in case of democratic
control of the coming legislature, be
able to have their own way on tenn
perance legislation. They understand
this situation. and this is why E. S.
Shumaker. state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league, has made the state
ment that the league will do every
thing in its power to bring about the
nomination of temperance men by
both parties in all districts as candi-
dates for the legislature.
Helped by Brewers.
With the financial help of the brew
ers the democrats ought to be able to
scrane together a healthy campaign
fund. and in this respect they will
have an advantage over the republi-
cans.
No new candidates for state nomin-
ations on either ticket have made
their appearance recently. and it is
believed that none will be announced
until after the details for the conven-
tons have been perfected. The demo-
Gratis seem to be holding back to force
the republicans to hold their conyen-
ton first. SO as to make them declare