The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05
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BUGGIE is OUSTED
FROM ELECTORSHIP
Chairman Comstock Says
Vacancies in Republican
Central Committee Have
Now Been Filled.

The Republican state committee in
session at Indianapolis Wednesday, by
resolution determined that county
chairmen of the Republican organiza-
ton be instructed to go over their
county committees with the purpose
of removing all Progressives.
The same policy, according to the
understanding of workers, is to be ex-
now hold places as candidates on
county Republican tickets.
Paul Comstock, chairman of the
Wayne county Republican central COM
mittee, who attended a meeting OF
county chairmen at Indianapolis yes
terday, said today he had not been in
formed of the resolutions of the state
committee and that the county chair
man in their meeting did not take up
the matter.
To Have Full Ticket.
"The Republicans will be represent
ed by a full county ticket this fall,
said Mr. Comstock. "A slate will be
nominated in the near future"
When asked what the attitude of the
party would be towards candidates on
the county ticket who say they are
at heart Progressives, but believe they
are duty bound to stay on the Repub-
lican ticket which nominated them,
Chairman Comstock said that the
county central committee would have
to consider that He said that he
could do nothing without the consent
of the central committee.
1t is believed that the old party
leaders are awaiting the decision OF
the candidates elected last spring
These nominees were given the alter
native of remaining on the Republican
ticket or of coming out publicly for
Roosevelt and Beveridge by the Pro
gressive county convention last Tues
day The candidates have until next
Tuesday to decide.
Chairman Comstock stated that the
vacancies on the Republican Central
committee, caused by the resignation
of one-half the committeeman who
Joined the Progressive movement, had
been filled. He refused to give the
personnel OF the newly organized
county committee, adding that the
names of new committeeman would
be made public "in the course OF
time"
Freeman in Command.
The newly organized committee viii
n of orpnipo in what poppor tho varap
cies on the county ticket caused BY
the detection of the Progressive cano.
dates will be filled.
1t was reported today that Perry
Freeman, federal office holder
would take personal charge of the Re
publican campaign in this county.
The removal of Fred s. Buggie, O
Shelbyville, nominee for elector from
the Sixth district, by the Republican
state committee yesterday, is looked
upon by the republican organization
men as essential to the carrying ou
of consistent policy of purging the
ticket of progressives.
Buggie some time ago asserted pub
licly that he will vote for Roosevelt
and Beveridge and will support tn,
Progressive ticket
George B. Lockwood, of Delawar,
county. said after the meeting of tn,
state committee:
The issues involved are larger thai
any mans desire to get a county OF
flee.
1T is perfectly clear that the mai
who holds a place on the republican
county ticket must be a republican
and must be for Taft and Durbin
Such a candidate can not play will
the Progressives and remain on tn,
Republican ticket That is out of tn,
question Such a man can not lool
after his own candidacy to the ex
clusion of the candidates. of othe
men on the Republican ticket
mo party organization can be hell
together in that way. 1t seems to ms
that IL Progressives are on Republican
tickets they would hurry to get of
those tickets il they feel they can no
do full work as Republicans for tn.
whole ticket 1t seems to me tha
Progressives who are In the Republi
can county organizations ought to &c