The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-06
LIGHT VOTE CAST IN TIGHTLY
CONTESTED PRIMARY ELECTION
Arrangement MADE
FOR CLUB MEETING
Commercial Organization Di-
rectors Plan for the An
nual Gathering.

nual 0atnerlnS.
Arrangement of the program for
the annual meeting and election OF
directors next Monday evening. was
the chief business transacted by the |
Commercial club directors at the fin :
al meeting of the present board last |
evening. The directors went on rec
ord as being opposed to the high in
surance rates charged in Richmond.
and discussed several other public |
matters.
Two tickets have been proposed by |
the nominating committee for the ell
ection Monday evening. as follows:
Reds: George H. Knollcnberg, John
+. Mccarthy. S. E, Swayne, e. NJ.
Haas. Howard A. Dill, E. G. Hill,
Sharon f. Jones. and d. l.. Mather.
Blues: w. X. Bradbury, DR.. D. w.
Stevenson, A. L. jenkins, T. H. Hill.
John Zwissler, William II. Romey,
Richard Sedgwick, E. r. Lemon. Ac-
cording to the plan adopted by the
directors at their session last even
ing, eight men of these two groups
are to be chosen by the members at
their big gathering on the twelfth
of this month, and the directors will
later name the club officers. The
nominating committee which select
ed the candidates was composed Of
Adam H. Bartel, Edgar F. Hiatt, A.
d. Gayle, John II. Nicholson, c. B.
Hunt, Charles D. Slifer.
Program Of Meeting.
President S. E. Swayne was dele
gated by the directors to read a sum-
mary of the years activities at the
annual meeting. B. w. Kelly, head
of the high school physics depart
ment, will give twenty-five minute
talk ON the significance and import
ance of weather forecasting from the
viewpoint of the business man, In
which he will outline q few simple
rules sfor telling the weather condi-
tions in advance. Principal Isaac
Neff will tell the purpose Of the new
public night school. -
In announcing that they consider
ed local insurance rates exhorbitant,
the directors stated that while Rich
mond pays the same rates as the re-
mainder of the country, the fire loss
here is only IS cents per capita, as
! opposed to $1.18 in Indianapolis, and
, $2.OO in the entire United States
The subject was turned over to the
! insurance committee of the club.
and action will be taken by the men,
bers, as soon as the committee COM
pletes the investigation which the
directors ordered.
A communication was presented to
the directors from James H. Shaw.
of Bloomington, ILL.,, asking the sup
! port of the Commercial club in es-
tablishing a school OF salesmanship
here. 1t is the plan of Mr.. Shaw I'd
have DR.. Stanley Krebs, an expert on
business methods, deliver a series of
lectures to clerks and shop keepers
on how to receive customers, and in
terest the purchasers in their wares.
The communication was turned over
to the retail merchatns section of the
club.
| To Discuss Banking.
The directors determined to have
a representative of the National Cit
liens league here on March eleventh,
to address the monty meeting of the
club on the subject of Banking Re
forms" The Citizens League. which
is composed. not of bankers, but Of
! men in other lines Of business who are
interested in banking methods, IL
sending men over the country to edu.
cate the public regarding the need for
improvement In our banking systems.
An invitation from George Dougan
that the directors visit Reidston stock
farm west of the city, was accepted,
as the board has become quite interest.
ed in the big institution.
The May festival committee report.
ed that the big spring show would BE-
held at the Coliseum on the twenty.
third and twenty-fourth Of May, and
that committees were rapidly getting
the preparations under way In the
hope of making this years event the
banner one of its kind. The largo
adult chorus has been organized with
. full membership. and will practice
every Tuesday evening. including 70
night, to perfect their program.
A communication from Gov. Mar.