The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-19
DISTRICT CHAIRMANsHlP
General Williams Thinks the Election of
Rome c. Stephenson Would
Remove Friction.

In his paper. the Northern Indian
ian, Gen. Reub. Williams says:
The partial factional strife within
the ranks Of the republican party in
both Marshall and Elkhart counties,
over their candidates for the chair
manship of the republican congress
slonal committee is to be greatly re-
GREETED. In political matters. the Ut
most harmony is always conducive to
Success, and is always desirable In
any event. and just now it would seem
that the best way out of the difficulty.
on the part of those who always look
to harmony within the ranks of the
party, that its best interests would be
better subserved under existing cir
cumStanceS by the selection Of Rome
c. Stephenson, of Fulton county. as
the head of the thirteenth district
committee for the coming presidential
and congressional campaign. The
name of Mr.. Stephenson has already
been suggested by friends in his own
and other counties. but SO far as he is
personally concerned, he has thus far
been silent upon the subject. There is
no doubt, however, in the minds of
many of the leading republicans of
the district. that Mr.. Stephenson
would accept the position, and owing
to the situation referred to he Ger
tainly becomes the logical candidate
for the pusition-one that he wou d
fiji with credit To himself and his
party.
The republicans of Fulton county
are working tremendously and are
ready and willing at all times to do all
that is possible for the advancement
Of the cause of republicanism, and
the party in that county is not in any
wise disturbed by factional fights or
jealousies within its lines. Mr.. Steph-
enSOn, il successful in being chosen
as district chairman. will not repre-
sent any one man nor set Of men, bit
he would be qualified and capable of
representing the whole party through
out the district, and there is no set of
men within the party in the district
with whom he could not work in per-
feet accord. He was candidate for
the position two years ago and by his
manly course in Withdrawing from the
contest in the interests of harmony
within the party he made many
friends Throughout the district and
there seemed TO be an impression
among the prominent republicans of
the district that Stephenson should be
rewarded at some time in the future
by selecting him to the position TO
which he then aspired. It seems to be
the prevailing opinion among many of
the leading republicans of the dis
trict that the southern tier of coun-
ties should be recognized and that it
would now be the part of wisdom to
select Mr.. StepensOl to perform the
duties of district chairman. By those
acquainted with Mr.. Stephenson it is
learned that he is enthusiastic in his
sentiments regarding the reelection
Of Senator Beveridge ADD he also be-
IieveS that Chairman Goodrich, by the
gallant fight made two yeara ago, has
rightly earned and merits another
term at the head of the republican
state central committee.
Mr.. Stephenson's selection for the
position would be happy settle
ment of the friction in Marshall and
Elkhart counties, for which the party
is in no sense responsible and the en-
tanglements of which, it must avoid.