The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-28
Chairman Lee and His Little
Band of Anti-Taft Commit
teemen Completely Routed
"Wednesday.
CHAIRMAN WILL BE
NAMED FEBRUARY ,
Resolution Passed by Stand
patters Disclaiming Any
Responsibility for Inter-
view Lee Gave.
az CARL NOTE.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec estate
Chairman Lee and his little band OF
anti-Taft committeeman. including
Henry W. Bennett of the Seventh. DR.
iodine Stalker of the Third and Sam.
uel Thomas of the Thirteenth, were
completely routed by the reactionary
"come-backs' of the Republican party.
at the meeting of the state committee
Wednesday. when the date of the cleo
tion of a state chairman was set for
Feb. ?. AS further indicating the
triumph of the regulars Samuel Thom-
as. according to statements made We'd
nesday, was never regularly elected
committeeman from the Thirteenth and
he was permitted in the meeting by
the suffrance of the reactionary mem.
bers
The old committee fixed the time OF
election of state chairman at their
own pleasure. Feb. 2, passed a resolu-
ton disclaiming any responsibility for
Lees recent interviews on political
conditions, exhibited their old form.
generally. in whipping organization
leaders into line and adjourned. BY
the time the meeting was called We'd
nesday ut 2:3O p. m. Jacob Bauer Of
the Fourth; Will b. Hayes of the Sec
ond; Edgar Durre OF the First; Thad
Peck of the Fifth; Elmer Bassett OF
the Sixth; George Cromer, holding the
proxy of DR.. e. s. Culbert of the
Eighth: G. A. Shideler, holding tho
proxy of F.. NJ. Suits of the Eleventh
and James NJ. Henry of the Twelfth
had gon over to the regular camp. bag
and baggage. A. G. Hickey Of the
Tenth, was absent.
Aroused BY Interview.
Aroused by the interview from
State Chairman Lee published We'd
nesday morning. Harry s. New, nation
al committeeman from Indiana, called
the faithful" together at p. m.
made to stand together for a definite
time of making the new organization
and for resolution disclaiming any
responsibility for Lees interviews in
the past and repudiating any inter-
views to be given in the future. The
meeting was held in room 334 of the
ClaypOOl. Will H. Hays of the Sec
ond; Jacob Bauer of the Fourth: Thad
Peck of the Fifth; Elmer Bassett OF
the Sixth; George Cromer of the
Eighth; George Palmer of the Ninth:
G. A. H. Shideler of the eleventh and
James NJ. Henry of the Twelfth-eight
members attended the meeting
New already had prepared a resolu-
ton but at the suggestion of G. A.
H. Shideler, the resolution was rewrit-
ten by Shideler as follows: "Resolv-
ed, That the Republican state central
committee hereby disclaims that
Chairman Lee in his recent interviews
on political conditions in Indiana was
speaking for the committee as an or.
ganization or the individual members
thereof, and this committee disavows
and repudiates in advance all future
interviews of like character" The
last sentence, land this committee
disavows and repudiates all future in
terviews of like character" was strick-
en- out on the motion of H. w. Bennett
in the meeting of the state commit
tee proper.
1assett's Resolution.
The resolution was introduced by
Elmer Bassett of the Sixth. who voted
with George Cromer of the Eighth
against Benefits motion to strike out
the last sentence. 1t was presented
after Lee in his opening statement to
the committee had said he had been
informed that certain members were
objecting to the interviews he had CIV
en-. He said he was willing that the
committee go on record as disclaiming
any responsibility for the interviews.
Cromer and Bassett were the only
members who voted against the mo-
tion to strike out the last sentence.
After the meeting, Lee stated that
he had heard the resolution was to be
presented. His agreement to be found
by the resolution was offered in lieu
OF the incorporation OF the sentence
referring to official statements from
him in the future about political con.
ditions.
The deliberation about the time for
the election of q state chairman
brought both comedy and pathos. A.
J. Hickey of the Tenth district was
absent and only twelve votes we're
cast F.. N. Stults of the Eleventh,
postmaster at Huntington, was threat
ened with trouble II he even sat IN tho
meeting. After several confeTeaces
in which Elam H. Neal. revenue col
! lector, G. A. II. Shideler and Harry s..
New participated, Suits proxy vas
given to ShideIer, one time candidate