The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
"a RESIGN FROM =
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Committee Met This After
noon. After Resigning,
Robbins, Brooks and 9th
ers Leave Room.
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member of the Republican party at the
time of their nomination; and they
should not be embarrassed by the
great rupture that has taken place in
on account of circumstances and con-
ditions which they could not avoid.
After the primary in the spring
came the great contest between Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt for the election
of delegates to the national convention
deavored to keep out of the contests
in this county for the various conven-
tons, and to serve both factions in a
fair and impartial manner.
1t Is unnecessary for me to review
this great contest for delegates of
how the great Republican states of
the North voted one after another in
their primaries for the election of
delegates in favor of Mr.. Roosevelt
until his combined plurality over Mr..
Taft was over 100000; of how ma
tional committeeman who had outliv-
ed their time, politically and who had
in numerous cases been repudiated at
home, voted to unseat delegates who
had been elected by the people and sub
stitute enough Taft delegates to throw
the nomination to Mr.. Taft. Of how
these same committeeman having no
hope of the election of Mr.. Taft, and
desiring to perpetuate their power,
adopted rules for future conventions
which takes all power out of the hands
of the people and places it within the
power of said committee to nominate
any candidate that it to their liking
and who will do their bidding. This
stolen nomination, clinched with a set
of rules which imply future thefts,
leaves no course open but to leave
said organization to it's own reckless,
lawlessness and to seek another in
which the rights of the people are re-
spected.
I have nothing but the kindest feel
ings for the Republican organization
of this county for they have always
treated me with the greatest courtesy
and respect, and have always been
willing to do their duty as precinct
committeeman for the best interests
of the party; and l sincerely hope that
they, as citizens, will continue to do
their duty either as Republicans or
Progressives, being always ready to
fight for the principles which they be-
lieve to be right, and for the best in
terests of this great Republic.
Signed Will r Robbins
Democratic Situation.
The Democrats are hesitating over
placing a county ticket in the field. 1t
Is violently opposed by some of the
party leaders because they fear it
might lose for Wilson and Ralston the
votes of some friends of the candi-
dates on the Republican county ticket.
"The success of the Democratic ma
tional and state tickets is all import
ant to u.s." said one Richmond Demo
cratic leader today.
What effect would the naming of a
county ticket have on Congressman
Gray whose name heads the county
BALLOT" he was asked.
at would be injurious to him." was
the reply. There are number of us
who contend that il Gray's name
alone appeared on the county ticket
he would carry the county, but he
would lose any number of votes if he
nominees"
The Democrats who advocate plac-
ing county ticket in the field are
receiving the support of. the majority
of Republican leaders.
"All the men on the so-called Re-
publican county ticket are Progress.
sives. They won't get off the ticket
their nominations were regularly GER
titled to. If the Democrats would put
out county ticket know they would
get hundreds of Republican votes -
stated one of the most prominent Re-
publicans in the city.
The Democrats who favor nominal
ing county ticket say they could
elect it with their party vote and the
support they would receive from the
Republicans.
Ii the Democrats do nominate a
county ticket and it receives the sup.
port of the Republicans it will place
the members of the latter party in
the position of being opposed to the
Republican candidate for congress
who will be nominated at Corners.
Vile next Tuesday, as his name will
have to appear at the head of the Re
publican county ticket. Evidently the
Republican politicians who have been
advocating the support of a Demo
cratic county ticket have not given
this matter much consideration.
Mr.. w. 8. Gunsalus, a farmer living
near Fleming, Pa, says he has used
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for
fourteen years, and that he has found
1t to be an excellent remedy, and