The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29
READY TO BEGIN THE FIGHT
Organization of the New Republican
Committee of Marion County.
Newt. Harding Elected Chairman and Eugene
Saulcy Secretary-Center Township Con-
vention to Be Held on February IL.

The meeting of the new Republican central
committee OF Marion county for organization,
yesterday afternoon, drew an attendance OF be-
tween two and three hundred leading Republic
ans, from all parts Of the county, and earnest
ness and good will characterized the meeting.
When ths meeting called to order, at z
o'clock, by General Carnahan, the chairman,
the lower floor and the gallery OF the Criminal
Courtroom were crowded, and many persons
were unable to find seats W. o. Patterson
acted as secretary of the meeting. The call of
the precincts showed bat four absentees, and
there was no contest from any precinct
The first business that came before the meet
ing was the election of q chairman for the com
nittee. On motion of John =. Pearson it was
decided to elect by ballot When nominations
were called for, r. d. Fisher placed Newt Hard
ing in nomination Jones Hamilton, of Franklin
township, nominated Justus C. Adams, and
William L. Taylor named Norman S. Byram.
Dir. Adams, IN a short speech, declined to be
candidate for the position, leaving Messrs. Hard
ing and Byram the only candidates The vote
resulted in the election of Mr. Harding. he re-
ceiving Al votes, and Mr.. Byram ~. Inc elec-
ton was made unanimous
For vice president DIR. Smith FL Mapes was
placed in nomination, and, as there were no
Eugene Saulcy was placed in nomination for
secretary By W. L. Taylor, who said he believed
Mr. Saucy would be of the best the county
ever had because he q man who would see
that nothing that would inure to the success OF
the party was left undope. There was no oiner
candidate for the position and the election was
by reclamation. The election OF oincsrs was
completed by the election of John II. Clinton
treasurer, by acclamation.
AS Mr.. Harding not present. General
sba hair n MADeS
the vice. president Of the new committee. In do
ing so be thanked the Republicans for the honor
thew conferred on him by making him chairman
of the committee two years ago. The members
of the old committee, he said, gave their best
time and talents for the success of the party.
He said that be desired most earnestly TO see the
Republican party successful in the coming cam
paign, from the township to the national omces.
The party deserved success, and he Thought the
country needed Republican hand TO guide the
ship Of state He commended the members OF
the committee for having elected such man as
Newt Harding chairman OF the committee.
Merrill Morres offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the time for holding the township
conventions for the selection of candidates for the
various township Offices be held Saturday the !th
BE- held at 10 o'clock A. M at the Criminal Court
room and that tho number of delegates to said con-
six from each Of the four corners of Center township
outside the city, and that the same ANAL De eecteo
the evening before the convention is held.
Joseph Healing, in behalf Of the Republicans
OF Hendricks county. offered the following:
Where's there is circuit Judge and Pr9s;eo1sng
cult composed of Marion and Hendricks counties, at
tho next election, and the Republicans of Hendricks
county in nass-convention assembled. on Saturday,
the 21st day of January, 1883, unanimously
quosted tho county committee to confer with the
county committee Of Marion county in arranging the
request that or the other OF those offices should
be left in Hendricks county, and the naming of the
other be left to Marion county; therefore,
Moved, that committee OF three be appointed by
the chairman to confer with like committee from
the Hendricks county committee to the advisablity
Of such move and report the conclusion reached to
this COMMITTEES at an early date.
In speaking upon the resolution Mr.. Healing
~ id that the Republicans OF Hendricks county
feel that they should have one of the candidates,
and he deemed it but right that they should be
consulted in the nomination Of candidates for
the Office.
John r. Pearson thought that the matter was
one that should not properly come before the
committee for settlement, but should be left en-
tirely to the judicial convention, and on motion
of Merrill Moores the whole matter was referred
to the judicial convention.
A resolution passed providing that the
committeeman elected from the city OF Indian
apolis aud Marion county should constitute the
township committee to manage the coming
spring campaign.
Al this juncture of the meeting. Newt Harding
the newly elected chairman. was escorted to the
courtroom. He assumed the presidency OF the
meeting. and delivered q short speech that was
heartily applauded He said he did not accept
the chairmanshp of the committee without
considering the responsibility the position car
Tied with it. He hoped he would have the
hearty cooperation of every member of the
committee It might he said, be necessary to
make some innovations in the management of
the campaign, but nothing would be done with
out first consulting all the members or the COM
mttee An Important duty of the committee
would be to that there was fair ballot and
fair count
A resolution was passed investing the chair
man with the power of selecting his own execu-
tive COMMITTEES and allowing him TO be the sole
Judge as tn how many members should constr
tute it. The committee then adjourned to meet
at the call of the chairman.