The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-10

disappearing committeeman and party
workers gradually ebbed away as Lee
discussed Hanlyism and in the end
they approved the state cheirman's
action.
Lee told how many leading party
workers were offered the gubernatoria,
candidacy and how each and every one
OF them refused. Some one, however,
had to be certified. by petition. as Cub
ernatorial candidate before January Z.
Failure to comply with this provision
of the primary law would have killed
the party In this state, Lee declared
! At the eleventh hour. Lee explained.
he was informed that ex-governor
Hanly. at Muncie. had remarked that
he had made a mistake in not joining
the Progressive party in 1912. Lee then
decided. he said, to offer the candi-
dacy for governor 10 Hanly Finally
Hanly accepted with the understand
ing that he would not enter the con
test on platform containing initia-
tive. referendum and recall p,anks.
Explains HanIy's Term.
Il had no authority to promise him
what the platform would provide for"
Lee told the county committeeman.
land Hanly accepted the nomination
with that understanding The plat
form will be framed At the Progressive
state convention, May "a II this
platform contains the planks he OBJ
jects TO then Mr.. Hanly has the privi-
lege of resigning from his place on the
ticket and the convention would have
the authority to name his successor"
Lee insisted that the fate of the Pro-
Sressive party i'm the state and nation
depended upon compact unit creani:a-
, tions all over the country. and. he
said, Wayne county prcsressives owed
1t to the principles they stood for to
maintain their organization.
Our Republican friends say they
are going to nominate Teddy for pres
ident and frame q platform of Pro
gressive prin ciples. but the Republi-
can politicians are planning to pull off
the same old stunt they have perpe-
trated for the past forty years, nomi-
nate some man for president who IS
satisfactory to them. Without Pro-
i gressive organization and ticket you
would have TO make the best of such
! treachery. With your own party and
ticket you are independent. If the Re
publicans do not nominate n president
and draft platform satisfactory to
you then you have your own candidate
and platform 10 support.
Biames indianapolis Paper
Lee declared that Jackson Boyd. fer
mer Progressive state chairman. and
the indianapolis News were RESPONSE
BILE for the general misinterpre;ation
of the Hanly incident. He said the
News championed Boyd i'm his dispute
with the state chairman because II
was to be Republican this year and
wanted to see the Progressive party
eliminated.
jackson Boyd Is over six feet tall,
weighs over 200 pounds. is fine citi-
| zen, good lawyer and writes poetry.
but he has the political intellect of a
six-year-old child" remarked Lee.
MIR Foulke said, following Lees ad-
dress. that he was satisfied with the
explanation offered by the chairman
for profering the gubernatorial nomi-
nation to J. Frank Hanly. This action
was taken TO keep the party alive and
we are not obliged to comply with
Hanly's platform demands" said Mr..
Foulke. He then urged maintenance
of the county organization. He said
the only way to keep the Republican
party leaders under control was to
maintain the Progressive party as q
| fighting unit. I'VE must stand by our
principles. ] would make the race for
Justice OF peace II necessary" he con
| cluded.