The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-26

Democratic State COMMITTEES
Will Hold Meeting Tues
day and the Ball Will Stary
Rolling Then. -<-.
DEMOCRATS EXPECT =:
A BITTER CONTEST
Boehne and Ralston to Have
Close Fight for Gubcrna-:
torial Nomination-Coo
rich candidate?
Az CARL MOTE.

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~ CARL MOTE.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. e6-Tm
week marks the beginning OF the 60
paign OF 1912.
From the time Of the meeting of-thE
Democratic state COMMITTEES Tueoq1X.s,
the politicians OF all shades and h6i
will be buster than 4 country boy s.
a circus. or a crowd of suffragots ak
afternoon tea party. -
Stokes jackson. Democratic st1eo
chairman. is in Washington and un
be prevented from attending the Neee
ing Tuesday because Of the Illness 01
his wife. Febe Gwin. Second dlstyl4
chairman. IL vice chairman OF IN
state committee and will preside III
the meeting Tuesday. Tho uasmb1f
OF the present committee will meet "a
p. m. Tuesday in the pariors Of til
Denison hotel. The traditional 0(
for the meeting Of the now commtt1
is January 8. when the anniversary a
Jackson's birth usually 10 oelebraA4
| with q banquet. The state chatrm
will be elected at this time and IL
banquet will be held according to prAl
ent plans. s,ts-
Expect Hot 8erap. ~-. &c.
Democrats are expecting tie. d1l8
between John w. Boehns. EiTst d..
trict congressman. and Samuel N. Raks
ston for the governorship to be tn
fiercest ever waged in Indiana
Boehnes managers get foothoid n
the Twelfth district. and It apps9r9,
now that they will. he will develop -.
quickly into formidable candidnA4
Leonard Clore Of Johnson. coun1
| member Of the state f6gislaturO 80
1 voted against the repeal a. oonnty -
cal option. but better k10WA % 80
! .ooFn king II sid II % 8
without any conditions or reseG1 s
This statement was made Iaae week -
a close friend from johnson counA
Ordinarily. Ralston would be expect
to poll heavy vote In tho Fourth G.
trict from which Clore comes, 81
his candidacy should affect tho Lse
non mans early showing In the CT
vention.
Harry R. Strickland. Hancock coras
ty's representative In the last 1e11e.
lature will announce his cAndidAA0
shortly for reporter Of tho suprslo
and appellate courts. 1t 10 said. 0trf11-
land was threatened with defeat IN III
last race for representative becanoss0G
his opposition to county local Opt04
but after a stiff fight he won by
handsome plurality. Burt New.
gal clerk to Gov. Marshall, who -
twice been a candidate for reportersee
the higher courts will hardly be . c.
didate again. 3
New does not want to be consldsd
a perennial office seeker. Hels ua41
ally modest and feels that . third CT
didacy might be viewed in the $40
light that certain Democrats view t.
abiding PRESIDENT booms Of Williem
Jennings Bryan. His friends have ~.
ways believed that he was "counf6A
out" OF the office in 1905 and II Ii
said that confidential admissions ofA
. similar character have been made u
certain Republicans. -
/ Show Their Charity. -
, The charity of these RepubiicanS =
said to explain their support OF tla0
bill passed in 1909 creating the ofdGo
Of legal clerk to the governor tb6&
New might be cared for in Q substonp
/ tial way. Having counted" Repuelt.
cans into all the close contests in -
absence Of the Democratic membeSo
, of the state committee, some OF wh41
went hunting next day after the e1ep.
, ton, the Republicans who knew t.
facts are said to have got behind -
BILL because New refused to contest -
= election
There is q revival Of the talk -
l James p. Goodrich for Governor. TO
: former state chairman has said -
D peatedly that he will not seek the 6
2 flee but it is running" qualities VIII
: appeals to Republicans and which
spires the gossip. BY large and
t fluential number of wfstful Reputtk
= cans who see no hope with comuS6
. place candidates, Goodrich is reg114l
z ed as the one leader capable OF caf1yt
/ ing the ticket to victory.
4 He is one Of the few men connecto4
B with the old guard in Indiana who hAs
never drawn the fire of fnsuF8A0f
criticism. He has played the game
1 Ibut 1t has never been difficult to leqfN
q his position. He makes few promiDe1
a but such promises as he has made h
v has fulfilled. Furthermore, he is mt
! | a standpat politician.
On many fundamental propositi0
+ Goodrich differs n widely with staA
3 pat brethren ~ they differ with ~
i Progressives. II he we're the ear
t date. It il fairly certain that the =
el state piatfosn BOuld mean oomsth