Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-15
pIsrHIcT CoMMlrTEMEs
Names Of the Par VI ,nagers and
Indiana y 4ii- Notes


Republican sale commit. ee were hel.
throughout Indiana today. The FIFTH
owing 10 the Barcus-Eioiliday fgh,
has been the only district in waic-
there was an element of doubt. Ii
some districts there We're a number o
candidates, but nearly all the contes
were settled a month ago. 50 that i:
most places but one name was pre-
sented The elections resulted as fol
lows:
First District-George Cunningham
Es 1AsviliS 1re-elected).
oe< onI District-John Billheime-
Washington tre-elected).
Tuird Distrfct-George Self, Cory
don tre-elected).
Fourth District-Osear Montgomery
Seymour new member).
Fifth District-Julian D. Hogate
Danville thew member
Sixth District-Miles X. Moffett
Connersville (re-elected).
Seventh District-Floyd A. Woods
Indianapolis tnew member).
Eighth District-George Lilly. An
derson new memberl.
Ninth District-Fred Sims. Frank
fort (re-elected).
Tenth District-Thomas Mccoy
Rensselaer, tre-elected).
Eleventh District-Adam Beck, Hun
tington thew member).
Twelfth District-Elmer Leonard
Fort Wayne tre-elected).
Thirteenth District-Walter Brown
Elkhart (new member).
The election of James Goodrich OF
Winchester as chairman of the com
mittee is conceded. The reorganiza
ton will take place here next Tues
day
The Seventh district convention in
the criminal court room here ta.s If
ternoon marked the retirement of Jos
b. Healing from the Republican state
committee. Healing was chairman OF
the district and vice chairman of the
state organization, in which capacity
he was practically at the head of at
fairs in the last national campaign
He retired today voluntarily. but the
fact that he is not to be a member
of the committee does not mean that
liz Will uot tdhC Oil dttiNS pdit IL
politics. as he is looked upon as the
head of Senator Fairbanks organiza
ton. Floyd A. Woods. who succeeds
Mr.. Healing, is a son of the late Judge
William A. Woods of the United States
circuit court and is one of the best
known politicians in Indianapolis. He
is % years of age-the youngest man
on the new committee.
1t was rumored about the statehouse
today that Governor Durbin has deter
mined on successor for Judge Fran
els f. Baker. who Will retire from
the supreme bench as soon as his APP
pointment as United States circuit
judge is confirmed, and ii is believed
that either Judge Wiley of the appel
late court or Judge Gillette of the SUI
rerior court of Lake county will get
the place. The governor. however is
not saying who ne will appoint but il
is the general impression among his
associates at the statehouse that eth
err Gillette or Wiley will be the lucky
man.
The Maroon club. which practically
controls Marion county politics, viii
charter special train Tor the purpose
of attending the annual meeting OF
the Lincoln League at Terre Haute
Feb. II. A committee headed by
Floyd A. Woods began negotiations
today for a train. 1t is expected that
several hundred club men accompan.
led by their band will attend the meet.
ing. Senator Fairbanks, Senator Bev,
eridge and a number of the state of
ficials who have become residents OF
this city belong to the club. which
has nearly 1000 members.
Former State Senator Perry Newly
of kniShtsIown, who came near being
nominated by the Republicans last
campaign for lieutenant governor. was
here last night. He declared that he
is letting politics severely alone, but
it is intimated by his friends that il
there is an opening he will be q can
didate in 1904 for lieutenant governor