Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1915 — REPUBLICANS BUSY ALL OVER INDIANA [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICANS BUSY ALL OVER INDIANA

Usually the months of July ant August are very quiet politically, ant especially so during an “off year.” However, it seems that this year Indiana republicans are determined that there\shall be no closed season in republican politics. Outdoor meetings are in order, according to the view of Indiana republicans, and as a result a number of picnics have been scheduled to be held during August. The Republicans of the Third district are making plans for a monster demonstration at West Baden on Aug. 12. During the spring and early summer banquets were held in every indiana district with the exception of the Third. That is the reason the republicans of that district have decided to make the coming demonstration the greatest political meeting held in the state this year. It is to be an all day affair, with an old fashioned barbecue dinner at the noon hour. Governor Emanuel L. Philipp, of Wisconsin, and Dr. Ben L. Bruner, former secretary of state of Kentucky, will be the speakers. Lake county republicans will enjoy an all day outing at Cedar Lake on Saturday, Aug. 14. “It will be a real thing,” says Chairman Foland of the Lake county organization. Former President Taft will deliver lis chautauqua address on “The Presidency” at Rockville on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15. It is expected that the visit of the former chief executive will attract to the capital of Parke on ;hat day a large number of well mown republicans from over the state. ■ On the request of the labor leaders of Noblesville who are anxious to take part in the demonstration, the Hamilton county republican organization has decided to hold an all day outing at the chautauqua grounds in Noblesville on Labor Day, Sept. 6. The Tippecanoe Club of Lafayette is making plans for a republican banquet and loye feast to be held eaj-ly in October.

The Columbia Club of Indianapolis, which has increased in membership during the past three months from 1,000 to more than 3,000, has decided to hold a reception for old and new members and any and all republcans in Indiana during the last week in September. If present plans mature the reception will take the form of an all day - outing at the state fair grounds. A burgoo expert will be imported from Kentucky along with an expert barbecue chef, all to the end that the thousands who will attend this outing may have plenty to eat. Speakers of national reputation will be secured for this demonstration. Plans will be made to care for a crowd of at least 10,000. In announcing his return to the republican party, P. F. Hawthorne, secretary of the Jay county progressive committee last year and who was one of the strongest figures in the progressive movement in eastern Indiana, said: “The progressive party has accomplished all that it can hope to accomplish through that party and its future success lies in uniting as one large party—the new republican par-ty-composed of people who desire happy homes, contented families, and plenty of work the entire year. The people all over the country are demanding the good old prosperity they have been accustomed to under republican administrations. Thousands and thousands of voters who have been affiliated with different political parties, are now going to vote the Eagle, the emblem of prosperity. And why should they not?”

Can democracy claim to be honest? Oan democracy claim to be trustworthy? Does democracy trust its own voters? Does democracy claim to be competent? Then ithe democratic leadership, the democratic organization and the democratic officers had better get busy and take a stand for the action of the party in discharging its responsible obligation to do the will of the people. Let us hope the article is only a “feeler,” that good faith has not been taken from the standard of democratic leadership. Political observers who had been inclined to the belief, since Bryan’s resignation from Wilson’s cabinet, that the radical wing of Indiana democracy, sometimes styled “the forward lookers,” had become discouraged and would quietly retire to their tents, and await the dawning of election day, have, to use the inelegant but expressive language of the street, another guess coming. The determination arrived at months ago by the leaders of the radicals to measure strength with the organization of reactionary wing of the party at the

primary polls next March remains firm and fixed. It is understood that 'the “forward lookers” are making plans for the establishment of a weekly newspaper to be published at Indianapolis and scattered broadcast into the outermost precincts of Indiana. It is understood that a well known Indianapolis newspaper man, a radical among radicals, has been chosen as editor of this paper. This information has not been very comfortable to the "ii"M of the leaders of the TaggarT organization but it is said that it has had the effect of firmly ftxing their purpose to “fix” the “forward lookers” in any artisk manner at the March primaries.