The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-01
IN THE EIGHTH. MEASURE RE
OUESTING EVERY VOTER TO
MAKE KNOWN CHOICE OF CAN
DIDATES WAS VOTED DOWN.
COUNTY RETURNS SLOW.
It is Thought, However. That Men
Favorable to Watson Were Elect
ed-9romnent Men viii Attend
Conventions.

The anti-Watson crowd made u
clever. but generally unsuccessful at
tempt at the republican ward meetings
last evening, to send u Richmond del
egation to the state convention which
would support the candidacy OF
Charles w. Miller for governor. In
only one ward-thc Third-were the ef-
forts of the anti-Watson people sue
cessful In this ward their candidate
to the state convention Henry II. En-
glebert. defeated the Watson candidate.
John l.. Rupo. by a close vote.
III the Seventh ward an attempt to-
take the Watson workers by surprise
almost succeeded. The anti-Watson
crowd presented Dr. Edgar Bond as a
candidate for delegate TO the state con-
vention, but the Watson workers raj
he'd TO the defense of Our Jim" and
elected Homer Jones by vote of IL to
10
In all the other wards in the city.
Watson men were elected delegates 10
the state convention without the
slightest opposition. in most cases by
aCClamatiOn, The Richmond delega-
tion to the state convention stands 1u
for Watson and for Miller
There was no trouble in selecting
delegates TO the district convention,
which will be held in Cambridge City
next Tuesday. In every ward and
township in the county delegates 10
This convention were Instructed TO sup
port the candidacy of Rudolph G. Leeds
for delegate to the national convention.
Mr.. Leeds is the only Wayne county
candidate in the field for this office
and there is absolutely no doubt that
he will be one of the two national con-
vention Delegates chosen.
The returns from the township meet
ings were slow in coming i'm today, but
il is understood that the county ont
side OF Richmond will send u solid
Watson delegation TO the state con-
yeutiOn.
In the eighth ward a resolution 10
I have every voter in attendance an
nOunce whom he was supporting for
the various township and county Off
ces was received with surprise and,
when the voters had sufficiently re-
covered their breath, unanimously
voted il down.
/ After the meeting in the third ward
! was held II. II. Englebert, the success
/ full candidate for delegate TO the state
convention. stated that he would ''rath-
, er vote for a Niger than Jim Watson
I The following are the delegates and al
! tcrnates 20 the state and district con-
ventions chosen at the various ward
meetings
FIRST WARD.
! State DeIegate-WiIIiam Torbeck.
/ Alternate-Ed MoreI
! District OeIeaate-Linus P. Mere
dith. Alternate-Jacob Rosenbloom-
SECOND WARD.
/ State DeIeeste-Alex German. Al
I ternate-Henry W. Deuker.
District OeIegate-Dr. J. u. WamD-
/ Ter. Alternate-Pfafflin.
THIRD WARD.
State DeIesate-H. H. Englebert.
Alternate-D. L. Mather.
/ District DeIeeate-Tom Golding. Al
ternate-Charles Morgan.
FOURTH WARD.
/ State Deiesates-C. VI. Jordan and
Abner Hahn. Alternates-Frank Tay-
! lor and Willard Hail.
! District CeIegates-James Fry and
William Bartel Alternates-Ed John
son and Harry Z. Penny.
FIFTH WARD.
! State DeIegates-Louis Gay ard
Charles Newman. AIteTnates-W. II.
Bradbury and George Seidel.
District Dciegates-Demas Coz and
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