The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-25
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Indianapolis, Feb. 25-The republi-
can state committee has been called
together for a meeting on next Tues
| day. March l, at o'clock p. M, in
| this city. The letters which were sent
out by State Chairman Lee merely in.
forms the members that a meeting will
be held at that time and that import
ant business will come before the
meeting. 1t is believed, however. that
| probably the most important matter
| that will come before the committee
will be the fixing of the date for hold
| ing the state convention. Ii is not
| known definitely that this subject will
be taken up. but a man who knows
| pretty we'll what is going on said last
night that it probably would be.
| No one seems to have much of an
| idea as to when the convention will
| be held There is difference of opin-
ion among good many as to whether
| the republican state convention should
| be held early or late. One view is
that an early convention would give
the republicans an advantage over the
democrats because it would enable
| them to make first declarations on
some things.
Favor Late Convention.
Others believe that a late conven-
ton would be best because it would
force the democrats to go on record
first on some of the important ques-
tionS. For instance, those who hold
this view say that if the democrats
were forced to hold their convention
first they would have to do something
with the temperance question. Either
they would have to make a declara-
ton one way or the other on the sub
ject of temperance Legislation or they
would have to ignore the question en-
tlrely. 1t is pointed out that If the
democrats were to declare in favor Of
repeating the local option law or sub
shutting some other kind of law for
1t the republicans would then be able
to come to the defense of the tenn
perance principle and rally the temp
erance support. If on the other hand
the question entirely and not make
publicans would then be in a position
to do the same and to declare that the
anti-liquOr question is settled and out
of politics. 1t is certain that a ma
jority Of the rank and file on both
sides would be we'll pleased if the
liquor question We're kept out of the
campaign this year, and leaders on
both sides are going to make siren
uous efforts to keep it out. but wheth-
er they will be able to do so in the
face of the constant and persistent
agitation that is going on.
Favor Short Campaign.
Again. most of the leaders are of
the opinion that short campaign
would be better than long one. 1t is
pointed out that a long campaign
means an extra heavy expense on the
candidates who are nominated for the
state offices. When a campaign is
stretched out into many months, as
has been done in some years in the
past. people get tired of it and after
d while they lose interest. A short,
sharp and snappy campaign. it is
declared, would keep interest at it's
hight and would produce as good if
not better results than a long cam
paign.
All of these considerations will be
presented to the state committee when
it meets for the purpose of setting a
date for the state convention.
The subcommittee of the state COM
mittee which was appointed to re-
wise the rules governing the election
OF delegates to the state convention
meets here this afternoon to frame
up a report which will be made to the
state committee at the meeting next
Tuesday. One of the members of the
subcommittee who arrived last night
said that few changes would be made
in the rules.
An important Change.
The most important of all of the
changes would be the one which will
require every county in the state to
elect its delegates to the state con-
ventiOn on the same day instead of on
different days. as has been the GUS
tom heretofore. 1t was pointed out
at former meeting of the commit
tee that when the counties are allowed
to elect delegates on separate days.
it affords an opportunity for a lot Of
log rolling at the primaries by friends
and supporters of some of the candi-
dates. 1t is said that in the past rep
resentatives of some of the candidates
have gone from county to county on
primary days and rooted and election
eered for their favorites. and that in