The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-02
Small Army of Politicians in
Camp with Indiana Demo-
cratic Editors to Witness
This Event.
so. BEND CAPITAL
OF INDIANA TODAY
State Officers Leave STEM
ographers at indianapolis
to Guide the Ship of State
The Program.
palladium Specially

South Bend. Ind. June 2.-"Three
editors and forty-six politicians" was
the declaration made by prominent
Democrat standing in the lobby Of
the Oliver hotel as the Indiana Demo
cratic editorial assiation filed In
Thursday night. after a wearisome
ride OF eight hours on the traction
lines from Indianapolis. That told
the story. Thursdays trip was po-
litical junket and the Democratic pol
iticians we're on their job.
The affairs OF the state were being
run by stenographers and clerks and
probably the change was salutary. All
OF the state officials were on board the
special and. In addition. enough OF
the members OF the last legislature to
form n quorum. either left with the
special or joined II at various points
enroute to South Bend.
We're they along to view the classic
scenery OF st. Joseph river or did
they leave their Offices to attend to
the high class vaudeville that the
committee at South Bend had arrang-
ed for them at the Orpheum theater? ?
What's the Answer?
Did Mike Thorton Of New Albany.
or Senators Yarling, Netterville,
Rauch. Fleming or proctor join the
party to listen to the discussions that
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the proprietor. who divides his time
between saving the Nation and chas-
Ing paid locals and meeting sight
drafts? None Of them would know a
composing stick from a galley proof,
yet they could have out voted the real
editors two to one. Nay. nay, the
scent OF victory is in the air. and the
candidates for ONCE in 1912 are sensi.
tive a. to odors. II anyone tells you
this editorial excursion Is for the pur-
pose Of exchanging thoughts about
running newspapers, he has his fin.
gers crossed.
Firstly. the location of the meeting
was a political maneuver. The north.
ern part of Indiana has been regarded
~ hostile territory for Democratic
editorial meetings for years.
With the exception OF a meeting at
Fl. Wayne. about eight years ago this
IL the first time the molders Of Demo.
cratic opinions have met In Northern
Indiana since 1881.
Second. and this will be sad blow
TO those who are given to much talk
about Governor Marshall being a
dead one." the principal business of
this meeting will be the passage of
resolutions Endorsing the candidacy
Of Thomas n. Marshall for the presi.
dcncy. The thing Is all set.
Coming up on the train Thursday af.
ternoon the committee on resolutions
posed OF BENJAMIN Louthian of the
Logansport Pharos: Roy Purcell of
the vincennes Sun. and Benjamin Nc.
Key Of the Lebanon Pioneer. This
committee was consulted before II
was selected and II Is right" 1t will
congratulate the party upon being in
power an do a few other perfunctory
things. but its main purpose will be
to announce that the Democratic edi.
tors Of Indiana are back OF the candi.
dacy OF Thomas r. Marshall for the
Democratic nomination for the presi.
dency. II 10 understood that at the
proper time Congressman Barnhart,
who IL real editor of real paper in
Rochester. will arise and act as mes
senEer for John W. Kern. saying that
Senator Kern is not and will.not be
. candidate. real or receptive for the