The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
SELECTION OF DELEGATES
PRIMARY ELECTIONS WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW NIGHT.
Chairman LOEsdOn Announces Com
mittees and Sergeant-at-Arms-
Anti-BoOkwalter Meeting.

The primary elections to choose delegates
to the Republican city nominating conven-
ton. which will meet in Tomlinson Hall Sat-
urday at o'clock in the afternoon. will be
held in each precinct tomorrow. The polls
are required to be kept open between the
hours of and o'clock The list Of voting
places has already been published, together
with the representation from each precinct,
but Chairman Logssdon will announce to-
day revised list of voting places. as in
about twenty precincts the places had to
be changed.
The contest committee, which by law is
the primary election commission, will meet
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the city
committee rooms to hear all contests that
may result from the elections.
Chairman Logsdon announced last night
the two committees that are to perform the
work preliminary to the convention, and
the sergeant-at-arms.T The announcement is:
Committee on Resolutions-Addison c.
Harris, former minister to Austria; former
Judge Lawson M. Harvey, w. p. Herod, w.
{. Bobbs and James w. Noel.
Committee Organization-George b.
Elliott, Pearson Mendenhall and Leonard
Quill.
Sergeant-at-arms-Rob E. Metzger.
MET IN MAYORS OFFICE.
Several members of the committee on
resolutions met last night with Mayor
Bookwalter and Controller Breunig at the
mayors Office to procure data and informa-
ton necessary in the preparation of the
platform. A meeting of the full committee
will probably be held tonight to draft
platform which probably will be revised at
another meeting tomorrow night. The plat
form will cover the administration of Mayor
Bookwalter and subjects involved in the
future administration of public affairs.
The committee on organization probably
VIII meet tomorrow night to select the
convention officers. Senator Beverage will
doubtless be the unanimous choice of the
committee for presiding officer.
Last night the list of candidates was I'M
changed. Mayor Bookwalter and City Clerk
Elliott are seeking denomination, and
Thomas c. Whallon and Cass Connaway
are the announced candidates for police
judge. The list of candidates Tor council
man at large includes j. w. Bandy, of the
First ward. and Edward Stiegelmeyer of
the Second ward, both employed by Kingan
& Co.; j. Edward Krause. of the Sixth
ward; Louis koehne, of the Third ward;
John l.. Mcfarland. of the Tenth ward
Charles Davis, of the Fourth ward; James
II. Moore of the Second ward, employed
by the Western Construction Company; w.
j. Hogan. of the Hogan Transfer Company,
and Otto r. Hoffman, of the Fifteenth
ward. 1t is probable that several persons
councilmanic ticket. There is a strong de-
sire to renominate Councilman Lew w.
Cooper, although he does not desire renom-
ination.
Chairman Logsdon has arranged for the
decoration of Tomlinson Hall with flags
and bunting for the convention. The dele
gates Will occupy the main floor exclusively,
and the sergeant-at-arms will have large
force of assistants to preserve order. The
convention will be composed Of 661 dele
gates
ANTI-BOOKWALTER MEETING.
Those Republicans who oppose the re-
nomination of Mayor Bookwalter held a
meeting in the When building yesterday
afternoon. A number from each of the
North Side wards and some from the South
Side were invited. When they called at the
Office of E. s. r. Seguin they were sent to
another room where the organization was
being effected. E. ]. Robson, County Aud
itor Smith and others were leading in pro-
noting the organization. Last night the
ants said they would have Independent
states of candidates for delegates in all of
| South Side and that they were more conf
| dent since the afternoon meeting than at
| any time that they will secure enough dele
gates to contrcl the convention.
Mayor Bookwalter's friends have formed
a strong organization all over the city, and
| they said last night there was little doubt
| that he would have 600 or more of the
| delegates-enough to make his renomina-
| ton practically unanimous. While the ants
have announced no candidate for mayor
the Bookwalter men are working just as
| If there was strong opposition. The result
they say will speak loudly for the practical
| unanimity of action on the part of the
| Republican voters.