The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-31
WILSON MAY COME
To WAYNE COUNTY
TO SUPPORT GRAY
Democrats Believe He Could
Hold Votes of Other Par
ties for Congressman From
Sixth.

Members of the Wayne county DEM
ocratic organization have been made
very happy by the information receiv-
ed from the state committee that
there is prospect of President Will
son delivering few addresses in In
diana during the campaign next fall,
and that in the event the president
does come to Indiana one of the places
he will be scheduled to visit is Rich
mond.
For the past two or three years the
Sixth Indiana district of which Wayne
county is the largest unit, has been
Democratic by a large plurality, but
normally the district is not Demo
cratic. This year Democratic leaders
realize they are in danger of losing
the bulk, II not the entire non-Demo-
cratic victories in recent years. The
cause for this Is a general dissatisfac-
ton with business conditions by the
wage earners and business men, and
the dissatisfaction of the farmers with
the new tariff law.
If Finly Gray, the Democratic con-
gresham Is to be reelected Demo
cratic leaders realize that heroic ef-
forts must be put forth or the Sixth
district will drop out of the Demo
cratic column. Therefore nothing will
please them more than to have Presi-
dent Wilson make an address in Rich
mond next fall. They believe he would
be the means of holding hundreds of
prospective deserters in line.
Dislike Mr.. Gray.
Unsatisfactory business conditions
and the objectional tariff law are not,
however, the only obstacles in the
path of another Democratic victory in
the district at the November elections
Mr.. Gray himself is really handicap
to his party. There are many Demo.
Gratis and voters affiliated with other
parties who in the past have support.
ed him, now lined up against him be-
cause Of his demagogic actions in con.
gress-principally his action in op-
posing congressional wedding gift
to one Of the presidents daughters.
Trifling as this may seem to be
there is no doubt it has cost him
scores of votes, disgusting many men
who are sick at heart with political
chicanery Another and disquieting
obstacle in the pathway of Demo
cratic victory is Ebert Russell, Pro.
gressive candidate for congressman
Mr.. Russell, it is realized, is going to
make q powerful campaign this fall
and will receive the solid support OF
his own party. the anti-Gray element
IN the Democratic party and hundreds
of Republicans VINO have flatly refus
ed to support the Watson-dictated can
didate Of their own party, P. ]. Lynch
With the fight of their lives on their
hands the Democratic leaders in the
Sixth district are not going to bank
too heavily on an indefinite prospect
of securing President Wilson for an
address in Richmond. Plans are now
in progress TO send other heavy artil
lery into Wayne county next fall, FOL
there Is not the slightest doubt that
the largest unit in the district is to be
the battle ground. Senators Shiveley
and Kern will be called upon and II
IS known that Mr.. Gray will devote
most of his time in making a hand
shaking canvass of the county.
The Democrats have secured head
quarters on the second floor of the
Colonial building Seventh and MAR
streets, and the rooms will be ready
for occupancy within a short time.