The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-31
DELEGATIONS From Out of the
County Come to Swell Au-
dience Listening to POliti-
cal Candidates.
CROWD CHEERS MEN
Senator Burton Closes Meet
ing With Answer to Plea
for Support of President
Wilson's Policy.

Republicans mustered their forces
last night. The rally was the biggest
thing the G. o. P. has essayed in
Wayne county in recent years. How
ever, the comparatively small number
of Richmond and Wayne county per-
sons who participated in the parade
preceding the Burton-Lynch meeting
was the subject of much comment
among the spectators who lined both
sides of Main street,
The parade was headed by Ray X.
Shiveley, DOC" Zimmerman, and H
j. Hanes.
Delegations of marchers from out
side the county outnumbered the
Wayne county marchers about four to
one. There were delegations from
Logansport, Muncie. Eaton, Greenville,
Winchester, Liberty, Connersville.
Rushville, Shelbyville, New Castle and
other Henry county towns. Over fifty
automobiles were in the parade, nearly
all OF them occupied by members OF
visiting delegations.
The coliseum was we'll filled when
Lynch began to speak, there probably
being two thousand people in attend
ance. During the Burton address,
many members of the audience In the
rear Of the building left.
Senator Burton Talks.
Talk about electing Democratic
congress to sustain the president is
ridiculous" Senator Burton said in
opening his address. They are all
hiding behind President Wilson's coat
tails. Haven't you Democratic candi-
dates any individuality Of your own?
What are your qualifications? What
would you do for your country"
Saying President Wilson had main
tanned the traditional American
policy of neutrality as any preceding
president would have DONE" he con-
traSted the course of the Democratic
minority In congress, which boasted
they had driven Mckinley into the
Spanish war when the president was
holding back because the country and
the army was unprepared for war,
with the Republican minority of this
congress who decided to sustain the
president in the Mexican crisis wheth-
er they approved his policy or not
Democrats Comoative.
He said the only risk of getting in
volved with Mexico had been because
of the actions of two Democratic gov
ernors, the governor of Texas and the
governor Of Arkansas: who indeed
had provocation.' IF there Is any
danger Of anyone jumping off the
reservation it is of Democrats jump
ing
Urging everyone to refrain from ex-
pressing his sympathy with one side
or the other in the European war, as
the time would come when America
could bring about peace. he said:
There is no more danger of our get
ting into the European war than there
is of my sending a challenge to Jack
Johnson for pubilistic encounter"
Lynch Speaks.
p. J. Lynch referred to anonymous
authors Of circulars, distributed about
Richmond this week denouncing him
and two Republicans candidates for
county offices because they We're Cath,
Olics, as blackguards, towards and
assaseins Of character who struck
from behind.
His denunciation Of these men came
at the close Of his address, which pre-
ceeded the speech Of Senator Burton
OF Ohio, and 1t was received with an
outburst Of cheering, the crowd EN-
phatically showing its disapproval OF
such tactics as had been employed
against Lynch.
After he had finished his discussion
OF campaign issues Mr.. Lynch said his
manhood required him to touch upon a
topic which was disagreeable for him
to refer to.
Answers Question.
no &c ROT cd
political sewers. 1t pertains to my re
1igion. | would not be worthy of be
ing called man If ignored the
charges Of these cowardly character
assassins who strike from behind.
have never been ashamed of my re
ngion and desp1se a man who is
Lynch continued to say that In this
enlightened period Of the history of 8
republic which was proud of it's re
ligious tolerance he did not suppose
such 4 weapon would be turned agains
him in an effort to accomplish his de
feat During the scathing denuncia
ton Of his masked assailants Lynch
did not mention directly what church
he was affiliated with. He said h
had received his instructions from his
mother
IF there 10 a man who won't vote
for me because I won't repudiate tn,
religious teaching learned at tn,
knees Of my sanity mother, then lie
him vote for whom he pleases. d.
not want such q vote." Lynch con
cluded