The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-10
Republican Candidate for Re-
corder Resigns from that
Ticket to Run on the Pro-
gressive Ticket.
DOCTOR PIERCE IS
NOT YET DECIDED
Although This Is the Last
Day to Make Choice, He
Hesitates.- Probably Will
Remain G. 0. P.

With the statement that he is
Progressive, Benjamin F. Parsons.
who was nominated at the Republican
primaries last February for county
recorder, today rendered his resigna-
tion from the Republican ticket, and
Immediately thereafter issued a state
ment to Will j. Robbins, Progressive
county chairman, that he had accept
ed the nomination for the same office
on the Progressive ticket. Mr.. Par
sons is the second Republican candi-
date to accept the Progressive nomin-
alton, the first being Will w. Keller,
candidate for prosecuting attorney.
Whether DR. R. ]. Pierce, candidate
for county coroner will remain on the
Republican ticket or accept the Pro
gressive nomination is not known.
Today is the last day accorded Repub-
lican nominees for county offices to
decline or accept Progressive nomina-
tions. At the eleventh hour" today
DIR. Pierce declared he had not reach
ed a decision. He stated that in case
he should decide to accept the Pro-
gressive nomination he would notify
Chairman Robbins this afternoon, and
in the event he did not reach a de-
cision the public could take it for
granted he would remain on the Re-
publican ticket.
To Nominate Four.
AS matters now stand the Progress
sives will be obliged to nominate can
didates for the offices Of sheriff, treas
urer, surveyor, and, in all probability,
q coroner. The Republicans will be
obliged to fill the vacancies caused by
the designations Of Messrs. Keller and
Progressive Chair. ian Robbins has
already issued his call for the county
convention to fill vacancies on the
Progressive ticket. The meeting will
be held at the court house, Saturday
morning, September Il, at 10 o'clock.
The same delegates who attended the
regular county convention last Tues
day morning will meet to fill the va
cancies on the ticket.
Paul Comstock, Republican county
chairman, when asked today as to the
method to be pursued to fill the va
cancies on the G. o. P. ticket, stated
he did not know whether the Republi-
can county central committee would
assume this authority or whether a
county convention would be called.
Appended is the statement issued
by Mr.. Parsons to Chairman Robbins: !:
Mr. Will ]. Robbins,
Chairman Wayne County Progressive
Committee,
My Dear Sir:
The Progressive party of Wayne
County has nominated me for the Of
availed myself of the generous allow
ance of a weeks time in which to set
tie this question in my own mind and
to ask the advice of my friends.
was nominated on the. Republican
ticket by a party then united. Since
then differences have arisen and new
party has been found with positive
progressive principles and candidates,
state and national The Progressives
of this county nominated all of us who
were candidates on the Republican
ticket ON accoufit of the friendly feel
ing towards us of those Progressives,
who, as RepubFt took part in the
primary at which we were originally
nominated, and have given us the op-
portunity of accepting or declining
such nominations.
This action has fairly and squarely
put up to me the question whether or
not l am Progressive and In accord
with the principles of that party. am
Progressive and accept the nomina-
ton and will make the campaign for
Recorder on the Progressive county
ticket.
Very truly yours
BENJAMIN r. PARSONS.