The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
JAMES P. GOODRICH IS
AGAIN NAMED LEADER
Of STATE COMMITTEE
Reorganization Is as Expected
Sims, of Ninth, Is Selected
the Secretary.
BENNETT IS REELECTED
Indianapolis Man to Again Serve
as Treasurer-New Faces
Are Counted.

The expected happened in the reorganiza-
tion Of the Republican state committee at
state headquarters In the Stevenson build
ing yesterday afternoon at a meeting that
was short, uneventful and harmonious.
Ever since the recent love-feast of In
diana Republicans at the Denison the re-
election of State Chairman Goodrich has
been considered inevitable, and the result Of
yesterdays meeting confirmed this opinion.
Chairman Goodrich was reelected unani-
mously.
The other officers elected were:
Vice Chairman-George Cunningham, of
Evansville.
Secretary-Fred Sims, of Frankfort.
Treasurer-Harry w. Bennett, of Indian
apolis.
Mr.. Bennett, the former treasurer of the
committee, had no opposition for the place.
He and Mr.. Goodrich are the two officers
who hold over for the ensuing term. Cum
ningham and Sims are new. and the latter
will soon move to this city 10 take up his
active duties as secretary. His election was
expected. as he was practically selected for
the place by the old committee.
The eletion OF Mr. Cunningham as vice
chairman was also without a contest, al
though there was a little talk of Floyd
Woods was the first person to nip his boom
in the bud, when the talk came to his ears.
and he himself placed Mr.. Cunningham in
nomination for vice chairman.
MCOY IS ABSENT. -
All members of thu committee were pres
ent except Thomas J. Mccoy. of the Tenth
district, who was represented by Thomas
w. Burt, of Lafayette, as his proxy. At
the hotels and the Columbia Club, where
members of the committee were greeted
by their friends they were all warmly
congratulated on their election. The new
members especially. John c. Zulauff. of the
Third William E. Springer. of the Fourth.
Elam II. Neal, Of the Eleventh, and John l..
Norman. of the Thirteenth. were the re-
cipients of congratulations from all sides.
Politicians from all over the State were
not much in evidence in the city although
a number came TO Indianapolis for the day
Notable among these were j. Frank Hanly
of Lafayette, and Union b. Hunt of Win
chester, the former an avowed and the
latter suspected candidate for the guber-
Material nomination; Maj. George w. Steele,
of Marion, who is shrewdly suspected of a
desire TO occupy his old seat in the national
House of REPRESENTATIVES and Adam Beck
the defeated candidate for the craftsmanship
of that district. Most of the politicians
came into the city yesterday morning. and
by evening they had nearly all returned
to their homes.
There was little of a business nature, out
side OF the reorganization of the committee,
for its consideration. The chairman ap-
pointed Springer, Thayer and Billheimer a
committee on rules. The Clark county con-
test, in which two county committees were
named, was referred back to the seat of the
controversy for settlement. through Com
mitteeman Zulauff, who was directed 10
have the Republicans meet in precincts and
elect new committee. Two committees
were also reported elected in BlackfOrd
county, but action was taken III this
matter. The advisory and executive COM
mittees were not named, and ii will be
some time before they are.
The time of holding the State convention
was discussed by the committeeman outside
| OF their meeting, but no date has as yet
been agreed upon. The time generally IA
vored Is about the same as that of the last
| convention, April % and "a but one or two
| OF the members favored a later date, in or
/ der to give prospective candidates more
time TO canvass the State. These thought
/ that the middle of May or the first of June
would not be too late for the convention