The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-28
Friends of Governor, Headed
BY Bayer and Price, Ruled
Township Convention with
Steel Grip.
BAYER WAS CHOSEN
MEETING CHAIRMAN
In Autocratic Manner He
Names Delegates 20 Dis
trict Meeting Who Are Un-
pledged to Beck.

pledged to Beck.
THAT Harmony Rag" as rchearsed
1T the Pythian Temple on Wednesday
afternoon by the Wayne township
Democrats. was badly In discord. its
harmony was frightful and it's effect
such as to compel the producers to
call in all the copies. The effort which
was made to rally around the colors
OF Charles o. Beck OF this city, who
for several years has served as chair
man of the county Democratic central
committee. and who is seeking the dis
trict craftsmanship at the convention
defeated by the Marshall faction, head
ed by John Bayer and Ben Price.
Bayer and his clansmen turned the
trick by employing the gag rule and
other old-fashioned but effective poll
tical stunts Beck, as a result, only re-
ceived a half hearted Endorsement of
his candidacy for the district chair
manship which. however. was never
ofYicially proclaimed. When the Wayne
township delegation of sixteen arrives
at Connersville Friday 1t will be for
the native son-Beck-at the outset,
but later 1t will be privileged to throw
over Beck for Herman Trixler of
Brookville. Dr. Balser of New Castle
or Charles Hack of Shelbyville. The
delegation. nearly all Bayer men, and
seeking the chance to avenge past po-
litical tricks played by the Study-Schil-
finger faction. will avail itself of the
first opportunity to unload Beck, 1t is
said. Dr. Balser of New Castle is the
man to whom the local Democrats
will flock, II Beck does not win out in
the early balloting.
War Clouds Hung Low.
The township convention opened
Wednesday afternoon under grim.
menacing war clouds. There were al
most two hundred Democrats packed
in the room. Il surprising fact in itself.
and they were divided into two fac
tions, one the recent Democratic city
administration crowd. and the other
the Marshall followers. lead by John
d.
wig. BY superior numbers the Bayer
crowd was able to gain control of the
convention and the first thing it did
was to put Mr.. Bayer in as chairman
of the meeting This was extremely ad-
vantageous. and every opportunity was
properly handled. even though gang
rule and dictatorship was often nee
essary
When the time came to instruct the
delegation. which was chosen by the
Bayer faction. Ed Dye, former street
commissioner. demanded that it stick
by Beck until he released it," but B.
q. Price. one Of the delegates. offered
an amendment not to instruct the del
egation and allow it to stand by Beck
Of its own volition until 1t saw Beck
could not win. The motion and the am
endment called forth speeches which
fairly sizzled.
Some Political Comedy.
When the Dye motion was voted on
The hall shook with the ayes of the
Study crowd.
The Bayer clansmen voted meek lit.
tie "naes," and the chairman feeling
that his followers had not caught
their cue. in the emphasis he had laid
upon do not instruct for Beck" said
the question had been misunderstood
and 1t was again put up to the con-
vention vote. The Study people re-
peated with even louder and more re-
sounding "ayes" They even drowned
, the ear.splitting mo" Of Henry Far
wig. who watched Bayer with eagle
eye.
Glaring at his followers. who stood
in the rear end Of the hall. the chair
man. arose. and stood impassive a few
minutes. paying no attention to the de-
mands Of B. r. Johnson. and other
Study followers. that the chairman an
bounce the result Of the vote. and Off.
cilly instruct the delegation to stand
BY Beck until he should release them
Finally turning to one OF his political
enemies. smile creeping over his
face. chairman Bayer announced the
meeting was adjourned.
Crowding around Beck. the Baycr
followers. who though outnumberine
the Study faction. had just realized
what an awful error they had made in
not catching the chairman's cue, scor
Cd Beck and made a messy scene by
their protestations that Beck was
against Marshall and his politics. Then
they told Beck Of the dirty trick which
the Study people expected to pull OF,
on him by getting him out of control
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