The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-13
Indianapolis Is Filled with
Thousands of Stout Party
Men Who Will Attend Big
Love Feast.
MYSTERIOUS PLOTS
BEING TALKED OF
Will One of the Chiefs with
the Presidential Bee Try to
Stampede Feasters, Is Be-
ing Asked.
.(American News Service)


Indianapolis. April 13.-Judaing by
the number and note of the assembled
Democrats who are tuning up for the
celebration of the birthday of the ia
ther of Democracy, President Jeffer-
son, by chanting tie deums for past
victories and promulgating future
successes, in all the leading hosteler-
les of this town. that great Democrat.
ic love feast. the National Democratic
Achievement banquet. which will be
held here tonight will be great sue
cess. Among some thousand or SO OF
the faithful on hand the following par
tisans are hobnobbing with their hum.
bic brethren. Bryan, Woodrow Wilson,
| Marshall, Folk, Burke, Champ Clark,
| etc. etc.
This combined pow WOW, love feast,
and militant convention has long been
fomenting in the brains of the party
| leaders. 1t was first scheduled for
January 9th at Washington, but was
postponed till today because of the
shortness of the time, and a desire to
assure an attendance worthy of the
Democratic victories it Is to commem-
crate. To this end invitations, whose
wording was bitter arraignment Of
| the G. o. F.. were sent broadcast
| thYn1yrh hn f,
bound scions Of the Democracy but
to the young voters of the country
who depreciate wastefuliness and ex-
travagance in administering the af-
fairs of the country, and look with ap-
prehension upon the steady strides
the present administration is making
towards the Capitalization of govern
ment, at the expense Of the legitimate
powers of the states. and the rights
reserved to the. people,
A DeIuge of Answers.
The answer to this invitation. which
was signed by a host of governors and
senators, has been phenomenal. Del
egates from every section of the coun-
try. representatives from every party
faction, and scores of members from
both houses of congress have answer
ed the call, and today the town is lit
orally swarming with Democrats.
great and small, who have gathered to
celebrate past victories, and plan for
the future.
Just what steps will be taken to-
ward mapping out plan of procedure
for the campaign of 1912 is more or
less matter of conjecture. There
are those among the assembled hosts
of Democracy who entertain the hope
that candidate will be selected and a
genuine presidential boom launched;
then there are those who fear that
step of this kind would be premature
and tend to ieopardize the chances OF
victory in 1912 by giving Republicans
too long a warning of future plans.
These latter appear to be in the ma
jority.
; On the other hand, there is an un-
, dertone of mystery noticeable among
the delegates that seems to forbode
the unexpected. There are every
present rumors to the effect that an
/ attempt will be made to stampede
more prominent Democrats gathered
around the board. Those who hold this
, view point with significance to the
, statement of Colonel William c. Lii
5 Ter, president of the National Demo-
cratic League of clubs. who says
, This great gathering which will
convene to-day was brought about for
the express purpose, not only OF eel
5 ebrating past victories but to form
plans for the 1912 presidential CAM
paign to be pursued by the Democrats
1 during the next two years, and to
: bring together men who will figure
t prominently in the coming battles.
? Regarding the presidential boom OF
l any of the many prominent Democrats
5 assembled, | can only say that such 4
course. while in many minds unpoiitic
y is not improbable