The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14
CALL ISSUED TO REPUBLICANS
IN WHICH MIR. HERNLY SETS
FORTH REORGANIZATION PLANS.
Expressions Are Secured from Prom
inent Republicans from All
Parts of the state.

manned behind closed doors in the Century
| Club room in the Denison until after A
| o'clock. Early in the afternoon the room
was thronged with candidates for various
places, and it was after 2 o'clock before the
| place was cleared and the got
down to business.
Early in the day it became evident that
| efforts would be made to have the COM
mittee elect a secretary in place of S. II.
| Spooner, and the friends of o. II. TichenOr,
of Princeton, and Frank Jones, of Marion,
| were active among the committeeman. Be-
fore the meeting ended, however. it had
| been decided not to consider the selection
| Of a secretary until after the r~eorganiza-
| ton of the committee in January, and the
candidates were therefore disappointed.
Several committeeman were represented
by proxy, among them being Harry S.
| New, of Indianapolis. and Thomas J. Nc
| Coy. Of Rensselaer,. representing the Sew
| enth and Tenth districts, respectively.
Or the whole. however, the meeting was
| unusually we'll attended, and Chairman
| Hernly expressed his satisfaction at the
interest shown by not only the members of
the committee, but the party leaders gen.
orally.
The routine business was quickly disposed
of, and the only change in the plans as
outlined in the Journal yesterday was in
| the time of holding the different conven-
tons. all of which were fixed for a week
later than at first proposed.
A CALL IS ISSUED.
| The result of the work of the
| was that Chairman Hernly last night is
sued the following call:
ITO the Republicans of Indiana:
"At a meeting of the Republican state
committee, held in Indianapolis on the 18th
day of December, 1899, the following plan
of reorganization of the Republican party
throughout the State of Indiana was agreed
| upon:
THAT the Republicans will meet in their
respective townships. precincts or wards on
Friday or Saturday, the 18th or 18th days
OF January, 1900, at such times and places
as the county may agree upon
for the purpose of transacting the follow
ing business:
81. For the election of one precinct COM
mitteeman for each voting precinct
throughout the State.
SAG. For the election of delegates and al
ternate delegates to district conventions to
be held on Tuesday, the 10th day Of jan
uary. 1900. at the places hereinafter desig-
mated, for the selection of a district COM
mitteeman for each congressional district
In the State of indian All meetings in
any county must be held on the same day.
| III case the county committee in any county
shall determine to hold a county mass
meeting for the selection or such precinct
committeeman and delegates to such dis
trict convention, such county convention
shall be held on said 18th day of January,
1900, to elect such precinct committeeman
and delegates as above provided.
Notice of such township, precinct, ward
or county mass conventions shall be given
by the Republican county committee, by
publication in the Republican press of the
county. at least ten days before the date
fixed for the holding of such convention.
constitute the members of the Republican
county committee. and such county COM
mittee shall meet on Saturday, Jan 13. or
Monday. Jan. 10, 1900, at the county seat of
their respective counties at such time Inc
place as shall be determined and published
by the county committee, for the purpose
of organization by the election from their
number. or otherwise, of a chairman, vice
chairman, secretary and treasurer. and the
officers of said committee, together with
three or more persons to be appointed by
the chairman, shall constitute the executive
committee of the county committee so or
ganiZed.
Representation to the district conven-
tionS for the purpose of selecting a member
of the state committee shall be one delegate
and one alternate delegate for every 200
votes, and for each additional fraction of
more than 100 votes cast for Union B.
Hunt for secretary of state at the Novem-
Der election. 1898; the couties to be entitled
to the aggregate number of delegates and
~alternates as stated below. Such aggre-
gate in the respective counties will be ap-
pOrtioned by the county committee to the
several townships or wards as nearly as
may be upon the basis of the Republican
votes cast in such township or ward for
Union b. Hunt. as aforesaid: such appor-
tionment to be published in the notice here
| inbefore provided for.
1.-The delegates chosen to their respective
district conventions will meet on Tuesday,
the 10th day of January, 1900, at the places
herein designated for the purpose OF elect
ing a member of the state committee from
such district; the place and time of such
meeting to be published by the members of
the state in their respective dis
tricts.
"At each of the destrict meetings no
other business will be transacted than that
above designated.
1.-The members of the state committee so
elected will meet at the Republican head
quarters in the city of Indianapolis at 2
o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, the sd day Of
January. 1900. for the purpose OF effecting
a permanent organization.
| at is urgently requested that the Repub-
licans of the State attend these meetings,
and assist in the reorganization OF the Re-
publican party.
1.-THE above call is issued pursuant to an
order of the Republican State committee Of
Indiana at a meeting held in Indianapolis
| Dec. IL. 1899.
APPORTIONMENT BY COUNTIES.
The following apportionment to counties
is as set out in the table published i'm the
Indianapolis Journal Dec. Is. 1899. being as
per the second column for delegates in said
table under date 1900:
Adams, 6; Allen. 81.
Bartholomew. is; Benton, 9; Blackford,
9; Boone, 16; Brown, 3.
Carroll. Is: Cass. 10; Clark. 1s; Clay. 16;
Clinton, II; Crawford, Z.
Daviess. Ia: Dearborn, IL; Decatur, a.;
De Kalb, Is; Delaware. 80: Dubois. 5.
Elkhart, q.
Fayette, 10: Floyd. Is; Fountain, a.;
Franklin, Z: Fulton, IL.
Gibson, 16; Grant, 81; Greene. is.
Hamilton. 21; Hancock, 10; Harrison, IL;
Hendricks, 10; Henry. IS; Howard, IS;
Huntington. Is.
Jackson, IL; Jasper. 3: Jay. 16; Jefferson,
10; Jennings. 9; Johnson, II.
| Knox. Is: Kosciusko, %.
I! Lagrange, 10: Lake. 10; Laporte, 20: Law
| renee. IL.
Madison, So: Marion. 1l6. Marshall. Is:
Martin. Z; Miami. 16; Monroe. II; Montgom-
| cry. p; Morgan. Is.
Newton. Z; Noble. 10.
| Ohio. 4; Orange. 10: Owen. s.
Parke. Il: Perry, 10: Pike. IL: Porter. u;
Posey. y; Pulaski. Z: Putnam, II.
Randolph. 81: Ripley. 13: Rush IA.
| Scott. 4; Shelby, IA; Spencer. ID: Starke, 6:
st. Joseph. "a; Steuben. -: Sullivan. 2:
| Switzerland. s.
Tippecanoe, %; Upton. IL.