The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-27
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
CITY REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
EFFECTED LAST NIGHT.
j. u. Healing Made Vice Chairman
Harry T.. ROysc Elected Secretary
of City Committee.

last night in the Criminal Court room for
the purpose of effectng an organization.
Harry E. Royse was chosen as temporary
secretary The committee on credentials
made a report seating the following COM
mitteemen:
Second Ward
Eleventh Precinct-Louis Hays.
Third Ward
Twelfth Precinct-Oliver Jasper.
Fourth Ward
Ninth Precinct-Tfe vote Referred back
to the precinct.
Fifth Ward
Sixth Precinct-Referred back to the pre-
cinct.
Fourth Precinct-Refsrred to executive
Seventh Ward
Thirteenth Precinct-James Dean.
Eighth Ward
First Precinct-Referred back to the pre-
| cinct.
Eleventh Ward
Sixth Precinct-Ed Jordon.
Fourth Precinct-Frank Crawford.
Ninth Precinct-Gustaf Joseph.
Twelfth Ward
Second Precinct-L. A. Grazier.
Fourth Precinct-A. D. Cloud.
Fifteenth Ward
Eighth Precinct-Grant Stofer.
Twelfth PreCinct-Fred Henschen.
| On motion of Floyd A. Wood the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by a ring
ing and unanimous vote:
Whereas the selection and election Of the
| chairman of the city Republican central
purpose in convention assembled on Satur-
day night. July II, having been subject to
some criticisms on account of the change in
| the method heretofore pursued in the cleo
| ton of the chairman; therefore be it
| Resolved, That this committee recognizes
| in the election of Wesley NJ. Gerard as
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| by the convention assembled for that pur-
| pose on Saturday, July II, an excellent
! choice, a stalwart Republican, whom we
| believe thoroughly competent to discharge
| the duties of chairman and fully able TO
! lead the Republican party to victory by
electing a Republican mayor TO preside over
| the destinies of the city of Indianapolis for
| the coming two years.
We fully indorse the election of Mr.
| Gerard as chairman, and assure him of our
most hearty support in every possible way
Chairman Gerard made a few remarks in
| response to the ratification of his election
| as the leader of the Republican forces and
| called for nominations for the office of vice
| chairman. But one name was placed be-
| fore the commitGee-that Of Joseph B. Keal-
| ing, and he was elected by reclamation.
He was called for loudly, and responded in
speech which might we'll be taken as the
| keynote of the campaign. He said the cam
| paign upon which the two parties are
| about to enter was d most important one
| as 1t was to decide who should be the next
| mayor of Greater Indianapolis" q city
| several thousand larger than ever before
| in a municipal campaign.
That mayor, said Mr.. Healing, must
| be Republican. We must not start out
| in this campaign on the defensive, but in
| the offensive. If there is a Republican who
| is afraid of Thomas Taggart he must not
| be nominated to run against him. Two
| years ago the Democrats declared i'll their
| platform that they would give the city a
hllGinOSG They
| complete control of the city government
| now for twenty-five months, standing upon
pledged to carry out out. What has he done !?
| The platform declared for cheaper gas, and
| yet not thing was done until twenty-five
| months after the election and after the
| newspapers have taken up the cry for
| cheaper gas and kept it up necessarily.
| Taggart has been commended for his stand
! on the park question, but he started the
| very thing which he now condemns, and
| for the condemnation of which he is praised
| The proposition to set aside a large part
| of the park money to be used in payment
| for labor was simply a scheme to capture
| the labor vote. The suit of Mr.. Albert
| Leber, Taggarts best friend, is only in
tended to delay action on the park ques-
| ton until after the coming election. And
they call this business-like management
| And the 3-cent-fare law. When did you
| ever hear of a Democratio Legislature
| doing anything in that line? That law was
| introduced by a Republican senator, passed
| by a Republican Legislature, and the
| records will show that two-thirds of the
| Democrats on the floor of the House voted
| against it, The members of the Legislature
! will tell you that Thomas Taggart was
| there lobbying against it, because he was
| interested, as were his friends, Holt and
| Wilson, in the City company.
| "A year ago when Sterling r. Holt re-
| signed as member of the Democratic state
| committee because he could not agree with
| the Democrats on the financial issue, 1t
| was well known that Thomas Taggart be-
| lieved with Holt He was of the same be-
| lief as the Republicans on the money ques-
hnf he &c will go
| platform and you are asked TO vote for a
| man who is willing to stand upon plat
| form that was repudiated by the voters of
| this city If we nominate man who is
| fearless we will defeat Mr.. Taggart by as
| large a majority as he had two years ago. -
While Mr.. Healing was speaking he was
| frequently interrupted by the hearty ap-
| plause which his remarks prompted. When
| he concluded there were cries for II. S.
| New and Mr.. New appeared beside the
| chairman only to say that while he sup
| ported Mr.. Young for chairman Of the com
| mittee, he was ready to support Mr.. Gerard
| to his fullest ability and was sure that ev-
| cry one of Mr.. Young's supporters felt the
! same way.
| which gave to the executive committee the
| power to remove any member of the COM
| mittee who proved incompetent or who was
| dereict in his duties. Following this Chair
| man Gerard announced that nominations
| for permanent secretary of the committee
| Royse and Harry S. Long were presented.
| The vote was by wards where wards could
agree and by precincts where there was
| any objection. When the Tenth ward was
reached Mr.. Royse had received more than
| enough votes to elect him and Mr.. Long
moved to make it unanimous by acclama-
| ton and his motion was carried.
William Kothe was the only name pre-
scented for treasurer of the committee and
his election was unanimous by accama-
| ton. George Elliott introduced a resolution
| fixing the time for holding the city conven-
| ton for Aug. IA, the primaries to be held
the previous evening. The resolution pro-
| vided for a convention of $50 delegates,
on the basis of two delegates at large from
or majority fraction thereof cast last fall
for H c. Thayer, candidate for presidential
| elector. There are 195 precincts and this
would give 800 delegates at large. There
were cast for Mr.. Thayer a. 463 votes. One
delegate for each 30 votes would give 4S9
additional delegates and 1t is estimated
that the majority fractions would give
about Y more, making the total of about
$50 delegates.
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