The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-11
AS TO REPRESENTATION.

As TO REORGANIZATION.
An enterprtsing Indianapolis report
er has recently sent to several news
papers. three dispatches announcing
republican reorganization plans. The
FIRST declared that within 80 days
meeting of the state committee would
be called, that State Chairman Good
rich would resign, and that his sue
cessor would be elected. The second
announced that no such meeting or
resignation would take place. that
there had been much dissatisfaction
with State Chairman Goodrich's con-
duct of the campaign. and that there
was a widespread demand for early
reorganization. The third dispatch
which appeared a few days ago, an
nounces that at the expiration of his
present term State Chairman Good
rich will probably be a candidate to
succeed himself. that resenting unfav-
orable criticism he viii thus seek vim
dication
The Indianapolis reporter who has
been seeking political information. has
been misled, and has unintentionaliy
goldbricked the newspapers. The
three conflicting reports from Indian
apolis have been widely copied and
commented upon. and misinformation
and unjust criticism, and confusion
have resulted.
The terms of the present officers of
the republican state organization will
expire next January. when their sue
cessors will be reelected Long be-
fore the recent election, and since, the
officers of the state organization have
let it be known conclusively. that I'M
der no circumstances would they seek
| or accept reelection.
Within the past few days there met
at Indianapolis. a number of repre-
sentative republican editors Of In
diana-men who know the republican
pulse in their several communities.
These editors were unanimous and
| free in declaring that no demand ex-
| lists over the state for present reorgan-
| ization of the party. and that no feel
| ing of criticism or blame attaches to
State Chairman Goodrich or to the
state organization for the defeats at
the recent election. In fact they de-
clared that quite the contrary senti-
ment prevails. In no Indiana campaign
have republican editors. and county
chairmen and county candidates and
other republican workers over the
state been SO close to, and so real a
part of the state organization. attend
ing its councils and helping frame
and carry out party policies. as in the
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ganization did not hold the confidence
of the people is to say that the repub-
lican press of the state, and the coun-
ty chairmen and their fellow republi-
can workers in every county in Ind
lana were not in touch with the rank
and file of the party.
No state chairman in Indiana has
ever shown more recognition to the
country press. or sought and followed
the counsels and held the Confidence
and esteem of the rank and file of the
party, more than has State Chairman
James P Goodrich. and on every
hand it is recognized by these who
give the matter any thought. that the
dispatches emanating from Indianapo
lis and carrying a different conclus
ion, are inspired, and the motive is
neither to promote future republican
harmony nor success.
Two chief factors contributed to re
publican defeats in Indiana last No
vember: the temperance plank. and tn,
jealousy between favored leaders with
in the party. A majority of the re
publicans at the state convention de
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perance legislation. Many of the mi
nority placed their liberal view
ahead Of their loyalty to party. an,
voted the democratic ticket. Many o
the friends of one of the foremost re
: publicans of the state, jealous tina
their chief did not have more voice ii
the organization and more power will
the delegates in the state convention
passed out the word to advance the in
terests Of their faction within the part,
by defeating republican nominees an
discrediting the party organization
During the months preceding tn
election these conditions were We
known to the state committee and u
thousands of loyal republicans within
the state, who in vain. made every Ell
fort to bring together the disintegratei
factions within the party. In no par
Of the state was the party disloyalt.
more marked, from both causes, thai
in Marion county. and that fact help
explain the recent words of disconten
and criticism coming from that quar-
ter.
The republican party in Indiana j
like a man who is critically sick. Nos
is no time for evasive words. insincer
ity. or the presentation of fanciful the
!. cries There is nothing that will ten
more to bring about an early under
standing among republicans than al
honest diagnosis Of the case. in Ian
guage so plain that every republican II
the state may understand the troubi.
This diagnosis should then be coupled
with a prescription which forbids fur
Their factional fights and efforts to ge
even: and which demands singlenes
of purpose on the part OF all repuo
lican leaders and followers alike, Il