The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-22
There Was No Opposition to His Can
didacy and He Was Accorded n
Unanimous Vote.
SEVEN BALLOTS FOR SECRETARY
COMMITTEE ADJOURNS WITHOUT
MAKING SELECTION.
Warren DigIer Received n Sufficient
Number of Votes, but Declined to
Accept Reelection.

The new Republican State committee held
its first meeting yesterday afternoon, elect
ing a chairman, vice chairman and treas
urer. The committee could not agree on a
secretary and after taking seven ballots
adjourned to meet again week from to-
morrow. All of the members of the COM
mittee were present except George Cum
ningham, who is i'll at his home in Evans
vile; John c. Bilheimer, of the Second dis
trict and Floyd A. Woods of the Seventh
district. Mr.. Cunningham was represented
by Louis O. Rasch Of Evansville. and Fred
erick A Joss, of this city, represented Mr..
Woods Mr.. Billheimer started to come to
this city, but was delayed by an accident
to a freight train on the road on which he
was travelling.
James P. Goodrich, of Winchester, was
the unanimous choice of the committee for
chairman. Mr.. Goodrich succeeds himself,
since he has been chairman of the old COM
mittee for several months. He succeeded
Charles s. Hernly when the latter resigned
as chairman of the old committee. George
W. Self member from the Third district,
was elected vice chairman. Mr.. Self resides
at Corydon. Henry w. Bennett. of this
city, was reelected treasurer of the COM
dianapolis Stove Company.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
Early in the proceedings the committee
fixed the basis OF representation for the
state convention at one delegate for each
200 votes The rules governing the work of
the last committee were adopted by the
new organization.
There were three avowed candidates for
wabash; o. NJ. Tichenor. of Princeton, and
Will H. Whitaker, of this city. Notwith-
standing the fact that Mr.. Bigler had per-
sistently declared he would not accept a re-
election to the office of secretary, there was
a strong sentiment among the members of
the committee in favor of him, and they
proceeded to vote for him regardless of his
desire in the matter. 1t is stated that on
the first ballot Mr.. Bigler received six
votes The others voted for Haas, Whit
aker and Tichenor. On the second ballot
Mr. Bigler received eight votes, sufficient
number to elect him. He was sent for and
when he arrived at committee headquar-
ters went directly before the committee. In
a short speech he thanked the members for
the honor conferred on him but again de-
clared he could not accept the place. He
said he had thought the members Of the
cept the place again. He said he had been
working i'm the interest of Mr.. Haas and
he hoped the committee would elect that
candidate.
The committee took several more ballots
after Mr.. Bigler's positive declaration that
he would not accept the place. In all seven
ballots We're taken and Bigler received votes
until the last ballot was reached.
THE LAST BALLOT.
On this ballot Haas received five votes,
TichenOr three, Whitaker three, and Frank
Smith. of Bloomfield. received one vote. 1t
was understood this vote was cast by Os-
car Montgomery, of the Fourth district
1t is said that the men who voted for Haas
on the last ballot were Beck. Leonard
Mccoy. Moffett and Hogate Those who
supported Tichenor on this ballot were
Rasch, Brown and Lilly, il is said Sims.
Joss and Self, IL is stated, voted for Whit
aker. AT no time during the balloing did
any candidate-except Mr.. Bigler-receive
more than five votes. During the balloting