The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-16
WILL NOT
HURRY IN
THE DATE
Meeting of State Republican
Central Committee to De-
eide Convention Date Will
Not Be Held Until After
March l.
TIMES BUREAU,
At STATE CAPITAL

indianapolis, Ind, Feb lett Is
probable that meeting of the repub-
lican state committee will be held soon
after March for the purpose of con-
sidering the question of the state con-
vention and the time for holding it.
Headquarters will be opened at the
Claypool on March /.
Republicans who have been in Indian
apolis since the reorganization of the
state committee declare that 1t is their
belief that the state committee should
waste little time in setting the date
for the state convention. There is a
disposition, however, to have the con-
vention postponed until the new COM
mittee and it's chairman has had time
to get its bearings and a clear under
standing of conditions all over the
state.
Shouldn't Waste Time.
so far as platforms and principles
are concerned said one republican, II
believe we should not waste any time
in considering the time for a state con-
vention. We know just where we are
and we don't care whether the keNho-
Gratis hold their convention befo<e we
do or afterwards. We are not afraid
to set forth our platform principles
first, nor are We afraid to let the demo
Gratis go ahead and announce their plat
form first, their idea being of course
that they can set a standard which we
cannot reach"
However, 1t is understood that State
Chairman Lee will wish some time in
which to look into conditions over the
state. Mr.. Lee is a student when il
comes to political matters. When he
was in Indianapolis last week on the
IT, -
1ican editors he had several conferences
: 1rter ne nad had talks with q nur
Y Der of the workers from over the sta
he said:
Conditions Are Excellent.
30 Tar as | can judge now cond
lions are excellent all over the sta
o ana the reports which l have receiy
are encouraging. Just now I am blu
getting myself in touch with republ
can state affairs and after 1 have do,
this / hope to be able to talk mn,
more intelligently on political cond
TONS
Mr.. Lees attitude. that of the studer
3 mas been the subject of much dscu
: sion among republicans since he WI
: erected state chairman. The republ
s cans like the new head of the commi
: Tee because he does not assume
n 1>ho" IL all Iney believe this Is
t very good beginning and they feel mu,
g surer OF their ground than they wou
# II they had a state chairman wi
: though he was the whole thing
!. state politics
n Inc appointment of Dan Chaplin
rockville to take the place of Mr. T.,
q as a special revenue officer has M
4 with general approval from the repu,
: Means. Mr. Chaplin did good work wit
g the old state committee and his rece,
% appointment was pleasing to all ell,
! ments OF the party. Mr.. Chaplin h,
6 never been known as an out and o,
! Beveridge man, but his political ser,
: ice mas been valuable and he is r,
, safded as a good man for the place.
Studied Appointments.
The appointments of postmaste,
which are being made Just now on II
recommendation of Senator Beyeridp
call to mind the fact that Senator Be,
eridge has taken qualifications an
ability into consideration first in NAL
ing MS appointments. Since the |.
, OF appointments have been made pull
. lie there has been criticism from som
sources on the ground that the ar
pointment would not be the best polit
cal advantage, but there has never bee
any criticisms to the effect that II
most efficient man was not appointe
1 Take for example the appointmer
at Martinville in the fifth district 4
that place Frank T. Singleton. form
erly president of the Indiana Renubl
can Editorial Association, was appoin,
ed postmaster. One Martinsyille re
publican came to indianapolis with tn
story that the appointment of Single
ton would lose the party fifty votes /
that county. He said this was true he
cause Singleton did not have such
large following as some of the othe
men mentioned for the postmastersbi,
However. when this republican wa
asked who would make the best most
master and who was best qualified h
was compelled to answer that If wa
Singleton.
1t is said that never before in tn
appointment of postmasters in Indian
was the matter gone into anv NOR
thoroughly than 1t has been in this cas-
and always with the end in view n
getting efficient men. Senator Rever
idge and his secretary and clerks wer
busy on the matter of appointment
for weeks and each individual case wa
taken up and thrashed out thorourbl
after each man concerned had had
hearing.