The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-21
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMIT
TEE Is REoRGANIZED.
The Convention LIS Held I'm the Grim
inaI Court Room-Lewis q. Akin
the New Chairman.

At a convention held in the criminal
courtroom yesterday the Republican county
committee was reOrganized by the election
Of q chairman. secretary and treasurer
as follows:
Chairman-Lewis G. Akin.
Vice chairman-Omer d. Boardman.
Secretary-Charles n. Elliott.
Treasurer-Charles a. Bookwalter.
The convention was composed of pre-
cinct committeeman selected at the prim-
aries held Friday night. None of the pre-
cincts where there were contests were
represented. The contests will be decided
later by the chairman or committee that
he may appoint.
The convention was called to order
about o'clock by Eugene Saulcy, the re-
firing chairman. The roll-call of delegates
was the first thing In order and then Mr..
Saulcy announced that nominations for
the position of county chairman would
be I'm order. But one name was presented
to the convention and this was Lewis c.
Atkins. He was placed in nomination by
James McNulty and w. w. Thornton
moved that Mr.. Akin be selected by ac-
clamation. This was done and Mr.. Nc
Nulty was appointed committee to bring
en- was greeted with cheer but announced
that he was no speech-maker. However
he thanked the convention in the following
language:
81 accept this honor at your hands, fully
realizing the Importance Of the duties that
will devolve on me- Recognizing, as / do,
the futility OF my iabors without your as
sistance, can only say that L shall try TO
delegate TO each of you full share of the
work in this campaign. AS you we'll know,
l am not man InclIned TO make a speech.
| can only show by my works that you
have made no mistake in selecting me as
your chairman.
THE OTHER OFFICERS.
On motion of William Bosom. the vice
Craftsmanship went to Omer Boardman,
of Broad Ripple, by reclamation, and
Charles N. Elliott was reelected secretary
in the same way. He was placed in nominal
ton by Robert Metzger. Charles A. Book
walter, for treasurer, was nominated by
August Joseph and his election was also by
reclamation.
Mr.. Bookwalter made brief speech in
which he said that if speech is silver. sill
ence Is golden and he would observe it on
this occasion. He said the Republicans
had been very patient to listen to him
for the last six months and he would not
take up their time now.
Chairman Hernly. of the Republican
state central committee, was also called for
ana spoke Drleny. he declared that ne
lad been a precinct committeeman for
thirty years and he had learned to have
a great deal of confidence in these Of
ficials. The Republicans can win this year,
If the organization is right, he asserted
He said he wanted TO keep in close touch
with the precinct committeeman this year
He thought there would be no need for
speech making. The smoke from every
factory chimney is a speech: the fire in
every furnace is a speech he said.
A resolution offered by William Bosom
was adopted to the effect that the chair
man Of the county committee with the
concurrence OF the executive committee to
be appointed shall fix the time of holding
the county and township conventions The
resolution also provides for the apportion-
ment of delegates to these conventions ION
the basis of two from each precinct and
an additional delegate for each fifty votes
or fractional part thereof in excess of
twenty-five votes cast for Union =. Hunt
for secretary of state
Edwin u. LogsdOn, chairman of the Re-
publican city committee, offered resolu-
ton, giving the chairman of the county
committee the right TO remove a commit
teeman and fill the vacancy. The resolu-
ton was opposed and the chairman enter
tanned a motion TO adjourn. The conven-
ton was harmonious and enthusiastic
throughout.