The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
PARTY WHEELS ARE
SET IN MOTTO.
Chairman Goodrich Has Is.
sued His Official Call
To Arms.
NUMBER OF DELEGATES.
WAYNE WILL HAVE TWENTY
FOUR IN THE STATE REPUeII-
CAN NOMINATING CONVENTION
IN INDIANAPOLIS.

Republican leaders of Richmond
have received from State Chairman
Goodrich in indianapolis, the official
call TO arms. In giving the number
OF delegates to each county to the
state convention, the call says Wayne
shall have "a. The official call OF
IL secretary and chairman follows:
To the Republicans of Indiana.
The republican eH.e committee has
decided on the following plan OF reor-
Eanizatfon OF the republican party
throughout the State OF Indiana:
The republicans will meet in their
respective townships. precincts or
wards, as may be determined under
the rules adopted, on Friday or Satur-
day. the 10th or 18th day of January,
1908, at such times and places. and
under such rules and regulations, not
contrary to the rules OF the State com
mittee, as the county chairman may
fix. for the purpose of transactinS the
following business:
l. For the election of one precinct
committeeman for each voting pre-
Cinct throughout the state, except that
when a different basis and time for
the organization has during the past
years prevailed in any Of the counties
of the state, and in az counties gov
erned by the primary election law, the
previous customs and the provisions
of the primary election law shall be
followed as to the organization of the
committee in such counties.
.. For the election of delegates
and alternates to the district conven-
tions to be held On Tuesday. the 18th
day of January, 1908. at the places
hereinafter designated, for the cleo
ton of a district committeeman for
each congressional district in Indiana,
and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come before
the various conventions.
The committeeman SO elected shall
constitute the members of the repub-
lican county committee and such COM
mittee shall beet on Monday, January
IS, 1908, at the county seat of their
respective counties. at such time and
places as shall be determined and
published by the county chairman, for
the purpose of organization, by the
election from their number or other
wise, of a chairman, vice chairman,
secretary and treasurer and the Off
GERS of said committee, together with
three or more persons to be appoint
ed by the chairman; shall constitute
the executive committee of the coun-
fr, h.
lied
Representation to the district con-
vention for the purpose Of selecting a
member of the state committee shall
be one delegate and one alternate del
egate for each 200 votes, and for each
additional fraction of more than 100
votes cast for Fred A. Sims at the No
vember election. 1906. The counties
to be entitled to the aggregate mum,
Der of delegates and alternates as
stated below. Such aggregate in the
respective counties will be apportion
cd by the county committee. or co,n
ty chairman, to the several townships
wards and precincts as nearly as may
be upon the basis of the republican
votes cast in such townships. wards
or precincts as aforesaid. Such ap
portionment to be published in the
notice herein provided for. and such
delegates shall be selected under tbs
provision of the rules of the state com
mittee. as promulgated in the las
campaign.
Notice of the time and place Of the
precinct, township and ward meetings
shall be given by the county chairman
by at least two weeks publication ir
the republican press of the various
counties.
The delegates chosen to their re
spective district conventions will
meet on Tuesday. the 14th day of Jan
uary, 1905. at the places herein de
signated for the purpose of electing {
member of the state committee il
their respective districts. The noul
and place of such meetings to be pub
lished by the members of the state
committee in their respective dis
tricts
The members of the state commit
tee, so elected, will meet at republi
can headquarters, at the ClayDool no
tel. in the city of indianapolis, at
o'clock p. m, on the following Thurs
day. the 10th day of January, 1908, TO
the purpose of effectins a permanent
organization.
1t is urgently requested that the re
publicans of the state attend thes
meetings and assist in the organiza
ton of the republican party
BY order of the committee
JANE" GON~~N'TH.
Chairman.
CARL W. RIDDICK, Secretary