The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-13
ev ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

The presidential primary to be con,
Quoted by the indianapolis Star for
the women of the State and which is
attracting q good deal of attention for
one reason and another. chiefly be.
cause 1t will give the feminine element
of Indiana an opportunity to indicate
it's preferences-if it has any-for the
chief executive. opened today.
The women Of this city, can, there.
fore, II they care about it, mark bal
lot for either of the following Demo.
Gratis and Republicans.
Republican
William Fl. Taft. of Ohio. Albert J.
Beveridge. of Indiana, Theodore
Roosevelt. of New York. Robert La
toilette, of Wisconsin and J. Frank
Hanley. of Indiana.
Democrats
William J. Bryan. OF Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson, Of New Jersey, Jud.
son Harmon OF Ohio. Thomas r. Mar.
shall and John w. Kern, of Indiana.
AS stated by Mrs. Felix w. McWhir.
ter. Of indianapolis. president of the
Indiana Federation of Clubs, this will
not, of course. decide anything, but
will be an indication of the political
feeling over the state among thinking
women.
An intelligent vote cannot, however.
be cast. unless there is some knowl-
edge Of the personality of these men.
what factions they are afiliated with
in their particular party. what they
stand for" Individually, what their
political record has been or may be
and this divorced entirely from what
is known as private character
whether or not they are favorable to
woman's suffrage. and their strength
or lack OF it. with the public--so far
rs can be told at this time-and the
reason for the latter
And this knowledge cannot be gain
cd save through the perusal of the
daily papers.
For no matter how comprehensive.
exhaustive and imi,ersonal the weekly
paper or maga:ine-a daily reading
of a city paper is the only way that
this Information can be acquired.
1t might he interesting to know. in
instance, that Hanley has not been
named or recognized as presidential
possibility outside of Indiana. and his
name il included chiefly because he is
popular with Il certain element in the
state on account Of his alleged atti
tude on the Temperance question"
The word "alleged' is used because
it Is a question whether or not Hanley
ia entirely sincere.
That despite the fact that Roose
welt has declared'in the past his name
should not be used with his consent
as an active and voluntary candidate
that he has supposedly yielded to that
pressure" which comes from his
great personal popularity and the fact
that many of the Republican leaders
regard him as the only one who can
successfully lead the party to vic.
tory" against a strong Democratic
candidate.
That Taft Of exalted personal pro
bity and admittedly meaning well,
has made many political blunders and
is. in fact. too much of an ingenue.
That Beveridge. although retired
through the Legislature would, posi-
bly,. have been returned to the senate
with direct vote on account of his
personal popularity and his record OF
activities on behalf of his constituents
and the public at large-his effort to
put through Federal Child Labor
measure and his introduction of the
Tariff Commission idea, for two
things.
That La Toilette, with an excellent
record of accomplishment in his own
state. is practically out of it on &C
count Of his tactlessness. offending
politicians and people alike.
That Bryan is one of the seven poll.