The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-03
There Was No Meeting in the
Eighth Ward, and Only
Four Republican Voters at
Second Ward Meeting.
DELEGATES CHOSEN
TO ? CONVENTIONS
Old Guard Leaders Are Busi-
ly Engaged Today Giving
Various Reasons for the
Slight Attendance.

Republican meetings in every ward
in the city. for the purpose of elect
ing delegates and alternates TO the
state and district conventions, were
scheduled for last evening, but no
meeting was held in the eighth ward
and in the second there was such a
small number in attendance, four TO
be exact. that no delegates nor alter
mates were chosen.
In the spring when ward meetings
were held for the purpose of electing
delegates and alternates to the state
and district conventions which named
delegates TO the national convention.
the total attendance was between
i 1000 and 1900. Last night the total
attendance did not exceed 100, IL IL
reached that number.
Some of the local Old Guard leaders
are busily engaged today explaining
that the slight attendance at the ward
meetings last night was due to the
fact that the bulk of the Republican
voters had previous engagements"
First Ward.
At the First ward meeting there
were thirteen present, three of them
being negroes. The chairman of the
meeting was Clark Thomas. The fol-
lowing convention delegates and IT,
ternates were chosen:
State Clark Thomas, delegate;
Louis Knopf, alternate.
District-Simpson Oxendine, dele
gate; H. G. Draper, alternate.
Second Ward.
At the Second ward meeting il de-
veloped that there are at least four res
idents that still claim to be Republi-
cans. They are Councilman Jesse
Evans, Ward Chairman George Bishop
and Robert Davis and Robert White.
All four attended the meeting. Mr..
White did not tarry long. but the re-
manning three waited for three-Quar-
ters of an hour for the crowd" to
show up, but the crowd" never came.
The meeting then adjourned without
any election. Mr.. Bishop stated he
would confer with County Chairman
Will Robbins, regarding the appoint
ment of delegates and alternates from
the Second ward.
Third Ward.
At the Third ward meeting Edgar
Norris presided as chairman. A few
days ago he sought to be elected by
/ the Wayne county Progressive mass
meeting as a delegate from his ward
to the state Progressive convention
/ He was unsuccessful. but he ACCOM-
panied the Wayne county Progressive
delegation to Indianapolis - -
with them at the conventio1- -
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected by the twelve men
who attended the meeting:
State-George Gates and Frank Cor
rell, delegates: Lewis Hin and Prank
Cronin, alternates-
Districts. T. Henning and John
Peltz. delegates; /. n. Drury and John
l.. Rupe, aiternates.
/ Fourth Ward.
II was a disgruntled body" Of old
| line Republicans which met at the
| lower floor of the X. of p. temple at
the call of the Republican county
mates to the state and district Repub-
lican conventions There were ten
present The meeting was scheduled
TO be called at 7:30 but those preseut
at that time decided to wait until 3
O'Clock in anticipation that more
would stray in. But they were dfszp-
pointed, and at 8 O'Clock Albert Oler..
I Fourth ward leader. took the chatr-
The delegates chosen for the ocnko
convention were Walter johnson and
Albert Oler. with Z. II. Davenport a1d
William Z Eikapncrrv au 1It1rumfnn
The delegates to the district conven-
tion are Roy Babylon and J. L. HIT
chins, with George Zuttermeister md
Joseph Edwards, as alternates.
/ Following the disposal Of the bu1lF
ness specified in the call. Mr.. Oier 81
ed IL any one had anything TO ~.
about the political situation Dad
silence A reporter was sitting In 'fhe
room. Mr. Davenport glanced at lin
y n o..