The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-02
1922 TO Sc
POLITIC, in
STATE}OOk|
Interest Revives IN Indiana
Situation-Lovf casts and
Organization Mtings Will
Be the Order Sn.
RACE FOR SNATOR
Especial to The lladium)


wide politics. Love fts and organi-
zations meetings will the order with
both parties startingis month and
since the statewide pnaries are only
a few months away great deal will
be heard about boomnd candidates
Since there will blo contest for
the governorship thfear, the race
for senator will of coe be most en-
crossing TO the geHl public and
the contest for minorate offices will
take a second place interest.
A state treasurer. state auditor,
secretary of state superintendent
of public instructioITe to be elect
ed this year As far is known now
the incumbents in Re offices will
be without oppoSit The incum-
bents are Ora Davie treasurer; Will
liam G.. Oliver, audi Ed. Jackson,
secretary Of state; ] Burris, super
intendent of publhnstruction. 1t
may be that any oDr all of these
men will have oppoOn, but it does
not appear now on tsurface.
Two of these, Mr.ckson and Mr..
Oliver. are understt TO have their
eve on the governoip three years
ahead, and for a ii both of them
seemed to be veryfive in looking
after their fences that direction
However. a month two ago, their
governorship activit subsided to a
certain extent.
Desire Rection
The gossip is thahey came to a
realization that theyernorship con-
test is consideratirne away and
that it would be wior them at the
present to look chg after the Of
fees they now holdnce both, it Is
understood. desiree-election. The
danger. of course. hat some other
man or men wishito be governor
might promote anfort TO defeat
Jackson and Oliver reelection.
As to appointivositions at the
state house. those director of the
state highway comsion and mem
her of the state inrial board hold
the chief interest.
II is well undersi that Lawrence
Lyons will resign director OF tne
state highway cousion. The un-
derstanding is that's TO be can
didate for RepubliGtate chairman.
Some who are in bsition to know
say that Mr.. Lyonill give up his
present position evsough he should
be unsuccessful ID quest for the
party chairmanship is said that he
has a great manyiness interests
that will require tattention. His
position pays s6,00tear and is one
of the best at thee house.
Crawford Try.
Political gossipebye not yet an
. nounced any aspir for the place
although it is rumohat Earl Craw-
ford of Connersvillw a member of
The highway comnan might like T.
have a try at it. De saw signific-
ance in a speech e by Mr.. Craw-
/ ford recently VIII received wide
1 publicity and in sh he severely
castigated public Gals who permit
lwaste in the busiIi,f road building.
hi is said also tha. Crawford has
been doing somegeiing recently
for the purpose obrming himself
on the best methof road building
in other states. is safe to say
that there will bee than one can
didate for the plaC director.
The place on thmstrial board is
the one that will he vacant soon
by expiration of Term OF Samuel
NJ. Artman. Mr. An is now chair
man of the boarhe place pays
$4,000 a year ands reported that
Mr.. Artman will bppointed How
ever there has beo definite pro-
nouncement by tbvernor on this
question
State Finer.
Another state p thai has been
under discussion sone time and
about which there revival of gos-
sip at the beginnof the year is
that Of state exar n,w held by
Jesse f. Eschbach. seysral months
there have been rs e the effect
that Mr. Eschbachlld le removed
or that he would m.
4. Whether these frs Nll come 10
ANYTHING as the near pes on is
question. Mr. Esch alp is said to
have aspirations he Erection Of
the governors offind r also the
other day made CHI 4 Greencas-
lie in which he axed ,ublic Off
eials who permit v an ineffiency
in public affairs. potion of eX
aminer is more attve nv because
the examiner rect s2p0 a year
as budget officer, IN aled to she
regular salary of s. gar, makes
a very nice incom aTointive Of
fees go.
There have beenioufumors as
10 who might bepointi to Mr.
Fschbach's place casde is re-
moved. one reporingaat Fred
Robinson, now statrchfng agent,
would like the p. I1ays tho
same salary as thece n held by
Mr.. Robinson. Hcer II purchas-
ing commission i coiaratively
new organization a RI is said
to exist that it mibe dlrbed by
the next session oe le3ture.
Withstandsaul
Many efforts h; bee1nade To
abolish the statetrd decounts,
which carries withAe PHI of chief
examiner. but the rd hIsuccess-
fully withstood al tn John
Moorman of Knox,o hasfen talk
ed of for the plact chiejxaminer
in case a changeouldb made
Mr.. Moorman is asspaH publish
er who has been veuccehl in his
business investme and is said
that his desire fole atintment
would be stimulaby tHbonor it
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