The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-21
A TERRIFIC STORM USH[RS IN /
THE OPENING DAY OF SPRING
OUTLOOK
PLEASING To LEE
Sixth District Conceded to
Roosevelt Other Dis
tricts Lining Up.
tPalladium Specially

INDIANAPOLIS, March 2l.-The
campaign for delegates to the Ma
tiona; Republican Convention practi-
cally closes in Indiana this week with
the primaries to elect delegates to the
district conventions. The Roosevelt
managers are satisfied with the sit
uation for they declare that they have
perfected organizations in every dis
trict and will obtain the delegates
from at least nine of these. The
Sixth District has been conceded to
the Roosevelt men and the Taft men
confidentially admit that they are
beaten in at least one other district.
The Third, Fourth, Fifth and Elev-
enth District conventions will be held
next Monday while the Second. Sixth,
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth will be on
Thursday of next week. The Twelfth
and Thirteenth District Conventions
hold over until April. The state con-
vention for the selection Of four dele
gates at large to the National Con-
vention will be held in Indianapolis
next Tuesday.
Edwin NJ Lee, state manager of the
Roosevelt campaign, is well satisfied
with the district organizations and
says that there is no doubt of the fav.
orable outcome of next weeks con.
ventions. He says that it has been
demonstrated to the Roosevelt Repub.
licans that there is a definite organi'
zation behind them and that if every
Roosevelt man votes at the primaries
there will be q safe margin of Roose
welt delegates.
Spread False Reports.
ut is a case of every Roosevelt Re
publican voting" said Mr.. Lee, land
there will be no longer any question
of the strong sentiment in favor oi
Col. Roosevelt among Indiana Republi
cans. The Taft managers have caused
to be circulated over the country dis
honest reports about the lack o.
Roosevelt sentiment in Indiana, based
on the fact that the Taft men OBJ
tained delegates in the First and Sew
Ienth Districts through fraud. But +
We get . 11ir primary as We bslfevE vi
will in the other districts, it will b.
apparent that there is a general de
mand for the nomination of Col
Roosevelt"
The announcement by the Taft man
ayers that the name of Charles w
Fairbanks will be presented as a can
didate for the position of delegate a
large to the National Republican con
vention has renewed the charge tina
Joe Healing and other Fairbanks
henchmen are seeking control of tn,
state delegation to the National con
vention with the hope Of being able t.
start something for the former vic'
tpresident. In the early stages of tn,
contest, the Healing crowd was op
posed to an instructed delegation, bu
the report that this attitude was in til
hope of transferring the state strengtl
tc Fairbanks, caused so much opposl
tion that Healing had to consent t.
faccept delegations instructed for Taft
But with Fairbanks as q member o
the delegation the hope ID now tha
a cry of Estate pride" may be raise,
among the delegates In case of clos
race between Taft and Roosevelt. an,
} that the delegates, under the leader
ship Of Mayor Lew Shank of IndianaI
; oils may bolt their instructions an,
vote for Fairbanks.