The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-29
'RUMOR OF A BOOM
FOR CARL RIOOICk
Winamac Editor Said to Be
Grooming for Secretary
Of State.
is A REPUBLICAN LEADER
HAS SERVED WELL As SECRE-
TARY or THE STATE ORGANi-
ZATioN-REFUSES TO MAKE
ANY STATEMENT,
Especial correspondent.)


Indianapolis, March 29.-Even
though this is the closed season for
politics, still there is always some
thing going on that makes noise like
a boom of some kind. For instance,
there is just now talk OF Carl Riddick,
the Winamac editor, secretary of the
republican state committee. for the
next republican nomination for secre-
tary of state. Riddick has not said
anything on the subject himself.
When he was asked about the posi-
bility of his being a candidate when
he was in the city some time ago. he
said he had not given the matter any
thought and that he was not at that
time a candidate for anything. Rid
dick has been secretary of the state
committee ever since. the Job was re-
linquished by Fred Sims. who is now
secretary of state.
Thayer Talked OF.
And Col. Edward p. Thayer, Of
Greenfield, one of the most loyal of
all of the supporters of James E. Wat
son, is talked of as the next republi-
can nominee for auditor of state
Thayer has been approached on the
proposition of running for the nom-
ination, and IL he decides to get into
the race next year he will have the
undivided support of the entire Wat
son following, for during the campaign
last year Thayer was one of the most
active workers for the nomination of
Watson for governor and spent days
and nights in behalf of the Rushville
congressman. It was sore disap-
pointment to Thayer when Watson
lost out. Thayer has been colonel of
the Third Regiment, Indiana National
Of the ablest military men in the
state.
Looking to Ourbin.
They say that when the time comes
to re-organize the republican state
committee the men who will be most
considered for chairman will be form
er Governor Durbin. Charles F. Remy,
of this city and Acil Alexander, form
erly of Marion, now deputy treasurer
of state. But the possibility Of Alex
ander is slim, for there is no certainty,
in the first place. that he will be in
the state at that time. Alexander
thinks pretty well of Oklahoma and
has large property interests down
there and he may take notion to To-
cate in that state before next year
rolls around. He has been talking
that way. Durbin and Remy will both
be here. Of course and either would
make good chairman, because they
know the political game from end to
end.
Sehaff q Candidate.
But when the time comes to elect a
new chairman you want to look out
for two men. One is James p. Good
rich, the present chairman and the
other is Dick Schaff, the county chair
man of Lake county. Schaff did fine
work at the last election and carried
Lake county by very large majority.
In fact, If Schaffs county had not
done as 1t did Indiana would have
gone democratic for the entire state
ticket. This, it is pointed out, gives
him a claim on recognition and his
friends say that what he did in Lake
county he can do in the state.
AS for Goodrich. there has been so
much talk about his resigning and
about a special meeting being held
this year to elect a successor to him
that 1t is believed he will not like all
of the talk and that he may resent it
by getting in the race again next
year. just to show the fellows that he
can be reelected again if he wishes
to be. There was much criticism of
the management of the campaign last
year and there are some who believe
that Goodrich will try to be reelected
as vindication of his record.