The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-18

today and went direct to his home
The fact that he was to be made
permanent chairman of the state con
Ventlon tomorrow was news to Sena-
tor Kern, he said. Relative to the
contents of kilograms which passed
between himself and National Com
mitteeman Thomas Taggart yester-
day. Senator Kern said they were con
fidential and private, and that he was
not at liberty to discuss them. He
likewise refused to discuss the Kirby
Risk letter which has been the cause
of so much comment
Senator Kern would make no state.
ment regarding activities at the con
vention untib after he had conferred
with party leaders"
Albert Nenneman and w. j. BOehne
of Evansville, Kirby Risk, J. H. Nc
Gill. John w Hoffman and other
"prosressives' We're on the Union
Station platform when Senator Kern
stepped off the train. 1t was Hello
there, Senator" and other greetings
which Senator Kern received. He
was asked to hold a conference with
the progressive forces, but he firmly
told them that he wanted to go home
and get rest before talking politics
Confirms Statement.
Senator Kern confirmed the state
ment of Thomas Taggart that he had
requested that he be not sent as a
delegate to the state convention from
the Third ward of Indianapolis
Senator Kern will meet with the
regular party leaders late this af
ternoon. He said that he had no in
tention of trying to force anything on
the convention in regard to his views
on the primary election plank, and
that the messages of Wilson and
Bryan were more in the nature OF
personal letters to him rather than
the message which they had asked
him to convey to the Hoosier De
mOcracy
Senator Kern said that in the event
of his being made permanent chair
man of the state convention tomor
row that he would speak extempor
aneously He said that he had no de
sire TO be made a member of the plat
form committee
Speculation as to the other planks
in the platform, aside from the pri
mary election plank. is not very pro
nounced Fred Feick, for the Railway
Employees association of the state
has his proposed mediation and con
ciliation plank ready for submission
to the platform committee when il
meets tonight. Feick will recommend
that board Of arbitration be pro
vided by the state, its work to be done
after mediation and cancellation have
failed. His provisions for the ap
pOintment of the arbitration board
cOntemplates the selection of one ar
bitter each by the two sides to the dis
pute and the third by the state board
of mediation and Cancellation. Feicl
has planned his proposed board OF
cancellation and mediation on the Erd
man federal act.
SO far the woman's suffrage plank
if there is to be such a plank in the
state platform, has been allowed tC
stand in some dark corner. Party
leaders do not even mention it and sc
far no one has arisen to champion it
The different district delegations
began to pour in this forenoon. The
actual organization by districts starts
at 7 O'Clock tonight at the thirteen
district meeting to be held at the
state house. In the meantime the
state committee will convene at the
Hotel Denison and the appointment Of
committees will then be taken up.