The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-01
5000 EXPECTED
ITO HEAR WATSON
DISCUSS LEAGUE
Indiana Senator Will Reach
Richmond at 10 O'clock
Wednesday Morning.

EDITORS NOTE - The twenty-six
articles of the League Of Nations COW
enant Will be found ON page nine of
this issue.)
Everything was put in readiness
Tuesday afternoon for the monster
mass meeting to be held at 1880
o'clock Wednesday evening in the
Coliseum, to hear Senator James E.
Watson discuss the league of nations
and national and international ques-
tions.
Doors of the Coliseum will be open
ed at 7:1O Wednesday evening, and
from that time on every effort will
be made to accommodate the crowds.
All police and fire protection has been
arranged for. At least 5000 persons
are expected, and it is believed that
the only limit to the number who hear
Senator Watson will be the capacity
of the Coliseum.
15o vice-Presidents
One hundred and fifty prominent
men and women OF Wayne county and
the surrounding territory will sit on
the platform as viee-presidents of the
meeting, and three hundred seats have
been reserved for persons Of the
Sixth district who will attend the Re-
publican meeting in the afternoon.
Senator Watson, during his speech,
will have a copy OF the league of ma
tions covenant, of which two thousand
will be distributed among the audi
ence, and speaker and hearers will
60 point by point together through
the document.
This method is expected to add
greatly to the pleasure d informa-
ton gained from the meeting. The
G.. A. R. will have reserved seats near
the stage, and seats will be held for
veterans of the Spanish American
war veterans and the World war
veterans Members of Sol Meredith
Post, G. A. R., will meet in the audi
torium at 7:15.
Arrives Wednesday Morning
Senator Watson will arrive in Rich
mond on the Pennsylvania at 1910
Wednesday morning. He will be met
at the station by committee consist
ing of Rudolph Leeds. Willard Carr
and Judge A. G. Lindemuth, and will
go directly to the Westcott, where
two rooms have been reserved for
him.
He will lunch at noon with Mr..
Leeds and probably will go direct to
the courthouse where he will address
the Sixth District meeting in the aft
ernoon, then to the Country club,
where he will be entertained until
time for the evening meeting.
Senator Watson speaks at Gary
Thursday. It is not known when ne
plans to leave Richmond.
When the Sixth district Republican
meeting is called to order at 2:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon In tho
circuit court rooms in the court house.
1t is expected that several hundred
enthusiastic Republicans will be
present, to meet and talk with Senator
James E. Watson.
Campaign To Be Launched
The Wednesday meeting will really
launch the 1920 campaign in Indiana
so far as the Republican party is con-
cerned 1t is designed to weld the
Sixth district into compact and en-
thusiastic whole, for the skirmishes
of next year.
Republicans of the whole state are
going to be in Richmond, and short
talks will be made by the county
chairmen of every Republican organi-
zation in the Sixth district.
Congressman Richard Elliott will be
the principal speaker, besides Sena-
tor Watson himself. and other prom
inent republicans who will speak are
E. O. Paul, L. S. Bowman, VIII Rel
ler and Patrick ]. Lynch.
The following formal statement was
given out Tuesday by E. M. Campfield,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements:
"The mass meeting at the Coliseum
Wednesday evening, April 2, at 1880
p. M, will be strictly non-partisan,
educational meeting.
"The Honorable James E. Watson,
United States senator from Indiana,
will address the meeting on the sub
iect, The League of Nations
Everybody is invited. Doors open
at 7:30 p. m. The ladies are expected
to attend.
(Signed) "E M. Campfield,
Chairman of committee