The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
When S. Edgar Nicholson CHANGES
His Mind Over Ni&lat

By BENNE.
S. Edgar superintendent of the
Aoon League Pennsylvania In that years fall elections
the state of Pennsylvania elected legislature which convened
1909 Edgar Nicholson state superintendent of the
AntSaoon had been making vigorous campaign to
elect who would support local option egis
lation.
The legislature at that time controlled by the Boise rem
machine which VIGOROUSLY corrupt and which has consist
emily successfully opposed efforts to regulate the
liquor trade Pennsylvania which has dsleres than any
other state in the union.
After the election Penros machine brought out John
Cox it's candidate for speaker of the Pennsylvania legislature
citizens Pennsylvania and the AntSaoon League
that state united in supporting the candidacy of Frank
McC who speaker of the House at the previous
fought the liquor lobby and had prevented the last night OF
the legislature that corrupt lobby from auduent
tanning through crooked liquor BILL
to John F. Cox quote public statement issued
Nicholson December 25 1908 the keystone Ct
GEN. the official publication of the Pennsylvania AnSaloon
League printed at Harrisburg Pennsylvania of which Nicholson
editor. He said:
Mr. Coxs candidacy backed at the outset by Mr.
Jim Muyihil and other representatives of the liquor
Denas have been made but denas do not change
the facts If you do not want the next PENNSYLVANIA
So and at onee to your by letter or in
person and everybody else to do the protesting
sen by M s1e Of the has 5
thus obeyed'
Accompanying this appeal S. Edgar Nicholson issued this
the date, Christmas, 1908:
despite denials the candidacy of John F. Cox for
the speakershp at the outset ostered by the liquor
people, enacy with which he is kept in the
"** is evidence that the liquor men are going to de-
NOT the question half s' much as why
anating from liquor for friendly organization
Of the house must be Obeyed.
So on December 25 1908 s. Edgar Nicholson about
would and what Influence de-
handing his election.
Monday evening" 1909 the Pennsylvania leg
was organized and John speaker
MClan by vote of 1856 to 35 Commenting this re-
suit the Philadelphia North American the angang antquor
newspaper Pennsylvania said its issue of January 1909
mot vote of the IS cast against Cox the Liquor uS
s. E. Nicholson, superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Antsaloon League The 81 81: at the wnd-uP We're e., Nc
expressed hostility of Nicholson to Cox Most of Nc
CT em ceson 0a her Da
arises curiosity as to what happened at the quiet confer
Nicholson held with Penr0se yesterday at the lat
ter's headquarters
called attention the fact that
Nicholson into the state of Pennsylvania work for
temperance there SO the legislature that could be
upon for local option which compared with the McCa
showed what had happened to the of
regime superintendent the AnSaloon
League.
Naturally all of this did excite "curiosty' Now what hap
pened between December g. 1905 and January 1909
days investigation this curiosity resulted
bringing light January letter, which
Nicholson himself had written his signature anu
19O9to days after the speakershp sandaand which
he had marked Stricty CONFIDENTIAL This letter written
of his clique whom he thought he could
ta but in he said Il writing this in confidence so
far the details concerned and think will be we'll
give all the facts to the public yet"
The this "srcty confdenta letter of S. Edgar
Cox the liquor candidate but which he thought it would be best
keep from the public printed the Philadelphia North