The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-21
There Is No Doubt About the Re.
Election of James H. Goodrich
as state Chairman.
THE CONTEST FOR SECRETARY
ACTIVE CANVASS BEING MADE By
THREE MEN FOR PLACE.
Many Candidates for state Office Will
he in the City To-day to Fur
Their Their Interests.

Republicans from different parts Of the
State began to arrive in the city in con-
siderable numbers yesterday, for the meet
ing of the new State committee, which
will take place this afternoon in the Majes-
tic building. At this meeting chairman
and secretary will be elected There ap-
pears to be no opposition to the reelection
of James p Goodrich, of Winchester. who
last summer succeeded Charles S. Hernly
as chairman. Mr.. Goodrich wants to be
continued as the chairman, and the COM
mittee wants him to continue.
For the secretaryship there is a sharp
contest. There are three candidates for
the place, and they are all on the ground
making an active canvass. The scene of
operations seemed to be in the Denison
Hotel yesterday and last night. Charles S.
Haas, editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer,
is one of the active candidates. His can
ddacy is being strongly urged by Wabash
people, Warren Bgler, of Wabash, sec
rotary of the old committee, is for Haas,
asserting that he does not want the place
himself again, and declaring that he will
not accept it. Will Whitaker, of this city,
10 another candidate who is making a Wig
orous effort for the place, and a third
candidate is o. NJ. Tichenor, of Princeton
One of the Haas men claimed about s
o'clock last night that Tichenor on the
first ballot would receive three votes, and
that Haas would receive two. Further than
Whitaker would receive two. Further than
this he did not attempt to make a pre-
diction, saying the other districts had not
| been heard from.
1t is the intention to have a meeting of
the old committee this morning to wind
up the affairs of that body. 1t is expected
| mittee will be here to transact business.
Charles S. Hernly, former chairman or the
| old committee, is here, and some of the
members of the committee had arrived last
| night. The candidates for State office
| promise to be here in force, a number OF
| them having already arrived. Members or
| the new committee who are here speak flat
| teringly of the political conditions In their
| districts.
Late last night there was still talk to the
| effect that Warren Bigler would be urged
! to take the place of secretary again, ana
| Mr.. Bigler was still insisting that he did
| not want il. Said one member of the COM
| mittee: Il should not be surprised If War
rem Bigler is not made secretary that VIII
| Whitaker will be the lucky candidate
At a late hour last night II was an
| nounced that there was considerable talk
| of Frank Smith, of Brookville, in connec-
/ ton with the Secretaryship. Mr.. smith Is
| deputy revenue collector at Lawrenceburg.
| that Louis o. Rasch, of Evansville, who
| will represent George Cunningham at the
meeting to-day, is for o. Nj. Tichenor, and
/ that Julian ID. Hogate is a Tichenor man.
] Messrs. Beck and Leonard, are stanch
/ Haas supporters, ii was said. Whitaker.
! ii was reported, was sure OF the votes OF
| Woods and Sims There did not seem to
be absolute information further than this.