The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-08
Republican Leaders in This
| County Must Make a Show
; Down, County Chairman
Robbins Says.
MUST REMAIN WITH
OR DESERT @. O. P.
Central Committee Will Meet
Saturday, Executive Com
mittee Tonight Resigna-
tions Expected.

A political crisis has been reached
J by the Wayne County Republican
party By the end of the week there
will be a parting of ways. The party
leaders will be called upon for show
loyal to the Republican party and
those who intend to enlist under the
banner of the Progressive party must
definitely and satisfactorily place
themselves on record. No straddling
the fence will be permitted. Members
of the Old Guard will issue the edict,
eeither announce your allegiance to
the old party or move on, and don't
waste time making your choice" In
dications today point to the fact that
there will be quite a number of men,
actively identified with the Republican
party in the county, who will move
on" In fact Q number have already
moved" and have only been waiting
the proper time and place to decluare
themselves 1t can be reliably stated
that some of the designations from
the Wayne County Republican Cen
trail committee will occasion big sur
prise.
This evening there will be a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Republican county central committee
and at this meeting the time for call
ing a meeting of the entire central
committee will be identified. 1t is quite
probable that this general committee
meeting will be held at the court
house, either Saturday morning or
afternoon.
designations Expected.
1.-The meeting of the county central
committee has been made necessary
by the state chairman's call for the
holding of ward and township meet
ings to name delegates for the state
convention, which will be held Au-
gust g." stated county chairman Will
Robbins this morning. Before the
members of the county central COM
mittee can take any action in calling
ward and township meetings and take
iother part in party affairs it is essen.
stial that they shall declare whether
they are still members of the Repub-
llican party"
Il understand" Mr.. Robbins also
stated, that there will be several
members of the committee who will
turn in their designations. having de,
lcided to unite with the Progressive
party"
District Chairman Linus P. Mere
idith has not yet issued his call for
ward and township meetings for the
telection of delegates to the district
congressional convention. 1t is prob
;able delegates to this convention will
be named at the same time delegates
to the state convention are chosen
Richmond had been the tentative
choice as the place for holding the
Republican district convention, but il
would not be surprising II the con
,vention was held in some city in the
district more loyal to the Republican
cause. Meredith is expected to frac
,ture his silence. as to the time ol
holding ward and township meetings
anu tHc place. WHeTe tue ulStTlct con
fvention will be held, some time this
week
There promises to be lively doing:
lat the meeting Of the executive branch
of the Republican county central com
mitteee tonight. Deciding the date fol
a general meeting will be a side issue
The question which will receive mos
consideration from the executive mem
bers will be a resolution which, il
bald terms, repudiates the Chicago
Iconvention and its presidential nomi
nee. Progressive members of the ex
iecutive committee believe they have 8
Smajority to pass the resolution.