The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05

Of men for appointments as members of the
State advisory committee. The selections
made to date are:
First District-David Kronenberger, Ev-
ansville.
Third-Newland Il. De Pauw, New Al
bany.
Fourth-Lucien Cravens. Madison.
SiXth-Owen l.. Carr, Rushyille.
Ninth-John l.. Wingate Wingate.
Eleventh-Albert &. Bearss, Peru
Thirteenth-James II. State, Elkhart.
With the exception of Mr.. Carr. Of the
Sixth. and Mr.. Wingate. of the Ninth, all
the members of the advisory committee
so far named are new men, who have not
hitherto been identified with the State or
ganization. Secretary Sims is now in cor
respondence with the committeeman from
the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth and
Twelfth districts TO secure their recon-
mendations and it is expected that the en-
tire advisory committee Will be made up
within few days.
The new State executive committee Will,
In all probability, not be named until the
next meeting of the State committee, when
will be held some time the latter part or
this month. The State chairman selects the
members OF the executive committee as MS
cabinet. Mr.. Goodrich has not, as yet, lndl-
Gated his intentions in this respect. The
members of the old executive committee
are: Warren Bigler, of Wabash Henry
&. Starr, of Richmond; Walter NJ. Schmitt
of Evansville; Elmer L. Crockett, of South
Bend, and Sidney W. Cantweu, OF Hartford
City.
Secretary Sims, of the state committee.
called attention yesterday to the fact that
the law extending the terms of county and
judicial officers, which has been declared
unconstitutional by Addison c. Harris, does
not affect county assessors, and that the
county organizations will act accordingly.
ne county assessors is a statutory Of
nee, said MIR. Sims, and the law in ques-
ton applies only to constitutional ofhces.
The terms of county assessors were extend
ed by the last Legislature, but by another
act, the constitutionality of which Is not
questioned Letters will be sent out TO the
county chairmen calling their attention to
this fact, lest they be led into error by the
question raised as TO the validity OF the law
extending the terms of other county OFF,
GERS"
Democratic State Chairman W. H.
O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg, who was in the
city yesterday, is inclined to doubt whether
the constitutionality of the county officers
act can be successfully attacked.
"A few years ago the Legislature extend
ed the terms of township trustees, said
Mr. Brien, land the Supreme Court has
passed on the constitutionality of that act,
holding it to be valid"
When the attention or RepuD1can state
Chairman Goodrich was called 10 the point
raised by Mr.. O'Brien he said that he be-
lieyed Mr. O'Brien had been led into error
by failing to consider that the office of
township trustee is a statutory Office which
is absolutely within the jurisdiction Of the
Legislature.
Chairman Goodrich left last night for
Chicago. where he went to look after some
arrangements for Indiana's representation
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The plan to be followed by Randolph
county Republicans in dealing with the
situation arising out of the question as to
the validity of the act extending the terms
of county officers is that candidates will be
nominated as usual this spring, and then,
if the Supreme Court should hold the law
constitutional, the candidates will be GER
titled on the ticket two or four years hence,
as the case may be. Thus, the candidates
who are successful in the primary this
year will not be subjected TO the necessity
and uncertainty of making another fight
for nominations, but will receive the re-
ward earned this year. The primaries In
the county will be held March i, the same
date as the Eighth district congressional
primary.
A friendly suit to get the question into
possible in Randolph county, and II is ex-
pected that decision by the Supreme
Court will be secured within sixty days.
Major W. W. Ross, editor of the Evans
vile Journal-News, was in the city yester-
day to attend a meeting of the board of
trustees of the institution for the deaf.
Active Republican workers, to the num-
Der of eighty-four, representing every ward
in the city, met last night at the jail to
frrrf the 1izati fV. int
Sheriff Robert Metzger, who is a candidate
for the Republican county craftsmanship.
Speeches were made by several of the lead
ers and an hour was devoted to an in
formal discussion of the primary campaign
The affair was rounded out with lunch.
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County Attorney David L. Bishop, Of An
derson, was in the city yesterday seeking
information concerning the law passed by
the last Legislature governing the pubica-
ton of county legal notices. He called at
Republican state headquarters while in the
city.
Republican state headquarters, by the
way, was in a state of siege by telephone
yesterday. The publication in yesterday
Journal of Mr.. Harris's opinion on the
attention and from all quarters of the State
inquiries were poured into headquarters
from county officials, prospective candi-
dates and persons Identified with county
organizations.
Will H. Whitaker, superintendent of the
Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville, was
in the city yesterday to see Governor Dur
| bin regarding requisition for one of the
paroled prisoners of the Reformatory who
| has violated his parole in Colorado. Mr..
| Whitaker formerly secretary of the
| Republican State committee, and ne called
| at headquarters to extend congratulations
| to his successor, Mr.. Sims.
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Sherman Harding, Of Elwood, was a Wis
| itor in the city yesterday, and called on a
| number Of local party leaders.
Among the thirty or forty Democratic
editors gathered In the city for the meeting
| of their State association there was g. no.
| table absence of Bryan enthusiasm. A
prominent member of the association ex-
| pressed the opinoin that there are not over
| three Democratic editors in Indiana who
are not heartily tired of Bryan and Bryan
! ism and are anxious 40 turn TO other lead
| ers and other issues, if isms are essential "a
Democracy. Whatever the attitude Of the