The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-05
Yesterday the Anti-saIoon
League Held a Meeting of
Great Interest to Two Po-
IitiCaI Parties.
DISTRICT PRIMARIES
OF DEMOCRATS TODAY
Friday the Republican Chiefs
Will Meet at indianapolis to
Discuss Plans of Holding
Primaries.
palladium Specially

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. g. This
promises to be quite a busy week in
Indiana political circles, with this city
and the center ground which all the
doings will revolve. First, this week,
came the annual meeting Of the Indi-
ana Anti-SaloOn League, yesterday,
for the consideration of a policy to be
pursued during the coming year. This
was of great interest to the two polit-
ical parties, for 1T was to give them an
idea as to whether they would have to
fight out the liquor question again in
the next state campaign. Both have
had experience with the liquor ques-
ton at various times, and each party
was more than willing to agree that
they had had enough of it. 1t has
never been a welcome issue with eth
er party.
Then, following the Anti-Saloon
meeting comes the election in the vari-
GUS districts today, of the Democrat
ic district chairmen, who will be the
members of the new democratic state
committee which will have charge of
the campaign next year. These con-
ventions were held today in all of the
districts in the state except the Sew
enth. In this district the convention
is always held on New Years Day, and
the rule was followed this year, when
Bernard Korbly, the present member
of the committee was reelected for
another term. He is Taggart man.
Will Meet Saturday.
The new members of the Democratic
State committee elected today will
meet in this city next Saturday to Or
ganize the committee and elect Off
GERS. This is where the main inter-
est of the week centers, for there is a
strong undercurrent of belligerency in
the democratic camp over the choice
of a state chairman On the surface
all is harmonious and serene. and one
would never know from looking it over
that there was anything smouldering
underneath. But there is, and it may
break out at the meeting next Satur-
day. If it does not it will be because
one side or the other is afraid to start
the ball rolling.
1t is known that Governor Marshall
would be pleased to have Joseph Cra-
vens. of Madison, elected state chair
man. Cravens has been a member
of the house. is a clean man with a
high class reputation. and he is a
good politician. He is rich and has
plenty of time which he could devote
to q campaign. He has fought the
brewers and Taggart.
To Support jackson.
There is every reason to believe that
Taggart will give his support to Stokes
Jackson, the present state chairman.
and If he does this in a ole-hearted
manner, Jackson will be elected, for
Taggart is in a position to say who
shall be chairman If he wishes to as
sert himself. But with Taggart favor
ing Jackson in aything but whole
hearted manner, and with Governor
Marshall favoring Cravens without
saying so. there is a possibility that the
two sides may conclude that this is
not time for fight. and that they will
agree on Peter Foley, OF Terre Haute,
for chairman, because Foley would be
acceptable to all parties concerned.
Therefore, the Democratic meeting