The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-28
Several Good Men Would Take
The Place Should They Be
Selected, Adding Interest to
Situation.
REMEY OF INDIANAPOLIS
MENTIONED FOR PLACE.
Democrats Who Would Serve
The Public in Various Ca
pacities Flock to State Cap
itaI Nowadays.
BY Ellis SearIes.

now while the democrats are fighting
1t out among themselves for United
States senator and for the position OF
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the republicans bid fair to have
scrap of their own on hand in a
short time that will keep them busy
for while.
1t Is about time for the republicans
to elect a new chairman of their state
committee and it is this that is maxi
ing them sit up and look around. They
have plenty of good timber for the
place, and the main trouble they are
having is in picking out the one who
will fit best.
Charles F. Remy, of this city is the
latest man mentioned in connection
with the craftsmanship. Remy was
formerly reporter of the supreme
court, but since he left that office he
has been practicing law in this city.
He lived in Columbus at the time of
his election, and claimed that city as
his home until recently.
Remy is one of the hottest republi-
cans in Indiana. He has been known
believes in Senator Beveridge, but
there never has been a time when he
was not ready to get out in the trench
es and dig for the ticket, no matter
whether a Beveridge man was on it
or not. This has popularized Remy
in many parts of the state where such
efforts on his part have been seen.
In the campaign this year he was a
member of the executive committee Of
the Republican State Committee, and
it is said that no man worked harder
for the success Of James e. Watson
and the rest of the republican ticket
than Remy. He mace speeches all
over the state and the executive COM
mittee, Of which he was a member,
had great deal to do with the inner
most workings of the campaign.
Possible Candidates.
Remy will have opposition. however,
| when it comes time to elect a new
chairman. Winfield T. Durbin, of
Anderson, George w. Cromer, of Mum
Gle and Harry S. New, of this city. are
all mentioned for the job. Durbin
would accept it, Cromer might accept
it and New wouldn't have it. So
there is the situation Us 1t stands just
| now. 1t is almost a certainty that a
aew chairman will be elected to sue
coed James P. Goodrich, who he's serv-
ed through three campaigns, but the
| matter will not be taken up in earnest
| until after the big rush of legislative
business has been disposed of. Then
| he different candidates and their
| friends will get busy.
Stephen B. Fleming of Fort Wayne,
was intown last night, and when peo-
| pie saw him they began to think at
once that there would be some tall
| LONGS in the race for senator, mas
| much as Fleming is the main hacker
| of Edward G. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne
who wants the place, and the chief
| lighter against John w. Kern, of this
| city, who also wants it. But as far as
| an be learned Fleming did not stir
| Up any dust while here. He talked
politics with few of the leaders, but
t is said that he did very little in the
direction of the senatorship for Hoff-
man.
John E. Lamb, of Terre Haute, was
| another Senatorial aspirant who was
n the city last night. He comes over
frequently and talks things over, but
it is believed by those who have been
| watching his campaign that he is not
| making much Roadway. He will have
a following, of course, but it is not
| likely to be very strong. 1t is gener-
ally understood that Lamb has the
| backing of Crawford Fairbanks. owner
of the Terre Haute brewery, but it is
| question just how much good that
will do him in this race, even if he
| does have it.
James Garrard, of Vineennes, one of
| the strongest contenders for the
speakership of the house, is in the city,
| too. He says he did not come es-
pecially to look for votes for speaker,
but that he was not allowing any op-
portunity to pass to land a vote. He
| thinks it is a little early to tell much
| about the relative strength of the va
| rious candidates, but he says this will
be possible when the democratic
members Of the legislature come in on
December 10, for their pre-legislatiye
| conference. All the mebers of the
democratic side Of the house are ex-
pected to be here at that time and
Garrard says it will give the candi-
| dates for speaker a good opportunity
| to size things up and find out just
| where they stand in the race.
Garrard says he is more interested just
now in bill that he is preparing than
| he is in the speakership. He will in
| troduce bill to create a public utili-
| ties commission He says 1t is not
his purpose to seek to abolish the
| State Railroad COMMISSION, however.
His idea is that the railroad commits
| sion should continue in existence and
that its jurisdiction should be broad
ened so as to cover all common car
IiarA Than Q new commission would