The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-25
Young Mems Business Club
Hopes to Secure Six ThouS-
and Signatures Before It Is
Given to Board.
COMMISSIONERS ARE
FAVORABLE TO PLAN
And If It Is Shown Citizens Are
Also, Then Appropriation
viii Be Recommended to
County Council.

Finding the sentiment of two OF the
county commissioners favorable for u
Morton Memorial the committee OF
the Young Mems Business club an
nounced this morning that immediate
steps would be taken to secure about
5000 signatures of Wayne county vos-
ers to petition for the statue.
No difficulty is expected In securing
the requisite number OF signatures.
The petition will be presented within
the next few days as it Is essential that
arrangements shall be completed by
next fall in order that bronze cast
of the statue of Oliver p. Morton. In
diana's famous war governor. be made
and placed on a large granite pedestal
by next May when the G. A. r. and
other patriotic organizations meet
here.
Although it will be known - the
Morton Memorial, because the bron1o
statue of the deceased governor will
be the central figure, the money will
be appropriated for memorial to the
old soldiers. A state statute which per-
mits the county commissioners to ap-
propriate money for memorial pur-
poses specifies that 1t Is to commem-
crate the memory OF those who fought
and died in the civil war. Therefore
the general plan which has been work.
ed out is to construct large granite
pedestal for. the statue ae1-es4stAg pea.4
estal inscribe the memoriGb TO to
the old soldiers. and also make refer.
| ence to the late governor.
Call on Commissioners.
The committee of the Young Mems
Business club including Will w. Rel
Ter, Wilfred Jessup. William N. Bailey
and John Zwissler appeared In the
commissioners court this morning.
The committee stated that their pur-
pose was to determine the sentiment
Of the commissioners relative TO the
| memorial as a certain amount OF work
is necessary before the commissioners
can proceed in asking the county coun.
ell to appropriate money. Commis-
sioners Linderman and Farlow were
the only members present. as Chair
man Beeson had gone to Indianapolis.
but from what he has said It Is thought
that he holds an opinion. similar to
that of the other members. Accord
| ing to the law q petition for the me-
mortal. signed by majority Of the
voters must be presented to the COM
missioners, asking for the approprta-
ton. The commissioners may then
use their own discretion In recom-
mending the appropriation Of the
money.
AS there will be no diniculty in se-
curing sunicient names to the peti-
ton the committee felt that 1t should
learn how the commissioners viii treat
it when presented, before going to
work to secure the names. In view OF
the sentiment for the memorial being
the same in the country districts - In
the city, 1t is regarded g probable that
the dedication Of the memorial monu-
ment will be a feature Of the conven-
tions.
+ Promised the Statue.
Will w. Keller chairman Of the com.
mittee stated that at the g A. r. con.
Iyention at Terre Haute this. year this
city was selected on the strength OF
the promises made that the incumbent
would be dedicated at that time. Tho
Sons of Veterans OF the state were
induced to select Richmond for . SINH
lar reason. as did the three auxiliary
organizations to the G. A. r. and the
Sons OF Veterans.
Wflfred Jessup also spoke to the
commissioners and referred to the
statue of the late Governor Norton
which was placed in the hall of fame
at Washington. D. c., I'm 1899. He
attended the dedication of this statue.
which was made from the plaster cast
of Morton. now in the court house.
and from which Wayne county's mem
orial to its soldiers will be cast. He
referred to the preliminary arrange
ments which were gone through with
in accepting the monument. He said
that the commission had many Of Nor
toms most intimate friends. relatives
and associates examine it and they.
including a son Of Morton. the late
Gov. Burbank. Morton's private secre.
tary when he was a United States
senator; Joseph C. Kibbey. . former
law partner and others said II waa
!. exceptionally good.
AS to the cost Of the monument, No
information has as yet been secured.
In having q bronze cast made from
the plaster statue. 1t Il thought 33, 500
win be sufficient Other expenses In
Guiding the pedestal and memorial
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