The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-02

The attack on Mr. Leeds was the
second effort of the closing days OF
the campaign to discredit the Progress
sive party in Wayne county and to
accomplish its defeat at the polls to-
morrow. 1t followed in the wake OF
an unsuccessful effort to turn Pro-
gressive voters from the support of
their ticket by attacking the character
of one of the candidates. Will w. Rel
Ter, who aspires to reelection as
prosecuting attorney This attack was
inspired by bipartisan combination.
Gath Freeman, a prominent Republic
an leader and Joshua Allen, Demo
cratic candidate for prosecutor. 1t
was also made through the columns of
the Item. The charges preferred were
easily and promptly explained by Mr..
Keller and the attack on Mr.. Leeds
was then launched.
Leaders Fear Effect.
In justice to many Republican and
Democratic leaders it must be said
that the questionable methods employ
ed in an effort to weaken the Progress
sive party and accomplish its defeat
has met with their strong disapprOval
and 1t is known that they greatly fear
these two attacks will be bOomerangS
which will cripple their own tickets.
Not longer than week ago Pro
gressive leaders feared that a few of
the Progressive candidates for county
offices would be defeated either by
their Republican or Democratic oppon-
ents, but these fears have now been
dispelled and J. c. Price, Progressive
county chairman. today confidently
predicted the election not only Of the
entire Progressive county ticket but
of nearly all the township tickets.
"The Progressive state ticket will also
receive handsome plurality Mr.
Price added.
Mr.. White and Mr.. Lee Of the Re
publican organization were today max
ing the explanation that they were
not responsible for the attack made on
Mr. Leeds by the Item. They admi,
having discussed the affair with Item
representatives but assert that what
ever they might have said was distort
ed by the Item in its editorial of Satur
day night. 1t is understood that they
were the targets for much criticism
known that the remarks addressed tc
Mr. Allen by Democratic leaders since
his attack on Mr. Keller have been faI
Progressives See Victory.
Summing up the situation briefly
the gloom which today beclouds both
Republican and Democratic head
quarters is in sharp contract to the
optomiStic atmosphere in which the
Progressive committeeman are work
ing at their headquarters, winding VI
the final details of the campaign.
Up until the last week of the cam
paign it was conducted cleanly by the
candidates and workers of all three
parties, but failing to break down the
strong Progressive defenses, circula
tion of false reports and unfounde6
charges were resorted to, followed by
newspaper attacks on Mr.. Keller and
Mr. Leeds; SO the campaign which be
gan with the promise of being a par
ticularly clean and fairly fought one
ended as one which will be long re
membered by the dirty tactics resort
ed to by some Republican and Demo
cratic politicians in a fruitless effort
to defeat the dominating party, the
Progressives.
In 1912 there were 1920 votes cast
for the state tickets of six parties in
Wayne county, over one-third of this
number, 1854. being cast for the Pro
gresstvo candidates. This year m