The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-03
Progressive Workers in the
Local Factories Meet in
Evening and Plan Greeting
for the Senator.
Holm REID CHOSEN
FOR THE CHAIRMAN
Alfred Bavis Elected Secre-
tary, and Frank Fry Elect
ed Treasurer-Great En-
thusiasm Shown.

Senator La Toilette will come to
Richmond to sp ak under the auspices
and management of the progressive
shop men of Richmond.
More than hundred shop men Of
Richmond assembled in the Wayne
Circuit Court room at 1880 last night
and elected John Reid, Alfred Bavis
and Frank Fry, permanent chairman,
secretary and treasurer in the order
named.
n. +. Wrinkle acted as temporary
chairman and stated the purpose Of
the meeting "The Wayne County cen
trail Republican committee has refused
to have La Toilette speak under their
auspices" said Wrinkle, land the pur-
pose OF this meeting is for the shop
men to give Senator La Toilette a
rousing big meeting-wc want to hear
him"
With this keynote the meeting NOV
ed along for an hour and a half r. G.
Leeds and Or. J. NJ. Wampler were
called on by Chairman Wrinkle for re-
marks and suggestions. previous to
the organization of the meeting. but
with this exception it was a shop
mems meeting pure and simple.
Action and Not Words.
1T seems to me that this should be
a meeting of action not Of words said
John Reid when he took the chair
Reid had come into the meeting
somewhat late. He had scarcely sat
down when some one proposed his
name for chairman.
He arose and refused the nomination
on the ground that he was no parlia
mcntarian, and that he had not been
present to hear the purpose of the
meeting.
"The meeting" said Wrinkle, Ts to
bring Senator Robert La Toilette to
Richmond and to give him a big re-
ception and have everybody hear what
he has to say"
well then" said Reid. that suits
mc--I am a La Toilette man"
The other officers We're then elected
and given the power to name all com
mittces They will make these public
later.
Addressed by Leeds.
kle was r. G. Leeds.
II suppose your chairman has called
upon me because petitioned the
Wayne County Central Committee to
have Robert La Toilette, Republican
senator from Wisconsin,. speak in
Richmond. have nothing much to add
to the words which | used in asking
this Of the committee. AS | then stat
ed there are two lines of thought in
the Republican party-one represent
ed by President Taft the reactionary
the other the progressive, led by
Senator La Toilette. He was the first
insurgCnt in congress. The great work
that he did in his own state was car
ried to the senate. and the outcome of
his uphill fight was that other men,
called insurgents. gathered around to
help him. The other men in congress
like him, who know his work and his
character, have acclaimed him as their
leader.
1T seemed to me that Wayne Coun-
ty people should be allowed to hear
this man under the auspices of the
party. do not know whether those
who take this attitude are called Re
publicans or not but do know that
there was an election in 1910. and that
a certain reaCtionary gentleman was
given small majority, and that two
men pledged to BeveriGge. though
avowedly out and out 'drys." were sent
to the legislature from a wet town in
a time when the liquor question was
up.
No Doubt Of 6everidae.
But what the county central COM
mittee did is now in the past and the
feeling OF the citizens is we'll repre-
eented in your meeting tonight
II have just returned from Washing
ton where | was assured that La Fol-
lette would be here in November on
some Saturday night. He will speak
in Indianapolis the following Monday.
Senator La Toilette asked for news
from Indiana and told him that Rich
mond was the most progressive and
open minded place in the state. We
discussed the rumors that are being
circulated that Senator Beveridge will
be led by the reaCtionaries to a hish
mountain and shown the ranges of
1916, with promises Of guidance to. if
he would compromise with the reac-
tionary wing. l expressed the opinion
that Senator Beverdge burned his
bridges behind him in 1910 and that.
like other progressives in Indiana, I
had confidence in his sincerity.
Or. Wampier Speaks.
Dr. wampler was called on for re-
marks and said:
Richmond working men are intelli.
gent. The farmers OF Wayne County
are readers. They discriminate in what