The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-17
ADA|R AND MOSS
NOW IN RACE FOR
GOVERNORS CHAIR
Prominent Democratic Con-
gressmen Aspire to Be
Chief Executive.
MOSS TAKES POSE
OF COUNTRY MAN
Fifth District Man Common
ly Called "Blue Jean"
HoOsier. f..
palladium SpeCial).

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Repre-
sentativeAdair's ambition to be gov
ernor of Indiana is we'll known, and
it now appears certain, judging from
some inside facts obtainable here,
that he will have a competitor in the
person of Ralph w. Moss, his col
league from the Fifth Indiana district.
Mr.. Moss is understood to be max
ing plans quietly to become the candi-
date for the democratic nomination
for governor.
Those who are in a position to know
say that he will be put forward, un-
der very favorable auspices, as the
candidate of the farmers of the state,
especially--a sort of fitting represent
ative of the rugged, honest Blue
Jeans" Williams type of Hoosiers
Many Pose as Farmers.
Undoubtedly Mr. Moss is now the
most distinguished, as we'll as the
most distinctive type of farmer now
in public life in Indiana. If the farm
ers Of the state want candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor Moss is their man. Other IN
diana statesmen prominent in the pub
lie eye may pose as farmers, but as a
matter of fact most of them practice
law or do something else to enable
them to support the farms which they
own as a side line Moss, on the
other hand. is d farmer-that's all.
He farms with his own brain and
hands, and if any one wants to take
hn l.
loused places in his palms, which even
the comparatively soft life III Wash
ington never entirely eliminate. And,
to use common expression, ne
amt no dude"
He has little or no use for care
fully pressed trousers, and it is com
monty reported that he combs his hair
with a towel He comes as nearly
being of the Blue Jeans" Williams
type as any man in Indiana.
Railroad Violate Law.
Apparently as a forerunner of new
demands from the interstate com
merce commission that the railroads
of America prove their efficiency OF
management or submit to new regu
1ations, the commission today issued
a report showing that the roads baC
violated the hours of service law fol
trainmen in 261 1872 instances durlne
one year That is 261, 1892 members o.
train crews had been forced by traf
fc delays which the report declares
were wholly preventable to work more
than the legal limit of sixteen hour:
continuously. Great pains are taker
to set forth the argument of the com
mission that since these violations o
the statute were avoidable, the pub
lie will expect them to cease.
The investigation leading up to thi:
summary has been under the direc
ton of Commissioner McCord. 1t ha
gone into the record Of every delay 0
any train in the country. so far a
shown on the books. and has brough
vigorously to the attention of man.
railroad officials the failure of the
companies to report some of these de
lays. One of the points emphasized
is that the accidents leading to tn
working of the trainmen from sixteel
I'd sixty-five hours continuously hav
an rule occurred early enough il
the period of the run to allow tn
sending of relief crews. This has
therefore, been denied by the roads.
The four worst offenders, as show,
by the report, are the Baltimore {
Ohio, the Illinois Central. the Penn
sylwania lines west of Pittsburg an
the New York Central