The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-08
PROGRESSIVE MOVE
IN STATE DEPENDS
ON A, J, BEvER|OCE
Likewise the Fate Of the
Former Senator Will De-
pend Upon His Position
on the Same Question.
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capes were the customary avenues by
which Republican renegades reached
the militant ranks OF Democracy.
Next Tuesday is red letter day am
ong the reactiOnaries OF this state.
Pursuant TO the call OF Jim Watson,
ex.statesman and chief mentor of
standpattism, a multitude of the old
war horses will gather in the crumbs
which fall from the Watson board.
Such celebrated statesmen as George
Cromer. Jim Hemenway, Oscar Had
ley. Joe Healing and Frank Posey
will assemble at the call of Our Jim"
to pay homage to Sunny Jim" Sher-
man and Uncle Joe" Cannon.
Uncle joe will be in Rushville for
one day only and Watson Is telling all
his friends to be present on that day.
New Castle and Charlie Hernly will
entertain the remnants of the same
crowd on the following day but II Ed
Lee and company attend the Rushville
pow-wow. standpatters may conclude
that the evil Of one day stand is suf-
ficient therefor. Mr.. Lee wasn't Ger.
tain whether he would attend. He did
not receive an invitation.
Sunny jim" will arrive in Indiana
polls at l o'clock Tuesday-in broad
daylight. He will go to Rushville with
q we'll selected crowd of veterans, in
GLIDING such distinguished compa-
triots and servants of the grand old
party as John Billheimer and Oscar
Hadley John Kern and other we'll
meaning Democrats under the patron
age OF Frank Hall will mingle with
the Republicans until O'Clock. At
that time Republicans and Democrats
will seek their respective eyries. there
to proclaim and hear proclaimed the
famous deeds of old-from the time
Of Horatious at the Bridge down to
the defeat OF Canadian reciprocity.
Republicans will tell how the slaves
were freed. how Joshua captured Jer-
icho and how Hobson sank the Merri-
mac. Democrats will denounce the
tyranny of Alexander Hamilton, dis
parge the unfeeling atatitude of union
labor and deplore the "crime of 49,"
Special favors have been bestowed
upon certain pseudo-statesmen in the
wa yof personal invitations from Jim
Watso. Less favored ones-those per-
sons whom 1t was necessary to the
Rushville meeting for the same reason
that extra silverware is necessary at a
social "crush," received formal invita-
tions from Uncle jack Gowdy's COM
mittee.
The speaking will take place In the
Chautauqua auditorium which 10 said
to have a seating capacity Of $500
standpatters. No measurements have
ever been taken for q mixed crowd
and the capacity may be reduced ma
terially II very many insurgents at.
tend.
Although the prevailing opinion ex-
pressed in Indianapolis hotels Is that
State Chairman Lee is taking several
months to set up political pins to be
knocked down with one fell stroke by
the standpatters, a closer analysis Of
the Republican situation foreshadows
an entirely different result. BY SUI
preme effort, Lee may be beaten. but
II he retains the full strength OF the
Beveridge wing Of the party. he will
greatly embarrass the reactionaries in
the reorganization Of the party.
That Taft will further discredit
himself in the next congress is almost
40 certain as turns in long road. His
administration has been one grand ex-
hibition of political blunders, almost
a. distasteful to standpatters as they
we're disappointing to progressives. II
the standpatters should be forced to
turn against Taft in the next campaign
which they will do only as a last
means of self-defense. they will be in
q worse position than the progressives.
Political orphanage ia state hereto
fore unknown to many Of the sons Of
G. o. Party, those accustomed to get
daily nourishment from the horn of po-
litical patronage. Fish frys and chic
ken dinners are poor provender for a
campaign compared to promises from
militant leaders standing upon we'll
seasoned platforms.
False rumors are abroad concerning
the present status OF one. Elan H.
Neal. former Eleventh district chair
man. present revenue collector. Neal
Ia generally thought to have taken his
carpet bag and his broad smile and
gone over to the ranks Of the enemy
Beverage tried to make Neal scape-
goat in desperate moment when he
sought to provide an upholstered
berth for Edwine f. Lee Neal ont wit
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