The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-02
DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS IN
STATE HERE
TO CONFER
Candidates on State Ticket
and State and District Lead
ers Hereto Name State
Committee.
CAMPAIGN PLANS Up

A state executive committee will be
appointed by prominent leaders of the
Democratic party in session at the
Westcott hotel, late Tuesday after
noon. The convention opened at 1890
O'Clock In secret session to consider
the appointment Of this committee.
Nominees on tho state ticket made
brief Introductory talks before the
convention after which the matter Of
choosing the delegates was taken up.
Omer Jackson Of Greenfield, Ind,
was made chairman Of the state speak
ers' bureau OF the Democratic party.
Mr.. jackson will also have charge Of
the soldiers vote In indiana under the
absent voters law.
Democrats of the Sixth congression-
al district and prominent democrats
from other parts Of the Hoosier state
gathered in Richmond Tuesday for a
district convention which convened at
the Westcott hotel Tuesday afternoon.
This is the first of a series Of organi-
cation meetings to be held in various
districts throughout Indiana.
Among the prominent democrats at
tending the meeting here are Fred
Van Nuys Of Indianapolis. state chair
man of the democratic central COM
mittee; Judge Hugh Wickens Of
Greensburg; John Adair Of Portland,
former representative In congress from
the Eighth district, and Richard Mil
Ter. candidate for mayor Of Indianap-
oils on the democratic ticket at the
last election.
Mr.. Adair was a candidate for gov
ernor of Indiana at the time Governor
Goodrich was elected. Walter Cham
bers, Sixth district member Of the
state democratic central committee,
arrived Tuesday morning from New
castle to attend the convention.
State Candidates Here.
State candidates on the democratic
ticket who attended the convention
here are as follows:
Secretary OF state-Herman Confer,
Decatur.
Auditor of state William Jones,
Fairmont.
State treasurer-John B. Mccarthy.
Kempton
Clerk OF the supreme court---Samuel
Galloway, Monticello.
Geologist Edward Barrett. Plain
field
Superintendent of public instruc-
tpu--N HIS r VA, AUSCid.
Judges OF the appellate court-Mil-
ton Hotel, Indianapolis; F. S. Cald-
well. Winchester; Edwin McCabe, VIII
Transport; Hugh Wickens, Green's
burg.
Judges of the supreme COURT. J,
Moran, Portland.
Plans OF the democrats call for the
holding of meetings in every district
by the state organization and by the
nominees on the state ticket. This Is
a decided departure from the rule that
has prevailed with both parties for
meetings of the state organization
many years. Neither party has held
meetings heretofore outside of Indi
annapolis.
The plan to be followed will give
the people and the party workers in
every district chance to meet the
candidates and the members of the
state committee prior to the opening
of the campaign.
Campaign Plans Discussed.
The meetings will be arranged SO
that members OF the organization
from every county in the district can
be present.
When the committee convened at
the Westcott hotel Tuesday afternoon
the situation in the district was dis
cussed by the state nominees and pre-
liminary campaign plans considered.
Following the conference with the
members of the district and county or
ganization Tuesday afternoon a public
receptionwill be held for the commit
tee and the candidates. with a war
banquet at the Westcott hotel. Rich
ard Miller of Indianapolis Will be the
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