The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-13


than 400 men and women heard Pro
gressive orators and joined in enthu-
siastic applause for new party senti-
ment last night at the first annual
banquet of the Indiana Progressive
Press Association and the Progressive
Club of Indiana at the Claypool Hotel.
The banquet followed meeting in
which 200 members of the Progressive
party from all parts of the state sign
ed the articles of incorporation OF the
new club started with more than 700
charter members and with w. c..
Bobbs of Indianapolis as president.
William D. Headrick acted as toast
master at the big feast. Edwin NJ. Lee,
chairman of the Progressive state
committee in the 1912 campaign and
now state chairman and an organizer
for the national committee, was a
prominent figure and he gave encour-
aging reports from other states, Of the
growth of the Progressive party. Mr..
Lee was greeted warmly by the Indi-
ana Progressives. Senator Frank n.
Gavit of Whiting, Senator John A.
Hibberd of South Bend, and Represen-
tative John w. Judkins of Cambridge
City were unanimously greeted and
all heard in brief speeches.
Messages Are Received.
B. r. Inman, president of the Indi-
ana Progressive Press Association,
presided temporarily, and introduced
the POSTMASTER. Mr.. Headrick. Mr.. In
man read messages from United
States Senator Joseph M. Dixon, and
from Medill Mccormick. Applause
greeted a ringing message from John
M. Parker of New Orleans. Judge Ben
B. Lindsey of Denver sent good wish.
es. Miss Jane Adams sent regrets and
good wishes. Frederick Lands Of Lo-
gansport and George AIDE Of Brooks
Ind, sent messages of good will and
encouragement.
Governor Hiram w Johnson Of Cal
ifornia. the Progressive candidate fol
vice president, sent warm message
which was loudly cheered.
Rising and waving handkerchief
and napkins the banqueters roared
their appreciation Of a brief and snap
Ply message from Col. Theodore
Roosevelt.
Bobbs Chosen President.
About 500 persons attended the af
ternoon session of the club. at which
Mr.. Bobbs was unanimously chosen
president. Incorporation papers were
prepared and were signed by all those
present at the meeting. They will b.
filed today, and within the next two
! weeks a committee composed of the
indianapolis residents who are mem
bers of the board of directors will draf
bylaws to be ratified at later mass
meeting Of the club.
AS soon as possible thereafter an op
ton for club quarters will be taken OF
! two sites in the downtown distric
now under consideration. 1t is the pur
pose to obtain a permanent home i'm
| mediately and then to make provis
ions for admission of women to mem
bership on equal terms with men,.
Charter membership rolls Of thu
I club will be kept open until the bylaw
are adopted. Membership will cost 81
and dues of Sc a year are to be charg
| ed members living in Marion County
Other members will be exempt from
dues.
Willitts A. Bastian, Progressive
county chairman, presided as chair
man. The meeting was first called dill
parlor T of the Claypool, but tina
room was soon found inadequate, an,
| the big auditorium on the eighth floo
was pressed into service Charles OAR
and e. R. Lewis temporary treasure
to receive membership fees.
Named BY Districts.
A nominating committee to nam
the board Of directors was selected b.
districts as follows: Second, Johl
, Campbell, Bloomington; Third, DR..
P Houss. New Albany; Fourth. Ed
ward M. Lee, Lawrenceburg; Fifth, r
! H. Crouch, Greencastle; Sixth, w.
! Hungate, Fountaintown; Seventh G
R. Fertig and Harry o. Chamberli1
Indianapolis; Eighth, Wilson Rice
Portland; Ninth, w. H. Dye, Noble:
vile; Tenth, J. M. Bower, Fowler
Eleventh. Grant NJ Fleming, Warren
| Twelfth. D. N. Foster, Fort Wayne
Thirteenth, DR.. r. G. Stephens, Pl!
i mouth. Edward NJ. Lee was chairma
of the committee.
The committee recommended tina
two-thirds of the board Of director
be residents of Indianapolis, and it
limitations were accepted as follows
Jackson Boyd, Greencastle; John
Dyer, Vincennes; Edward c. Tone
Anderson; Edward Warfel, Ricl
mond; Willitts A. Bastian, Burt Esse.
William c. Bobbs, Harry o. Chan
berlin, Thomas. A. Daily, Charles {