The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
TELLS OF LOCAL OPTIONS BI
INTO SENATOR'S HANDS,
Took the Tip and Became LESS Boisterous" In His d
to Cox.

tiously marked strictly confidential" the Rev: r.
Nicholson state superintendent of the Anti Saloon
League astounding confession of double
dealing by which the cause Of local optiGn Ia. been b.
yfS 1s hs to ss sw ss shs
man. and to Gorgs oyeE the liquor interests slated
He tells how he had long, friendly secret interview
with Andrews, secretary and brother Of the
late Charlie Andrews who head of the state liquor
lobby the Saturday preceding the opening Of the leg
isl at5a :ou. ,o 49, e.,,,+, o.,.n;. .,u
spent sS ee inf. 1
John Cox, representing the liquor crowd
to cs the
Antisaloon League had declared unequvocaly because
lie put the brakes and he tells how he susse.t.d
that the League would still have to be in the attitude of
Further the Rev. Mr.. Nicholson tells how his
paign of duplicity was carried out He tells how the
the next day. local option members seeking learn the
tes of ns
ing that the situation had materially changed over
In this stricty CONFIDENTIAL letter written by Edgar Mich
olson his signature his effort explain the defeat Of
cCain the antquor and his of Cox the
liquor
the politically Speaking
his secret interview with Penros Sunday night January g. the
night before Cox was elected he over his own
After covering practically the same ground that had
done with Chairman Andrews the evening before and
after the senator had made good many explanations
after stating the which he termed political alto
gether for taking Mr. Cox candidate, and which
could understand in light, he announced what
to be the legislative program of the organization to-
wards local option and the temperance question which
included fair treatment to the local option bill"
typewriter strietly
confdentia' letter S. Edgar Nicholson writes:
81 m willing to admit that in all probability the
ganzatiOn believes this time are enough
votes to kill the 0ocal opon) bill and for that
they willing to guarantee fair treatment"
After discussing at length his Sunday night oaah
with Penrose, S. Edgar Nicholson goes
81 then said that while approaching most fully what
he had said to me, could not that would be at
all satisfied, with Mr.. COXs election, and he
in the attitude of opposing him. but added that
hoped would not be too boisterous about it."
He then writes that he thanked Penrose and promised
consider the matter The the day of the election
the speaker the members of the house whom Nicholson could
control who sought his advice him for counsel He
that he found fault with McCan with that
he said if he the himself he would vote for
Claim bu-o quote his his strictly CONFIDENTIAL
letter.
compelled out of the spirit of fairness to them
and to the to all of them that the situation
had changed night, and that while advice
above stated compelled in justice, to that
could look Cows election with the degree
of anxiety and CONSERVATION that had done twenty
hours before
Now back to the beginning of this and read S
Edgar Nicholson had Christmas Day.
ten days before he said the above.
The editor of the Item has been worried because
changed opinions In five Perhaps explain
why the leader of this
to the whiskey joints changed his mind night the
Pennsylvania speakershp fight the face of great moral crisis