The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-03
STEELE MADE
AT I ACK UPON
REP. NOMINEE
Billy Risk, G. O. P. Candi-
date for Congressman, Was
Called a Traitor to His
Constituents.
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! back of us, believe we will win.
wish to thank you all. and especially
the Hon. w. D. Foulke for his kindly
attitude. / know he will help us might
/ lily. hope there are no sore spots in
the Sixth district"
Mr.. Foulke replied, Il know there
are no sore spots here"
/. F. Lindsey, a negro delegate from
iFayette county praised Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt. In the course Of his
remarks, he said:
II love the leader of this campaign,
Mr.. Roosevelt is a great power that
sends out light in every direction.
Roosevelt had a little torch and other
persons lighted their torch on his un-
til now we have a great Are through
out the United States.
1.-THE old power has grown old. We
need something new and progressive.
This Is a progressive age and If you
cannot use your own brain, butt your
head against a post. We let too many
FOther persons do our thinking"
His speech was greeted with loud
applause.
William Dudley Foulke followed Mr.
t1fnsey. He said:
81 am always glad to hear from our
colored people. The Progressive par
!; ty has been more friendly to the negro
than other parties. Other parties do
! not send negroes to their national con-
ventions.
when the Progressive party came,
hof ~ Pv{a TO
attitude. The negroes in the Progress
sive convention came from the north,
and were allowed to represent their
districts"
After electing William Dudley Foulke
of Richmond, permanent chairman,
and Ryder Steele, of New Castle, as
permanent secretary. and hearing an
address by Mr.. Foulke, the morning
session OF the Sixth district Progress
sive convention adjourned at noon I'M
til after former Senator Beveridge had
delivered an address in the afternoon
r. G. Leeds, district chairman, acted
as temporary chairman OF the conven-
ton.
This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock AL
bert J. Beveridge, Progressive candi-
date for governor, will speak at the
coliseum and 1t is expected the big
building will be crowded. There has
been a large advance sale Of tickets
to the meeting, the proceeds from
which will go into the county Progress
sive campaign fund.
Beveridge 10 Coming.
/ Former Senator Beveridge consent
ed to speak here this afternoon when
he was informed this morning that
Fred W. Lands, candidate for lieu
tenant governor, scheduled to address
the convention, wired that he was i'll
at Fl. Wayne, and could not possibly
fill his engagement here.
To arrive here in time to speak this
afternoon Mr.. Beveridge decided to
make the trip in an automobile and he
was expected to arrive by 2;30. The
greeted with cheers by the district
convention delegates and spectators.
There are three leading candidates
for the congressional nomination
They are Joe Greenstreet, Of Henry
county, who has the support of the
Henry delegation; Fred Buggie, OF
shelby county, who was nominated
.elector from the Sixth district on the
Republican ticket and who declared
recently that if elected he would vote
for Roosevelt; and William Dudley
sFoulke, of Richmond.
After the delivery of his stirring
speech, strong sentiment for the
nomination of Mr.. Foulke was created
Although he has not even been a re
ceptive candidate, he informed his
friends after he had been approached
this morning that he would accept
the nomination.
openu With Cheering.
The opening session of the conven
ton was called to order by r. G. Leeds
Progressive chairman of the Sixth dis
trict. His announcement of the appear
ance of former Senator Albert ]. Bev
eridge to take the place of Frederick
W, Lands, was greeted with cheers.
DR.. S. r. Lyons. pastor of Reid Me
mortal church, in the invocation asked
the divine blessing on the work of the
Progressive party.
The eight counties comprising the
Sixth district were represented by full
delegations. T. /. Morgan. of Hancocl
county, chairman of the committee OF
credentials. reported there were M
contested seats.
The motion of T. P Wagner. o
Henry county, chairman of the commit
tee on rules and permanent organiza
ton. that William Dudley Foulke b.
appointed permanent chairman ant
Ryder Steele of New Castle, permanent
secretary, was carried unanimously.
The following committees ha,
charge Of the convention.
The Committees Named.
Observation-Disclosures, T. l. Nor
gan; Fayette, Albert Goeble: Rush
Earl Wilson; Wayne. Lewis Hosier
Shelby, Wilson Cochran: Union, H
Hunt: Franklin. w. A. Gohner; Henry
b. o. Post.
Rules and Observation-Disclosures E
Barnard; Fayette. o. w. Walker
Rush, Earl Wilson; Wayne. e. Martin
dale: Shelby, o. L. Williams; Union
J, n. Johnson; Franklin, C. A. Hut