The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-02
1000 attend
LOVE FEAST OF
G. 0. P. MEMBERS
Speech by Will Hays Center
of 1nterest-Many Women
Attend.
BY DON WARFEl

BROOKVILLE. Ind, Aug. 2-More
than a thousand Republicans, from all
parts Of the state, turned what was in
tended to be Sixth District rally in
to general state meeting, at Mag
nesia Springs near Brookville, Friday.
Politicians and officials prominent
In the Republican party Joined with
members Of the party from the Sixth
district In making the affair the larg-
est of its kind ever held In the dis
trict.
Approximately fifty Republican edit
ors attended the meeting of the State
Editors association. which was held
in connection with the meeting.
Although the affair was primarily a
Misunderstanding love feast" strong
undercurrent OF political feeling was
manifested. The interest Of the
meeting was centered on the speech
by Will Hays, Republican national
chairman, who said he would not be-
come a candidate for governor. Hays
was also the center of interest
throughout the entire meeting
Women Attended
Many women attended and consid
cradle interest was taken in a speech
by Miss Mary Sleeth, of Rushville,
who pointed out the necessity that
women should line up with one Of the
political parties of the country.
The fact that the government of
the United States is administered
through political parties was given by
Miss Sleeth as the reason why women
should affiliate with one Of the polit-
ical parties If they wanted to institute
reforms.
AS a supporter of the Republican
party, Miss Sleeth showed the claims
that the party has to the women's
vote Of the country. or the states
that had voted on the suffrage
amendment, according to Miss Sleeth.
the only two to reject the measure
we're Democratic states, and all Of
the states accepting the amendment
so far were Republican.
Many state officials attended the
meeting, as we'll as district party
workers from other districts in the
state. With the exception of the
Sixth district, the Fourth district,
which included bout 100 persons from
Decatur county. formed the largest
delegation to the meeting.
Comstock Makes Address
Paul Comstock, Of Richmond and
Claude kitterman, Of Cambridge City,
addressed the meeting, giving &C
counts of experiences with the Ameri-
can army abroad. Comstock, who
served as major in the U. S. army,
declared that the American soldier
would measure political candidates by
the same qualities as were used to
measure a good soldier, The soldier 8
opportunity to view the workings of
various foreign governments and con-
traSt them with our own government
xUn111H him III m n a ting
according to Comstock.
Kitterman spoke Of the soldier as
gentleman, first, last and all the
time" He told of experiences while
serving with the Y. NJ. C. A. in France
with the American army
Morning rains prevented a large
number from attending the meeting
but in spite OF the drizzle, which con.
tinued throughout the greater part of
the morning. the crowd numbered will
over thousand before dinner was
served. Automobiles started coming
into the grounds before ten o'clock
in the morning. and by noon, the space
reserved for parking cars had been
filed, and the machines spread out to
other parts of the grounds.
Wayne Delegation Largest
Wayne county probably had the
largest delegation of any county, in,
GLIDING the Richmond City band which
offered a program Of popular musis
during the noon hour. Fayette county
was also largely represented, and
brought the only other band that at
tended the meeting.
Among the prominent Republicans
of the state, who attended the meet
ing were: Mayor levitt. of Indiana
polls; Ed Toner, of Anderson; Joseph
Healing, former Z. S. District attor
ney; P J. Lynch. of Newcastle; L. S
Bowman; VIII Adams and L. NJ. Hen
ley; Governor Goodrich; Lieutenant
Governor Bush; Deacon Roach, sec
rotary OF state; Us McMurtrte. trea
surer of state; Judge Collins, Of the
Indianapolis criminal court; and Otto
Klaus, state auditor.