The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
POLITICIANS Swarm
ON INDIANhPO OILS
Many Republicans Attend
the State Central Com
mittee Meeting.
DATE OF SESSION SURPRISES
Change Causes Some to Predict That
Important Doings Are IN
der Way.
Especial to Lake County Time..)

Indianapolis. Dec 1.-THE Claypool
hotel was thronged today with re-
publican politicians from all parts OF
the state They commenced to arrive
last night-district and county chair
men, Office holders and candidates
leaders and workers-and continued to
come in all morning. BY noon the lob
by of the big hostelry had the appear
ance 1t bears on the eve OF a state con-
vention.
The great throng of party men was
drawn by the meeting of the republi-
can state central committee, which
was called by James p. Goodrich, chair
man. for the purpose of designating
dates for the selection of delegates to
district conventions and for the cvn-
ventons themselves. and to discuss
matters of interest looking to reor-
ganization.
Members Arrive Early.
The meeting began at l o'clock but
the members of the committee, headed
by Chairman Goodrich, were in town
long before this hour. 1t was not
thought that much time would be CON
sumed by the committeeman in their
closed session.
All we have to do" said Chairman
Goodrich is to decide when delegates
TO the district conventions shall be Sc
lected, when the conventions themselves
shall be held to name district chair
men and when the new committeeman
shall assemble to reorganize. We will
also take up the question of holding
the annual love feast and designate a
time for that should the committee
decide to hold one"
For reasons which have not been ex-
planned it has been thought that the
annual love feast affair might be omit
ted this year. No one seems to know
why it should not be held, but talk of
passing 1t up has been uppermost. 1t
was thought last night, however. that
the comEiittee would decide to hold the
gladsome affair and would designate
a day between Christmas and New
Years.
Change I'm Date "a Surprise.
The call for today's meeting came
as a surprise to many, as Dec. IA had
been tentatively designated as the date,
| before going to Washington to confer
with members of the Indiana congress
sional delegation, Goodrich said he
would issue the call for the 14th. Ex-
planation for the change has not been
volunteered. That some specific rea-
son exists is generally thought, as
/ Chairman Goodrich. finding himself un-
able to return to Indianapolis before
yesterday telephoned Union B. Hunt
from Chicago. Monday night asking
him to notify all members of the com
mittee by telegraph to assemble Wed
nesday. The haste in getting out the
call would make it appear that some
thing Of Importance is pending. Mem
bers denied, however. that anything but
routine business was up for transac
ton
Leaders Are There.
Prominent among the leaders whC
thronged the hotel were the four can
didates for the gubernatorial nomina.
tion-Hugh T Miller of Columbus
CONGRESSMAN James z. Watson OF
Rushviue; Charles w Miller of Go
shen. and William L Taylor of In
dianapolis.
Sitting quietly by and watching the
busy scene with smiles of content an'
f-satisfaction were Fred Sims. secre
tary of state; John c. Billheimer, audi
tor Of state; James Bingham, attorne.
general of Indiana. and Oscar Hadley
treasurer of state: all Of whom hav
denomination cinched inasmuch as 1t Il
customary to give the holders of thei
Offices two terms.