The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-01
Assures Party Workers at
Cambridge Convention
That He Is Not a Candidate
for Congress.
THIS COUNTY WILL
BE THE DICTATOR
Nominee Satisfactory to the
Wayne Voters Necessary if
Gray Is Defeated Har-
mony Is Watchword.

Republican leaders from all parts Of
the Sixth congressional district are
united in the opinion that yesterdays
convention at Cambridge City which
elected Linus P. Meredith as a men,
ber of the Republican State committee
was one of the most harmonious that
the 'old Sixth" has ever witnessed
There was on every side a disposi-
ton to give and take" and at no time
was there apparent a disposition to
refuse due consideration of the
opinions of individual members of the
delegations. When county delegations
held caucuses there were various sug-
gestions made as to just what the con-
vention should do along the line of
resolutions. One county sent what
practically was sound Taft delegation,
the membership believing it would
have been quite the proper thing to en-.
dorse Taft not only for his work as
president, but to take definite stand
for him as a candidate for reelection
On the other hand there were delega.
tions, Wayne being notable among 9th
ers, that had numerous members
against any Taft endorsement The up
shot was that the administration was
endorsed and there reference to Taft
ended.
Pass UP Liquor Issue.
In several of the districts the liquor
question came up for consideration
but Sixth district leaders felt, as q
rule, that it was the business of the
State convention to decide on the
stand that Indiana Republicans shall
take regarding the proposed restora
ton of county local option. Whil<
there were many temperance men o.
| the pronounced type at Cambridge
City convention there also were many
delegates who might be classed as lib
erals, and q clash between th0s forcs,
would, it was declared result In NJ
settlement Of the mooted question ant
undoubtedly would have brought abou
bad feeling, that both sides hoped II
avoid at the very outset of the cam
paign.
James E. Watson's address, which
was the closing feature of the conven
ton, was notable for one thing partic
ularly-his declaration that he was no
and that he would not be q candidat,
for congress. The fact that Watson di,
say that he was ready at his party
call to do anything in his power t.
further it's interests was interprete,
by some of his friends as indicating
ON his part no. only a willingness to &C
cept the nomination il rendered him
but a desire that he would thus b.
drafted"
| Position Of Watson.
| The general feeling, however, amonI
delegates was that Watson had YER
positively eliminated himself from an
serious consideration and that it wa
up to the Republicans of the distric
to settle the question of who shoul
be Gray's opponent without being fort
ed at all times to consider Watson a
standing ready to take the plum if
convention deadlock should occur.
Following the convention there wa
considerable gossip regarding congre.
sional possibilities and 1t develope
that there is a likelihood of several @
the counties having candidates. 1t wa
admitted on all sides that whoeve
the nominee might be, his success i
the election depended on his ability t
carry Wayne county by its normal RI
publican pluranty--in other word
that on Wayne county, more than an
other in the district, depended the SUI
cess or failure of the Republican col
gressional campaign this year.