The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
And Draft Is Being Used by
Old Guard to Secure Del
egates to the State G. O..
P. Convention.
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
PLANS TO RETIRE
Secretary Brooks and Other
Central Committeeman to
Follow the Example that
Robbins Will Set.

The Republican county central COM
mittee was making desperate efforts
today to I'LL up the wide gaps in the
county delegation to the state conven-
tion, which meets tomorrow at Indi-
annapolis. In two wards of the city no
delegates were elected Friday night
and townships failed to hold meet
ings Saturday afternoon, consequently
the central committee has been placed
in very embarrassing situation.
The committee decided today to fill
the vacancies in Wayne county's stand
pat battalion to the state convention
by exercising the draft as there has
been no response to the call for volun-
Only three of the former 500 Wayne
township Republicans gathered at the
court house Saturday afternoon to at
tend the township meeting, conse-
quently no meeting was held.
County Chairman Robbins today ap-
pointed Abner Bond to represent Clay
township, which did not hold a meet
ing.
Apparently Center township is as
destitute of Republicans as Clay, for
no one called at the place of meeting
Saturday afternoon. II
Protest BY Cause.
1t appears that the four or. five Re-
publicans who attended the fifth ward
meeting Friday night did l. v. Cause
a grave injustice in appointing him
delegate to the district convention. II
was not present at the meeting and
will not serve as delegate. l am a
Bull Mooser.' am for Roosevelt and
Beveridge," stated Mr.. Cause today.
Next Saturday will be an eventful
date in the history of the Wayne coun-
ty Republican party. The county cen
trail committee will hold a meeting
then and the general disruption of the
political organization which for nearly
a century has ruled supreme in this
county, will begin. 1t is expected that
between thirty and forty per cent.
maybe fifty per cent. of the members
Of the committee will resign, including
county chairman Will Robbins and
secretary Howard Brooks, both enthu-
siastic Progressives
Local members of the Old Guard are
desperate over the outlook and as yet
have made no plans to meet the emer-
gency.
County Chairman Will Robbins, who
is serving his last week in the Repub-
lican ranks. learned this afternoon that
Wayne, Clay and Center were not the
only townships where no meetings
were held Saturday afternoon. 1t de-
tveloped that the joint New Garden
and Webster meeting. the joint Dalton
and Perry meeting, the Franklin meet
ing and the Harrison meeting were
net held.
"I have estimated that the former
Republican vote in the townships
which did not hold meetings Satur-
day totaled 2.500," stated Mr.. Robbins.
Delegates Elected.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected in the townships
which held meetings:
Washington Twp.
State-Oliver Dallace, delegate:
Charles Hale alternate.
District-Frank Connolly, delegate:
Samuel Willetts, alternate
jackson Twp.
State-J. E. Gray. S F. Crull. dele
gates; William Ogborn. Charles Hiatt.
delegates.
District--Dr w B. Harris. Felix
Johnson. delegates; Luther Young.
Harry Morris, alternates.
Green Twp.
State-W. E. Brown, delegate: T. s.
Reynolds, alternate.
District-W. e. Hollingsworth, dele
gate; W. NJ. Sunary, alternate.
Boston-Abinston.
State-J. P Pyle. delegate: John
Stevens, alternate.
District. l. Helms, delegate; a
B. Parks, alternate.
Jefferson Twp.
State-Ed Porter, delegate: David
i'll. alternate.
District--Wili Porter, delegate; Eli
aNs