The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-03
Major Steele's Dinner for
President Taft Tonight Is
to Be Attended by Only a
Select Few.
GEORGE B. LOCKWOOD
is UP IN THE AIR
Wondering Whether He Will
Be a Dinner Cuest-TWo
Addresses Made by the
President Today.
BY CARL MOTE.

AdIlOU, 1uu.. July O.-1 - d LudA up q
tree, it looks like the general scheme
of Republican effort next year in the
Hoosier state will be discussed Mon
day evening when President Taft, Cap
tain Harry S. New. Joseph B. Healing,
Charles w. Fairbanks and others
gather at the home of Major George
w. Steele to break bread. In respect
to this meeting it would appear also
that Marion has been able to stage a
complete three ring circus, with rare
and refined concert, political confer
ence to follow. When announcements
were made last week that the OK roast
for the rabbie would be abandoned al
together, there were certain wise guys
in Grant county and the eleventh dis
trict whose first lessons in political
reasoning were learned from the pages
of a text book Of logic that viewed
changes with the analytical cOnclu'
sions of a clairvoyant.
Dinner Is Private.
When it was learned that the dinner
would be very private; that such men
as H. S. New. Joseph B. Healing and
Charles W. Fairbanks would be pre-
sent, these wise guys found additional
evidence to support their theory. Ma
jor Steele is talking in subdued tones
about his dinner. Just few of the
Presidents very close friends in In
diana will attend he said.
The President will begin speaking
Iat $3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon. lie
will speak an hour from a stand erect
ed in front of the mess hall at the Ma
tional Military Home and not more
than an hour Immediately afterwards
at Stinson Memorial hall to bankers
and editors. His private car, Ideal
does not leave Marion for indianapolis
until $50 p. m, SO there remains four
hours in which the President and the
guests of Major Steele may forage in
the pantry and talk about politics be.
tween bites.
The word has been given out al
Marion that no one from the Grant
county seat will attend the Steele din
ner, but when the wise guys began te
figure on George B. Lockwood they
simply could not figure him out of the
dinner. Lockwood is not saying
whether he will attend. Although
Major Steele said only Captain New
Former Vice President Fairbanks and
Joseph B. Healing would attend the
dinner, there are former Governor w
T. Durbin, Edward M. Schmidt, United
States marshal, and r. F. Davidson
| president of the Marion club of India
napolis, who are expected and the wise
guys again have found it difficult tC
| figure them out.
/ James P. Goodrich, former state
chairman, and Fred A. Sims, former
Secretary of State, will not attend, &C
cording to Major Steele. Both of these
men have been doing little insurgine
lately, not recklessly, but nevertheless
insurging. There is some opposition
to the proposed candidacy of Col Dur
| bin for governor next year, and there
may be significance in that fact. He
| has been assured, according to the
rumor, that he will be among friends
| during his visit. Marion rose earl,
| Monday morning and at 9 o'clock the
| city was beautifully decorated will
| flags and bunting. Several profes
sional decorators have added their ar
to the galaxy of color and the city i:
resplendent in the gay sunlight.