The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-19
Campaign OF
DEMOCRATS TO
Be VIGOROUS
Spirited Attack Planned on
Policies of Goodrich, New
. and Watson State Con-
vention Will Open Tonight.
WILL INDORSE WILSON


delegates to the national convention at
San Francisco, and framing of state
platform for the party are the princi-
pie objects before the Democratic
state convention which opens tonight
with district meetings.
Unlike the Republican convention of
last week, the Democrats decided to
dispense with a day of oratory as a
preface to the work of the conven-
ton.
President Wilson's administration
will be indorsed in strongest terms,
leaders declare, and the treaty of Ver-
Eailles as upheld by the president will
be approved. Senators New and Wat
son. both Republicans, it is anticipated,
will be accused of delaying peace by
their vote for the lodge reservations.
The administration of Governor
Goodrich, leaders anticipate, will be
severely arraigned in the party plat
form. The attack will be made par
bcularly on the governors pardon
record and the state tax law.
Harmony Is Keynote.
Harmony is expected to rule from
start to finish. No opposition is ex-
rected to develop to the naming Of
Vice President Marshall, former
United States Senator Thomas Tag
gart, of French Lick; Former Cover
nor Samuel M. Ralston, and Mrs. Alice
Foster McCulloch, of Fort Wayne,
chairman of the woman's state execu-
tive committee, on the big four"
Mr.. Taggart was unopposed in the
recent primary for the nomination for
United States senator. 1t is practically
assured that DR.. Carleton E. McCul-
- - YrI will he N ar
for governor.
He polled a large plurality at the
primary and two of his three oppon-
ents have withdrawn from the contest
and pledged their support to him.
State Chairman Benjamin F. Bosse, of
Evansville, is assured Of reelection.
May. Vote for Marshall.
No candidates filed for the Demo
cratic presidential preference at the
primary and it is almost certain that
the 26 district delegates and four
delegates at large to the national con.
vention will go uninstructed, it is gen
orally understood however, that the
delegation will vote solidly for Vice
President Marshall if he is nominated
at San Francisco.
The complete list of announced state
candidates is as follows:
Governor-Dr. Carleton B. McCul-
1och, Indianapolis, and James X. Risk,
Lafayette.
Lieutenant Governors. NJ. Foster,
Fort Wayne.
Auditor of state - Charles Hughes,
Peru.
Treasurer of State-Lawrence A.
Handley, Richmond.
Reporter of State Supreme court
Wood Unger, Frankfort.
Attorney general - George Sunkel,
Newport.
Superintendent Of public instruction
Willis A Fox, Angola; Rex Potterf,
Warren, and E. n. Haskins, Vincen-
res.
Judge of Supreme court, Fifth dis
srict-Judge Moses B. Larry, Logans-
Sort.
Judge of Appellate court. Second dis.
Hrict-John G. Reidelbach, Winamac.
Wayre county delegates to the
democratic convention were drifting
lover to the capital Wednesday. Miss
Ruth James, county woman's chalr-
man, and other women were in Indian
apolis to attend a conference of the
. state committee. Miss Minnie M.
budding ct Greenfield, represented the
Sixth district at a woman leaders
meeting Tuesday.
Lawrence Han1'ey's candidacy for
the nomination for the treasurer OF
state is arousing much interest. Mike
Kelly. former Wayne coun>v clerk. and
B. B. Johnson of Richmond, were in
Indianapolis Tuesday boosting his
candidacy. Mr.. Handley also "Snt
over.
PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-Returns
from yesterdays primary election Tor
all parties in Pennsylvania, were still
incomplete early today but sufficient
figures were received that tended to
indicate the probable winners. These
returns showed all but one of the II
slated candidates of the regular Re
publican state organization for dele
gates at large were leading. There
were Is candidates. Those on the
regular slate were Senators Penrose.
and Knox, Governor Sproul. Mayor
Babcock, of Pittsburgh, and Mayor
Moore of Philadelphia; state attorney
General l. w. Schaffer; w. w. After
bury, James Elverson, Jr., Percy M.
Chandler. Andrew w Mellon, Asher
Miner and j. Leonard Replogle. Re-
turns from 1,643 districts out of Ills
in the state showed the following for
the candidates whose vote was tabu-
lated in the early returns:
Babcock S9,S41; Charles l.. Biddle,
69,435; Kendrick, 97,01S; Moore, 81
31S; Penrose, 94,S56; Sproul. -O6,7O7.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palm
er was the only candidate for presi-
dent whose name appeared on the
Democratic preferential ballot. At the
eleventh hour in the campaign the
.Bonniwell faction urged its followers
to write in the name of William G.
tMcAdoo on the ballot and a consid-
erable number of Democrats follow.
ed the suggestion.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 1s.-Georgia
Democrats will send two sets Of dele
gates to the San Francisco conven-
ton. After supporters Of Senator
Hoke Smith and Thomas E. Watson
had united their forces and thus
gained control of the state convention
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