The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-08
Great Crowd Disappointed
Saturday Night by Late
Train Preventing La Fol-
lette Speaking Here.
SENATOR PROMISES
RETURN DATE HERE
He Was as Keenly Disap-
pointed in Not Speaking
Here as the Crowd and
Progressive League.
Fickle fate conspired with the raj

Fckle fate conspired with the rail-
road company Saturday night and
played a scurvy trick on over. 1900
people who had gathered ut the coli.
scum to hear an address on progress
sive principles by Senator Robert La
Toilette of Wisconsin, who IL q candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for president. Senator La Follette's
! train, which was due here at 7:4O p.
IN. never arrived until 1l:15. and 1t
was too late then for the senator to
make his address. as only handful
Of people remained at the coliseum.
The senator was also quite Ill. having
been suffering from the effects Of
ptomaine poisoning and he retired to
his berth about half hour before the
train arrived in this city. Despite the
fact there were a couple of hundred
people at the station to see him, and
possibly hear him deliver a short ad-
dress. it was thought best by those In
his party not to arouse him.
The senator was as keenly disap-
pointed over his inability to deliver
his scheduled address In this city as
were the members of the Hoosier
state Progressive league. who had
success, and the big crowd which had
gathered to hear him. The senator In
written statement has promised to re-
turn to Richmond whenever q meeting
can be arranged for him, Al he deeply
appreciates the interest the people Of
Richmond and vicinity have displayed
in his candidacy. A statement issuod
by the Hoosier State Progressive lea
que, follews:
..s.4As Statement hy~ ~LeAoaas. II
ITO the people OF Richmond and VI
cinity:
No one feels the disappointment Of
the non-appearance of Senator La Fol-
lette at the Coliseum last Saturday
night, more keenly than the o1icers
and members of the Hoosier State
Progressive League.
The committee in charge of the
meeting feels that the public should
be apprised Of all the facts leading
up to the cancellation of Senator La
Follette's Richmond date.
7 Senator La Toilette stated to the
, committee last Saturday night that
, Richmond was the first definite speak
ing engagement scheduled for his wes-
, tern trip. but that owing to the pecu-
| liar routing necessary to cover the ter
ritory he contemplated. Richmond had
t to be made either the first or last en-
, gagement on the trip. It was thought
3 that by making Richmond the last
stopping place a better date could be
. given, therefore the schedule was %
. arranged. Up to the time Of Senator
La Follette's arrival at TeSre Haute
D his schedule had been carried out to
1 the letter, except q few minor chan
; ges necessary on account Of temper
+ ary illness. At Terre Haute It was
e learned that the train that was to
d bring him to Richmond would be about
d one hour late out OF that city. The sen.
d ator then asked that his Terre Haute
= engagement be cancelled and he BE- q.
d lowed to continue on to Richmond BY
special train for the purpose Of films
y that engagement, but upon investiga'
r ton it was found that IL the special
Il train was secured It would probably
l. be delayed an equal length Of time. on
a account of weather conditions, and
4 could not reach Richmond before train
number 80. upon which he contemplaf
: led coming. Up to tho time his trsin
z reached Indianapolis It was thought
: that its present schedule could be held
n and that he would reach Richmond mol
later than $50 which would allow him
n several hours here, but after the trair
e left indianapolis and was out Of reacl
" of telegraphic communication = series
h of mfshaps occurred to the engine thu
further delayed its schedule until 4
WAS over three hours late. The Sena
tor then In consultation with the Rich
imond committee expressed . willing
4 ness to still I'LL his Richmond engage
ment even at that late hour, II tbs
e committee deemed 1t best The c0mmi
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