The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-12
BEvER|DGE PRAISES
ROBBINS SUCCESS
At STATE MEETING
Progressive Victory Makes
Big Impression on State
Politicians.
LAUD MAYO Reject
Former Indiana Senator
Writes Letter Congratu-
lating Robbins.

Will J. Robbins, mayor-elect OF
Richmond, returned today from In
dianapolis, where he attended the
meeting of the Progressive state com
mittee and where he was shoWered
with congratulations over the Progress
sive victory in this city.
State Progressive leaders, including
former senator Albert J. Beverldge
and State Chairman Edwin Lee, told
Mr.. Robbins that the splendid Pro
gressive victory in Richmond had a
most impressive effect upon the state
at large for Richmond and Wayne
county are regarded as the Bull Moose
strongholds of Indiana, and poor
showing or defeat for the Progressive
party in this city last week would
have been hailed with delight by both
Republican and Democratic leaders,
especially the former.
Beveridge Letter.
On his return from Indianapolis to-
tay, Mr. Robbins made public the
following letter he received from Mr.
Beveridge, last Friday:
Mr.. Will J. Robbins,
Richmond, Indiana.
My Dear Mr.. Robbins
Just a word of hearty congratula
ton on your victory. You have done
better than our party did in most
places; and yet our party has made
a splendid showing everywhere. We
have elected mayors in six cities and
some towns in Indiana; We ran second
in Muncie, with the Republicans
fourth, second in Logansport with the
Republicans third; and in many other
towns elected a goodly portion of city
councils and other officers.
In Massachusetts our candidate ran
second, heavily increasing the vote
over last year with the Republicans
third, thus reversing the results last
year. 1t is fairly certain that we
will win in Massachusetts next time
In New Jersey, our candidate, Sena,
tor Colby, polled fifteen or twenty
thousand more votes than he was
satisfied had he polled thirty thousand
but as a matter of fact he has polled
nearer fifty thousand.
Means Party Strength
This means that our party is firm
ly established in these two states
on the solid foundation of an irredu
chile minimum of lighting voters
large enough to build upon.
In the south, on the fifteenth OF
this month a great Southern Progress
sive rally is to be held in New Or
leans. Southern men of substance and
standing in their respective states tC
start the Progressive party in this
section of the republic.
Here in indianapolis Johnson won
over Bookwalter by 800 or 400 votes
but the Republican inspectors held
out the returns from severaI precincts
for twelve hours; the returns from
these precincts were tampered with
beyond a doubt; and the result final
ly was that Bookwalter won over
Johnson by ninety-four votes. 1t is
clear beyond doubt that this was
done by fraud; for the returns com
piled by the Star by our own head
quarters, and by the democratic
headquarters, on the night of the ell
ection showed Johnson ahead OF
Bookwalter three or four hundred
votes.
The national executive and congress
sional committee of the Progressive
party is called to meet IN New York
neXtt Saturday to take immediate
steps for next years campaign
To the party everywhere your vic
tory at Richmond will give cheer and
encouragement for the news will be
spread IN every state. with DeSt
wishes for a successful administra
tion, ] am,
Very sincerely,
ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE
Plan Big Conference.
On November 25. a statewide con
ference of Progressive leaders will be
held at indianapolis. on the occasion
OF the dedication of the Progressive
club. Mr.. Robbins and other Wayne
county party members viii be in at
tendance.
A public mass meeting will be held
in the evening at a place to be select
ed later, at which Albert J. Beveridge
will be one of the speakers. Invita-
tions to speak will be sent to Charles
Sumner Bird. of Massachusetts. Ever
EFT Colby, of New Jersey. Senator
Clapp and Representative Victor Muir
dock Of Kansas. Mr.. Inman, who Is
in charge of the Progressive state
Headquarters. will forward invitations
to all county chairmen and other
leaders to attend the state conference